It was about Dec. 1956 about a month after I got out of the Army and my then girlfriend and I were on our way to Florida on my motorcycle. Late at night dark...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Dec 11, 2004 3:35 am
Greensboro's Bus Station,it had 10 loading platforms where the buses would pull under the canopy or roof.The Scenicruisers were to high to fit under any one of...
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RJ Long
gmc4106fan
Dec 11, 2004 6:58 am
Harry - Remember that little trick about getting one of the Scenics around a sweeping corner on the freeway? Where you added a little steering lock to get the...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Dec 11, 2004 7:06 am
RJ..Your memory serves you well..However to be very honest, no one ever showed me that trick.. I did drive one that they put a v-12 in as an experiment. Ran...
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RJ Long
gmc4106fan
Dec 11, 2004 7:25 am
Harry - Wasn't that turbine in an MC-7? Don't remember 'Hound doing that with a Scenic. . . but do remember following a 7 over the Grapevine (I-5) headed SB...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Dec 11, 2004 7:48 am
RJ...Yes the turbine was in an MC-7.. I didn't mean to make it sound like it was in a scenic. The Scenic had a experimental V-12.. I worked out of D.C. and we...
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Howard A. Drozd
howardddeee
Dec 12, 2004 5:41 am
Harry, Oh, yeah, I remember the air door and the actuator that operated it! The open position was forward. There was a neutral position in the center which...
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sean huber
orangepeel91us
Dec 12, 2004 5:47 am
15 of the 6's went to Canada AND kept the 12V-71's until they were retired in the early 80's. Most of the rest of the 6's ended up in California. There was an...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Dec 12, 2004 6:46 am
With the exception of the two we had in DC most of the east coast cars were run in upstate NY on the NY Thruway. That is if I remember correctly. Its been sooo...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Dec 12, 2004 6:49 am
I wonder how many are left and still running today in any kind of service, revenue, charter, RV's, etc... Harry sean huber <orangepeel91us@...> wrote: 15...
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sean huber
orangepeel91us
Dec 12, 2004 2:06 pm
There were 2 6's for sale a few months ago. one already converted with a raised roof in the front section and those really tall prevost LeMarige windows. Talk...
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Jeanette Drodge
torrenstrans...
Dec 12, 2004 9:12 pm
hi, im mike green.(new member) a question about the scenicruiser. were any sent overseas and used on service routes with other greyhound companies? ... From:...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Dec 12, 2004 10:20 pm
Hi Mike Green...I'm Harry x Hound 63 - 83 I can only remember one time that a Scenic was sent overseas and this was for demo purposes only. As far as I know...
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group4photo
Dec 14, 2004 5:11 am
Ken's information about the Greensboro station, parallels my recent mention of the near-by Winston-Salem, NC station. It took up a city block between two...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Dec 14, 2004 12:36 pm
What type of loading platofrm did Win-Sal have, pull thru or sawtooth? How many slips or bays? Is that terminal still in use or long gone like so many others?...
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group4photo
Dec 14, 2004 2:32 pm
Sorry I cannot give answers to all your questions. That was years ago and I only have memory to rely on. It was a sawtooth type indoor design with the first...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Dec 16, 2004 4:48 am
My hometown is Baton Rouge, La. I have seen Greyhound rollsigns for Baton Rouge on the 4104, 4106, 4107, MC7, MC8, MC9 and 102A3, but I have never seen it on...
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Sean
orangepeel91us
Dec 19, 2004 1:46 pm
Check this out guys, I just ofund out that there is a scenic in England. And it is being fully restored. As of 2001 the pain was done back to 1954 colors. He...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Dec 19, 2004 3:37 pm
Hi Sean, I've seen the Cockney Hound before but thanks for sharing it with us. Ingrid...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Dec 25, 2004 8:41 pm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all from your moderators. Lloyd Ingrid Colin Camille P.S. May we all be safe and free from harm during this Holiday...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Jan 2, 2005 5:50 am
... <lloydingridcolincamille@y...> wrote: From your Moderators, Lloyd Ingrid Colin Camille...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Jan 2, 2005 6:01 am
Wrote what?? ... <lloydingridcolincamille@y...> wrote: From your Moderators, Lloyd Ingrid Colin Camille ... Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web,...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Jan 10, 2005 6:01 am
Group updates coming soon. Be on the lookout for more pix, discussion topics, and more.... Colin...
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kylefbrandt
Jan 14, 2005 3:14 pm
I am interested in knowing other 4501 scenicruiser owners to share information with as far as part availability, substitution and etc. My idea is to have a...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Jan 17, 2005 6:58 pm
Membership is currently at 49. We expect to cross over to the big 60 mark soon. Members' help is needed. Invite family, other relatives, and friends to our...
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Lloyd
lloydingridc...
Jan 21, 2005 3:58 am
Happy Five-O for Scenicruiser21, as we now have 50 members! Let's keep pushing for 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100+.... Colin...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Jan 21, 2005 4:19 am
I'm gonna tell a tale of an experience I had with a Scenic while instructing a class of new drivers back in the late 60's. I was a driver instructor out of...
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sean huber
orangepeel91us
Jan 21, 2005 5:52 pm
That was horrifying enough. that rotton sob killed a scenic! I hope there were no other injuries. Sean Harry Chavez Sr <harrychavezsr@...> wrote: I'm...
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RJ Long
gmc4106fan
Jan 21, 2005 6:35 pm
Oh, Harry. . . the tales we "retired" driver training instructors could tell, eh? RJ PD4106-2784 Fresno CA ... From: Harry Chavez Sr I'm gonna tell a tale of...
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Harry Chavez Sr
harrychavezsr
Jan 22, 2005 12:08 am
There wern't no bodily injuries except to the bus. It happenened like in slow motion. Just sort of rolled over on it's side and played dead!! Harry sean huber...
