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The front end styling job on the PD-4102 was reactionary, as it closely mimicked the striking styling of the IC41 intercity bus built by ACF-Brill Corporation in 1947-1954, a model bought in large quantities by Trailways to compete with Greyhound Lines' successful and much more efficient PD-3701/PD-3751 "Silversides" models.
Greyhound commissioned industrial designer Raymond Loewy and General Motors to design several distinctive buses from the 1930s through the 1950s. [23] [24] [25] Loewy's first was the Yellow Coach PDG-4101, the Greyhound Silversides produced in 1940-1941. Production was suspended during World War II. When the "Silversides" buses resumed ...
The GMC PD-4501 Scenicruiser, manufactured by General Motors (GM) for Greyhound Lines, Inc., was a three-axle monocoque two-level coach that Greyhound used from July 1954 into the mid-1970s. 1001 were made between 1954 and 1956.
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack has operated greyhound races in Wheeling since 1976, while Mardi Gras Casino and Resort, formerly known as Tri-State Greyhound Park, has operated in Cross Lanes since 1985. Delaware North has noted that they make very little profit on live greyhound racing, but turn a modest profit on simulcasting. [16]
From 1924 to 1988, every Greyhound football schedule included Franklin College, located twenty miles south of the Indianapolis campus. The Greyhounds only beat the Grizzlies once in their first ten meetings and never led the series, but went 5–0–1 in the last six contests to narrow the final margin to 23–26–2.
Old Northside was a prominent residential neighborhood in the late 19th century, when many of Indianapolis' wealthier residents built mansions in the area. Old Northside was home to Benjamin Harrison (23rd President of the United States), Ovid Butler (founder of Butler University ) and other notable figures, including magnates of the L.S. Ayres ...
Silverside may refer to: Silverside (beef), a cut of beef; Silverside (fish), the Atheriniformes, an order of fish; Agnes Silverside (died 1557), one of the Colchester Martyrs; USS Silversides, the name of 2 U.S. Navy submarines; Silverside, nickname of early Greyhound Lines buses; Silverside, Delaware, a place in the U.S.
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is a North American multinational bus manufacturer, specializing in production of motorcoaches.Best known for coaches produced for intercity transit and commuter buses, MCI produces coaches for a variety of applications, ranging from tour buses to prison buses.