GM Old Look
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GM Old Look is a series of streamlined, postwar transit buses produced by General Motors that became iconic in North American public transportation from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | transit bus series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Old Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | high-floor bus ⓘ |
| chassisLayout | rear-engine, rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
rear-engine layout
ⓘ
rounded front end ⓘ steel monocoque body construction ⓘ streamlined body styling ⓘ two-piece windshield ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration |
front and rear doors
ⓘ
front door only ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Detroit Diesel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II ⓘ |
| fuelType |
diesel
ⓘ
gasoline ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
GM Old Look 30-foot model
ⓘ
GM Old Look 35-foot model NERFINISHED ⓘ GM Old Look 40-foot model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | standard city bus design before GM New Look ⓘ |
| industry | public transportation ⓘ |
| lengthRange | 25 to 40 feet ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
General Motors
ⓘ
Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | GM Coach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic appearance in mid-20th-century transit
ⓘ
widespread use in North American cities ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Chicago Transit Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles Transit Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Transit Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yellow Coach transit buses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
suburban transit service
ⓘ
urban transit service ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| successor | GM New Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionType |
automatic transmission
ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| vehicleType | single-deck bus ⓘ |
| width | 96 inches ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.