| T48 5605 | 2123 | Metro Transit Operating Co | C.C.F. | T48 | 4/49 | | | RETIRED | dual stream front bi-fold doors, seats reduced to 42, converted to single seating left side in 1954. 2101-2168 retired by 1983
July 1973:Painted in experiment colours. It actually ran in a couple of variations, with the orange
apron round the front being painted at various depths, and with
variants to the number size and placement. And then there
were the "indecision" buses 2124
and up to about 2127 I believe, which ran in all-over white with no
logos.
The paint scheme and logo, incidentally, were inspired by Oahu
County paint scheme of the day which incorporated the same orange
and yellow colours (though much more prominent on the vehicle) and
used "The Bus" branding. A certain Director of Transit came back
from Hawaii with pictures, it got turned over to an ad agency, and
voila, 2123 emerged. The Flyer D700s soon followed, as did
fishbowl 4710 which just happened to be next in the paint shop.Turned a few heads back then, when
everything on the road was hydro blue & green.
John Day
(MT); |
