Detroit Department of Transportation 1900-1999

Detroit Department of Transportation 1900-1999 were 1986 General Motors Diesel Division TC40-102N (Classic) buses delivered in late 1986 and early 1987.

In 1985, GMDD announced intentions to discontinue the New Look in favor of the Classic (both models had been produced simultaneously since 1982) and issued a notice to both Canadian agencies and the few American agencies which had turned to GMDD after dissatisfaction with American-built vehicles, including DDOT. DDOT initially had intentions in being among the last ever agencies to place orders for the New Look but after viewing a Classic demonstrator, instead awarded an order to GMDD for 100 Classic vehicles. These were purchased solely at the cost of $12.7 million from the city's general fund, after the US government's UMTA money that had been set aside for new bus purchases had been redirected to cover cost overruns for the Detroit People Mover.

This series sported a series of lasts for DDOT: the last vehicles purchased without federal funds, the last vehicles without air conditioning, the last non-accessible vehicles (only 20 came with wheelchair lifts), the last vehicles to be delivered in the livery used since 1978, the last vehicles to be built by a division of General Motors and the last vehicles to come equipped with curtain-style mylar rollsigns. However, the Classic rollsigns were the only DDOT rollsigns to correctly display the adjusted route numbers resulting from the April 15, 1978 separation of the combined route 34 Gratiot-Michigan back into two separate routes.

Retirement began in the late 1990's and all were retired by 2002. Several buses in this series ended up with many Canadian agencies, ranging from as close as just across the Detroit River with Transit Windsor to as far away as Saint John Transit in New Brunswick. This benefited many of these agencies, who were in desperate need of new buses but could not afford to buy new ones after the Canadian government made major cutbacks to transit funding in 1995.

Fleet numbers from this series were later reused in 2019 for for orders of New Flyer Industries XD40 and XD60 buses.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731	49 (without wheelchair lift)/47 (with wheelchair lift)	Rollsign

Details

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Fleet number	Date	VIN	Terminal	Status/Disposal	Notes
1900	1986	G3500287		RETIRED
1901	1986	2GHYT82W5G3500288		RETIRED
1902	1986	2GHYT82W7G3500289	Gilbert	RETIRED
1903	1986	2GHYT82W3G3500290		RETIRED
1904	1986	2GHYT82W5G3500291		RETIRED
1905	1986	2GHYT82W7G3500292		RETIRED
1906	1986	2GHYT82W9G3500293		RETIRED
1907	1986	2GHYT82W0G3500294		RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 168 in 2002.
1908	1986	2GHYT82W2G3500295		RETIRED
1909	1986	2GHYT82W4G3500296		RETIRED
1910	1986	2GHYT82W6G3500297		RETIRED
1911	1986	2GHYT82W4H3500039		RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 167 in 2002.
1912	1987	2GHYT82W2H3500072		RETIRED
1913	1987	2GHYT82W4H3500073		RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 164 in 2002.
1914	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500074		RETIRED
1915	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500075		RETIRED
1916	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500076		RETIRED
1917	1987	2GHYT82W1H3500077		RETIRED
1918	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500089		RETIRED
1919	1987	2GHYT82W4H3500090		RETIRED
1920	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500091		RETIRED
1921	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500092		RETIRED
1922	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500093		RETIRED
1923	1987	2GHYT82W1H3500094		RETIRED
1924	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500095		RETIRED
1925	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500096		RETIRED
1926	1987	2GHYT82W7H3500097		RETIRED
1927	1987	2GHYT82W9H3500098		RETIRED
1928	1987	2GHYT82W0H3500099		RETIRED
1929	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500100		RETIRED
1930	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500101	Gilbert	RETIRED Repaired and sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 163 in 2002.	Burnt during April 2000 Gilbert Terminal fire.
1931	1987	2GHYT82W7H3500102		RETIRED
1932	1987	2GHYT82W9H3500103		RETIRED
1933	1987	2GHYT82W9H3500084		RETIRED Sold to Transit Windsor as 515 in January 2002.
1934	1986	2GHYT82W8G3500298		RETIRED
1935	1986	2GHYT82WXG3500299		RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 165 in 2002.
1936	1986	2GHYT82W2G3500300		RETIRED
1937	1986	2GHYT82W4G3500301		RETIRED
1938	1986	2GHYT82W6G3500302		RETIRED
1939	1986	2GHYT82W8G3500303		RETIRED
1940	1986	2GHYT82WXG3500304		RETIRED
1941	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500047		RETIRED
1942	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500048		RETIRED Sold to Clarington Transit as 99 in March 2003. Obtained by Durham Region Transit as 8099 in 2006. Re-sold to Transit Windsor as 565 in 2008.
1943	1987	2GHYT82W7H3500049		RETIRED
1944	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500050		RETIRED Sold to Belleville Transit as 0256 in 2002.
1945	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500051		RETIRED
1946	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500057		RETIRED
1947	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500058		RETIRED Sold to Transit Windsor as 523 in January 2002.
1948	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500059		RETIRED
1949	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500060		RETIRED
1950	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500061		RETIRED
1951	1987	2GHYT82W9H3500067		RETIRED
1952	1986	2GHYT82W0H3500068		RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 166 in 2002.
1953	1987	2GHYT82W2H3500069		RETIRED Sold to Cornwall Transit as 8762 in 2000. Re-sold to Kingston Transit as 8762 in July 2005.
1954	1987	2GHYT82W9H3500070		RETIRED
1955	1987	2GHYT82W0H3500071		RETIRED
1956	1987	2GHYT82W0H3500085		RETIRED Sold to Belleville Transit as 0254 in 2002.
1957	1987	2GHYT82W2H3500086		RETIRED
1958	1987	2GHYT82W4H3500087		RETIRED
1959	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500088		RETIRED Sold to Belleville Transit as 0255 in 2002.
1960	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500109		RETIRED Sold to Cornwall Transit as 8761 in 2000. Re-sold to Kingston Transit as 8761 in July 2005.
1961	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500110		RETIRED
1962	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500111		RETIRED
1963	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500112		RETIRED
1964	1987	2GHYT82W1H3500113		RETIRED
1965	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500078		RETIRED
1966	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500079		RETIRED
1967	1987	2GHYT82W1H3500080		RETIRED
1968	1986	2GHYT82W1G3500305		RETIRED
1969	1986	2GHYT82W3G3500306		RETIRED
1970	1986	2GHYT82W5G3500307		RETIRED
1971	1986	2GHYT82W7G3500308		RETIRED
1972	1986	2GHYT82W9G3500309		RETIRED
1973	1986	2GHYT82W5G3500310		RETIRED
1974	1986	2GHYT82W7G3500311		RETIRED
1975	1987	2GHYT82W0H3500040	Coolidge	RETIRED
1976	1987	2GHYT82W2H3500041		RETIRED
1977	1987	2GHYT82W4H3500042		RETIRED
1978	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500043		RETIRED
1979	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500044		RETIRED
1980	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500045		RETIRED
1981	1987	2GHYT82W1H3500046		RETIRED
1982	1987	2GHYT82W7H3500052		RETIRED
1983	1987	2GHYT82W9H3500053		RETIRED
1984	1987	2GHYT82W0H3500054		RETIRED
1985	1987	2GHYT82W2H3500055		RETIRED
1986	1987	2GHYT82W4H3500056		RETIRED
1987	1987	2GHYT82WXH3500062		RETIRED
1988	1987	2GHYT82W1H3500063		RETIRED
1989	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500064		RETIRED
1990	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500065		RETIRED
1991	1987	2GHYT82W7H3500066		RETIRED Sold to Saint John Transit as 48704 in 2003.
1992	1987	2GHYT82W3H3500081		RETIRED
1993	1987	2GHYT82W5H3500082		RETIRED
1994	1987	2GHYT82W7H3500083		RETIRED
1995	1987	2GHYT82W0H3500104		RETIRED
1996	1987	2GHYT82W2H3500105		RETIRED
1997	1987	2GHYT82W4H3500106	Coolidge	RETIRED
1998	1987	2GHYT82W6H3500107		RETIRED
1999	1987	2GHYT82W8H3500108		RETIRED