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Charlottesville Transit Service | Safety Motors Transit Company GMC 3501 | Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum
May 14, 2003
The following photo(s) are © copyrighted by Raymond Williams who works with Charlottesville Transit Service and Mark Williams who works for Valley Metro in Roanoke, VA. (USA)
WMATA General Motors Fishbowl New Look in Washington DC Metro colors
SMTC General Motors 3501 old looks
3714
Rainbow Paint Flxible
Pen bus - short wheelbase GM fishbowl new look
May 9)
CTS
Hello Bernie
These are pictures of buses taken in Virginia and North Carolina.
The picture marked cat was owned by Capital area transit in NC a new look.
The one marked May 9 is RTS II 1981 bus 824 by Charlottesville Transit service in 2000 it went somewhere to Florida
The picture marked CTS 815 is still in the fleet but not in active service it is a RTS II model 6 is also a Charlottesville Transit Service bus PIC taking in 2000.
The picture marked SMTC 3501 is Safety Motors Transit Company GMC 3501 1965 waiting to be sold in 1978 replace by Flxible pictured as the rainbow bus that picture was taking in 1983 summer at the Southwest VA bus rodeo both buses was owned by Greater Roanoke Transit Company (Valley Metro Roanoke VA).
The Picture marked pen bus is a former SMTC Valley Metro bus is sporting the Pendleton Bus Lines LTD. color in 1982 the last year for the Private bus line. it is A GMC TDH 3301.
The picture Marked Mvc is a GMC THD 3714 1958 owned by SMTC later by Valley Metro the inside of the bus is good shape. It is now part of the Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum fleet in Roanoke, VA who is restoring all buses to working order. Also owned by Commonwealth are a former Valley Metro 1979 Grumman Flxible no. 189 and former PennTRAN flxible
The picture marked 3714 and 3501 are Valley Metro Bus waiting to be sold in 1982
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The buses over the caption "3714" are not model 3714's.
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I have been trying to find someone or some company that makes these in a Diecast Model 1/50 Scale but no luck in my Quest. Thank you and i look forward in your Reply.
MY DAD DROVE A CITY BUS FOR 37 YRS. ONE TYPE OF BUS WAS A LATE 1950'S OR EARLY 1960'S MODEL FORD BUS HE DROVE FOR PADUCAH TRANSIT. I CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO. ON THIS TYPE BUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.
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Really like the photos, the city of Barrie, Ontario, back in the 80's used to have about 4 of the baby fishbowls... really miss them...
I'm currently driving bus for a small company...We have mci "9", and "10", and the newer versions of the mci...2000 model i think....
Looking for 1947-1948 era Silversides that are for sale, Please contact Richard Schott @ 201-265-9823 or email Symdevllc@yahoo.com Thanks, Richard
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