While looking at some of the older entries on Moonbase Central I saw the Trans-Continental Express toy bus.
A very nice model. None of the posts seemed to mention that it is loosely based on a real vehicle. It appears to be a futuristic version of the GM Scenicruiser bus, but with sharper edges, and more wheels.
The Scenicruiser was built in the 1950s for long-distance inter-city travel. They were built for the Greyhound line, but served with other companies after Greyhound retired them.
This has been modelled many times by various companies. The Matchbox and Lledo models are much shorter than the real thing - especially the gap between the front and rear wheels. Attached is a photo of the Lledo version, and one of the real thing from Pinterest.
Here is the Wikipedia entry for the Scenicruiser bus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PD-4501_Scenicruiser
This is a history of the Greyhound company, also from Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Lines
Yours Sincerely,
Paul Adams from New Zealand
Here is the Wikipedia entry for the Scenicruiser bus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PD-4501_Scenicruiser
This is a history of the Greyhound company, also from Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Lines
Yours Sincerely,
Paul Adams from New Zealand
I will fix the links soon. Currently no laptop. Its packed up at the mo.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this Paul. Fascinating.
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