I Found An Old Transit Bus From 1961.. GM New Look Bus
Classic GM new look Transit bus that used to operate In Sacramento!
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@nancyoffenhiser4916 Жыл бұрын
I LOVED the GMC Buses.. ❤️❤️
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@TXMEDRGR Жыл бұрын
I hope it is saved and preserved. It is a tangible piece of transportation history.
@olivermartinez8900 Жыл бұрын
I really love public transportation to be honest with you Bus Driver Life. I'm glad to be a new subscriber to this channel because I'm a transit enthusiast.
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Welcome!!
@devinpaul902611 ай бұрын
Those were the ones they used when I was a very young kid, those and the old Gillig Phantoms. Fishbowl will always be my favorite bus. Great to see the old home colors again, too. Sacro Mental!
@user-nr3de3oo7p6 ай бұрын
❤ The video! Timing and camera movement.. Good in details
@mjchicagoland2314 Жыл бұрын
I love when buses drive on the expressway because I get to hear the transmission. I got to ride on the expressway when my friend was a bus operator when she was running late and we got to chat before I went home. I would get to remember my history of that experience. We had a CTA 75th Anniversary last year and I rode a GMC bus and the older trains, my bus driver friend from NYC came up here for that because he loves public transportation. Thank you very much Bus Driver Life!
@bdpopeye Жыл бұрын
My goodness! I grew up in Cincinnati Ohio and I remember when Cincinnati Transit received these buses in 1960 or '61. They called them Dreamliners. Dang I'm old. I remember them being featured on the news. Yes I was a 7-8 year old kid that watched the news...Love your videos Keyshawn! Keep posting brother!
@Undecided0 Жыл бұрын
They used to have those buses in NYC with green tinted windows.
@terrencewalker1982 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Bus Driver Life. I miss these GMC buses, i also bought a Prevost X3-45 bus so I would ride that bus when I go on vacation.
@dwaynejones9690 Жыл бұрын
I use to ride them everyday back in the 60s and 70s
@lvalledor34409 ай бұрын
I'm from Toronto & our last remaining GM New Look buses remained in active service until mid December 2011
@mrjohn5650 Жыл бұрын
I remember riding on those
@MarcusArline-rk1tdКүн бұрын
My mother remember that former AC Transit Bus in the 1960's.
@calinharden Жыл бұрын
I remember riding on them here in Sac.
@369Bandido Жыл бұрын
When everybody was low riding impalas in the 80s, I used to scratch my head as a kid wondering when someone was going Grab a ton of these GM Dreamliners and turn them into Land Yacht Crusiers. All that aluminum could be polished to a chrome mirror, It could ride on alcoa 22.5s and have a Stereo that is outta this world.
@Dball10-4 Жыл бұрын
hopefully one of the transit agencies will completely restore it. What a relic.
@HoodAdventures Жыл бұрын
Those I think were called fish bowl or something were going into retirement when I was a kid growing up in San Antonio and I rode on this particular model only a few times.
@rocnnrollbus Жыл бұрын
Fish Bowl!!😊
@rfbirdcontrol Жыл бұрын
Let’s fix it!
@okjeffy658110 ай бұрын
My home city used to have these buses when I was little. But i rarely saw them. The last time they were ever used was in 2011.
@MetroPlaysRoblox Жыл бұрын
Anyone getting "Speed" vibes from Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock? 😄😂
@natefrom828 Жыл бұрын
The history is pretty neat. Last year's bus roadeo in Virginia had restored buses on display as well as new buses of different types. It was pretty cool to go through them. Oldest one was from the 50's if I recall correctly.
@BigWill632 ай бұрын
In college I drove a 1961 GMC SDM-5301. Had an 8V-71 Detroit and a 4 speed. Drove really well, stable at highway speeds, and could do 70 with the Suburban (the S in SDM) gearing.
@jimtomassetti892811 ай бұрын
Before the New Look Bus ( Fish Bowls) they were called.The first one's be for fish bowls were Old Look bus. They had much smaller window's all around. They were built I believe from the late 40ts till early 60ts 65ish... Best two buses GMC Ever built!!!
@ptelford Жыл бұрын
Cool bus. Unitrans in Davis had a bunch of these
@BrianMitchell-vo4qi Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to visit your city so I could ride them Gilligs and Orions up there because of the loud voith transmission.
@gustavokennedy213 Жыл бұрын
Fort Worth Texas Trinity Metro has a GMC fully restored. It’s beautiful.
@jfs1988 Жыл бұрын
There used to be KZread videos of these bus models still in service in the early 1990s before ADA & state/federal emmisions regulations changed. I believe it was from San Diego Transit (now SD MTS) & Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
@johnmarshall7923 Жыл бұрын
You know I love the GMC. I wish I could of drove one of them buses.
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@triggeredcat120 Жыл бұрын
I live up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the city had used these buses right up until 2009! They eventually retired the fleet and sold a few off to some countries, one I know of going to Estonia. Now the city has a large fleet of New Flyer buses. As nice as these GMC buses were, they really struggled up hill compared to their New Flyer counterparts. The city had these GMC buses in white with blue and yellow stripes on the side until they started using silver and blue.
@jamesfrench7299 Жыл бұрын
Isn't it gorgeous!! Seriously old school with the narrow doors and high floor and sloping windows, but this used to be standard transit bus design in America before European influence hit.
@anthonyallbritton2040 Жыл бұрын
I miss the old school buses but I love our fleet for IndyGo because we just order more Gillig BRT Plus Hybrid buses.
@ruggedcross116311 ай бұрын
Wow bro I’ve seen and road when I was a kid buses that look older than that one and I’m sure there was from the same time that looks pretty new. I don’t wanna say that we’re way behind where I’m at. Lol. Love the videos again.
@ruggedcross1163
11 ай бұрын
I’ve actually rode on old buses that you see in movies, the old style from the south .
@juliesmith5567 Жыл бұрын
I like that bus even now it is still looks clean and not best but when look through window no seats upsetting not seeing them😮
@petergoodwin2465 Жыл бұрын
My new job has Iveco , Cummins and Allison transmissions. Most companies use Scania or Volvo in Australia . These American buses are so much better in every way. I love those old GM buses , wish I had the chance to drive one. We had old Ansairs made in Australia in the 80s . They ran forever and easy to drive , they were called Mk1 and Mk2 . They are all gone now but , definitely a good bus.
@iaminfinitelyimmortal Жыл бұрын
Looks alot like the old buses in Florida.
@peterjohnisback9 ай бұрын
Where I’m from (London), these buses aren’t produced or sold here. But it’s really interesting to see buses from North America.
@ralstonmathews3543 Жыл бұрын
Those were D.C.Transit.and Metrobus staples in DMV...Those buses were retired because they weren't handicap accessible
@Perich29 Жыл бұрын
that old bus, the scheme looks like the bus used in Fresno CA FAX.
@lanzcossom8844 Жыл бұрын
I love those fish bowl busses
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@soytuhermano1971 Жыл бұрын
in Lakewood new jersey we have like a 14 buses in great condition from 1966 fo 2006....is been save from transit bus drivers...they use them as a museum...
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
That’s cool! I need to visit!
@soytuhermano1971
Жыл бұрын
@@BusDriverLife yes we have a few....is like driver who retired made a society and save all this buses...
@josephheston9238 Жыл бұрын
An old 5301 Fishbowl. I wonder if it's for sale.
@francerhodes728411 ай бұрын
Ac transit. ❤
@malcolmking752 Жыл бұрын
that's incredible! where did you locate this bus?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
The boardwalk in on Greenback rd right outside of Sacramento
@Ruvik9217 күн бұрын
Howard payne wants to know your location ss a scottish guy this bus is one of the most iconic buses in history!!
@joshuahill6153 Жыл бұрын
Preserve it
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
I would if it were mine!
@quincexl1279 Жыл бұрын
That bus definitely needs a paint job.
@1GQ_gent Жыл бұрын
We were only allowed to sit in the back of these! 😢
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Well these came out when that started to go away but at the beginning you are correct! These buses were work horses in the 70’s and 80’s…even the 90’s
@mmx90A Жыл бұрын
Make me sad too when seats are removed. I don't care for busses being used as motor homes.
@trainrover2 ай бұрын
it's a version from the Eighties, not one from the Sixties 💡💡💡
@BusDriverLife
2 ай бұрын
Ok I guess my research was wrong. I’ll have to double check. Maybe I have the wrong bus. Thanks!
@NintendoGamer248 Жыл бұрын
Does it still run?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure. I literally spotted this bus while driving so I stopped to film it real quick.
@bryancooper26992 ай бұрын
Do they plan to restore it?
@DeniseM4698 Жыл бұрын
Ada seats???
@noplacelikehome11 Жыл бұрын
Would you ever buy a transit bus for personal use like your own bus
@SRS_92 Жыл бұрын
Did you drive a articulated bus?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Not currently.
@randompotatoguy9347 Жыл бұрын
respray it with modern livery, and a new engine lol.
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I LOVED the GMC Buses.. ❤️❤️
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!!
I hope it is saved and preserved. It is a tangible piece of transportation history.
I really love public transportation to be honest with you Bus Driver Life. I'm glad to be a new subscriber to this channel because I'm a transit enthusiast.
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Welcome!!
Those were the ones they used when I was a very young kid, those and the old Gillig Phantoms. Fishbowl will always be my favorite bus. Great to see the old home colors again, too. Sacro Mental!
❤ The video! Timing and camera movement.. Good in details
I love when buses drive on the expressway because I get to hear the transmission. I got to ride on the expressway when my friend was a bus operator when she was running late and we got to chat before I went home. I would get to remember my history of that experience. We had a CTA 75th Anniversary last year and I rode a GMC bus and the older trains, my bus driver friend from NYC came up here for that because he loves public transportation. Thank you very much Bus Driver Life!
My goodness! I grew up in Cincinnati Ohio and I remember when Cincinnati Transit received these buses in 1960 or '61. They called them Dreamliners. Dang I'm old. I remember them being featured on the news. Yes I was a 7-8 year old kid that watched the news...Love your videos Keyshawn! Keep posting brother!
They used to have those buses in NYC with green tinted windows.
Awesome video Bus Driver Life. I miss these GMC buses, i also bought a Prevost X3-45 bus so I would ride that bus when I go on vacation.
I use to ride them everyday back in the 60s and 70s
I'm from Toronto & our last remaining GM New Look buses remained in active service until mid December 2011
I remember riding on those
My mother remember that former AC Transit Bus in the 1960's.
I remember riding on them here in Sac.
When everybody was low riding impalas in the 80s, I used to scratch my head as a kid wondering when someone was going Grab a ton of these GM Dreamliners and turn them into Land Yacht Crusiers. All that aluminum could be polished to a chrome mirror, It could ride on alcoa 22.5s and have a Stereo that is outta this world.
hopefully one of the transit agencies will completely restore it. What a relic.
Those I think were called fish bowl or something were going into retirement when I was a kid growing up in San Antonio and I rode on this particular model only a few times.
Fish Bowl!!😊
Let’s fix it!
My home city used to have these buses when I was little. But i rarely saw them. The last time they were ever used was in 2011.
Anyone getting "Speed" vibes from Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock? 😄😂
The history is pretty neat. Last year's bus roadeo in Virginia had restored buses on display as well as new buses of different types. It was pretty cool to go through them. Oldest one was from the 50's if I recall correctly.
In college I drove a 1961 GMC SDM-5301. Had an 8V-71 Detroit and a 4 speed. Drove really well, stable at highway speeds, and could do 70 with the Suburban (the S in SDM) gearing.
Before the New Look Bus ( Fish Bowls) they were called.The first one's be for fish bowls were Old Look bus. They had much smaller window's all around. They were built I believe from the late 40ts till early 60ts 65ish... Best two buses GMC Ever built!!!
Cool bus. Unitrans in Davis had a bunch of these
I can't wait to visit your city so I could ride them Gilligs and Orions up there because of the loud voith transmission.
Fort Worth Texas Trinity Metro has a GMC fully restored. It’s beautiful.
There used to be KZread videos of these bus models still in service in the early 1990s before ADA & state/federal emmisions regulations changed. I believe it was from San Diego Transit (now SD MTS) & Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
You know I love the GMC. I wish I could of drove one of them buses.
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!!
I live up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the city had used these buses right up until 2009! They eventually retired the fleet and sold a few off to some countries, one I know of going to Estonia. Now the city has a large fleet of New Flyer buses. As nice as these GMC buses were, they really struggled up hill compared to their New Flyer counterparts. The city had these GMC buses in white with blue and yellow stripes on the side until they started using silver and blue.
Isn't it gorgeous!! Seriously old school with the narrow doors and high floor and sloping windows, but this used to be standard transit bus design in America before European influence hit.
I miss the old school buses but I love our fleet for IndyGo because we just order more Gillig BRT Plus Hybrid buses.
Wow bro I’ve seen and road when I was a kid buses that look older than that one and I’m sure there was from the same time that looks pretty new. I don’t wanna say that we’re way behind where I’m at. Lol. Love the videos again.
@ruggedcross1163
11 ай бұрын
I’ve actually rode on old buses that you see in movies, the old style from the south .
I like that bus even now it is still looks clean and not best but when look through window no seats upsetting not seeing them😮
My new job has Iveco , Cummins and Allison transmissions. Most companies use Scania or Volvo in Australia . These American buses are so much better in every way. I love those old GM buses , wish I had the chance to drive one. We had old Ansairs made in Australia in the 80s . They ran forever and easy to drive , they were called Mk1 and Mk2 . They are all gone now but , definitely a good bus.
Looks alot like the old buses in Florida.
Where I’m from (London), these buses aren’t produced or sold here. But it’s really interesting to see buses from North America.
Those were D.C.Transit.and Metrobus staples in DMV...Those buses were retired because they weren't handicap accessible
that old bus, the scheme looks like the bus used in Fresno CA FAX.
I love those fish bowl busses
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!
in Lakewood new jersey we have like a 14 buses in great condition from 1966 fo 2006....is been save from transit bus drivers...they use them as a museum...
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
That’s cool! I need to visit!
@soytuhermano1971
Жыл бұрын
@@BusDriverLife yes we have a few....is like driver who retired made a society and save all this buses...
An old 5301 Fishbowl. I wonder if it's for sale.
Ac transit. ❤
that's incredible! where did you locate this bus?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
The boardwalk in on Greenback rd right outside of Sacramento
Howard payne wants to know your location ss a scottish guy this bus is one of the most iconic buses in history!!
Preserve it
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
I would if it were mine!
That bus definitely needs a paint job.
We were only allowed to sit in the back of these! 😢
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Well these came out when that started to go away but at the beginning you are correct! These buses were work horses in the 70’s and 80’s…even the 90’s
Make me sad too when seats are removed. I don't care for busses being used as motor homes.
it's a version from the Eighties, not one from the Sixties 💡💡💡
@BusDriverLife
2 ай бұрын
Ok I guess my research was wrong. I’ll have to double check. Maybe I have the wrong bus. Thanks!
Does it still run?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure. I literally spotted this bus while driving so I stopped to film it real quick.
Do they plan to restore it?
Ada seats???
Would you ever buy a transit bus for personal use like your own bus
Did you drive a articulated bus?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Not currently.
respray it with modern livery, and a new engine lol.