Curriculum vitae (still incomplete)
The research work is still ongoing....
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1948 | Manufactured by GMC Truck & Coach Division, General Motors Corporation, Pontiac, Michigan, USA as PD 3751, Coach No. 1321 |
27.07.1948 | Enrolled and assigned to Northland Greyhound Lines as No. 796 |
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1954 | in service with the Dixie Greyhound Lines in Memphis, Tennessee, which later became the Southeastern Greyhound Lines |
20.02.1984 | Sale from ABC Bus, Faribault, Minnesota to John Elliott, 5904 Lee Valley Rd, Edina. (receipt available) |
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1993 | in use at Roadway Express Inc., 1077 Gorge BLVD, Akron, Ohio |
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21.10.2000 | Sold by John Elliott to Have Bus Will Travel, 536 Pefferlaw, Ontario, Canada (receipt available) |
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24.11.2006 | Shipment in Baltimore to Europe to the port of destination........ |
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02.03.2011 | Redeemed in the Canton of Zurich by Larag AG, Wil on behalf of Odile Burger |
Bis 2015 | Used as an exhibition bus for the Wooster fashion label |
Herbst 2016 | Transfer to Petit Vivy |
11.10.2022 | Discovery of the bus by Thomas Aebischer in Petit Vivy near the castle |
03.01.2023 | Donation of the bus |
13.02.2023 | Transfer / bus ride from Petit Vivy to Kerzers to the company interBUS |
14.02.2023 | Inspection of the bus, together with Durot Electric, for the purpose of preparing a feasibility study |
01.03.2023 | Start of the restoration work |
14.04.2023 |
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18.04.2023 | Conversion of the "Wooster bus" back to a Greyhound bus by attaching the Greyhound logo signs |
07.07.2023 | With the successful motor vehicle inspection, the bus has regained road approval as a "heavy motor vehicle, sales vehicle category". |
11.07.2023 | Applying the new lettering in original font |
21.07.2023 | Major engine service at Helvetic Diesel GmbH in Wiler near Seedorf |
27.07.2023 | Anniversary trip around Lake Murten on the occasion of his 75th birthday |
04.09.2023 | New tires |
Okt/Nov.23 | On the road as an exhibition and sales bus with SoCo/Superate in Solothurn, Zofingen, Neuchâtel, Murten and Fribourg |
11.03.2024 | Replacing the two main headlights / Replacement of an original fog light bulb |
02.04.2024 | Replacement of the defective starter |
19.04.2024 | Calibration of the tachograph |
06.11.2024 | Production of the two spare keys for the luggage compartments and the engine compartment |
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