Craft CB photos

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

brathke at juno.com wrote:

> It's difficult to tell from the "Playhouse" photo, but those old-look
> buses could be the small buses (30 or 35 ft.) that PAT bought in 1964 or
> 65 for lightly travelled routes.  GM introducedhe fishbowl buses in 1959,
> but that same year PRC opted to buy the very last of the "old look"
> models that GM made.  PRC didn't buy its first fishbowls until 1962; they
> were called "Downtowners" and ran mostly on the East End express routes.
> PAT bought air conditioned fishbowls in 1964, and then a batch of small
> OLD LOOK buses nearly 5 years after GM had replaced that design with
> fishbowls.  The mid-60s old look buses were air conditioned, but on the
> Playhouse photo you can't see if the bus roofs have AC fans.

The Old Looks were available from GMC into the mid-1960's as 30 or 35
passenger units. However, these later "Old Looks" sported quad headlights. I
believe 1959 or '60 was the last year for dual (one on each side) headlights
on this type of coach.

Incidently, GM Fishbowls were still available in Canada after production
ceased in the U.S. Edmonton, Alberta purchased a fleet of these Fishbowls as
trolley coaches (using BBC electrical gear.) Ken J.