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Motorcoach
Milestones
Smith, ed. In this
heavily illustrated book,
which examines the growth
of the bus industry from
1895 through the 20 th century,
you’ll view the first Mack
bus in America, the famous
and few double-deckers, post-World War II sightseeing
buses, the innovative features and
designs that define the modern bus, and more.
Includes coverage of important models, manufacturers
and bus lines. 192 pages, 150 color
and 350 B&W photographs, 8½"x 11",
softcover.................................#R02623B $ 39.95
Go the
Greyhound Way
The Romance of the Road
Gabrick. Wonderfully illustrated
with period advertisements,
travel brochures,
postcards and archival photographs
of depots and
buses, this history of the
Greyhound Bus Lines is a unique journey
through America’s physical and cultural landscape.
160 pages, 250 color and B&W photographs
and illustrations, 8½"x 11",
softcover..................................#R10175B $ 34.95
Historic Greyhound
& Bus Tour Films
This collection of three travelogues
– America for Me,
The Bus Driver and Freedom
Highway – takes you across
America in the 1940s and
1950s to show you all the adventure of a bus
trip, popular tourist attractions, incredible
scenery, buses such as the Greyhound GMC
Scenicruiser, and much more. Color
and B&W, 1 hr. 15 min........#RV9240B $ 14.95
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O Scale
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Buses
These O scale (1/50), die cast models are perfect
for a train layout or as standalone display
pieces. Featuring a highly detailed body with
intricate hand-applied parts, a full interior, freerolling
wheels with real rubber tires, authentic
markings, and more, their precision and quality
will amaze you! Includes a numbered
certificate...................Reg: $ 69.95 Now: $ 59.95
A: Flxible Clipper – Features King Ward
Coach Lines markings. 7¾" long.........#R88233C
B: MCI 102 DL3 – Features a 2007 Greyhound
Lines paint scheme with a Washington, D.C.,
destination board. 10¾" long................#R88236C
Buses & Taxis
GM Intercity
Coaches
1944-1980 Photo Archive
Grams. In 1943, General Motors
purchased the Yellow Truck &
Coach Manufacturing Co. and
formed the GM Truck & Coach
Division. This heavily illustrated book examines GM highway
coaches built in Pontiac, Michigan, from 1944 – when
700 parlor coaches were built – through 1980, when the
final “Buffalo bus” left the factory and GM departed the
highway bus business. 128 pages, 132 B&W photographs,
10¼"x 8½", softcover..................#R02587B $ 29.95
PD-4103 Intercity Bus
In 1951, GM introduced
the PD-4103 bus, of
which more than 1,500
units were built. Perfect
for your late steam or
early diesel layout, this
HO scale, die cast model
features textured surfaces, a well-equipped interior with
glazed windows, plastic detail parts, free-rolling wheels with
real rubber tires, and an authentic Continental Trailways
paint scheme with a destination board.
4¾" long............................................................. $ 21.95 each
Dallas...................................................................#R93794C
San Francisco .....................................................#R93795C
Washington, D.C.................................................#R93796C
Denver .................................................................#R93797C
Flxible Clipper Buses
These HO scale,
plastic models
of 1950s Flxible
Clipper buses
feature a finely
molded body,
interior seats
and glazed windows,
separately
applied detail parts, freerolling
wheels with realistically
treaded rubber
tires, and an authentic
paint scheme with a
destination board.
4½" long. $
22.95 each
A: Intercity
Charter.....#R94185D
Memphis...#R94186D
B: Kansas City
Southern
Sallisaw....#R94187D
Kansas
City...........#R94188D
C: Maine Central
Portland.............#R94189D
D: Rock Island
Peoria................#R94191D
Features
Railroad Paint
Schemes!
Bangor.............#R94190D
Topeka.............#R94192D
The Collector’s Guide
to Bus Toys & Models
Resch. Filled with hundreds of color
photographs of more than 1,500 toy
buses – from early buses and transit
and trolley buses to school buses and
modern luxury coaches – this lavishly
illustrated book examines collectible
bus toys and models in fascinating
detail, providing alphabetical listings of more than 250 toy
manufacturers, current values, and much more. 176 pages,
558 color photographs, 8½"x 11",
softcover..................................................#R10350C $ 29.95
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MODELING
The American Taxi
A Century of Service
Monier. This heavily illustrated
book examines the more than
100-year history of the American
taxi, covering famous taxi marques
such as Yellow, General, Checker,
DeSoto, Packard, Plymouth, Ford
and Studebaker as well as forgotten
makes including Rockwell, Murphy, Oakland,
Huppmobile and Stearns Knight. You’ll even view
unusual taxis, lights, meters, taxi memorabilia, and
more. 144 pages, color and B&W photographs,
8¼"x 10¾", softcover...................#R05638B $ 34.95
Taxi Cabs
Keep your city streets
busy! Replicating Yellow
Cab taxis, these HO scale,
die cast models feature textured
surfaces, a detailed
interior with glazed windows,
free-rolling wheels, and authentic
markings. $
12.95 each
A: 1936 Ford Fordor Sedan
2" long......................................................#R92148C
B: 1950 Dodge Meadowbrook Sedan
2½" long..................................................#R92472C
Checker A8/Marathon Taxis
Replicating the iconic
American taxis produced
by the Checker
Motors Company of
Kalamazoo,
Michigan, from 1956
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to 1982, these HO
scale, plastic models
feature a finely molded
body, simulated chrome parts,
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a separately applied steering
wheel, glazed windows, a trunkmounted
advertising panel, free
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rolling wheels with real rubber
tires, and more. 2½" long........................... $ 12.95 each
A: New York Yellow Cab.............................#R94604D
B: Diamond Cab Company........................#R94606D
C: Checker Taxi Company.........................#R94607D
Tijuana
Taxi Kit
This newly reissued
edition
of the famous,
1/24 scale,
plastic Tijuana
Taxi kit –
designed by
legendary hot
rod artist Tom
Daniel – features a hot “Big Poncho”
engine with dual quad Weber carbs,
groovy headers, third-class fender
seats, a bull horn radiator ornament, plenty of
simulated chrome, a roof-mounted chicken
coop, Goodyear slicks and wide
boots up front (all mounted
on deep-dish spider wheels),
decals, and more. 6" long;
95 parts, skill level 2.
#R86140C $ 22.95
A: Rommel’s Rod
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Kit...........#R87342B $ 22.95
B: Red Baron
Kit............#R87346B $ 22.95
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