Sweet! An Trailways Eagle model 05, Greyhound MC-7s, MC-8s, MC-9s, GMC transit fishbowls, GMC-RTS units, & the school bus was from Superior.....all tough and well built. Just hit me how many "Made in the USA" buses we had running around back then. Today it seems that the Europeon coaches have the dominant presence. I remember one of the bosses at Gray Line being dedicated to buying American made coaches only. Of course he's long retired and things have changed radically. Thanks for posting!
The Hertz shuttle bus is a GMC Transmode which is the body shell of the front wheel-drive GMC Motorhome that was very popular in the '70s & early to mid '80s and is still pretty popular today, GMC would provide the bodyshells in either 23 or 26 foot lengths to companies like Hertz to customize to their needs, They came with a Turbo Hydramatic 425 automatic transmission and were powered by either a 455 ci or 403 ci Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine with a QuadraJet 4 barrel carb, About the one TH-cam
No, it didn't start in Australia. It started in the U.S. of A. at Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914 (check Wikipedia for further information about this originally AMERICAN bus lines company).
I love this video and the music. I wish I got to see more slope back RTS, and I remember them as a kid but they was some what rare. Yes there were transit agencies in Los Angeles that had slope backs, like LBT, Gardenia, OCTD and LAX Hertz, but they quickly modified them to square backs. Sadly SCRTD/LACMTA order all square backs.
@ACLTony On the public transit side, just about every single bus in service today in the US was manufactured in that country, primarily because of "Buy American" requirements. Some are manufactured in the states by Canadian companies (like NovaBUS and New Flyer) that have a presence here, others by purely American companies (like Gillig).
This is when was when the EPA called these buses fuel efficient. Whole different story now. This also when Detroit Diesel Series 92 and Detroit Diesel Series 71 engines were the king of the mountain (not saying I have anything against Cummins).
Ansett Pioneer in Australia build under licence from Flxible a series of coaches known as the Flxible Clipper. After nearly 70 years a number of Flxible Clippers are still on the road today
SEPTA, NJ Transit, Delaware DART, MTA NY, WMATA, MATA, Miami DADE, LAMTA, MTA Maryland, Connecticut Transit, MBATA, & etc! American buses always look and sound better. I'm from Jersey MCI nickname a coach model after my state mci 102a (the jersey cruiser) I wasn't born in the 80's bt to see a video of an era of dd6v92 roaming the street in every big or minor cities across this great nation got to love it
La visite est trop mouvant la présentation fixe et lente n'est pas faite...on ne vois pas les bus dans leurs détails ...dans la visite intérieur de chaque bus ..c'est un peu dommage
I remember. The, "Fishbowl," new looks were great buses. In Atlanta, they came online around 1961 and many were still active as city buses all the way into the early 1980s. The transit system there replaced them with Grumann diesel buses. I'm not sure MARTA was happy with them, though. The "Old Look" GM buses were tough, too and they were downgraded to school bus service in Atlanta during the early 1970s. They used to have gumball machines in the rear of these buses.
@ford9572 I recognize Terminal 4 and Terminal 6 at JFK in some of the airport shots - back then this was the International Arrivals Building and the TWA Terminal. The former is long gone replaced by a modern T4 and the latter still exists but is not being used.
WE LOVE THOSE BUSES!!!!! --I like the fact that you showed all types, including those mobile airport lounges. I have been on those at Washington Dulles. Nice video music, too.
Sweet! An Trailways Eagle model 05, Greyhound MC-7s, MC-8s, MC-9s, GMC transit fishbowls, GMC-RTS units, & the school bus was from Superior.....all tough and well built. Just hit me how many "Made in the USA" buses we had running around back then. Today it seems that the Europeon coaches have the dominant presence. I remember one of the bosses at Gray Line being dedicated to buying American made coaches only. Of course he's long retired and things have changed radically. Thanks for posting!
i love 80s
This video was posted so long ago and here I am looking for bus and bus stop references to make videogame fanart - watching this in 2021.
Man those RTS's, Eagles, MCIs, and New Looks are awesome! Love the music too.
Our buses are better than any other country.
The Hertz shuttle bus is a GMC Transmode which is the body shell of the front wheel-drive GMC Motorhome that was very popular in the '70s & early to mid '80s and is still pretty popular today, GMC would provide the bodyshells in either 23 or 26 foot lengths to companies like Hertz to customize to their needs, They came with a Turbo Hydramatic 425 automatic transmission and were powered by either a 455 ci or 403 ci Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine with a QuadraJet 4 barrel carb, About the one TH-cam
No, it didn't start in Australia. It started in the U.S. of A. at Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914 (check Wikipedia for further information about this originally AMERICAN bus lines company).
Very nice. I'll show you mine since you showed me yours.
Terrific footage! Thanks for posting this!
I love this video and the music. I wish I got to see more slope back RTS, and I remember them as a kid but they was some what rare. Yes there were transit agencies in Los Angeles that had slope backs, like LBT, Gardenia, OCTD and LAX Hertz, but they quickly modified them to square backs. Sadly SCRTD/LACMTA order all square backs.
looks more form the 60s or 70s they had better vid in the 80s
@pacjr310 Don't worry, They're gonna start making them like this again real soon!!! Should be within the next year or so!!!
old school busses lol
4this vid rocks!!!1 I had no clue the rts's were that old but they're still cool.
what airport is/was this?
Haha, that Hertz bus at 1:57 is the goofiest thing on wheels ever!
Also, the world demands to know what this funky music is!
those buses were pure metal/steel..etc
.today nothing but recycable plastic...
@ACLTony On the public transit side, just about every single bus in service today in the US was manufactured in that country, primarily because of "Buy American" requirements. Some are manufactured in the states by Canadian companies (like NovaBUS and New Flyer) that have a presence here, others by purely American companies (like Gillig).
This is when was when the EPA called these buses fuel efficient. Whole different story now. This also when Detroit Diesel Series 92 and Detroit Diesel Series 71 engines were the king of the mountain (not saying I have anything against Cummins).
Ansett Pioneer in Australia build under licence from Flxible a series of coaches known as the Flxible Clipper. After nearly 70 years a number of Flxible Clippers are still on the road today
Not enough Eagles ;-)
SEPTA, NJ Transit, Delaware DART, MTA NY, WMATA, MATA, Miami DADE, LAMTA, MTA Maryland, Connecticut Transit, MBATA, & etc! American buses always look and sound better. I'm from Jersey MCI nickname a coach model after my state mci 102a (the jersey cruiser) I wasn't born in the 80's bt to see a video of an era of dd6v92 roaming the street in every big or minor cities across this great nation got to love it
those were good times
@jdesperza the first videotape recorder came out in 1975.
I LOVE THE MUSIC !!! WHO IS IT?
AWESOME PIECE OF HISTORY
Nice vid! What is the music?
La visite est trop mouvant la présentation fixe et lente n'est pas faite...on ne vois pas les bus dans leurs détails ...dans la visite intérieur de chaque bus ..c'est un peu dommage
Greyhound first began in Australia.
great.classic.buses
CONGRATULATIONS
Greyhound bus SUCK!
@gargalfargl This is New York's La Guardia or JFK Airport.
I remember.
The, "Fishbowl," new looks were great buses. In Atlanta, they came online around 1961 and many were still active as city buses all the way into the early 1980s. The transit system there replaced them with Grumann diesel buses. I'm not sure MARTA was happy with them, though. The "Old Look" GM buses were tough, too and they were downgraded to school bus service in Atlanta during the early 1970s. They used to have gumball machines in the rear of these buses.
@ford9572 I recognize Terminal 4 and Terminal 6 at JFK in some of the airport shots - back then this was the International Arrivals Building and the TWA Terminal. The former is long gone replaced by a modern T4 and the latter still exists but is not being used.
WE LOVE THOSE BUSES!!!!! --I like the fact that you showed all types, including those mobile airport lounges. I have been on those at Washington Dulles. Nice video music, too.
Somebody gotta tell me what this funky music is, even if it's from some stock music library or something. Shazam and Soundhound are of no help. :/
It is awesome the way it used to be done. This is JFK back in the day! This footage has to be respected for what it is, truely awesome.
at 1:01 to 1:07 is that greyhound bus in the blue and silver
WTF KIND OF MUSIC IS DIS???? it sucks
I didn't expect to find someone dissing the smooth funky music in a bus video but your comment gave me life.