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SMS88
11-15-2007, 05:01 PM
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/Grayhound.jpg
The newest addition to my collection is also one of the oldest items i own. I can see that this Scenecruiser is a mid- 1950s design,and I guess the toy has to be from the 50 or 60s???? It cost me $18, a bargain I think. How rare is this item? It looks similar but much larger than the famous Lesney casting
JasonZ
11-15-2007, 07:48 PM
is it 1/64 scale? Im guessing from the late 60's
GeraldE61
11-16-2007, 09:18 AM
That bus is from the 60s, it's not that rare, but a nice buy. In the 60s Tootsietoy really put out a lot of cars. There are two versions of that bus, one with the open bottom and one with a closed buttom. You got a good buy.

Gerald
STUTZ
11-19-2007, 11:13 AM
Very nice buy!
Lummox
11-19-2007, 12:28 PM
I beleive the 1/1 GMC Scenecruiser came out in about '65 give or take one year.
Lemme check - hold on...

edit: Nope - way off. 1954 was the first. And it's spelled Scenicruser. :thumbsup:
Thanks for showing it!
STUTZ
11-19-2007, 01:44 PM
The old Greyhound Scenicruiser had a very distintive style.

I rode on the Greyhound Scenicruiser several times when I was young.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i34/STUTZ64/HobbyTalk/cgl-4501.jpg
SMS88
11-21-2007, 12:41 PM
The old Greyhound Scenicruiser had a very distintive style.

I rode on the Greyhound Scenicruiser several times when I was young.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i34/STUTZ64/HobbyTalk/cgl-4501.jpg
Superb photo, thankyou for sharing :) ,almost as famous a design as the Flxible Clipper
This example has the base cast, its not open
MattGTO
11-21-2007, 01:46 PM
NICE find!

Oh, and great photo STUTZ, I set it as my background!
JasonZ
11-21-2007, 04:16 PM
Is that bus 2 levels?
terry9911
12-03-2007, 05:27 PM
I only rode a Greyhound bus once. From Dayton OH to Cocoa FL in 32 hrs. We must have hit every one horse town in between.

It wasn't a bad ride until some joker up front took his shoes off. It smelled like parmesian cheese clear to the back of the bus :(
SMS88
12-04-2007, 04:37 AM
I only rode a Greyhound bus once. From Dayton OH to Cocoa FL in 32 hrs. We must have hit every one horse town in between.

It wasn't a bad ride until some joker up front took his shoes off. It smelled like parmesian cheese clear to the back of the bus :(

In coaches with sealed windows, and only the driver having an opening window, anybody who farts sitting anywhere inside the bus is going to entertain the driver, so a friend who is a coach driver told me (its the worst part of his job :( )