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Source: http://www.mcicoach.com/fyiFromMci/story/0610.htm

El Paso - Los Angeles Limousine Express, Inc. is a bus company that links cities in the southwestern United States with El Paso, TX. Connections are also available to its sister company in Mexico. The fleet is mostly Motor Coach Industries (MCI) buses.

Between 2014 and 2015, Academy Express received roughly 28 ex-Go Transit MCI buses. America's Transportation aka Safeguard America, a company contracted by Miami-Dade, received 9 of them. Monsey Tours has bought at least one. Here are their new and old numbers, with license plates (if possible) and VIN numbers. If anyone can back up or correct this information, it would be great. A lot of this info is based on photos, running license plates through autocheck for VIN, and confirming these based on a couple of documents from WTAC, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, who keeps track of various DC carriers. http://www.wmatc.gov/ Academy Express Current Former License Plate VIN 1901 Ex-GO Transit #2149 AR162H 1M8PDMRA93P055758 1902 Ex-GO Transit #2153 AR163H 1M8PDMRA63P055961 1903 Ex-GO Transit #2157 AR164H 1M8PDMRA73P055967 1904 Ex-GO Transit #2159 AR907G 1M8PDMRA13P056077 1905 Ex-GO Transit #2165 AS764A 1M8PDMRA73P056083 1906 Ex-GO Transit #2172 AR462H 1M8PDMRA43P056090 1907 Ex-GO Transit #2173 AR463H 1M8PDMRA63P056091 1908 Ex-GO Transit #2182 AR734H 1M8PDMRA53P056101 1909 Ex-GO Transit #2186 AR866H 1M8PDMRA64P056268 1910 Ex-GO Transit #2190 AR884E 1M8PDMRA84P056272 1911 Ex-GO Transit #2193 AS269A 1M8PDMRA34P056275 1912 Ex-GO Transit #2194 AS765A 1M8PDMRA54P056276 1913 Ex-GO Transit #2131 P826878 1M8PDMRA02P054836 1914 Ex-GO Transit #2132 P826900 1M8PDMRA22P054837 1915 Ex-GO Transit #2133 P826891 1M8PDMRA42P054838 1916 Ex-GO Transit #2134 P826898 1M8PDMRA62P054839 1917 Ex-GO Transit #2142 P826890 1M8PDMRA63P055555 1918 Ex-GO Transit #2145 P826899 1M8PDMRA13P055558 1919 Ex-GO Transit #2187 P826888 1M8PDMRA84P056269 1920 Ex-GO Transit #2197 P826897 1M8PDMRA04P056279 1921 Ex-GO Transit #2199 P826895 1M8PDMRA94P056281 1922 Ex-GO Transit #2203 P826894 1M8PDMRA64P056285 1923 Ex-GO Transit #2206 P826871 1M8PDMRA14P056288 1924 Ex-GO Transit #2209 P826896 1M8PDMRA14P056291 1925 Ex-GO Transit #2213 P826874 1M8PDMRA94P056295 Safeguard America-Miami-Dade 5772 Ex-GO Transit #2135 CTY-R34 1M8PDMRA22P054840 5773 Ex-GO Transit #2136 CTY-R35 1M8PDMRA22P054841 5776 Ex-GO Transit #2211 1M8PDMRA54P056293 Monsey Tours (New York) 7719 Ex-GO Transit #2126 50988PC 1M8PDMRA12P054831

Am attaching two files - complete GMDD bus delivery list, and complete MCI-Nova Classic delivery list. These were compiled from official documents. Please add missing Classics to VIN list! GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt GMDIESEL.txt MCICLASS.txt

NFI is now bigger than ever. The biggest in NA in transit buses and coaches. Here is the press release: http://www.equities.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=newsdetail&id=465793

I have recently came across some CENTRO New York MCI 102-D3's in an auction. They were built in 2000, which is the last year the 102-D3 was built before the D4000 began production in 2001. However these 102-D3 VINs are 2001 model VINs and even doing a VIN check states they are 2001 models. This VIN: 1M8SDM1A51P053587 is the VIN for CENTRO 678, a 2001 model MCI 102-D3 from 2000. Where would a put this in the MCI VIN page on the wiki? Also, the order of these specific VINs are somewhat erratic. 678: 1M8SDM1A51P053587 679: 1M8SDM1A11P053585 Auction sources: http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=1380627 http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=1380639

Does anyone know whether or not the MCI 102A3s run by Julia Garcia Transit (JGT) were original or if it acquired them from other Floridian transit and coach companies? I know a JGT expert would be able to know if 1211, a 1989 MCI 102A3 powered by the DD 8V92TA engine and Allison HT740 transmission, was purchased new by JGT or if it were acquired from another company like Mears Motorcoaches. Thank you, Ben

Here is a picture for a 1979 MCI MC-5C specifications sheet. It isn't HQ and it was of an eBay auction that ended this past January. I can make out from what I can read that the Allison MT644 was the only automatic listed for this (the HT740 was also available but via special order). ~Ben

Is it true that the MCI MC5C only listed the Allison MT644 as the automatic transmission (for both the 6V71 and 8V71 Detroit Diesel engines), with the HT740 being a special order option not listed in dealer brochures? I know the MT644 certainly was the only automatic that could fit behind the 8V71 in the MC5C without extra clearance, since the 8V71 is a longer engine due to it having two more cylinders compared to the 6V71. The HT740 automatic transmission was both superior to and longer than the MT644, the "longer" part of the aspect being the reason I see all these posts (on Bus Talk and related websites) about the 8V71/HT740 not being compatible in the MC5C due to the overall length of the powertrain, but I did see posts about the 6V71/HT740 being a good fit for the MC5C. That bit being said, even the 6V92TA/HT740 combo, as used in the MC9 since 1981, could make a good-enough fit in the MC5C. Could anyone please shed some light as to whether or not both the MT644 and HT740 were cataloged in the official MC5C brochures? Thank you, Ben (ClassicBusFan81)

Is it true that the MCI MC-5C 35' motorcoach, if specified with an automatic transmission, usually was the Allison MT644 rather than the HT740? Would I think the MT644 was the only automatic transmission available for either the 6V71 or 8V71 engines? Meaning, one manual transmission (Spicer 8844) and one automatic (Allison MT644). Some stories suggest these had the Allison HT740 automatic, but I think those stories are false. Thank you, Ben Edge

Hey guys! I'm doing a little personal project through work, replicating the famous "Classic" sticker. I'm certain SOMEONE out there has the actual dimensions of an original sticker. If you do please share! Thanks! Chris Cassidy

Inland Empire Tours & Transportation is a charter bus company based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Most of their fleet are MCI buses.