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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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 Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:44 am Post subject: Buses I wish were in the TM's Museum Fleet |
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C-45 MACK (restored to "RIDE THE SURFACE WAY" scheme)
GMC TDH-4507
TDH-5106 (w/protruding front destination box)
TWIN COACH 41-6
ST. LOUIS (Brooklyn) TROLLEY COACH
FACC YELLOW Z-BH-602 (open top)
At least one can dream.........
"NYO" |
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JimmiB
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Dream on NYO! |
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frankie
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| And to think that all of today's buses are tomorrow's museum pieces! What did they say about hindsight? |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| frankie wrote: | | And to think that all of today's buses are tomorrow's museum pieces! What did they say about hindsight? |
Frankie:
When the Grummans first hit the streets, now well over 30 years ago, I doubt very much if any of us ever thought of the day when they would be regarded as "museum buses"....I know I sure didn't! 
Sure wish more vintage New York buses had been saved before they met the torch; of course, as is the case with preservation of historic rapid transit cars and streetcars, preserving vintage buses is NOT an inexpensive "rainy day" project for anyone.......
"NYO" |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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TheDriver
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I only wished I shared your sentiment but I am only a fan of GM and not all GM either, just Fishbowls, Buffalos and Scenicruisers.
In that sense I guess that I am not a true bus fan. I do love those old GMs.
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frankie
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| TheDriver wrote: | I only wished I shared your sentiment but I am only a fan of GM and not all GM either, just Fishbowls, Buffalos and Scenicruisers.
In that sense I guess that I am not a true bus fan. I do love those old GMs.
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A true football fan will spend hours watching games regardless of which team is playing. Following one favorite team doesn't make you less of a football fan. Favoring certain GM models still makes you a true bus fan IMHO! Enjoy what you love and love what you enjoy!
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Frankie:
From my long-lost boyhood days, I have had a VERY strong love/hate relationship with the Fishbowl; if I came across one on a route I had not previously ridden on, I was fascinated, enthralled, and very much in love....what a MAGNIFICENT "Bus Of The Future"!
BUT.....in the later 60's, when Fishbowls began to replace the oldest Old Looks, WHITES, MACKS, ACF-BRILLS, and TWINS in my area, I saw them as the ENEMY....a truly malicious and evil diesel driven "Darth Vader"!
BUT, then again, I still LOVE those now-iconic Fishbowls, and that is something that will NEVER change......
Like what you like and ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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frankie
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| As the old adage goes: You don't know what you miss until it's gone! |
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traildriver
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| frankie wrote: | | As the old adage goes: You don't know what you miss until it's gone! |
Ain't that the truth!
After missing out on last rides on various transportation icons, be it on land, sea, or air, over the years, I have learned finally to not take it for granted that they will always there; hence, "ride it while you can" is my mantra.... |
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TheDriver
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| frankie wrote: | | TheDriver wrote: | I only wished I shared your sentiment but I am only a fan of GM and not all GM either, just Fishbowls, Buffalos and Scenicruisers.
In that sense I guess that I am not a true bus fan. I do love those old GMs.
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A true football fan will spend hours watching games regardless of which team is playing. Following one favorite team doesn't make you less of a football fan. Favoring certain GM models still makes you a true bus fan IMHO! Enjoy what you love and love what you enjoy!
Frankie |
Thanks, I was just thinking that an open minded person can enjoy all buses and this site for all it does for bus fans |
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