GM New Look
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GM New Look is a widely used series of streamlined, high-floor transit buses introduced by General Motors in the late 1950s and commonly nicknamed the "Fishbowl" for their distinctive curved windshield design.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-floor bus
ⓘ
transit bus model ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial |
aluminum
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| category |
General Motors buses
ⓘ
buses introduced in 1959 ⓘ transit buses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
large picture windows
ⓘ
slanted side windows ⓘ wrap-around windshield ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration |
front and rear doors
ⓘ
front door ⓘ |
| enginePosition | rear-mounted engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
GM Fishbowl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Look bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyStyle | streamlined design ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature | curved windshield ⓘ |
| heightClass | single-deck ⓘ |
| introduced |
1959
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| lengthVariant |
35-foot
ⓘ
40-foot ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Motors ⓘ |
| market |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ some export markets ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Fishbowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic appearance in popular culture
ⓘ
widespread use in North American transit fleets ⓘ |
| notableOperator |
Calgary Transit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmonton Transit System NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal Transit Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Transit Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Transit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| replaced | GM Old Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | GM Rapid Transit Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
suburban transit
ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ |
| vehicleLayout | high-floor ⓘ |
| wheelConfiguration |
2-axle
ⓘ
3-axle ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.