American Bus Lines Inc.

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American Bus Lines Inc. is a bus company in the Florida area. The company was originally American Sightseeing Tours and Red Top. It was also a Greyhound affailate. American Sightseeing Tours and Red Top companies were Greyhound subsidiaries.

They briefly used a blue paint scheme in the early 1980s. The company changed it's name from American Sightseeing Tours to American Bus Lines, and also sported a new livery in the form of a large white stripe, with a red and blue stripe. This was done to distance itself from Greyhound, following its bankruptcy in 1990.

American was eventually bought out by Coach USA in the late 1990s. The entire fleet, with the exception of it's 96A2s, 102A3s, and Van Hools, were retired between 1998-1999, and sold to ABC Companies.

All Time Roster

Fleet Number Range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Number Engine Transmission Seating Notes
2,3 1973 MCI MC-7 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
305-309 1964 GMC SDH-5302 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
431-433 1979 GMC T7W-603 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V-730
  • Originally numbered 7902-7904 for American, but was renumbered upon delivery. [1]
  • The fleet was built as single door buses.
488-494 1964 GMC SDH-5302 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
511-522 1979 MCI MC-5C Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison MT-644
  • Ex-Saudi Greyhound buses.
  • Featured double doors.
  • Retired in 1991 and sold to Airocar Inc.
0811-0820 1978 MCI MC-8 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
0901-0910 1979 TMC MC-9 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Spicer Dana Model 8844A 4-Speed Manual
911-920 1980 TMC MC-9 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
921-930 1981 TMC MC-9 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
934 1983 TMC MC-9 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740
937, 940 1983 MCI MC-9 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740
  • Featured Jersey caps.
942, 944-946, 948, 952 19?? MCI MC-7 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
943 1981 MCI MC-9 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740
947 1980 MCI MC-9 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740
949, 951 1982 MCI MC-9 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740
963-964 1984 MCI MC-9 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
  • 963 featured transit style front doors.
  • Both buses were built in June of 1984 and featured lavatories.
991 1979 TMC MC-9 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison HT-740
1001 1985 TMC 96-A2 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740
1002-1003 1986 TMC 102-A3 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740

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