1960s mid-engine vans...

[cfz2882]

possibly,but the twin coach bus does seem longer-after writing reply 16,I looked around online and closest bus to description Was Gillig buses:factory in Hayward,CA.,they were in business 1940-82 and in earlier years,made buses with a 590 cubic inch Hall Scott six on it's side under the floor.

 

[cfz2882]

hall scott engines

poking around further,discovered Hall Scott also made a monster 779 cubic inch gasoline inline six for mounting on side under buses-rated for 240 HP at 2500 RPM.Hall Scott engines were made in Berkely,CA.1910-1960,so both engine and body of the earlier Gillig buses were made in California

 

[sudsmaster]

Gillig is still in business in Hayward, CA, making buses at this very moment... but probably none with the motors stashed under the passenger floor...

 

 

[cfz2882]

cool that Gillig is still making buses-I thought they had stopped after 1982,but that was just the mid-engine versions that were discontinued I discovered after closer investigation Glad there is a company still making transit buses in the U.S. in 2015...

 

[sudsmaster]

According to my web searches, Gillig is one of two North American bus companies that account for the vast majority of transit buses sold today in the USA. The other one is a Canadian firm the name of which escapes me. New Flyer something.

 

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http://https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillig_Corporation

 

[cfz2882]

Supervan up for auction

Seen George Barris "Supervan"is going to auction soon-based on a dodge A100,was built in 1966 as a futuristic people mover,then dusted off and updated a little once the custom van craze kicked in ~mid-'70s and was featured in a couple movies.I have a 1976 custom van magazine that has a small article on this van