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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Fourth generation New Look buses was built from 1972 to the end of production in 1986. The 3rd and 4th generation shared the same front features but some of the other changes from the 3rd generation to the 4th generation New Look including the exhaust system being shifted from below the bus to the left of the rear window for US operators (optional for Canadian operators) called the Environmental Improvement Package or EIP Kit; A ventilation system on the right of the rear window became a popular option; Roof ventilation/escape hatches introduced as an option from 1974; Stop Requested/Next Stop lights introduced 1976-77 allowing the bell to ring only once for each stop. The transit models of the 3rd generation was the 3302, 4523, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310 and the suburban models was the 4504 & 5304. The 5309 and 5310 models were developed for the New York City Transit Authority, Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority & Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority as a variant of the 5307.
B-240
B-240 - Clinton Avenue Bus Company
1974 GMC Model T6H-5308A
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
B-340
B-340 - Revite Inc/Wohlgemuth Bus Company
1973 GMC Model T6H-5308A
During a charter on Buena Vista Av in Yonkers, NY.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
19
19 - Port Authority of NY & NJ
1973 GMC Model T6H-5307A
Collection of TTMG.
22
22 - Academy Bus
Formerly Grey Line of Boston
1972 GMC Model S8M-5304A
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
107
107 - Manchester Transit Authority
1974 GMC Model T6H-4523A
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
150
150 - Oshawa Transit
Formerly Denver RTD #4829
1981 GMDD Model T6H-5307N
Collection of TTMG.
374
374 - City of Tacoma
1974 GMC Model T6H-4523N
Painted for the Chicago Transit Authority
N. Highland Avenue near the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, CA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
401
401 - San Diego MTS
1972 GMC Model T6H-5307A
N. Highland Avenue near the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, CA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
410
410 - Greater Lafayette Public Transit
19XX GMC Model T6H-4523A
Parked @ the GLPTC Facility in Lafayette, IN.
Raymond Mui Photo.
518
518 - Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority
1974 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Parked @ the Macon-Bibb Transit Authority Facility with #519 in Macon, GA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
519
519 - Kenosha Transit
1975 GMC Model T6H-4523N
Parked @ the Kenosha Transit Facility in Kenosha, WI.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
557
557 - Central Ohio Transit Authority
1975 GMC Model T6H-5307A
On display at the Hamilton Fairgrounds in Hamilton, OH.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
700
700 - Greater Portland Transit District
1974 GMC Model T6H-4523N
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
722
722 - Chapel Hill Community Transit
1974 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Columbia St in Chapel Hill, NC.
Collection of TTMG.
725
725 - Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg Transit Authority
1975 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Parked @ US Coach Sales in Berlin, NJ.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
817
817 - Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
1973 GMC Model T6H-4523N
Parked @ the New York Bus Service Facility in the Bronx, NY.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
843
843 - Central Ohio Transit Authority
Formerly Columbus Transit Co #843
1973 GMC Model T6H-4523A
On display @ the COTA Facility in Columbus, OH.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
852
852 - Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transp. District
1972 GMC Model T8H-5307A
Parked @ Holiday Drive-In Theatre in Hamilton, OH.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
869
869 - Viens
Formerly Commission de Transport de La Communaute Urbaine de Montreal #22-130
1980 GMC Model T6H-5307N
Parked @ the Viens Facility in Montreal, Quebec.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
870
870 - Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transp. District
1974 GMC Model T8H-5307A
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
923
923 - High Point/Furn-Tex Transit
1976 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Collection of TTMG.
916
916 - San Diego MTS
1981 GMDD Model T8H-5307A
Jan Boic Photo.
942
942 - Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
1972 GMC Model T6H-5307N
Parked @ the Regional Transit Service Facility in Riverside, CA.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
1072
1072 - Charlotte City Coach Lines
1973 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Parked @ the Charlotte Area Transit System Facility in Charlotte, NC.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
1150
1150 - Raleigh/Capital Area Transit
1976 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Parked @ the CAT Facility in Raleigh, NC.
Collection of TTMG.
1980
1980 - Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky
1981 GMC Model T8H-5307A
On display at the Hamilton Fairgrounds in Hamilton, OH.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
2006
2006 - York Region Transit
Formerly Laidlaw Transit Ltd. (Newmarket Division)
1978 GMDD GMC Model T6H-4523N
Collection of TTMG.
3000
3000 - University of Massachusetts/PVTA
1972 GMC Model TDH-3302
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
7326
7326 - Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority
1973 GMC Model T6H-4523A
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
7857
7857 - OC Transpo
1978 GMDD GMC Model T6H-5307N
Parked @ the OC Transpo Facility in Ottawa, ON.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
8103
8103 - Societe de transport de l'Outaouais
Formerly Societe de transport de Laval
1981 GMDD GMC Model T6H-5307N
Parked @ the STO Facility in Gatineau, Quebec.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
8105
8105 - Lewiston-Auburn Transit
1981 GMDD GMC Model T6H-4523A
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
8187
8187 - St. Catherines Transit Commission
1981 GMDD GMC Model T8H-5307A
St. Catherines Transit Center in St. Catherines, ON.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
8306
8306 - Connecticut Transit
1983 GMDD GMC Model T8H-5308A
On display @ the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
8332
8332 - Connecticut Transit
1983 GMDD GMC Model T8H-5308A
Shore Road Park in Brooklyn, NY.
Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.
