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 *Ex 300-304.
-*175 (300) was bought by a church in Los Gatos, CA and was later sold to Loren Joplin/[[Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service]] in Perris, CA. Later he sold to a private owner in Queen Creek, AZ.
+*175 was bought by a church in Los Gatos, CA and was later sold to Loren Joplin/[[Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service]] in Perris, CA. Later he sold to a private owner in Queen Creek, AZ.
-*178 (303) was bought by a private owner.
+*178 was bought by a private owner.
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-*309 to [[Central Contra Costa Transit Authority|County Connection]] 9901 for usage as a training bus in the early 1980's.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/814372585322823/ www.facebook.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/1531146413645433/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
+*306 or 309 to [[Central Contra Costa Transit Authority|County Connection]] 9901 for usage as a training bus in the early 1980's.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/THEBUSLOUNGE/permalink/10151226246909229/ www.facebook.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/814372585322823/ www.facebook.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/1531146413645433/ www.facebook.com]</ref> It retired at County Connection in around the late 1980's and was bought by private owner Ron Hook. It was then repainted back into the AC Transit paint scheme. He scrapped it in the late 2000's.
 *311 was modified with newer headlights, newer windows and a [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L10|L10]] engine. It survives in Williams, CA, but its Cummins L10 was replaced with a 6V71N.
-*1 unit (between 300-364) was bought by a private owner at an unknown for an RV conversion, but was destroyed in the Santa Rosa wildfire in October 2017.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/1526486710778070/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
+*1 unit (between 300-364) was bought by a private owner at an unknown location for an RV conversion, but was destroyed in the Santa Rosa wildfire in October 2017.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/1526486710778070/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
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 *1153 was spotted in Tacoma, WA around 1999, but may have been scrapped shortly after.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/busdudedotcom/8651014620/ www.flickr.com]</ref>
 *1 unit was spotted in Airdrie, AB Canada in 1999.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicle-images/8204281152 www.flickr.com]</ref> It was also spotted at the Your Way Coachlines yard and later at an auction the same year. It has not been spotted since.
-*1 unit (possibly 1041) was bought by a private owner and converted into an RV. It was spotted multiple times around the East Bay & in San Francisco until about 2013. Its current status is unknown.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/1366641296762613/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
+*1 unit (possibly 1041) was bought by a private owner and converted into an RV. It was spotted multiple times around the East Bay & in San Francisco until about 2013. Its current status is unknown.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/1366641296762613/ www.facebook.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/THEBUSLOUNGE/permalink/10150381341519229/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
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+*First 4096TA6V92 models.
+*First Phantoms to sport the 1983-1985 style dual headlights.
 *Retired in 1999-2000.
 *Many units were bought by Transit Sales International.
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 *First Gillig Phantoms with Cummins L10 engines.
 *Retired in 2003.
-*1467 bought by Buy-A-Bus in North Highlands, CA and was spotted in December 2003.<ref>[http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/California/actransit/1984gillig40/index.htm www.busdrawings.com]</ref> It was later found in a storage lot in Reno, NV still intact in November 2015.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/934261550000592/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
+*1467 was bought by Buy-A-Bus in North Highlands, CA and was spotted in December 2003.<ref>[http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/California/actransit/1984gillig40/index.htm www.busdrawings.com]</ref> It was later found in a storage lot in Reno, NV still intact in November 2015.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/934261550000592/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
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 **1810 was spotted intact in 2011.<ref>[http://transitsales.com/60-flyer/ transitsales.com]</ref>
 **1812 was sold and spotted at Autobus Dupont in Quebec, Canada in June 2006.<ref>[http://www.barraclou.com/bus/transit/ac_transit1812_2.jpg www.barraclou.com]</ref>
-**1816 & 1823 were spotted intact on 6/10/2015, but were supposed to be eventually scrapped.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/861850277241720/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
+**1816 & 1823 were spotted intact on 6/10/2015.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalbus/permalink/861850277241720/ www.facebook.com]</ref> They remain there as of 2018.
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 *Former [[Key System Transit Lines]] units.
-*Most units were scrapped in San Leandro.
+*Most units were scrapped in San Leandro, CA.
-*Few units to [[Monterey-Salinas Transit|Salinas Transit]].
+*A few units were sold to [[Monterey-Salinas Transit|Salinas Transit]].
-*1 or 2 units to another agency.
+*1 or 2 units were sold to another agency.
 *1 unit sat across from Peninsula Charter in East Palo Alto for years, waiting to be converted into an RV, however it eventually disappeared.
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+*Ex-Gillig Demo-Prototype #3; bought circa 1983.
+*Featured A/C.
+*Sported the 1983-1985 style dual headlights, likely a retrofit.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/96271826@N06/28588985014/ www.flickr.com]</ref>
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+*First 3596TA6V92 models.
+*First Phantoms to sport the 1983-1985 style dual headlights.
+*Retired circa 1999-2000.
 *Many units were bought by Transit Sales International.
-*2076 was spotted for sale in Reno, NV in the early 2000's.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061028173845/http://www.rvclearinghouse.com/listings/2302.html www.rvclearinghouse.com]</ref>
+*2076 was spotted for sale in Reno, NV in the early 2000's to 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061028173845/http://www.rvclearinghouse.com/listings/2302.html www.rvclearinghouse.com]</ref>
 *1 unit became a church bus in Southern California called "The Oasis." It was commonly seen, but was eventually scrapped.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/THEBUSLOUNGE/permalink/10153366258179229/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
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 **2962 was sold to a charter company in Fremont, CA. It was going to be used for a small local service, but became a storage bus instead. It was listed for sale on ebay in March 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310181343/http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-NABI-TRANSIT-BUS-/121915773804?forcerrptr=true www.ebay.com]</ref>
 *2921, 2922, 2947 & unknown units were spotted at American Bus Repair (ABR) in December 2010.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/krislonga/5240588310/ www.flickr.com]</ref> Their fates remain unknown.
+*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
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