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Johnny (67.242.221.175)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 5:16 pm: | |
RJ, you seem to have a bunch of histories. Just for fun, what's the story with 4104 numbers 0001 & 4104, & 4106 number 0001 & 4106? |
RJ Long (24.127.74.29)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:26 am: | |
Johnny -
If you're asking for the history of the first production model off the assembly line for both the 4104 and the 4106, the info is as follows:
PD4104-001: GM Coach Sales (Demo), transferred to GM Overseas Operations - Mexico in April of 1953. (All sales of coaches outside the US were handled by GMOO.)
PD4106-001: GM Engineering. Sold in February of 1962 to Yellow Equipment & Terminals (Yellow Transit Freight Lines) of Indianapolis, IN. Actually built in late 1960.
And before you ask, PD4501-001, the first Scenicruiser, was and still is owned by Greyhound. It's the pride of their historic fleet. . .
HTH,
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy) (66.190.119.82)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 4:04 am: | |
RJ, was there a PD4104, SN 4104? the same for the 4501 and 4106. If so, they would really be an interesting conversation piece.
Richard |
RJ Long (24.127.74.29)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 11:52 am: | |
Only the 4104 -
PD4104-4104: Delivered new in July of 1959 via GM - Canada as fleet number A032 to Colonial Coach Company of Montreal, PQ.
There were only 3,226 of the 4106s and 1,001 of the 4501s built, so, unfortunately, no double-VINs.
8^(
Seems to me I just answered the delivery question for PD4104-4104 on the GMC bbs just a few weeks ago, so it must still be around. . . That double-VIN does make it sort of a unique conversation piece.
HTH,
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
4104-4104 BUD (24.69.161.104)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:31 pm: | |
I have the 4104-4104 It ran montreal to vancouver for many yrs was sold to vancouver island coach lines they had to change the rear end as it was to high geared for the mountains here was sold privately and converted, made 4 or 5 trips to mexico I bought her 2 yrs ago the conversion was pretty ruff, so I stripped it bareand started again .got enuff done to go south last winter arz,tex nm she's a great old gal bud |
Johnny (67.241.224.91)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 11:09 pm: | |
Are either of the 0001's (4104/4106) still around? |
RJ Long (24.127.74.29)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 11:30 pm: | |
Johnny - You're guess is as good as anyone else's. . . I certainly don't know.
As you can see, PD4104-4104 is still out there - Thanks for posting your info, Bud - that's the kind of trivia that keeps this hobby interesting!!
RJ
PD4106-2784
Fresno CA |
4104-4104 BUD (24.69.161.104)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 1:31 am: | |
One thing of interest that came with my old gal is solid brass hubometor manufacture in 1956 by Veeder Root Inc. Hartford Conn It appears to work OK but the glass has moisture behind it Have not figured out yet how to take it apart Anyone know anything about them |
RJ Long (24.127.74.29)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 1:40 am: | |
Bud - Don't think I've ever seen a hubodometer that at some point didn't have condensation behind the glass. . .
Since the thing works, maybe you DON'T want to take it apart??? Maybe just park it so the sun evaporates the moisture. . .
RJ |
Luke Bonagura (Lukeatuscoach) (12.90.0.102)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 9:29 am: | |
Hi Guys:
For those interested in GM trivia, I believe there was only one other occurance of a model number also having a similar VIN.
It was a 40 ft. transit model delivered in 1967 to MABSTOA in NYC.
It Was: TDH5303-5303, Bus no. 8513.
Now doesn't that just make your day??????
You won't find this important stuff in Ripley's Believe it or Not!!!!!
Happy Bussin All!!!!!
LUKE at US COACH |
Johnny (63.20.60.246)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 12:35 am: | |
TDH5303.........why do I think that's a New Look? |
RJ Long (24.127.74.29)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 1:07 am: | |
Hey, Johnny!!
You're beginning to catch on to GM's nomenclature!!
Good for you. We'll make you a true busnut yet!
8^)
RJ |
Johnny (67.241.166.162)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 12:39 pm: | |
Well. I'm halfway there--I've been NUTS for a while. :p |