Motor Coach Industries MC-7
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| Motor Coach Industries MC-7 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Years of manufacture | 1968 to 1973 |
| Length | 39 feet 11½ inches |
| Width | 96 inches |
| Power/Fuel | Diesel |
The Motor Coach Industries MC-7 was a 47-passenger motorcoach produced from 1968 to 1973. Along with the MC-6, it was MCI's first 40-foot coach. While the MC-6 was largely experimental and produced in small numbers, 2,550 MC-7 coaches were produced—1,400 of them built for Greyhound USA.
The MC-7 was powered by a rear-mounted Detroit Diesel 8V71 engine and had a tag axle behind the drive axle. Early buses had hinged baggage doors, but a cantilever door design was later introduced. The passenger area was raised higher than MCI's previous buses, which gave the MC-7 a stepped roofline.
MCI upgraded their coach design and introduced the MC-8 in 1973, replacing the MC-7.
Specifications
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall length: 39' 11.5" | ||
| Width: 96" | ||
| Height: 129" | ||
| Engine | ||
| Detroit Diesel 8V71N | ||
| Transmission | ||
| Spicer Dana Model 8844A 4-Speed Manual (four forward and one reverse) with two plate dry disc type, 15" diameter clutch, with air assist | ||
| Allison HT-740 (four forward and one reverse, available in 1973) | ||
Demonstrator units
| Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | Serial/Unit # | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8943/? | Sold to Eagle Bus Lines 28. |
Operators
Canada 
- A.J. Bus Lines
- Autocar Connaisseur (Coach Canada/Gray Line Montreal) - Montreal, QC
- Bison Bus - Wainwright, AB
- Cardinal Coach Lines - Calgary, AB
- Cascade Charter Service
- C.H. Norton Bus Lines - Dunnville, ON
- Charter Bus Lines of British Columbia
- Charterways Transportation - Malton, ON
- Chatham Coach Lines - Chatham, ON
- CTCUM - Montréal, QC
- Dewdney Coach Lines - Trail, BC
- Diversified Transportation - Fort McMurray, AB
- Farwest Bus Lines - BC
- Ferguson Bus Lines - Calgary, AB
- Fraser Valley Bus & Charter - Chilliwack, BC
- Grey Coach Lines - Toronto, ON
- Grey Goose Lines - Winnipeg, MB
- Greyhound Canada
- Impala Coach Lines - Penticton, BC
- International Stage Lines - Richmond, BC
- Luciak Charter - Edmonton. AB
- Maverick Coach Lines - Vancouver, BC
- McKillican Coach Lines - Burnaby, BC
- Metropolitan Provincial - Montreal, QC
- Murray Hill - QC
- Music Mann Leasing - London, ON
- NTL Coachways - Merritt, BC
- Ontario Northland
- Pacific Northwest Bus Company - Vancouver, BC
- Pacific Stage Lines - Vancouver, BC
- Penetang-Midland Coach Lines - Midland, ON
- Saskatchewan Transportation Company
- STCUM - Montreal, QC
- Top Hat Bus Charter & Shuttle - Richmond, BC
- Transport Fontaine - QC
- Travelways - ON
- United Trails - Kitchener, ON
- Vancouver Island Coach Lines - Victoria, BC
- Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines
- Western Bus Lines of British Columbia - Kelowna, BC
- Wills Bus Lines - Binbrook, ON
United States 
- A-1 Bus Lines - Miami/Orlando, FL
- American Bus Lines Inc. - Miami/Orlando, FL
- Ben Franklin Transit - Richland, WA
- Capitol Trailways - Harrisburg, PA
- Coast Cities - NJ
- Community Coach
- Denver Regional Transit District - Denver, CO
- Denver Tramway Corporation - Denver, CO
- Dineen Coach Lines - Kittery, ME
- Domenico Bus Service - Bayonne, NJ
- Empire Trailways
- Greyhound USA
- Gulf Coast Motor Line - St. Petersburg, FL
- Hudson Transit Lines
- Interstate Coach - Stoughton, MA
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Jacksonville, FL
- King Coal Tours - Kulpmont, PA
- Orlando Transit Company - Orlando, FL
- New Jersey Transit
- Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company - Plymouth, MA
- Reading Bus Lines - Reading, MN
- Regional Transit Service - Riverside, CA
- Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma Coaches - Lubbock, TX
- Trailways of New York
- Walters Transit Corporation
- Vermont Transit
References
- Greyhound Canada - Its History and Coaches by Brian Grams and Donald Bain
- Transit Canada - MCI