Classic Bus Depot > Fifth Avenue Omnibus GM Doubledecker | 1956 Mack | 1950's GM Old Look Prototype with AC Vents

Fifth Avenue Omnibus GM Doubledecker | 1956 Mack | 1950's GM Old Look Prototype with AC Vents

October 19, 1998

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The next group of buses are from New York City. The first is a 1940's New York City double decker bus belonging to the former Fifth Avenue Omnibus carrier. They apparently also had some open top buses of this type. I saw this bus once on 14th Street and it sounded just like the old looks. Maybe it has the same engine? Looks very interesting from the side, but wait till you see the front.

Front view of the above Fifth Avenue doubledecker bus. What an ugly looking front end. It looks like the front of today's New York City sanitation trucks. Glad it doesn't smell like one.

Here's a 1956 New York City Mack bus. I wonder if Mack will ever get back into the transit bus business? I know that a few years ago I had seen brochures for some highway buses that they were putting out. Looked interesting. Too bad I don't have that literature anymore.

Another old one. This time a 1950's GM old look with the very wide entry doors similar to what the Boston "T" used at the time.

A rare New York City old look prototype with massive A/C rockets. Wow!

Interior shot of the above prototype. Check out the "wrap-around" rear seats! Also notice that it has fluorescent, not incandescent lighting.

Heres one for everyone. 1988 RTS built by GM bus after a collision.

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