The weekend of June 28th saw lots of activity here at the Transit Musuem!
On June 28th Angus McIntyre drove our 1964 GMC ‘New Look’ between River Rock Casino and VanDusen gardens carrying happy couple Eric and Nicole and their guests to their wedding ceremony.
“Now that the dust has settled on the day a little bit as a newly married couple, we wanted to extend another thank you to you both, Bryan and Angus, for helping us to both fulfill a need for passenger transportation as well as being able to incorporate such a beautiful piece of history into our wedding! As a transit loving kid, I never would have thought something like this would one day be possible! The bus was a great hit with all of the guests, from the old to the young and I distinctly recall there was a loud gasp of “oh yesss, I remember!!!” from guests when Angus explained and demonstrated the coin dispenser. From listening to Angus’ history and knowledge I can tell both of you are very passionate about the organization, and it truly made our day. Please also thank the detailing crew for us, as it was sparkling clean right down to the shine of the tires and it was noticed.”
Eric Lee
Look at those tires and rubber wheel well sections! People arriving at the parking lot really noticed – photos were taken. Rear wheel rim is gleaming white. At 61 years old it looks like it just came out of the factory.
Angus
Thanks also go to Francis He and Iyck Igbinedion (Ike) for washing 4612 for its shuttle assignment. It goes to show how important it is to carefully clean and detail the bus. Special thanks to Jason who even detailed the tires and Angus who weaves his magic on every charter he drives for us.
Bryan
I made sure my shoes were as shiny as the bus.
Angus
Meanwhile at our Langley facility…. three ‘Jimmys’. Matthew Walker took these photos. Interesting to note that really only two years separate the two designs. Our ‘Old Look’ was built in 1957, while the ‘New Look’ design made its debut in 1959!
Jason Sharpe washes 730: thanks to our maintenance team, the oil leak was repaired and the coach will attend events this summer!