Greyhound’s GMCs in Chicago

A recent perusing of the ATHS Forums’ popular What Am I section turned up the above shot of one of 60 so-called “trailer coaches” that Greyhound fielded for the 1933-1934 Chicago Century of Progress World’s Fair, courtesy the New York Public Library’s collection. We immediately thought of searching through the University of Illinois’s photo archives, […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1942 GMC CCKW

We haven’t gone shopping for World War II-era military vehicles lately, but it seems to us that this 1942 GMC CCKW for sale on Hemmings.com seems to be priced particularly reasonable, especially considering it comes with a matching Checker-built trailer. Perfect for a camping trek far far away from any roads. From the seller’s description: […]

Gettin’ steamed on the bus

In the year-plus since we discovered the photos of the first-ever Symposium on Low Pollution Power Systems Development, we’ve teased out more information on a couple of the attending vehicles: the McKee-built Sundancer and the GM 512-series micros. Next up, the Lear-built steam bus. While we only see evidence of one Lear steam bus, a […]