The highlight of the trip was the ride on this 1976 Flxible New Look #621, formerly of the Peninsula Transportation District Commission (PENTRAN) through Roanoke, Virginia. This bus served the city of Roanoke for 23 before being saved and donated to the Commonwealth Coach & Trolley Museum.
Powered by the mighty Detroit Diesel 8V71 engine, this bus run like it did during those 20+ years in service.
Powertrain: Detroit Diesel 8v71
Transmission: Allison VS3 Overdrive
I remember when these were introduced in 1976. They looked so futuristic.
Man..... that company was back in the day in Hampton Roads!!!!! That brought back memories of my childhood.
A friend I know served in the United States Army and rode that bus to and from Fort Eustis.
Those Flxs were the best at MaBstoa
They actually had these in Puerto Rico starting in 1968. They also had the 70 model and the 72 all with the 6v engine. The authority moved up to the RTS model in 1980 and these became the alternative when the non rush hour routes ran out there. I miss those days and seeing how little they changed thru the years makes them remarkable vehicles.
I used to ride this bus to school back in the day.
OH MY GOD!! I WANT that BUS!
DAAAAMMMMMMNNNNN, that's a nice combination of both the engine and the transmission. Excellent video, man.
La used to have buses like these they were the scrtd 7300 fleet!!!
The Fxlible city buses seem to be just a bit quieter than the GMC buses are !! They’re both great city buses are !!
San Juan Flxible New Look Allison 730 from 1972. I have at least 4 photos
All I want is to ride one Flexible and I'm satisfied.
This bus reminds me of speed lol
Here's the actual history of the bus. It ran at Pentran through the early 1990s, then it served Blacksburg Transit until around 1999, when it was donated to CC&T, which is here in Roanoke. It never ran here before becoming a museum bus. However, we did have 35-foot Flxible New Looks from the same year with 6V71s.
Good job!
Also available in Allison 730
Wow... That's was scary...
Excellent video! I too love that bus! Looking for one to buy. Where is the museum in Roanoke? I need to see this.
So Flxible deleted the grilles bookending the destination sign for 1976.
Pentran was Hampton and Newport News. Do you mean they gave it to Roanoke, or is the museum in Roanoke?
Looks like it ran out of air at the end. Was that why he was revving it?
Could someone please do this bus for Omsi 2
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Awfully quiet ride.
Ew! I don't like them 2sp PowerGlides.
+Lennox Alexander Francis Jr That's what was so long used unless suburban four speed stick shifts were used.:) But 3-speed automatics came in 1976.
+Lennox Alexander Francis Jr 3 speed Voith...not a Power Glide
VOITH?? It said Allison Transmission..
Steve Carras Definitely Allison because New Looks never used Voith as their transmission options
I used to ride this bus to school back in the day.