GM Old Look bus

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The GM Old Look bus was a widely used series of transit buses produced by General Motors from the 1940s through the 1960s, recognizable for its rounded styling and extensive service in North American public transportation systems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
GM Old Look bus canonical 3
GM Classic bus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bus model series ⓘ
transit bus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GM TD/SD series ⓘ
bodyConstruction integral construction ⓘ
monocoque ⓘ
chassisLayout step-entrance ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designPeriod World War II era ⓘ
postwar era ⓘ
doorType air-operated doors ⓘ
manually operated doors ⓘ
enginePosition rear ⓘ
fuelType diesel ⓘ
gasoline ⓘ
manufacturer General Motors ⓘ
Yellow Coach ⓘ
marketSegment heavy-duty transit bus ⓘ
notableFor influence on mid-20th-century bus design ⓘ
long production run from the 1940s to the 1960s ⓘ
widespread use in North American transit systems ⓘ
operatedBy Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
Los Angeles Transit Lines ⓘ
Montreal Transportation Commission ⓘ
New York City Transit Authority ⓘ
Philadelphia Transportation Company ⓘ
San Francisco Municipal Railway ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco Muni

Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ
predecessor Yellow Coach buses ⓘ
primaryRegionOfUse Canada ⓘ
North America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
productionEndYear 1969 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1940 ⓘ
stylingFeature rear engine compartment door with louvers ⓘ
rounded body styling ⓘ
standee windows ⓘ
two-piece windshield ⓘ
successor GM New Look bus ⓘ
typicalDoorConfiguration front and rear doors ⓘ
front door only ⓘ
typicalLengthRange 25 to 40 feet ⓘ
typicalSeatingCapacityRange 25 to 50 passengers ⓘ
typicalWidth 96 inches ⓘ
usedIn intercity bus service ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ
suburban transit service ⓘ
urban transit service ⓘ
visualCharacteristic rounded front end ⓘ
small destination sign above windshield ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GM Truck and Coach → notableProduct → GM Old Look bus ⓘ
GM New Look bus → predecessor → GM Old Look bus ⓘ
GM New Look bus → successor → GM Classic bus ⓘ
linked to: GM Old Look bus