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Crown Coach Corp.
School Buses, Fire Trucks
and Custom Coaches |
£22.95 |
Donald Martin Brockway founded the Crown Carriage Company in 1904, this informative story of Crown's various endeavors from 1900s horse-drawn wagons through early 1990s alternative fueled buses is chronicled here. With vintage photographs and factory memorabilia & production statistics. Plus custom built coaches for Lockheed & Art Linkletter mobile video coaches & fire trucks. With 128 pages & 254 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10366 ISBN: 9781583882757
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Going the Greyhound Way
The Romance of the Road |
£22.95 |
By James K. Wagner. Focusing on GMCs most fruitful six decades from 1927 to 1987, this book also contains a prologue and epilogue to round out the 100 plus year history of GMC trucks. In-depth coverage of all models, engines, year changes & model-by-model genealogy charts are included as well as the story of GM's role as a heavy-duty truck maker. With 160 pages & 320 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10337 ISBN: 9781583882467
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Motorcoach Milestones |
£22.95 |
The Museum of Bus Transportation presents this book about the buses, from the first Mack bus in America, postwar sightseeing buses & the various innovative designs that defined the modern bus. Important models, manufacturers, bus lines, innovative features & designs are featured with captions. Follow the growth of the bus industry from 1895 through the 20th Century with this educational timeline of photographs. With 128 pages & 634 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10351 ISBN: 9781583882603
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New York Fifth Avenue
Coach Co. 1885-1960 |
£9.95 |
New York City's legendary Fifth Avenue Coach Company was famous for its double-deck buses as well as its role as a leader in public transportation in New York City. This book covers all the various bus designs used, horse-drawn omnibuses, buses brought over from England & early Brills. Buses built in their own garage using American-made chassis, plus later Yellow Coaches & GMCs. With 112 pages & 260 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10340 ISBN: 9781583882498
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Old Look Buses |
£18.95 |
The GM old look transit bus was introduced in 1940 with the production of the Model TG-3201. Through vintage black & white and colour photographs, William A. Luke portrays not only the various old look buses, but also history about the bus companies that owned them. A complete list of all models & vital statistics plus many publicity pieces. With 112 pages & 175 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10347 ISBN: 9781583882566
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Trolley Buses 1913-2001
Photo Archive |
£18.95 |
By William A. Luke. The first trolley buses began operating in the early part of the 20th century. Today five cities in this country operate trolley buses and in Canada there are two cities. At its peak there were some 60 cities in the US with trolley buses and in Canada about a dozen cities. Each photo is accompanied by information about the bus & the company operating it. With 128 pages & 137 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10151 ISBN: 9781583880579
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Welcome Aboard the
GM New Look Bus
An Enthusiast's Reference |
£14.95 |
By John H. McKane with Gerald L. Squier. The Truck & Coach Division of General Motors developed the New Look bus for transit & suburban service. This is the story of how the New Look bus came to be, a discussion of its construction, & the many variations that comprised the New Look series. This illustrated book will be treasured by all transit enthusiasts. With 128 pages & 170 illustrations. SB.
SKU: G10259 ISBN: 9781583881675
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