1952 GMC PD-4103 1219!!

[Numbskulls]

Blame it on auto correct that's what I always do 🤣

[luvrbus]

LOL Dave that is what you get you with 1 bad eye with a patch on it,I am black and blue from running into stuff  lol auto correct doesn't speak Texan,neither does Google talk and type.I do laugh sometimes at the Google translations 

[Dave5Cs]

Not again Sonia said shut-up and you thought she said Stand-up? LOL 

Just kiddin, what did you do now?

[Numbskulls]

You guys! Hahaha! Here's some pictures.. The first one is the maintenance manual.. All the rest I don't have with me right now. The second one is the new floor and wall.. And yes.. I'm a girl so the wheel well is painted yellow! Sorry😂 And the last one her in her glory.  I have been trying to find the correct red paint but haven't had any luck.. Does anyone know how to do that?

[luvrbus]

Not again Sonia said shut-up and you thought she said Stand-up? LOL 

Just kiddin, what did you do now?

I was working on a pto in Scottsdale and sent the boys to get me a brass punch and they got one from H/F.
I hit it 1 time with 4 lb hammer and it exploded the fragments went under my glasses and embedded in the upper part of my eye.Took 2 surgeries to remove t all the fragments, if it was steel they could have used a magnet lol a friggn eye can cause a lot of pain I found out

     

[oltrunt]

Clifford,  Sorry about the eye.  I've had the "magnet" treatment a couple of times --its not a whole lot of fun either.  Jack

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford we just can't leave you alone anymore, lol BTDT like Jack said I friggin hurts....

[edvanland]

All ways enjoyed his post.

[siberyd]

4103-1219 a 1952 coach originally purchased by New England Greyhound Lines  as fleet number E-8185. Part of a 10 coach order.

Thanks for your serial number and welcome to the fun of bus ownership.

Siberyd

[Numbskulls]

Thank you! I realized that I had the incorrect number.. I got that number off of some maintenance paperwork but the number is actually PD4103-1085.. Do you happen to know that history?  Thanks again!

[pd4501-771]

I had already posted history for s/n 1085 in your other thread: (again below)


S/N 1071-1091  03/52 Transcontinental Bus System [Continental Bus System] 316-332 (Dallas TX)


Found the following at: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/erb01

The Texas intercity busing industry suffered some economic reversal during the Great Depression but rebounded vigorously during World War II, when tire and gasoline rationing encouraged motorists to take the bus. Military installations around the state played a large part in the economic prosperity of the bus lines despite the inability of the owners to acquire sufficient parts, drivers, equipment, and mechanics to keep all of the routes functioning properly. After the end of the war, M. E. Moore founded the Continental Bus System, with corporate headquarters in Dallas, on December 12, 1945. In 1946 all of the franchises of pioneer operator R. C. Bowen were consolidated into Lone Star Coaches and then merged into the new Continental Bus system. On December 9, 1947, all of the Moore and Bowen interests formed the nucleus of the new Transcontinental Bus System (Continental Trailways), with national operations headquartered in Dallas. A symbolic historical transition occurred in the industry on January 1, 1949, when coaches of the Texas Electric Bus Line replaced the interurban rail cars of the Texas Electric Railway between Waco and Dallas.

The postwar optimism of the bus owners did not materialize, and both ridership and revenues entered a period of sustained decline after the war. Most of the small lines ceased operation altogether in the 1950s or sold out to the larger networks of Trailways and Greyhound, which merged in 1987. The Greyhound Corporation sold its bus operations in toto to a group of investors headed by Fred Currey of Dallas in 1986. The entire operation of the Kerrville Bus Company, including Painter Bus Lines, was sold to Fred Kaiser of Kerrville on July 15, 1988. As of 1989 the Texas intercity bus industry was heavily dominated by Greyhound. Other companies still in operation were Arrow Trailways of Texas, Central Texas Trailways, Kerrville Bus Company, Sun Set Stages, and Texas Bus Lines; Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma Coaches; and a few smaller operations.

[siberyd]

Thanks Tom,

I will update the list.

Siberyd

[Numbskulls]

Thank you Tom! Well, I looked through all my paperwork and I have a Bill of Sale from a Thomas E. O'Connor to Dallas Farnworth as well as an out of date registration card under Mr. O'Connor name and the bill of sale from Cat to me.. So how do I get a title with all that does anyone know? Is Mr. O'Connor on this forum?

[richard5933]

Have you asked at your state's DMV office? You're not the first person in this situation, and they have procedures for this. Around here I believe that they issue a provisional title until they can research the title to be sure no one else is making a claim to it.

[pd4501-771]

Like Richard stated, start with your DMV. Each state has their own title requirements. If you hit a dead-end with DMV, you could call these folks. They may be able to help you. https://broadwaytitle.com/

If you were lucky enough to have bought the vehicle form a state that does not require titles for certain aged vehicles (like Georgia), all you need is the bill-of-sale from that state. Your state would then issue a title based on that bill-of-sale.