Board Admin A. Wong Posted November 27, 2006 Board Admin Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 These buses were a rarity - only 4 were ever produced. One of them lies in a scrapyard in Edmonton. Thanks to canuck600 for the tip! Pictures available below: (Taken with M. Parsons' lens with A. Wong's camera) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 The one that New Flyer owns when we took a swing by the New Flyer plant back in Ocotber... Guess I have shot 1/2 of all of those that were built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted November 27, 2006 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Haha. Yeah. In other news, Diversified has X3-45s. Anyone know where this TDH-4519 (looks like #752) is from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 The one that New Flyer owns when we took a swing by the New Flyer plant back in Ocotber... Guess I have shot 1/2 of all of those that were built! The bus to the left of the Deck-and-a-Half is also very nice. I love the rear windows on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck600 Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Actually you can thank Ken Baker for the initial tip on the bus. Does anybody know the name of the scrapyard the deck & a half is in? Wish somebody would rescue it & restore it before its too late if it isn't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VIII Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Why does the back have to be raised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted November 27, 2006 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Why does the back have to be raised?It was designed like that. If you look at a GM Scenicruiser, it is the same thing, but the upper deck starts closer to the front of the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 I rode one of those on the Bus History Association's June 2001 convention in Winnipeg. Not sure who owned it then - but it broke down on the way to the MCI plant! They fixed it, but it took a while, and I forget how late we were. I may have a group shot with it; if so, I can scan and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Actually you can thank Ken Baker for the initial tip on the bus. Does anybody know the name of the scrapyard the deck & a half is in? Wish somebody would rescue it & restore it before its too late if it isn't already. And Ken found out about it from me, and I found out about it from Peter Cox. It's not really a scrap yard... it seems to be a private residence with a lot of crap in the yard. The bus did look better years ago when I first got pics of it. It seems to be being used as a shed now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck600 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 And Ken found out about it from me, and I found out about it from Peter Cox. It's not really a scrap yard... it seems to be a private residence with a lot of crap in the yard. The bus did look better years ago when I first got pics of it. It seems to be being used as a shed now. Somebody should try & rescue it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Somebody should try & rescue it It looks to be WAY to far gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Look Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Why does the back have to be raised? I believe raising the rear portion of the passenger deck allowed more room underneath to carry luggage and/or freight. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I believe raising the rear portion of the passenger deck allowed more room underneath to carry luggage and/or freight. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I would assume so... as well as a bigger engine!!! Didn't the Senicruisers have 12V71 engines? I know the MC-6's did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck600 Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 I would assume so... as well as a bigger engine!!! Didn't the Senicruisers have 12V71 engines? I know the MC-6's did... The scenicruisers started life with two 4 cyclinder engines coupled together but weere later switched to 8V71's All the MC-6's has 12V71's to start but around 1977 the American ones were converted to 8V71's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 I rode one of those on the Bus History Association's June 2001 convention in Winnipeg. Not sure who owned it then - but it broke down on the way to the MCI plant! They fixed it, but it took a while, and I forget how late we were. I may have a group shot with it; if so, I can scan and post it. Here are scans of 2 of the slides I mentioned. None of them are group shots. Both were taken outside the Charter House Hotel, 330 York Avenue, the convention base (that hotel has since become the Best Western Charterhouse). I've been trying to add a third one, but the board won't take it. I'll try again later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck600 Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Nice shots Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Here's the third shot, of the drivers; again cropped to bring the file size down under 2 MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Here's the third shot, of the drivers; again cropped to bring the file size down under 2 MB. Is it a front engine configuration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microbus Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Alright... we're getting old... a 1975 Fishbowl is now an antique http://www.dsrws.com/bus.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Alright... we're getting old... a 1975 Fishbowl is now an antique http://www.dsrws.com/bus.htm LOL! Ok... What is the age of a vehicle (Bus) that is considered an "Antique?" I forget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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