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The oldest surviving bus manufacturer in North America, Gillig was founded in 1890 as Jacob Gillig, trained in carriage building and upholstering, [4] opened his own carriage shop in San Francisco. [5] In 1896, his son Leo Gillig entered the business as a shop foreman, becoming a full partner in the business in 1900. [4]
Founded in 1920 by Louis Knell, the Youngstown, Ohio-based Armored Trunk Manufacturing Company was one of America's largest manufacturers of steamers, trunks and luggage. During the Dust Bowl, Armored relocated west to Los Angeles, California where the company developed a reputation for building quality products to protect belongings while in ...
In the early 2000s, ElDorado National–California expanded into the heavy-duty bus business with the mid-size E-Z Rider and full-size Axess buses. Heavy-duty buses are typically purchased by government-funded public transport services and are required to pass independent, rigorous 12-year/500,000-mile longevity testing at the Pennsylvania ...
Transportation buildings and structures in Los Angeles (4 C, 9 P) Transportation buildings and structures in San Diego (3 C, 6 P) Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California (5 C, 15 P)
Ground Force One is a 45-foot-long bus specially designed by the Secret Service. REUTERS/Larry Downing Source: America's Book of Secrets "Presidential Transports"
An armoured bus or armored bus is a type of bus which provides increased protection for passengers, usually against small arms and improvised explosive devices. The bus can be a stock commercial bus with retro-fitted vehicle armour as well as bulletproof glass , or a specially built military armoured vehicle .
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A Volkswagen bus, named Azul by its owner, sits among burned-out homes in Malibu, California, on January 9. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)