GM PD-4501 Scenicruiser
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The GM PD-4501 Scenicruiser is an iconic two-level intercity coach built by General Motors in the 1950s for Greyhound, known for its distinctive streamlined design and role in postwar American highway travel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus model
ⓘ
intercity coach ⓘ motorcoach ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
deck-and-a-half design
ⓘ
two-level coach ⓘ |
| chassis | GM PD-4501 platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | two-axle rear, single front axle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
panoramic front windshield
ⓘ
raised rear passenger compartment ⓘ split-level interior ⓘ underfloor luggage compartments ⓘ |
| designInfluence | influenced later deck-and-a-half and double-deck coaches ⓘ |
| doorCount | 1 passenger door ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| fleetOwner | The Greyhound Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| height |
10 ft 10 in
ⓘ
3.30 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved by bus museums and private collectors ⓘ |
| introducedAs | flagship of Greyhound fleet ⓘ |
| laterEngineConfiguration | single-engine ⓘ |
| laterEngineModel | Detroit Diesel 8V-71 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layout | rear-engine layout ⓘ |
| length |
12.2 m
ⓘ
40 ft ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
GM Coach Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ |
| nickname | Scenicruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with U.S. interstate era
ⓘ
iconic streamlined design ⓘ symbol of postwar American highway travel ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1001 ⓘ |
| operator | Greyhound Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalEngineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| originalEngineModel | GM 4-71 diesel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalEnginePowerOutput | approx 238 hp combined ⓘ |
| primaryOperator | Greyhound Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | intercity highway service ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1954–1956 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| retirementPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 43 passengers ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| successor | MCI MC-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | Spicer manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 273.5 in ⓘ |
| width |
2.44 m
ⓘ
96 in ⓘ |
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