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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 12:42 am Post subject: |
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EXHAUSTIVE photo page on vehicles used in the old "HAWAII 5-O" television series; scroll down to see photos of GM buses (Old Looks, Fishbowls, and Flex New Looks)............
www.imcdb.org/movie_62568-Hawaii-Five-O.html
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | EXHAUSTIVE photo page on vehicles used in the old "HAWAII 5-O" television series; scroll down to see photos of GM buses (Old Looks, Fishbowls, and Flex New Looks)............
www.imcdb.org/movie_62568-Hawaii-Five-O.html
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Wow, sure a lot of vehicles tagged in Hawaii-Five-O. It seems like all the earlier episodes, the first 5 years or so, had Old Looks in them. I remember seeing the Flxible New Looks but not the GM Fishbowls. I also thought I saw one of those AMC "**** wagons" as Scott Richards calls them. Also, a few "parlor" coaches of various kinds. I'm presently on the seventh season this time around so I'll report on what I see. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider:
Thought you would find that page interesting!
The following is from "OLD LOOK BUSES" (Luke/Metler)...........
".......in 1953, 15 TDH-5105s were delivered to Honolulu Raid Transit (HRT)........"
".....the first Old Looks for Honolulu arrived in 1947; these were 50 TDH-4507s........"
".....in 1957, 75 additional 5105s were delivered........."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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From: "WELCOME ABOARD THE GM NEW LOOK BUS" (McKane/Squier).......
"......in 1968, Honolulu City & County Department of Transportation ordered a group of "T6M-5305As"; however, these buses were not delivered until 1971......."
",....sixteen of these eventually buses went to Honolulu Scenic Tours..............."
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Cyberider

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Ironically, an episode I watched tonight had a GM Fishbowl in it. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider:
One interesting aspect about Old Looks operating in Hawaii is that, for a number of years, Hawaii was not even a State.
On a somewhat related note, in my collection, I have three vintage tin litho friction buses (the smaller a boxy "generic", the larger 4104s)
The two 4104s were (originally) "GREYHOUND" and "CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS" buses, but, it was obvious that a Hawaiian sightseeing bus operator bought these toy buses in bulk, to sell as souveniers, many years ago
All thnree of these vintage toy buses have a strip of stiff laminated paper reading "SIGHTSEEING HAWAII" covering the "GREYHOUND" and "CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS" lettering.
Needless to say, these vintage toy buses are pretty rare these days......sure glad I have three in my collection!
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Now you need little figures of Steve, Danny, Chin, and Kono to go with them.  |
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider wrote: | Now you need little figures of Steve, Danny, Chin, and Kono to go with them.  |
Cyberider:
I LIKE that idea!
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Like everywhere else, older is better. Or could it be us? |
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider wrote: | Like everywhere else, older is better. Or could it be us? |
Cyberider;
"OLDER IS BETTER"........cased closed!
(and it ain't just US!)
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