Yellow Coach
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2010-10-24 19:50 |
nzcarnerd identified the same one here /vehicle_328403-GMC-Yellow-Coach-1936.html as a 1936 GMC Yellow Coach (all as maker) but I'm not sure of that. Maybe fsbus, maxp, etc.. could help on these. |
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◊ 2010-10-25 11:11 |
As far as my poor english let me know, it seems Yellow Coach was independent brand until 1944. Link to "www.coachbuilt.com" Link to "en.wikipedia.org" Following the last link, the years range 1924-36 was for models Z, Y, X, U and V. Also the picture it seems doesn't look a 700 Series http://www.flickr.com/photos/hostajohn1/3173012173/ I haven't could find the model for these tw I'm speaking about in previous answer, but they look as pre-war Yellow Coach buses like this and this another one (scroll down 1/3) |
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◊ 2010-10-25 12:05 |
If you read the coachbuilt page in vilero's link you will see that General Motors bought Yellow in the 1920s - hence the reason Yellow Cabs became General Motors Cabs around 1930. From then on all of Yellow's products used GM components. The bus in this picture used a Chevrolet car engine. Later and bigger models used Buick eights and also GM diesels. I am not sure of the correct name of the company at any one time but they were all built under GM ownership. I found the picture which identified the other one - linked above - in a book from the library but I don't have it now. -- Last edit: 2010-10-25 12:08:14 |
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◊ 2010-10-25 12:16 |
Although General Motors purchased a majority stake in 1925, they did not own it outright therefore GM was not part of the name. The company name changed to Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Company. GM purchased the business outright in 1943 merging it into their GM Truck Division to form GM Truck & Coach Division |
