1960 Continental Trailways Articulated Golden Eagle

I read somwhere that articulated Eagles were rare puppies in of itself. Do you know what Trailways did with this coach upon retirement? I know AC Transit had one for a short time.

My dad drove one of these for Continental Trailways in the 60's there were two of them at the Dallas terminal.

There were 4 of these coaches built in 1958. We currently own 3 of them and one is restored, one is in the process of becomming a motor-home and the other is pretty decrepped.

try this link

http://busexplorer.com/PHP/MidPage.php?id=864

I AM LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO DROVE FOR CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS. MY GRANDFATHER, CARROLL "GROUCH" ABLES, DROVE OUT OF DALLAS FOR 40 YEARS UNTIL HE RETIRED. HE WAS CALLED "GROUCH" (LOVELY MAN LOL) BECAUSE HE WAS SO STRICT ABOUT THE RULES ON HIS BUS!

I HAD A 2 MILLION MILE SAFE DRIVING PIN OF HIS SOMEONE STOLE. I SO DESPERATELY WOULD LIKE ANOTHER. IT WAS MY GOOD LUCK CHARM, I KNOW IT'S NOT THE SAME. I FEEL LOST WITHOUT IT.

I WOULD LOVE TO CORRESPOND WITH ANYONE WHO DROVE BUSES AND COULD TELL ME STORIES.

Dana, You said you have 3 Golden Eagle Buses. Do you have any pictures of your golden eagle buses and what condition is the one bus you said was in bad condition? Is it feasible to restore it? I have been looking for a golden eagle bus.

Hello.

I have a request. I'm looking for a photo or photos of the "Back" of the last version of the Eagle O-1 (mid 1960s?). This is the one that had the 3-piece back window and was the version just before the O-5 was introduced. There are many photos on the web of the front, roof, and sides of later model O-1s, but I can't find a single photo of the back. My intention is to build a scale model of this particular O-1 and want to get the backside correct.

Thank you so much. - A

Joe,
If you click on the link you will see our Eagle. We would not sell any of them. Like I said we have three Articulated Golden Eagles and we just purchased a 1957 40 foot Golden Eagle that we are restoring. If there is a way to get your email i would love to show you some pictures.

Tony,
If you search through all of the pictures on this website you may find what you lookin for.

http://www.angelfire.com/al/silverball/buspic.html

Dane, would you be willing to take photos of your 40ft eagle, please, and post it. ? I'm particularly interested of the back view of the bus. I can give you my email address if you're o.k with it. I'm also in the process of getting a gentleman that owns a scale model resin casting company intersted in reproducing scale model Eagles.

DWilson, thank you. I've looked through that link before and, amazingly, can't find a single back shot of the late production Model 0-1.

Hey,
Dane and dwilson are one in the same. Thats me. ha. I have photos of the buses, but Im not really sure how to load them on to this site...Ill just leave my email address dwilson333@gmail.com dont abuse. Email me and Ill get back to you.

This is the prototype GE that was made in 56' The rear is the same but the front is quite different.



Photo of a 1956 Golden Eagle prototype. This coach had a MAN 230SAE HP turbocharged/aftercooled V8 engine called the "Wispering Man."

Hi guys,

This is the webmaster. If anyone has bus photos that they would like to see appear on the site then simply e-mail them along with a description to webmaster@classicbusdepot.com
and I'll post them here. Thank you.

Dana, I would love to see your Golden Eagle pictures. My email address is joseph.yates@sbcglobal.net I look forward to hearing from you.

Lisa, Have you tried to contact Trailways_Bus_Driver@yahoogroups.com,This is a great group of Trailways bus drivers and can tell you many interesting stories. You do not have to have driven to join, it is great.