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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 23133 Location: NEW JOISEY
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: For you SILVERSIDES fans!! |
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Just came across this on the web last evening; wanted to share it here; this should appeal to any and all Silversides fans! (they were MAGNIFICENT coaches!!) http://dioramix.com/greyhound.htm |
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Dieseljim Deceased
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 548 Location: Perry, NY
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject: Silversides Bus |
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The New York Museum of Transportation in Rush,NY, outside of Rochester, has one on display in remarkably good condition by the looks of it though paint is faded. I went inside the bus and noticed the unsual location for the gearshift. It was on the steering column instead of the floor as are the stick shifts in most diesel buses, even then. Inside of the bus looks like it is ready to receive a full load of passengers. Like most, if not all Silversides, this one is not restroom equipped. It is worth a look see by any of you who may be anywhere near the Museum or Rochester area some Sunday. Museum is open from 11am to 4 pm on Sundays. It has a trolley ride/track car ride connecting it with the Rochester NRHS Industry Erie RR depot museum. Track is from the old Rochester subway. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 23133 Location: NEW JOISEY
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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VERY interesting, indeed! First I ever heard of a Silversides having the shift on the steering column, instead of the floor; certainly, that was NOT common practice on buses of that era, most especially long-haul!
Back in the early 80s, there used to be two old Silversides sitting well behind an old service station on Route 46, several miles east of Hackensack (NJ); neither of them were in old Greyhound colors; if I am not mistaken, both were red/white.
They have been gone for well over 25 years now. Sure hope they found a good home, somewhere! Anyway, here is another Silverside page I think you might enjoy! http://www.steveweatherford.com/TheBUSPage.htm |
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Mr. Linsky BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 5071 Location: BRENTWOOD, CA. - WOODMERE, N.Y.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Oh no! you're not going to get me started on 'Washboards are you'? (which is what the nickname was for the Greyhound Silversides models).
BTW; The Bus World Encyclopedia of Buses by Ed Strauss in referencing the PD 3751 and PD 4151 (which were the two Greyhound Silverside models) says that; "Following automotive design of the times, the Silversides had the gearshift mounted on the steering column".
However, I think that I read somewhere that some Greyhound operators retrofitted floor shifts because of driver complaints.
Attached is a shot from the movie "A League of Their Own' for which this writer provided one of three Silverside Greyhounds (the referenced one bus was sliced into three sections and mounted on dollies for sound stage filming).
The one gentleman in the photo is Tom Hanks.
Enjoy.
Mr. 'L'
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:02 am Post subject: |
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.....somehow....when one imagines the lush landscape of the Dutch countryside....with its picturesque windmills and colorful tulip beds......they usually do not picture a vintage SILVERSIDES bellowing and roaring down the road....... http://busmania.co.uk/greyhound/index.htm |
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roymanning2000
Age: 75 Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 198
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Has anyone ever seen a delivery listing for the various Silversides models, both pre-war and post-war? I'd like to track down the serials for several Silversides I've run across in the past. For the most part, delivery lists for intercity coaches are pretty rare.
Roy |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Hey, Roy: I'd sure like to see such a listing, myself! Surely, one is out there somewhere! About as much as I can tell you (regarding postwar models) is that 1,643 PD-3751's were built, while only 367 PG-4151's rolled out of the factory, between 1947 and 1948. John |
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Dieseljim Deceased
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:39 am Post subject: Delivery Lists |
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I have been looking for one for the PD4107 "Buffalo" and I cannot find a damn thing for that bus. 4108 maybe, but the 4107? forgeddaboutit, it seems. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:05 am Post subject: |
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I STILL refer to "Buffalos" as "Baby Scenicruisers"! These handsome coaches had the distinction of being the LAST that Greyhound purchased from GMC. After that, it was the era of the MCI's, all the way..... John (PS: First ones built were the PD-4107's in 1966, while the last, the P8M-4108A's, hit the roads in 1979, making the NEWEST of these distinct coaches 30 years old today!) |
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HwyHaulier
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 932 Location: Harford County, MD
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Linsky wrote: | ...However, I think that I read somewhere that some Greyhound operators retrofitted floor shifts because of driver complaints... |
Mr "L" -
I have yet to encounter the report. Within the context of the series of "Letter Lines" era, I can think of several operators with
strength in their garages to perform such a change. Whether it happened? Who knows?..
Suspects being: C - Central, K - Pacific, M - Southeastern, O - Overland, and P - Pennsylvania. I'm uncertain whether the
"P" people much cared. I recall some conversations with a veteran "P" operator who was near phobic about the old column shift.
..................Vern............ |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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How can one NOT love a Silversides??? The Silversides, without a doubt, was one of the SLEEKEST and FINEST highway coaches EVER to grace the Highways Of America!! http://www.eskimo.com/~carcosa/bus.html |
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Mr. Linsky BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:12 am Post subject: |
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I won't argue the point because, in it's day, the Silversides was the 'living end'!
However, I can't discount the 4106 as being up in that same stratosphere!
They were two great buses!
BTW; that's a Carey Transportation at JFK.
Mr. 'L'
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HwyHaulier
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 932 Location: Harford County, MD
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Linsky wrote: | ...However, I can't discount the 4106 as being up in that same stratosphere!... |
Mr "L" -
Agree! Recalling some now old memories, the 4106 presented an obvious rethinking of the 4104. In its apperances on the streets and roads,
first impressions led one to believe it was a cleaner and crisper updating of the older 4104 standard. Past the visceral, it had the benefit of
lessons learned with the internals and mechanicals, too...
..................Vern.................
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Linsky: WOW!!!!!! That 4106 is one heckuva CHARMER!!!!!!! Man, do I miss seeing classics like that on the roads!! Yep, GMC really KNEW how to make a SUPERIOR product!!!! Thanks for sharing that beautiful pic!! John |
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