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MaBSTOA 15 · Age: 70 Joined: 27 Feb 2013 Posts: 1058

How is this for an unusual MaBSTOA lettering?!

Also, note the ads on the batwings

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:26 pm Post subject:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked

I REPEAT:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked

Now THAT is TRUE "centerfold" material!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked

Man....NEVER saw the likes of this one, before!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked

Sure wish CORGI would make a model of this rolling masterpiece!!! Wink

Quick question, here.........was this the only MaBSTOA Fishbowl so lettered? (a one-shot "experiment"?)

In any event, THANKS for posting this baby!!!!! Very Happy

"NYO"

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:48 am Post subject:

I can only surmise that the reason why the MaBSTOA script lettering (not all that unusual except for where it was placed) was below the passenger side windows was the assumption that no ad racks would be on that side, that plus the batwings being in the way on the top. Remember, this was from the last 10 of the 1964-65 order; it wasn't until the 1965-66 order that the red-and-blue 'OA' insignia began to be installed on the front covers of the batwing assembly. I can also only presume that that whole set (5516-5525) started out lettered like that on the left side of the bus.

B53RICH · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 254

The batwing ads on 5516-5525 were add-ons placed over the standee windows. The roofline MABSTOA script were covered up by the ad racks.

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:14 pm Post subject: