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Posted by Mack C-49 on Sun Dec 9 21:22:14 2012, in response to What's the oldest bus you have ever driven or ride?, posted by Flxible4life on Sun Dec 9 12:51:52 2012. As a child I rode on the late 40s Brooklyn and Queens buses including 2000 and 4000 GMs of both 35' and 40' varieties, 3000 trolley buses, and 5000 Bingham Macks. I remember seeing the old Twins running in downtown Brooklyn, but I don't remember ever riding on one. I loved the 6000 C49 Macks, but they didn't run where I traveled for the most part, so I only rode one a few times. I remember when the 7000 GMs were introduced at the Jamaica Depot with their pink fiberglass seats and passenger operated exit door. They served donuts and cider at the unveiling. Then in 1962 the fishbowls came to Queens, and then the Flxibles a few years later, and on and on... |
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