This has sent me on a nostalgia trip. In addition to the contracted
French Chausson buses, we we also transported by a large fleet of God-awful US
Army Fageol buses:
http://brucerichards.com/army/fageol%20bus.jpg
These were designed with discomfort being a primary design goal. When I moved
out here back in 1979 I got to see a Fageol moving van that was essentially the
bus without the windows and seats. Here's a photo of an earlier version:
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/charles_dodd/fageol_01.jpg
>
> How interesting. When I was living in Orleans, I went to school riding a
> Chausson bus. The gear shift lever stuck out of the dashboard rather than
> the floor. It had a diesel engine and a manual transmission. When the
> driver threw in the clutch it sounded like a lot of heavy chains rattling
> beneath the floor and the whole bus shook terribly. The short wheelbase
> allowed it to easily negotiate sharp turns in cities and mountain roads. I
> have not been able to find much information about those buses even though
> they were a mainstay for public transportation back then. Here's a photo of
> one:
>
>http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8155/7443509154_e5fa9fd3af_z.jpg
>
>The one I rode had a red banner under the windows. Here's a photo of the
>Dinky Toy model:
>
>http://www.dinky-northeast.com/photos/Buses/29F%28F%29%201956-60.jpg
>
>I still have my Norev model, painted up as the one I rode for three years.
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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