That's the same type bus that helped me start life, moved from poverty in Louisville to California with nothing, got off the buss and said never going back, got a job in a week, a truck in two weeks and never looked back. I'll be retiring in 5 years!! Best trip of my life!!!
Have traveled thousands of miles in a MC7 with the 4 speed manual transmission which took skill & knowledge of machinery to operate. The MC7 had more power & could climb hills much better than the MC8`s with their automatic transmissions. Have had to help to get more than 1 of them going so as to get to work! At the end of the rural route in Tillamook county the bus would have to sit from 8:30 pm Friday night until 9:30 am route Monday. Many times the batteries would run down & as 1 person, (assigned driver) started engine directly in engine bay another person,(me) would have to hold the throttle down to get engine to catch & start.Had to get to work! Had to have bus operate & had no time for another bus to be sent out from the bus barn 2 hours away. The drivers all knew me well as I was the passenger who was left off on Hwy 101 at an old horse barn where I would then transfer to my parents horse for the rest of the way home. Turk always knew when the busses were coming as they went right by his old barn.
@@BusTVChan The mc9`S had a little more power & the auto. transmission was improved from when they 1st came out in the mc8`s. When the auto.s came out it did make driving much easier for the drivers in urban driving. Kind of miss the old days of riding the Greyhound. Sadly now our major city here in Oregon, (Portland), no longer has a depot. It is only a flag stop in a city of almost a million people! We fear that Greyhound may disappear completely. Many smaller cities here in Oregon have not bus service at all or has been replaced with inferior property tax supported services just as 1 of the drivers,( William Clements) said would happen. With deregulation of bus services in the 1980`s, he said professional drivers would be replaced with poorly trained drivers ill equipped . I rode with Bill many thousands of miles.
I remember those buses they replaced the beautiful scenicruisers and another favorite was a bus made in Mexico in the 70s by the name Autobus Sultana a 4 axel even better looking than the Scenicruiser in my opinion. Thumbs up 👍🏼on an awesome video
😂 I will always have much respect for Trailways and Greyhound buses back in the day when I was a kid my mother never drove so we took these buses from Connecticut to Virginia every summer for at least 10 years straight they never broke down and never was a problem with the driver it was always a pleasant ride I remember it like yesterday going through New York Port authority underground I found that fascinating as a kid
Yes, they did build buses in 1970. But vastly better, safer, more comfortable, more environmentally friendly, and better looking buses are built today.
@@roberthenry9319I don’t know about “better looking”. That’s a nice looking coach on this vid, externally anyway. I’d love 2 see some1 makeover and update the inside of it, perhaps, as more of a luxury coach though.
I used to drive Division 6 out of San Francisco and drove these to Reno often. Rode very nice, but slow on the hill as the Detroit 8-71 and Alison. It was underpowered compared to the original 12-71 Detriots with 425 HP and a four speed Spicer.
Drove Eagles for Trailways in the 1970s always liked how they handled curves in the PA Turnpike. But the a/c was never as good as the a/c in the MCI. The steps on the MCI just looked like quality. Got to deadhead with a few Greyhound drivers trying to get back to NYC. Those were the days when you could flag down bus while in uniform the driver would stop and you got on.
This bus is an MCA MC6. Only 100 were made compared to the 1,001 Scenicruisers. They built them before getting Federal approval which put a halt to production because they were 102 inches wide
That is a MC-6 was a great bus first 102 inch was only rain in California had a 12v71 and a 4 speed Spicer was changed to a 8v71 Detroit and unfortunately changed to automatic since people couldn't shift and the Spicer was a pan in the A should of had a road ranger.
Road greyhound many times during the 70’s from NY to Georgia to spend the summer. I would always get motion sickness, but looking back now those were great times times.
Those where the buses my brother and sister and I would take from New York City Port authority bus station in Manhattan,Ny to Gloversville, Ny in the summer tine of visiting the family and Grand parents back in the day in the 70a and 80s the first stop is Albany, Ny .
🤨these with the 12v71s could climb most hills almost without a downshift and could haul fully loaded well past 100mph...my dad sold for MCI...I remember when these first came off the Greyhound fleet...a small dealership in Los Angeles got 7 or 8 to sell...Nothing again has since been Produced...the true King of the Road...I will never forget the ride I took for a sales demo and how wide it was in the traffic lane....and how it could easily roar past most traffic!
I remember after getting out of prison back in 1995 and riding the Greyhound from Knoxville, TN to Miami, Florida with my old lady. She hit the rag a few days early and I remember the kind lady sitting across form us giving my old lady a size 6 Pamper to fill. That was a long shitty ride. However that Pamper lasted the whole trip! It handled my old lady’s heavy period like a pro!😂😂😂
I boarded a Greyhound sceneacruser 7 in Los Angeles cross country to Rhode Island in 1977. I think it was 3 days and didn't sleep or eat much. It was a $55 coast to coast fare.
That doesn't sound cheap for 1977.. I wonder how much they would Charge these days for a ticket like that. Yeah the scenic cruiser is nice too.. did you ever ride trailways?
@@BusTVChan I wish I could have ridden in a Trailways. They mostly had the rural Eastern Oregon routes in my state when I traveled by bus so I never had the opportunity to ride in one.
The new greyhound busses have individual phone charger outlets on the seats and a cage around the driver once the bus starts rolling, the driver speaks to the passengers by intercom when nearing a station stop so the departing passengers can get ready to disembark the bus. I enjoyed the ride from Panama City to Biloxi . .
I allways got in the back seats. Most of the time I could lay down on all3 seats and go to sleep if wasn’t to crowded and in the back the only place you could smoke
My father drove and train driver for over 30ty year for this company and I remember him drive the ny to la express many times and I belive that he has driving that same bus I would ride the express in the summer with him in the door well
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Yes they were! The Greyhound terminal in LA was best closest for me from Huntington Beach where in my travels US had landed me at 17! .....I hitch hiked across America....I saw things at 17 I didn't know...All the way to California..from New Hampshire.... several rides from 18 wheelers, a severe lightening storm under an overpass in Texas..... Working for $3 for Man Power....I saw early development of Orange County from oil rigs. After 3 months, I missed my home, Falmouth, Cape Cod....
"Los Angeles to New York Express" cannot think of anything worse.
I believe flying would be a better option haha
That sounds like a week and a half on buses with at least three transfers 🤢🤢🤢
@micmac99 and you always make ever transfer 100% of the time when using Greyhound, It's their guarantee so at least there's that
It's the Cities in Question.
@@BusTVChan you think?
That's the same type bus that helped me start life, moved from poverty in Louisville to California with nothing, got off the buss and said never going back, got a job in a week, a truck in two weeks and never looked back.
I'll be retiring in 5 years!!
Best trip of my life!!!
rode many of these in 1967-75....they all sounded the same.....stopped at most every town along the route..and diners on long trips..
I used to drive for Greyhound in 1972. Great experience
Doesn’t seem like a particularly comfortable place to sit in, for an extremely long time
Amazing condition for a 54 year old bus. I have to wonder if it sat idle in a warehouse or garage somewhere.
Nice coach! I drove for Greyhound in 1980, Richmond VA . 🇺🇸🇺🇸
I can smell that bus😊 It had a distinct but pleasant aroma and you BETTER have a blanket or a jacket or you'd die from hyperthermia 😂😊
hypothermia you mean?
Have traveled thousands of miles in a MC7 with the 4 speed manual transmission which took skill & knowledge of machinery to operate. The MC7 had more power & could climb hills much better than the MC8`s with their automatic transmissions. Have had to help to get more than 1 of them going so as to get to work! At the end of the rural route in Tillamook county the bus would have to sit from 8:30 pm Friday night until 9:30 am route Monday. Many times the batteries would run down & as 1 person, (assigned driver) started engine directly in engine bay another person,(me) would have to hold the throttle down to get engine to catch & start.Had to get to work! Had to have bus operate & had no time for another bus to be sent out from the bus barn 2 hours away. The drivers all knew me well as I was the passenger who was left off on Hwy 101 at an old horse barn where I would then transfer to my parents horse for the rest of the way home. Turk always knew when the busses were coming as they went right by his old barn.
Thanks for sharing that experience what do you think about the mc9? @frederickbooth7970
@@BusTVChan The mc9`S had a little more power & the auto. transmission was improved from when they 1st came out in the mc8`s. When the auto.s came out it did make driving much easier for the drivers in urban driving. Kind of miss the old days of riding the Greyhound. Sadly now our major city here in Oregon, (Portland), no longer has a depot. It is only a flag stop in a city of almost a million people! We fear that Greyhound may disappear completely. Many smaller cities here in Oregon have not bus service at all or has been replaced with inferior property tax supported services just as 1 of the drivers,( William Clements) said would happen. With deregulation of bus services in the 1980`s, he said professional drivers would be replaced with poorly trained drivers ill equipped . I rode with Bill many thousands of miles.
Pretty rare Greyhound Bus!
Definitely uncommon in our days..
Man I Miss The 80s & 90s I RODE ON ALOT OF THESE COACHES BACK N THE DAY...EAS"T"EXAS RESPECT.
This is the Spring Fling at the Museum of Bus Transportation in Hershey PA. I was there 😊
Yes that is correct but what year was this one? Do you remember?
I believe this MC6 was built around 1969/1970
Amazing condition for a 54 year old bus)))))
I like the city busses in the back round. Takes me back when I was a kid in NYC.
I remember those buses they replaced the beautiful scenicruisers and another favorite was a bus made in Mexico in the 70s by the name Autobus Sultana a 4 axel even better looking than the Scenicruiser in my opinion. Thumbs up 👍🏼on an awesome video
😂 I will always have much respect for Trailways and Greyhound buses back in the day when I was a kid my mother never drove so we took these buses from Connecticut to Virginia every summer for at least 10 years straight they never broke down and never was a problem with the driver it was always a pleasant ride I remember it like yesterday going through New York Port authority underground I found that fascinating as a kid
When you do a video of an MC6 you MUST open the rear so we can see the engine. Bus videographer statute 23I.5, subsection 2
That is something I would say 😄 🤣
But most definitely
Ooops, further research shows that the original 12V71 has been replaced by an 8V71, so the statute mentioned does not apply. :-)
That’s when they built buses
Exactly joe
Rode on the old Scenic Cruiser long ago.
On like the new buses you have to drive it off a mountain to destroy it
Yes, they did build buses in 1970. But vastly better, safer, more comfortable, more environmentally friendly, and better looking buses are built today.
@@roberthenry9319I don’t know about “better looking”. That’s a nice looking coach on this vid, externally anyway. I’d love 2 see some1 makeover and update the inside of it, perhaps, as more of a luxury coach though.
Rare MCI MC-6!!! These had the 12V71’s and I think the first to be 102” wide (as opposed to 96” which was the standard).
Yes sorry I didn't get a shot of the engine compartment would have been nice to see that aswell
later repowered with 8V71T's.
The 15 Canadian MC6s are all 4-speed and 12V71
Airlines need to install them old style seats.
I used to drive Division 6 out of San Francisco and drove these to Reno often. Rode very nice, but slow on the hill as the Detroit 8-71 and Alison. It was underpowered compared to the original 12-71 Detriots with 425 HP and a four speed Spicer.
I've been on one of those when I was younger, pretty cool.
Yeah i should have got a good clip of the engine to hear what it sounds like
Drove Eagles for Trailways in the 1970s always liked how they handled curves in the PA Turnpike. But the a/c was never as good as the a/c in the MCI. The steps on the MCI just looked like quality. Got to deadhead with a few Greyhound drivers trying to get back to NYC. Those were the days when you could flag down bus while in uniform the driver would stop and you got on.
I've rode on some of these when I was younger. Nice ride.
These buses are awesome but hard to find on the road these days
É uma carroceria fantástica em aço inox, ótimo vídeo parabéns 🤜🤛🇧🇷
Imponente mas com um desenho feio e "pesadão'...
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This bus is an MCA MC6. Only 100 were made compared to the 1,001 Scenicruisers. They built them before getting Federal approval which put a halt to production because they were 102 inches wide
Sweety, for those of use who remember the original SceniCruiser buses, this is definitely NOT a "really old" (1969) bus.
I don't know why he put that ridiculous over exaggerated title up
Good old bus!
It definitely is!
Not one of the Canadian MC6s
The Canadian MC6 has the 4-speed and the 12V71.
The US MC6s were all retrofitted with the automatic and the 8V71
wow she is beautiful
Such a beautiful coach indeed
Back in the 50’s Chicago to Detroit Express, loved the 2nd level. Thanks Mom!
That is a MC-6 was a great bus first 102 inch was only rain in California had a 12v71 and a 4 speed Spicer was changed to a 8v71 Detroit and unfortunately changed to automatic since people couldn't shift and the Spicer was a pan in the A should of had a road ranger.
Yeah I love the way those engines sounds I should have got a better clip of that... why was it so hard to shift? You mean to match the rpm's?
Ten of those MC 6 ran coast to coast in Canada one of the few places where 102’s could run legally. 🇨🇦
Overflowing with narration, wonderful!
Really nice, I never would have guessed they made the buses in North Dakota.
Good video, thanks for showing all the controls close-up.
Good morning happy Saturday morning and I loved your vlogs and I enjoy your channel
Hey Edward thanks for the comment buddy 👍 hope all is well fornyou my friend
@BusTVChan good morning buddy your welcome have a great day
Congratulations !!
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MCI still makes buses in Pembina North Dakota the Eagle brand was built in Brownsville texas
It really looks good.
It's an awesome coach too bad I didn't get to ride it
Road greyhound many times during the 70’s from NY to Georgia to spend the summer. I would always get motion sickness, but looking back now those were great times times.
Man oh man these buses are awesome
Hey what's up tim.. yeah awesome historic bus.. hope all is well bro.. I'm trying to keep active on here so I'm editing some older videos
Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us!
My Grandmother and I riding from Balto. MD to NC.😥I miss her so.🥲
You rode this kind of bus
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Very cool!!!!! 🤜🤛
Yeah it's an awesome coach
Those where the buses my brother and sister and I would take from New York City Port authority bus station in Manhattan,Ny to Gloversville, Ny in the summer tine of visiting the family and Grand parents back in the day in the 70a and 80s the first stop is Albany, Ny .
🤨these with the 12v71s could climb most hills almost without a downshift and could haul fully loaded well past 100mph...my dad sold for MCI...I remember when these first came off the Greyhound fleet...a small dealership in Los Angeles got 7 or 8 to sell...Nothing again has since been Produced...the true King of the Road...I will never forget the ride I took for a sales demo and how wide it was in the traffic lane....and how it could easily roar past most traffic!
I remember after getting out of prison back in 1995 and riding the Greyhound from Knoxville, TN to Miami, Florida with my old lady. She hit the rag a few days early and I remember the kind lady sitting across form us giving my old lady a size 6 Pamper to fill. That was a long shitty ride. However that Pamper lasted the whole trip! It handled my old lady’s heavy period like a pro!😂😂😂
To much information.....
Good to hear man. And stay out of those prisons.
Awesome adventures😊
I like how back in those days everything, even Greyhound buses were designed with a little bit of character. Now everything is all plastic and boring.
Airplanes of that time also had character!!! Now they too, plastic and boring
I boarded a Greyhound sceneacruser 7 in Los Angeles cross country to Rhode Island in 1977. I think it was 3 days and didn't sleep or eat much. It was a $55 coast to coast fare.
That doesn't sound cheap for 1977.. I wonder how much they would Charge these days for a ticket like that. Yeah the scenic cruiser is nice too.. did you ever ride trailways?
@@BusTVChan I wish I could have ridden in a Trailways. They mostly had the rural Eastern Oregon routes in my state when I traveled by bus so I never had the opportunity to ride in one.
Those were cool.
Are any of them for sale ?? If so let me know please looking for a bus
I used to take the Grey Dog from NYC to Hartford during school. Bums would piss in the aisle but at least you could smoke on it.
The new greyhound busses have individual phone charger outlets on the seats and a cage around the driver once the bus starts rolling, the driver speaks to the passengers by intercom when nearing a station stop so the departing passengers can get ready to disembark the bus. I enjoyed the ride from Panama City to Biloxi . .
1970 Motor Coach Industries
Mci on top !
Good looking bus
Cool vehicle! OCD is kicking in, why all the exterior decals on a slant?
Sounds like a scary movie dragging your leg 😅
Does the bus still run?
I can't remember the last time I saw this model of GREYHOUND
I allways got in the back seats. Most of the time I could lay down on all3 seats and go to sleep if wasn’t to crowded and in the back the only place you could smoke
Cool video thank you ❤
This bus is from the 80's because it has a automatic transmission older bus had manual transmission
Homeless guy filmed this...lol
We had an activity bus very similar to that when I was in school.
I said they don’t remove the door control how do you shut the door now I guess you have to stand out the door and shut it
En mi trabajo en Cuba la compañía empezó con estos buses ❤😂.
VIDEO CLIP SUPERTRAMP 1983 🎷🎸🎶🎶🎵
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Last rode on one in 2003.
In revenue service?
Looks kinda depressing going across country in that bus cramped?
You're at the car museum in Hershey PA?
Yes that is correct 👍
@@BusTVChan lol. Love that museum. Best place ever.
Yeah i haven't been there in a while I gatta check it out again. I want to go to the train museum near Lancaster, PA
@@BusTVChan oh I definitely want to see your vids there. For real
My favorite bus. if you watch the Tony Orlando and Dawn video of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" I believe that is the bus in it, or dang close.
I see no smoking signs but I thought Greyhound allowed smoking in the 70's.
That is old-school
For sure bro you know it ! Thanks for the comment Joe!
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I was in one making 110 mph Atlanta to bhm
Blew right by Anniston, did ya?😮
My father drove and train driver for over 30ty year for this company and I remember him drive the ny to la express many times and I belive that he has driving that same bus I would ride the express in the summer with him in the door well
Wow i remember bus driver in philipines😢 before
I don't think I would ride on a bus now days. For sure not in a city.
Bro is that the Selena’s tour bus
Ohh that’s Georgia’s
MONTANA LICENSE PLATE. 🤷♂️
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I never road Trailways but I think they offered a same fare cross country.
Yeah they were competeing with Greyhound alot
Yes they were! The Greyhound terminal in LA was best closest for me from Huntington Beach where in my travels US had landed me at 17! .....I hitch hiked across America....I saw things at 17 I didn't know...All the way to California..from New Hampshire.... several rides from 18 wheelers, a severe lightening storm under an overpass in Texas..... Working for $3 for Man Power....I saw early development of Orange County from oil rigs. After 3 months, I missed my home, Falmouth, Cape Cod....
From. Canada. / I. drove. an. MCI. - 7. for. about. 2. to 3. year’s. for. Diversified. Transportation. Ltd. at. the. time. in. the. early. 1980s. from. Edmonton. , Alberta. , Canada. too. nearby. gas. and. coal. units. outside. of. Edmonton, That. particular. coach. I. drove handled. beautiful. and. the. driver’s seat. was. very. comfortable. too sit. In . I. talked. at. that. time. with. older. Greyhound. Bus. driver’s. from. Calgary. and. Edmonton. they. told. me. most. of. them. said. the. MCI - 7. was. so. smooth. on. curves. on. highway. driving. compared. to. other. makes. and. model’s. at. that. time, I ‘ am. almost. sure. the. coach was. from. the. 1970s. year’s. I. was. driving. . Also. very. well. made. coach. at. that. time, I. also. remember. when. the. big. square. shaped. style. MCI - 9. model. came. out. back. in the. 1980s , also. drove. those. coaches. also, great. experience. , especially. doing. tour. coach. runs. all. over. , Canada. and. some. USA. destination’s / Very. good. video. interesting. , / Have. a good. day. / Bill. S. Canada
Brought back memories, Penn State Un. To San Francisco, Ca froze my ass off.winter of 77