General Information

Serial #

109

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ RUBBER/ GLASS/ WOOD/ POSSIBLY FIBRE & SYNTHETIC IN UPHOLSTERY

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

1070.0 cm

Width

276.0 cm

Height

290.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Public transportation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Motors

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Pontiac

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1947-73

Canada

Unknown

Function

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Technical

THIS BUS DESIGN REPRESENTS THE FIRST TRULY MODERN HIGHWAY BUS. SAID TO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE DC-2 AIRLINER, THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE OF THE HIGHWAY CRUISER BREAKS AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL BOXY SHAPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED ORANGE; BACK HALF OF ROOF- ALUMINUM FINISH; CHROME BUMPERS & HEADLIGHT RIMS

Decoration

BLACK TRIM; WHITE NUMBERS & BUS LINE LOGOS/ N.B. THESE ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL FINISH &DECORATION DETAILS. THE PRESENT COLOURS ARE THOSE OF THE PROVINCIAL TRANSPORT CO. THE BUS WAS RESTORED TO THIS ERA BY THE CLASSIC & VINTAGE MOTORCOACH SOCIETY.