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 hi anyone ever heard of these was talking to a guy and he told me
he has a 1948 silver streak bus it was used by the us post office
to pick up and drop off mail said it as used up till 1950s never had
seats v8 gas tryed looking it up but cant find any pictures any one
seen one or have a picture of one thanks john

There were several different buses used as "Highway Post Offices" form the early forties to the late fifties.

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c1e_hypobus.html (http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c1e_hypobus.html)
http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=53133 (http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=53133)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2550290795/# (http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2550290795/#)
http://www.transportation.org/sites/aashto/docs/Cullen-2007-10-22.pdf (http://www.transportation.org/sites/aashto/docs/Cullen-2007-10-22.pdf)
http://www.mrsharkey.com/forum/vwtp.php?p=2103 (http://www.mrsharkey.com/forum/vwtp.php?p=2103)

Mail by Bus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml9khVnVUPk#normal)

  thanks len
  that was interesting i known crown had made them
  what got me was there are silver streak trailers
  and pontiac made silver streak cars  i just never
  heard of a silver streak bus before  john