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Gallant wrote:
> 
> I believe this subject was touched on a year or so ago- but here it goes
> again. Which transit systems out there maintain a historical fleet of buses
> (or even ONE old bus!).  Here in Knoxville, TN- KAT rehabbed a 1957 GMC Old
> Look which sits pretty in the garage most of the time.  KAT is trying to
> recover some of the old equipment, but it's a very costly venture.

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> How about the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose area?  MUNI (San Francisco)
> used to have a load of GMC New Looks in the late eighties (perhaps even
> later?)- and I think Golden Gate Transit had some as well but not sure about
> AC Transit, SCCTA or SamTrans.

SF Muni does have some historic vehicles.  Foremost are the historic
trolleys, most of them ex-SEPTA PCCs that run on the F-Market line,
but there are some earlier vintage cars as well.  In addition, while in SF
this past April, I saw a New Look GM and Flxible, painted in their original
late-60s maroon and gold, parked at Woods Division.  Also, at Potrero
trolley bus division, there are a couple of Marmion-Herrington? trolley
buses, one in Muni's old green/cream paint and another dressed up as
a Christmas bus.  Of course the cable cars are all "historic"  :)

LACMTA has a 1958 GM "Old Look" that they trot out for special occasions,
else it usually just sits parked at the main repair facility.  The Pacific
Bus Museum in the L. A. area has several ex LAMTA (old agency)/ SCRTD
buses of varying vintages, which also visit MTA special occasions.

> 
> Any help whatsoever will be greatly appreciated!
> 
> MIKE GALLANT
> gallant@utkux.utcc.utk.edu

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