Real Buses, Real Engines....THIS Is How A Bus Should Look and Sound!!!!

The title speaks for itself!!!
3 different buses, 3 different personalities; all of what makes a bus a REAL bus!!

in this video is:
1) 1978 GMC Model P8M-4905A "Parlor Coach", an ex-Academy Charter bus. This bus packs a Detroit Diesel 8V71 Engine mated with a Allison V-730 Transmission

2) 1983 GMC Model T8H-5308A "New Look".An ex-CT Transit bus This bus also packs a Detroit Diesel 8V71 Engine mated with An Allison V730 Transmission

3) 1978 Grumman Flxible Model 53096-6-1 "New look".An ex-WMATA Bus This bus packs a Detroit Diesel 6V71 Engine mated with an Allison V730 Transmission. The buses today has NOTHING on these classics!!!

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• Real Buses
• Real Engines THIS Is How A Bus Should Look and Sound!!!!

[saskmatt7]

i love the last shot of the bowl

[rts9100]

@saskmatt7 Thanks!!!

[123jefm]

At the 1983, the new look bus use the 6v71 or 6v92 engine with a tailight modification to the engine, so it's rare a 8v71 on this bus, I sure that bus is repowered with this engine.

[rts9100]

@123jefm Nope, u are incorrect sir! CT Transit bought these units with the 8V71 engine in them. Also, New York Bus Service had their 1983 GMC Fishbowls with 8V71 engines as well

[VIRAJ818]

Are they going to be restored?

[rts9100]

@VIRAJ818 8513 is the next project to be restored...the others are pretty much going to be left alone, with a little touch up work here and there

[dls99]

I knew NY was gonna make them quiet down the old flexi and the Buffalo GMC. Damn. They both had that straight exhaust tone. If the only would have had a straight pipe with the exhaust sealed instead of that off the turbo leak soiund, they could have gotten away with it.

[AdmiralArcher]

And they sound a little somthin like this. Hit It!

[flyingscrapyard]

Any bus that doesn't sound like this is probably a turd.

[Streetcar1743]

Those were the real engines. Eventhough they were Detroits, but they were the Detroits built like an engine should. The Rohr Flxibles could have been made ADA compliant. Plenty of room to install a Lift-U wheelchair lift. Just by looking at these buses takes us back to the days well before the ADA wasn't even thought of!

[ozone8902]

There is nothing like the sound of a two-stroke Detroit Diesel in a bus. Be it an inline 6-71 or any of the 71 Series or 92 Series V's, these engines give these coaches their personality. In today's world, bus engines are either 4-stroke Detroits or Cummins. They vibrate like crazy at idle and on some, the constant cycling on and off of the engine brake is annoying. Two-strokes were just smooth!

[Spectacular66]

EQUIPMENT!!!