Bus tour in 1948 GMC PD 3751 Detroit diesel 6-71 Greyhound
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@crazyman700014 жыл бұрын
That is the coolest shifter I have ever saw.
@MrMattmc9 жыл бұрын
Besides the bus I was glad to see an old '70s' chevy pickup and a crown victoria. It's nice to see that some Detroit iron made it to Europe.
@pioneermci12 жыл бұрын
Love that column shift & the music of the 6v71.
@seanburns94166 жыл бұрын
God,,love these old buses!!!!😁😁😁😁😁
@SteveCarras5 жыл бұрын
Glad to see it’s not used as a movie t.v bus or even motor home but just as a public or private bus for the public to ride 😎
@roadyrider11 жыл бұрын
I remember traveling with my grandmother in these old buses on a trip down into Mexico in the 1960's. There were tons of these old GMC buses in use back then, probably picked up from American bus companies when they retired them from their fleets.
@TurboSuperiority14 жыл бұрын
That's a cool looking old bus and I LOVE the sound of the screamin Jimmy! Nice vid
@patrickrichmond98966 жыл бұрын
Yes. This was before the Greyhound buses were equipped with parallel windshield wipers. I know the automatic transmission made it easier to drive a bus, but I am glad that there is a rule that forces the law enforcement to leave us vintage truck and bus enthusiasts alone. Back in the days when that bus was new, many people smoked and people didn't know that cigarettes were bad for you and they didn't know that the emissions belching out from behind the car, truck, or bus was bad for you. These were the true workhorses of the Greyhound bus fleet. Greyhound sure did throw away some good equipment. And now thanks to that, several runs on the existing routes were cut. Even the MC-7 is dear to me since that was the first Greyhound bus I rode.
@seanburns94166 жыл бұрын
God love the shifting on the column,, awesome bus!!!!😀😀😀😁😁😁
@muffs55mercury61 Жыл бұрын
My kind of bus!!! Still a bus and not an RV. The Detroit diesel is music to my ears
@seanburns94166 жыл бұрын
Just very sad to see the old ones not cared for any more,,basically scrapped,,brings tears to my eyes!!!!!!😥😥😥
@TwinStickFilms16 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a bus with a 671 in it. and a 3 on the tree shifter? Thats cool!
@SteveCarras
3 жыл бұрын
Re:#of grs. Close, 4.
@michaelbenardo5695
Жыл бұрын
5 on the tree. To shift into 5th, you press a button and move shift into the same position as 2nd.
@GaryBoyd025 жыл бұрын
That guy knows how to shift!
@sandraschmidt42006 жыл бұрын
Fr Paul, used to be be in a drum and bugle corps in the early 70s, we rode the exact same bus as this one, they had 3 of them.
@SteveCarras10 жыл бұрын
Recently in Long Beach I saw a GMC PD-4106 from its driver's side (I can recognize te models) and noticed it RIGHT ON THE CURTB+_meaning it was still running )of course that's been one of the mpst durable.) I read that the PD-4107 ranked with the 3571 as a tough shifting bus,too.
@brightonmusic14 жыл бұрын
@Chesterbarnes1 When I drove for Greyhound in the 1960s, the favorite by most drivers was the late model 4106. The Scenics were great on long hauls on expressways with limited access ramps because stopping distance was quite long. My second favorite, especially in bad weather, was the 4104.
@308RoadReady11 жыл бұрын
The EPA has no legal way of doing anything for a pre emission vehicle. Its written in the Constitution called the exemption clause. I know this because I drive post war (1950s) automobiles daily. Emissions and seat belts for example are exempt from those laws if the vehicle was built prior to the law existing requiring it. You can legally use these buses today with no risk of legal repercussion. Besides they look a hell of a lot better then any bus made today.
@SteveCarras
7 жыл бұрын
HotRod Buick same for a pre-automatic
@SteveCarras
6 жыл бұрын
HotRod Buick thumbs up 👍
@mdlclassworker3384
5 жыл бұрын
Very true but it's not in the Constitution it's just the law
@jakebraken16 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Nice piece of history too!
@patrickrogers949910 жыл бұрын
All the 2 stroke Detroit 's were great engines . In some cases they could run in reverse !
@estebanquito545
6 жыл бұрын
2 stroke?? they must be very powerful but also very fuel hungry
@doityourselfwithfixinitwit2704 жыл бұрын
We are working on our 671 Detroit Diesel and adding turbo if anyone wants to watch our progress on our Channel...
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
That bus had a 4 speed on the column with electric solinoid which turned 2nd into reverse. " I've heard that only TRHEE gears (Silversides, of the time, then), were fitted on those babies. Magicians, those solenoids.
@ethicomm14 жыл бұрын
Wonder what it would have been like to travel through the sweltering heat on a bus like that. Then pulling into an old Greyhound station. Wish I could go back in time and do just that.
@Busdude9710 жыл бұрын
That's a nice bus!
@Chesterbarnes115 жыл бұрын
Former drives of the Silverside told me that it was a good bus, but the steering from stop positions and 5 miles per hour was horrible! The 4104's were the finiest built. The drivers loved the 4104's. On the highway I'm told they would lay right down to the road and one could put the hammer down
@kgriggs7516 жыл бұрын
I would love to own that old bus
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
They had 4-speed stick shift transmissions till the 70s hit, when they started haivng autos as someone else said, but the discussion is stick shits and GMCs only had four gears [SOME competitors like Crown had 10, Flxible and later MCI expierimened with more, but the 4 speed/6 or 8 cyliinder match up was one made in heaven.]
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
"..That bus had a 4 speed on the column with electric solinoid which turned 2nd into reverse. This is what all GM highway coaches had up until auto's were .." Except of course that the gearshifter moved to the floor [THE PLACE to be for gearshifts on buses and trucks excluding pickups] after that and before that.
@willDANCEforPENNIES13 жыл бұрын
YES!! Is this bus actually being used by Greyhound in this video? Or does someone privately own this bus? Either way, SWEET! A classic American icon for sure, powered by a classic American engine!!
@AntoineMiller10 жыл бұрын
That was one of the engines that won WW2!!!
@SteveCarras
10 жыл бұрын
:)!!
@SteveCarras
9 жыл бұрын
YEAH, baby !!
@PappyCaligula14 жыл бұрын
@crazyman7000 Column shift, have to get the revs right to shift.No synchros what-so-ever. OH, and they still have the 6-foot dogs on the side...!Man!
@SteveCarras13 жыл бұрын
She still has her four speed stick. Stick on wheel+PD 3751=Silversides [built 1940s for Greyhound by GMC].
@emilioreyes4494Ай бұрын
Bueno guagua
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
Plus to reverse asd mentioned on had to solenoid-ize their way [did I REALLY jnust say ":solenoid-ize?] into reverse as mentioned, 1-2 shift while pushing a button. Plus the shift lever is on the sterring column on these models ["Silversides"].
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
I doubt ANY scynros existed then, but then what do I know.." I have a bok "FLXIBLE Highway Buses" [B..Luke, Iconographix Press, 2002] which mentioned a couple of Flxbles with "SYncro" trans. BTW unlike GM/Greyhound FlXIBL:E had a number of transmission options,l four speed with two speed rear, and five..
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
Tres chic.
@Chesterbarnes114 жыл бұрын
I've been told by former Greyhound drivers that the 1948 #3751's were good driving buses but....they had no power steering and turning corners at low speed was like pulling a Army tank. The sweetest coaches to driver were the #4101's and the Scenicruisers. True or False?
@greyhound421114 жыл бұрын
It supprises meto see a 62 Year old bus still in comission. But those buses are ment to last a very long time
@mccrackenphillip13 жыл бұрын
4SPD ON THE TREE BUS WOW.
@SteveCarras
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, THE THING for the PD(MG*)-3751's. (M=Manual and G=Greyhound exclusive, like the Scenicruiser 4501.)
@mongo588814 жыл бұрын
@ethicomm Amen to that.
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
So that was where the reverse was in relation to the second, as I knew both were on the second, with solenoid swithc to second. So I guess that the pattern is 1 3 2 4 R
@aghauler1964
4 жыл бұрын
In 60s era MCI models that im familiar with, reverse was a switch and could be used in any gear but normally 1st. Ive never driven anything older than A MCI 6,
@SteveCarras15 жыл бұрын
If I had a 4104 [requiring the licence, the money, the insurance,] I'd probaly name it Tiffany, only 1) folks would besiege me to take them places [!] and 2) friends might make Freudian jokes abiout getting INTO her,..:) I'd just say, well, do YOU have one..:)There's some good videos on PD 4104s and 4106's and such. I agreee on 4104's being the finest built.
@Eric.schmidt15 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder how this bus got to Holland?
@CreRay16 жыл бұрын
Waar was dit, en is er meer informatie te vinden over deze prachtige bus?
@MsJinkerson5 жыл бұрын
3 on the tree
@MrMauserb
5 жыл бұрын
4 on the tree
@juanasanelli68319 жыл бұрын
AVIONES hechos para volar a ras de suelo
@retroolschool15 жыл бұрын
Where was this Mexico? South America?
@knightrider154511 жыл бұрын
Maybe fuel economy?
@Tahara-Aichi9 жыл бұрын
How did it end up in Europe?
@jonaszeidler8804
8 жыл бұрын
+Geo Von Lengerke Most likely a ''fan''/collector imported it.
@waswestkan11 жыл бұрын
" Gay emissions standards" means someone doesn't have an argument to make :)
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That is the coolest shifter I have ever saw.
Besides the bus I was glad to see an old '70s' chevy pickup and a crown victoria. It's nice to see that some Detroit iron made it to Europe.
Love that column shift & the music of the 6v71.
God,,love these old buses!!!!😁😁😁😁😁
Glad to see it’s not used as a movie t.v bus or even motor home but just as a public or private bus for the public to ride 😎
I remember traveling with my grandmother in these old buses on a trip down into Mexico in the 1960's. There were tons of these old GMC buses in use back then, probably picked up from American bus companies when they retired them from their fleets.
That's a cool looking old bus and I LOVE the sound of the screamin Jimmy! Nice vid
Yes. This was before the Greyhound buses were equipped with parallel windshield wipers. I know the automatic transmission made it easier to drive a bus, but I am glad that there is a rule that forces the law enforcement to leave us vintage truck and bus enthusiasts alone. Back in the days when that bus was new, many people smoked and people didn't know that cigarettes were bad for you and they didn't know that the emissions belching out from behind the car, truck, or bus was bad for you. These were the true workhorses of the Greyhound bus fleet. Greyhound sure did throw away some good equipment. And now thanks to that, several runs on the existing routes were cut. Even the MC-7 is dear to me since that was the first Greyhound bus I rode.
God love the shifting on the column,, awesome bus!!!!😀😀😀😁😁😁
My kind of bus!!! Still a bus and not an RV. The Detroit diesel is music to my ears
Just very sad to see the old ones not cared for any more,,basically scrapped,,brings tears to my eyes!!!!!!😥😥😥
I've never seen a bus with a 671 in it. and a 3 on the tree shifter? Thats cool!
@SteveCarras
3 жыл бұрын
Re:#of grs. Close, 4.
@michaelbenardo5695
Жыл бұрын
5 on the tree. To shift into 5th, you press a button and move shift into the same position as 2nd.
That guy knows how to shift!
Fr Paul, used to be be in a drum and bugle corps in the early 70s, we rode the exact same bus as this one, they had 3 of them.
Recently in Long Beach I saw a GMC PD-4106 from its driver's side (I can recognize te models) and noticed it RIGHT ON THE CURTB+_meaning it was still running )of course that's been one of the mpst durable.) I read that the PD-4107 ranked with the 3571 as a tough shifting bus,too.
@Chesterbarnes1 When I drove for Greyhound in the 1960s, the favorite by most drivers was the late model 4106. The Scenics were great on long hauls on expressways with limited access ramps because stopping distance was quite long. My second favorite, especially in bad weather, was the 4104.
The EPA has no legal way of doing anything for a pre emission vehicle. Its written in the Constitution called the exemption clause. I know this because I drive post war (1950s) automobiles daily. Emissions and seat belts for example are exempt from those laws if the vehicle was built prior to the law existing requiring it. You can legally use these buses today with no risk of legal repercussion. Besides they look a hell of a lot better then any bus made today.
@SteveCarras
7 жыл бұрын
HotRod Buick same for a pre-automatic
@SteveCarras
6 жыл бұрын
HotRod Buick thumbs up 👍
@mdlclassworker3384
5 жыл бұрын
Very true but it's not in the Constitution it's just the law
Nice video! Nice piece of history too!
All the 2 stroke Detroit 's were great engines . In some cases they could run in reverse !
@estebanquito545
6 жыл бұрын
2 stroke?? they must be very powerful but also very fuel hungry
We are working on our 671 Detroit Diesel and adding turbo if anyone wants to watch our progress on our Channel...
That bus had a 4 speed on the column with electric solinoid which turned 2nd into reverse. " I've heard that only TRHEE gears (Silversides, of the time, then), were fitted on those babies. Magicians, those solenoids.
Wonder what it would have been like to travel through the sweltering heat on a bus like that. Then pulling into an old Greyhound station. Wish I could go back in time and do just that.
That's a nice bus!
Former drives of the Silverside told me that it was a good bus, but the steering from stop positions and 5 miles per hour was horrible! The 4104's were the finiest built. The drivers loved the 4104's. On the highway I'm told they would lay right down to the road and one could put the hammer down
I would love to own that old bus
They had 4-speed stick shift transmissions till the 70s hit, when they started haivng autos as someone else said, but the discussion is stick shits and GMCs only had four gears [SOME competitors like Crown had 10, Flxible and later MCI expierimened with more, but the 4 speed/6 or 8 cyliinder match up was one made in heaven.]
"..That bus had a 4 speed on the column with electric solinoid which turned 2nd into reverse. This is what all GM highway coaches had up until auto's were .." Except of course that the gearshifter moved to the floor [THE PLACE to be for gearshifts on buses and trucks excluding pickups] after that and before that.
YES!! Is this bus actually being used by Greyhound in this video? Or does someone privately own this bus? Either way, SWEET! A classic American icon for sure, powered by a classic American engine!!
That was one of the engines that won WW2!!!
@SteveCarras
10 жыл бұрын
:)!!
@SteveCarras
9 жыл бұрын
YEAH, baby !!
@crazyman7000 Column shift, have to get the revs right to shift.No synchros what-so-ever. OH, and they still have the 6-foot dogs on the side...!Man!
She still has her four speed stick. Stick on wheel+PD 3751=Silversides [built 1940s for Greyhound by GMC].
Bueno guagua
Plus to reverse asd mentioned on had to solenoid-ize their way [did I REALLY jnust say ":solenoid-ize?] into reverse as mentioned, 1-2 shift while pushing a button. Plus the shift lever is on the sterring column on these models ["Silversides"].
I doubt ANY scynros existed then, but then what do I know.." I have a bok "FLXIBLE Highway Buses" [B..Luke, Iconographix Press, 2002] which mentioned a couple of Flxbles with "SYncro" trans. BTW unlike GM/Greyhound FlXIBL:E had a number of transmission options,l four speed with two speed rear, and five..
Tres chic.
I've been told by former Greyhound drivers that the 1948 #3751's were good driving buses but....they had no power steering and turning corners at low speed was like pulling a Army tank. The sweetest coaches to driver were the #4101's and the Scenicruisers. True or False?
It supprises meto see a 62 Year old bus still in comission. But those buses are ment to last a very long time
4SPD ON THE TREE BUS WOW.
@SteveCarras
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, THE THING for the PD(MG*)-3751's. (M=Manual and G=Greyhound exclusive, like the Scenicruiser 4501.)
@ethicomm Amen to that.
So that was where the reverse was in relation to the second, as I knew both were on the second, with solenoid swithc to second. So I guess that the pattern is 1 3 2 4 R
@aghauler1964
4 жыл бұрын
In 60s era MCI models that im familiar with, reverse was a switch and could be used in any gear but normally 1st. Ive never driven anything older than A MCI 6,
If I had a 4104 [requiring the licence, the money, the insurance,] I'd probaly name it Tiffany, only 1) folks would besiege me to take them places [!] and 2) friends might make Freudian jokes abiout getting INTO her,..:) I'd just say, well, do YOU have one..:)There's some good videos on PD 4104s and 4106's and such. I agreee on 4104's being the finest built.
Makes me wonder how this bus got to Holland?
Waar was dit, en is er meer informatie te vinden over deze prachtige bus?
3 on the tree
@MrMauserb
5 жыл бұрын
4 on the tree
AVIONES hechos para volar a ras de suelo
Where was this Mexico? South America?
Maybe fuel economy?
How did it end up in Europe?
@jonaszeidler8804
8 жыл бұрын
+Geo Von Lengerke Most likely a ''fan''/collector imported it.
" Gay emissions standards" means someone doesn't have an argument to make :)