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I did not want to hijack Bob Severin's nice thread about 1:43 prices, but I thought others might like to see some of the interesting war-era buses I keep looking for, most are two story or articulated . . .  

 

In particular, I really want this semi-articulated, two-story city bus made during the war.  I've read some articles that say plywood was used extensively in it to save of metal. Santa Fe operated a lot of weird, interesting buses as part of trailways.

 

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It was advertised as being used to transport workforce to shipyards, etc. 

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This was in New England somewhere.  Two story and portholes!

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This Australian "Landliner" was only single story, but no doubt the closest thing to a cruise ship on wheels . . . 

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I sent this link to a bus collector friend and he replied:

 

Thanks, Roy, great stuff! 
 
I have more info on the first bus.
 
The third is a Pickwick Nite Coach.  Its successor, the Pickwick Duplex, had folding seats, and the shell of one has survived, it was used for storage for many years. 
 
Tom
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Very interesting photos Lee. I have never seen any photos like those before and I certainly have not seen any models of those buses also.

 

"I always wonder just where the driver sat.  You know, in the wrong place, that bus cut cut you in half!"

 

Yes, that does look dangerous. I guess when someone yelled "duck', you had better do it!

 

All those buses were experimental, Lee.  None ever went into mainstream production

 

The Gryehound GX-1 was part of the research that led to the Greyhound Scenicruiser in the mid-1950s. The GX-1 was double deck, powered by two engines, and had the driver on the upper level. Built in 1947 it almost never put in production and its revenue service was minimal.

 

 

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