I hope it is saved and preserved. It is a tangible piece of transportation history.
@devinpaul9026
11 ай бұрын
Those were the ones they used when I was a very young kid, those and the old Gillig Phantoms. Fishbowl will always be my favorite bus. Great to see the old home colors again, too. Sacro Mental!
@olivermartinez8900
Жыл бұрын
I really love public transportation to be honest with you Bus Driver Life. I'm glad to be a new subscriber to this channel because I'm a transit enthusiast.
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Welcome!!
@user-nr3de3oo7p
6 ай бұрын
❤ The video! Timing and camera movement.. Good in details
@Undecided0
Жыл бұрын
They used to have those buses in NYC with green tinted windows.
@mjchicagoland2314
Жыл бұрын
I love when buses drive on the expressway because I get to hear the transmission. I got to ride on the expressway when my friend was a bus operator when she was running late and we got to chat before I went home. I would get to remember my history of that experience. We had a CTA 75th Anniversary last year and I rode a GMC bus and the older trains, my bus driver friend from NYC came up here for that because he loves public transportation. Thank you very much Bus Driver Life!
@bdpopeye
Жыл бұрын
My goodness! I grew up in Cincinnati Ohio and I remember when Cincinnati Transit received these buses in 1960 or '61. They called them Dreamliners. Dang I'm old. I remember them being featured on the news. Yes I was a 7-8 year old kid that watched the news...Love your videos Keyshawn! Keep posting brother!
@dwaynejones9690
Жыл бұрын
I use to ride them everyday back in the 60s and 70s
@terrencewalker1982
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Bus Driver Life. I miss these GMC buses, i also bought a Prevost X3-45 bus so I would ride that bus when I go on vacation.
@lvalledor3440
9 ай бұрын
I'm from Toronto & our last remaining GM New Look buses remained in active service until mid December 2011
@rfbirdcontrol
Жыл бұрын
Let’s fix it!
@mrjohn5650
Жыл бұрын
I remember riding on those
@calinharden
Жыл бұрын
I remember riding on them here in Sac.
@Dball10-4
Жыл бұрын
hopefully one of the transit agencies will completely restore it. What a relic.
@369Bandido
Жыл бұрын
When everybody was low riding impalas in the 80s, I used to scratch my head as a kid wondering when someone was going Grab a ton of these GM Dreamliners and turn them into Land Yacht Crusiers. All that aluminum could be polished to a chrome mirror, It could ride on alcoa 22.5s and have a Stereo that is outta this world.
@HoodAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Those I think were called fish bowl or something were going into retirement when I was a kid growing up in San Antonio and I rode on this particular model only a few times.
@okjeffy6581
10 ай бұрын
My home city used to have these buses when I was little. But i rarely saw them. The last time they were ever used was in 2011.
@johnmarshall7923
Жыл бұрын
You know I love the GMC. I wish I could of drove one of them buses.
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@rocnnrollbus
Жыл бұрын
Fish Bowl!!😊
@ptelford
Жыл бұрын
Cool bus. Unitrans in Davis had a bunch of these
@juliesmith5567
Жыл бұрын
I like that bus even now it is still looks clean and not best but when look through window no seats upsetting not seeing them😮
@BrianMitchell-vo4qi
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to visit your city so I could ride them Gilligs and Orions up there because of the loud voith transmission.
@natefrom828
Жыл бұрын
The history is pretty neat. Last year's bus roadeo in Virginia had restored buses on display as well as new buses of different types. It was pretty cool to go through them. Oldest one was from the 50's if I recall correctly.
@BigWill63
2 ай бұрын
In college I drove a 1961 GMC SDM-5301. Had an 8V-71 Detroit and a 4 speed. Drove really well, stable at highway speeds, and could do 70 with the Suburban (the S in SDM) gearing.
@anthonyallbritton2040
Жыл бұрын
I miss the old school buses but I love our fleet for IndyGo because we just order more Gillig BRT Plus Hybrid buses.
@jimtomassetti8928
11 ай бұрын
Before the New Look Bus ( Fish Bowls) they were called.The first one's be for fish bowls were Old Look bus. They had much smaller window's all around. They were built I believe from the late 40ts till early 60ts 65ish... Best two buses GMC Ever built!!!
@jfs1988
Жыл бұрын
There used to be KZitem videos of these bus models still in service in the early 1990s before ADA & state/federal emmisions regulations changed. I believe it was from San Diego Transit (now SD MTS) & Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
@ruggedcross1163
11 ай бұрын
Wow bro I’ve seen and road when I was a kid buses that look older than that one and I’m sure there was from the same time that looks pretty new. I don’t wanna say that we’re way behind where I’m at. Lol. Love the videos again.
@ruggedcross1163
11 ай бұрын
I’ve actually rode on old buses that you see in movies, the old style from the south .
@MetroPlaysRoblox
Жыл бұрын
Anyone getting "Speed" vibes from Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock? 😄😂
@gustavokennedy213
Жыл бұрын
Fort Worth Texas Trinity Metro has a GMC fully restored. It’s beautiful.
@jamesfrench7299
Жыл бұрын
Isn't it gorgeous!! Seriously old school with the narrow doors and high floor and sloping windows, but this used to be standard transit bus design in America before European influence hit.
@triggeredcat120
Жыл бұрын
I live up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the city had used these buses right up until 2009! They eventually retired the fleet and sold a few off to some countries, one I know of going to Estonia. Now the city has a large fleet of New Flyer buses. As nice as these GMC buses were, they really struggled up hill compared to their New Flyer counterparts. The city had these GMC buses in white with blue and yellow stripes on the side until they started using silver and blue.
@iaminfinitelyimmortal
Жыл бұрын
Looks alot like the old buses in Florida.
@lanzcossom8844
Жыл бұрын
I love those fish bowl busses
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Perich29
Жыл бұрын
that old bus, the scheme looks like the bus used in Fresno CA FAX.
@petergoodwin2465
Жыл бұрын
My new job has Iveco , Cummins and Allison transmissions. Most companies use Scania or Volvo in Australia . These American buses are so much better in every way. I love those old GM buses , wish I had the chance to drive one. We had old Ansairs made in Australia in the 80s . They ran forever and easy to drive , they were called Mk1 and Mk2 . They are all gone now but , definitely a good bus.
@peterjohnisback
9 ай бұрын
Where I’m from (London), these buses aren’t produced or sold here. But it’s really interesting to see buses from North America.
@ralstonmathews3543
Жыл бұрын
Those were D.C.Transit.and Metrobus staples in DMV...Those buses were retired because they weren't handicap accessible
@soytuhermano1971
Жыл бұрын
in Lakewood new jersey we have like a 14 buses in great condition from 1966 fo 2006....is been save from transit bus drivers...they use them as a museum...
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
That’s cool! I need to visit!
@soytuhermano1971
Жыл бұрын
@@BusDriverLife yes we have a few....is like driver who retired made a society and save all this buses...
@josephheston9238
Жыл бұрын
An old 5301 Fishbowl. I wonder if it's for sale.
@malcolmking752
Жыл бұрын
that's incredible! where did you locate this bus?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
The boardwalk in on Greenback rd right outside of Sacramento
@francerhodes7284
11 ай бұрын
Ac transit. ❤
@Ruvik92
12 күн бұрын
Howard payne wants to know your location ss a scottish guy this bus is one of the most iconic buses in history!!
@quincexl1279
Жыл бұрын
That bus definitely needs a paint job.
@bryancooper2699
Ай бұрын
Do they plan to restore it?
@1GQ_gent
Жыл бұрын
We were only allowed to sit in the back of these! 😢
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Well these came out when that started to go away but at the beginning you are correct! These buses were work horses in the 70’s and 80’s…even the 90’s
@joshuahill6153
Жыл бұрын
Preserve it
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
I would if it were mine!
@NintendoGamer248
Жыл бұрын
Does it still run?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure. I literally spotted this bus while driving so I stopped to film it real quick.
@DeniseM4698
Жыл бұрын
Ada seats???
@trainrover
2 ай бұрын
it's a version from the Eighties, not one from the Sixties 💡💡💡
@BusDriverLife
2 ай бұрын
Ok I guess my research was wrong. I’ll have to double check. Maybe I have the wrong bus. Thanks!
@noplacelikehome11
Жыл бұрын
Would you ever buy a transit bus for personal use like your own bus
@mmx90A
Жыл бұрын
Make me sad too when seats are removed. I don't care for busses being used as motor homes.
@SRS_92
Жыл бұрын
Did you drive a articulated bus?
@BusDriverLife
Жыл бұрын
Not currently.
@randompotatoguy9347
Жыл бұрын
respray it with modern livery, and a new engine lol.
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