HO Scale New Look "Fishbowl" Transit Bus - New Run

The New Look Bus was the face of North American public and regional transit in the latter half of the 20th century, with almost 45,000 buses built between 1959 and 1986. Everyone remembers the New Look, also known as the "Fishbowl" Bus.

This deluxe model represents the second through fourth generations of the New Look Bus, spanning from the mid-1960s right up until the 1980s, and comes with agency-specific details from advertising panels to roof hatches.

Features

• Correct tubular profile traced from a 3D-scan of a real New Look Bus
• Era-correct rear engine door available in early or late styles
• Optional left-side emergency exit door, a trademark of early production versions
• Full interior including separate high-back seats and grooved flooring
• Etched-metal interior stanchions, stamped-metal handrails, and separate farebox and steering wheel
• Steerable front wheels and REAL rubber tires
• Three types of bumpers — steel, water and rubber
• A wide variety of optional detail parts included
• Pre-installed route destination signs for added realism
• Working interior lights, headlights and tail lights

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