BusTalk

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

In this 1981 photo, "Dangerfield" #9056 seems to have gotten off quite lightly, graffiti-wise.........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154947

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["Kneeling Bus"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Here, "Borough Bomber" #319 is looking almost "showroom new".......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153306

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['B5 KINGS HWY"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Ditto "Borough Bomber" #238..........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153276

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["GRUMMAN"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

In this 1978 view, "Dangerfield" #5609 (still sporting "Tee-Yay" green), despite it being so late in the 70's, appears to be (thankfully) free of graffiti.......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154766

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["NYCTA"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

"NO RESPECT!!!!"(whatsoever!!)

This photo of "Dangerfield" #9065 indeed shouts (all TOO loudly) "NO RESPECT"!

What a comedown from when this now-classic bus was brand-new........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154953

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["M"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

In this busy (and nostalgic) scene from 1980 (Flatbush & 3rd) the "Dangerfields" that dominate this picture indeed are virtually pristine, at least, when compared to the subway rolling stock of that era........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154768

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["5632"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Weary ("Dangerfield") warriors on the job, 1981 (5th & 94th, Brooklyn)..........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154434

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["FLXIBLE"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:


Ahhh, test patterns.......how well I recall these, when most stations went off the air for the night (after "The Late Show", and the "Late Late Show" (recall the timeless "syncopated clock", with the apartment house lights coming on, and then going off?

Sadly, most, if not all,of the actors seen in those old flicks are now "late" themselves.

I also well recall, on certain stations, the "color bar" test patterns; as always, accompanied by that distinctive "humming whistle"!

Too, recall,the "Star Spangled Banner" being played, at the beginning and end of each broadcast day, showing a montage of various landmarks across the country?

WPIX....ahhh, yes.......The 3 Stooges, Popeye, The Little Rascals, Cap'n Jack McCarthy, Officer Joe Bolton, The Honeymooners......EXCELLENT programming, for sure!

Where have the decades gone..........

["NYO"

["WPIX"}

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

[X-Astorian]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

X-Astorian:

A good point, for certain!

Yes, photos like this, showing buses of the same type sporting several different paint schemes, always makes for an interesting view.

Regarding Fishbowls and "Dangerfields", my all-time favorite paint scheme was the "Tee-Yay" green, with the stylish script over the windows.

I could easily live with the two-tone blue, but the bland, ho-hum paint schemes that came afterwards simply did nothing at all for me.......

"NYO"

["New York City Transit Authority"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Interesting thought........

Recall, the mighty PSNJ (NJ's largest bus operator) was obviously not at all enamored by the "Dangerfield"; just as how PS was a loyal YELLOW customer through the mid-1940's, it was also steadfastly loyal to GM, into the TNJ era.

In fact, the first "Dangerfields" in the Garden state did not appear until 1976/1977, when a massive influx of NJDOT-purchased "Dangerfields" began making steady inroads into many NJ fleets.

This order of 866 buses was the largest New Jersey bus order, up until that time.

Among these buses, there both transit (rear door) and suburban (single-door) variations........

"NYO"

["NJDOT"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Here's an NJDOT (TNJ/NJT)"Dangerfield" at the Lincoln Tunnel helix (note ex-PS Fishbowl following), inbound to the "Port-of-Authority, back in 1981.....

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?155323

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["107 NEW YORK"]