1959-86 General Motors New Look Transit Bus
(Truck & Coach Division and Diesel Division)
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Notes: The GM New Look bus, also commonly known by the nickname "Fishbowl" (for its six-piece rounded windshield), is a transit bus introduced in 1959 by the Truck and Coach Division of General Motors and produced until 1986. More than 44,484 (41,213 transits and 3,271 suburbans) New Look buses were built over the production lifespan, of which 33,413 were built in the U.S. and 11,071 were built in Canada. Production of the New Look in the U.S. ceased in 1977, when it was replaced by the RTS transit bus. Production continued after this, however, at General Motors Diesel Division in Canada, due to the RTS design being rejected by Canadian transit agencies. Few were produced after 1983 due to the GMDD's introduction of the Classic in that year.
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First generation New Look buses was built from 1959 to 1962. Some of the distinct ways of telling a 1st generation New Look were the tail lights were housed in streamlined nacelles modeled after afterburners, side roof clearance lights were in geometric chrome strips, the "GM" logo was on a plaque with a black background. The transit models of the 1st generation was the 4516, 4517, 5301 & 5302 and the suburban models was the 4501 & 5301.
P-700
P-700 - Public Service Coordinated Transport
1960 GMC Model SDM-5301
On display @ the New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center in Lakewood, NJ.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
90
(1)
90 - Red & Tan Lines/Hudson Bus Transportation Company
1960 GMC Model SDM-5301
On display @ the Chester Park & Ride in Chester, NY.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
(2)
90 - Red & Tan Lines/Hudson Bus Transportation Company
1960 GMC Model SDM-5301
Parked @ a truck lot in Harrison, NJ.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
91
91 - Red & Tan Lines/Hudson Bus Transportation Company
1960 GMC Model SDM-5301
On display @ Dreamliner Leasing in Perris, CA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
146
146 - Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
1960 GMC Model SDH-4501
Collection of TTMG.
202
202 - Yankee Trails
19XX GMC Model TDH-5302
Collection of TTMG.
211
211 - Ohio Bus Line
Formerly Cincinnati Transit & Queen City Metro #648
1960 GMC Model SDH-4501
On display at the Hamilton Fairgrounds in Hamilton, OH.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
375
375 - Milwaukee Transit System
1962 GMC Model TDH-5301
Parked @ the Chicagoland Historical Bus Museum in Aurora, IL.
John B. Simpson Photo.
641
641 - Cleveland Transit System
1959 GMC Model TDH-5301
Evan T. McCausland Photo, Collection of TTMG.
703
703 - The Green Line (Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky)
1960 GMC Model TDH-4517
On display at the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Facility in Ft Wright, KY.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
3966
3966 - El Paso City Lines
1960 GMC Model TDH-4517
Collection of TTMG.
5157
5157 - Sacramento Regional Transit District
Formerly Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District #614
1961 GMC Model TDH-5301
Parked @ the Sacramento Regional Transit District Facility in Sacramento, CA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
5510
5510 - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
1961 GMC Model TDM-5301
On display @ Dreamliner Leasing in Perris, CA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
