1977-87 General Motors Rapid Transit Series (RTS)
(Truck & Coach Division)
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Notes: The Rapid Transit Series city bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by GMC Truck and Coach Division during 1977, in Pontiac, Michigan. The RTS is the descendant of GMC's entry for the Transbus project which in turn was the descendant of the RTX (Rapid Transit Experimental), an experimental model for which a prototype produced in 1968 with notes of its production dating to early as 1964. First produced in 1977, the RTS was GMC's Advanced Design Bus. The RTS is notable for its then futuristic styling featuring automobile-like curved body and window panels. That design has become a classic, though remains more contemporary as that of its predecessor, the GMC New Look which had a curved windshield, but flat side glass and body panels. Most current buses are now made by specialized coach manufacturers with flat sides and windows.
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Demo
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Demonstrator Experimental Unit #683 - General Motors
1981 GMC RTS Mega (T8J-204/T7J-204)
Collection of TTMG.
(2)
Demonstrator Experimental Unit #687 - General Motors
1986 GMC RTS Mega (T8J-204/T7J-204)
On display at the Annual APTA Exposition @ the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Collection of TTMG.
