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Posted by SignGuy on Fri Dec 14 12:22:55 2007 The Orange County GMC T8H203's are 1980 models, the first in Orange County with wheel chair lifts. Some of them were in service up to last month. Probably a record for a 1980 RTS 03! (All photos were taken by me.)Original Paint Scheme As Delivered 3007 (April 9, 1980) ![]() 3035 (April 9, 1980) ![]() After A/C Retrofit and Black Bumbers 3040 ![]() 3076 - The big 6 was still like this when this bus was sold a few months agao. (June 1985) ![]() 3078 ![]() 3079 (June 1985) ![]() 3109 - This was the first RTS with the experimental upper exhaust, which later all of the RTS' received. ![]() 3144 - This was the only RTS that had an electronic headsign at the time, a Transign TransDot demo. ![]() 3144 - Interior ![]() 3154 (May 31, 1982) ![]() New Paint Scheme 3063 (May 1988) ![]() ![]() 3064 ![]() 3066 ![]() 3071 - The first RTS to receive the new paint scheme. (September 17, 1987) ![]() 3121 (May 1988) ![]() ![]() 3121 ![]() 3125 (March 1989) ![]() 3141 (December 1989) ![]() 3173 (August 1989) ![]() The RTS' are the only buses to see all 4 paint schemes. 1 - The original ornage stripe 2 - Orange, magenta, teal 3 - Orange, magenta, blue (teal was replaced with blue) 4 - Orange, blue (Current. Magenta was dropped with OCTA name.) Tomorrow, the 4000/4500 series Gillig's. |
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