A GMC Fishbowl sits forlornly in Harlem

An old GMC Fishbowl bus sits forlornly in Harlem on 121st Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue. I have no idea what year this bus was made or anything about it. I do not even know what the number 688 on the front where the builders plate should be means. I am assuming that someone has made this bus into his or hers own personal travel camper. As a side note, some Metro North trains are on the Park Avenue viaduct in the background. If anyone has any information on this bus at all, please tell me. If you have any questions about the video, feel free to message me. Comments are welcome. The video was taken on March 26th, 2008. The bus remained in this location another 2 days, but since March 30th, has not been seen in this location.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• GMC
• Fishbowl
• bus
• NYC
• NYCT
• NYCTA
• Harlem
• 121st
• Street
• Park
• Avenue
• Madison
• Ave
• Metro
• North
• Railroad
• camper
• 688

[AlcoRS3m]

If you google "The bus conversion adventure" the build of this bus comes up.

[AEMoreira81]

That's what's called the BIoBus - at the time, it hadn't been repainted yet. It's essentially a mobile teaching science lab.

[mythicalness]

At least these old pieces of shit run better than the new pieces of shit they buy today

[JP849343]

That is an Ex-Golden Gate Transit new look. AC Transit always had a rear door. Golden Gate deleted the GM front logo on their orders and had fleet numbers in place of the GM logo. Golden Gate never owned a 4 speed manual new look. All were VS2 automatics with toggle switch gear shift on left side of dash. Another give away is the front door exterior overhead steplight. Another special order option from GM.

[CSIS25]

the gangster bus

[rankinlad]

Love these old rigs. Drove them for a small urban transit co. back in the late

70's during a prolonged break from university studies. Sure would be nice to wheel one around town now for old times sake.

[SteveCarras]

Those we the upgraded Allison automatics of 1966-67, with an overdrive (three speeds, one being a super overdrive, the 2 in the designation referring to the "two gear changes}, the 8 the appropriate cylinder configuration that thsi would be sold with [a six cylinder would have VS26, for instance.]

Nice work. These old-school automatics were FAR better than the modern ones [actually, the older BUSES were far superioir, hee hee],.

BTW

Stick shift=4 speeds

Automatic-2 or 3. [VS, and V730]

[jkeating12345]

where did you find it?

[jesterwhl]

it is i didnt know u were looking for info too

[jkeating12345]

Is it? Where did you find that info to i was looking for info on this