Mack C-49 (1954-60)


"Built like a Mack" a slogan familiar to most Americans typified the high standard of quality; after the World War 2 when General Motors itself was involved in antitrust wrangling with the Justice Department in the 1950s, Mack attempted to increase its share of the market. In 1954 Mack introduced its new C-49 transit model and between 1954 and 1960, 1,410 buses were built, most of them went to San Francisco Municipal Railway (450 coaches), New York City Transit Authority (318 coaches), Metropolitan Transit Authority, Boston (125 coaches) and Chicago Transit Authority (100 coaches). The Macks sold in California had 274 1/2" wheelbase to meet the local axle loading law; other C-49s had 289 1/2" wheelbase.

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USA1957/58 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway 2300-2369; 2400-2469 series).

The Mack buses came to San Francisco Municipal Railway principally because of the failure of the voters to authorize a 1953 bond issue to buy new buses, which almost certainly would have come from General Motors. Mack offered to lease its new C-49 transit buses to the MUNI under acceptable conditions and was the only bidder on the lease. The MUNI Mack's, like the other C-49s sold in California, had the shorter 274 1/2" wheelbase to meet the California's law regarding axle loading. In June-July 1957 MUNI received next 70 Macks, numbered 2300-2369 and seventy more in August-October 1958, numbered 2400-2469. They had many differences compared to the first 170 coaches delivered in 1955-56, the most noticeable was the lack of the emergency door, directional arrow turn signals and silver bumpers. As 2100/2200-series, the coaches featured the Scania-designed ENDT673 turbocharged diesel engine. Three Macks of 2300-series (2300,2301,2302) briefly ran within the San Francisco Airport in 1960 on a shuttle between terminal and distant parking lots, renumbered 1-3, painted blue and silver gray and lettered COURTESY COACH. They were based at Ocean Division.

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USA1957/58 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway 2300-2369; 2400-2469 series) - MUNI "Simplified" livery.

The "MUNI Simplified" paint scheme was adopted on some of the Mack C-49 buses started from 1963.






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USA1955/56 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway 2100-2199; 2200-2269 series).

The first one hundred Macks for San Francisco Municipal Railways were built in October-November 1955, numbered 2100-2199. Next seventy coaches of the same design were delivered in January-February 1956 (2200-2269 series). The new fleet of 170 coaches served as replacement for the B and C cars at the end of 1956 and also permitted retirement of most of old White gasoline coaches from the 1940s. This group of coaches had round turn signal lamps, black bumpers and emergency door on the left side of the bus.


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USA1959/60 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway 2500-2569; 2600-2669 series).

The last group of the San Francisco C-49s arrived in June-July 1959 (2500-2569 series) and December 1959-February 1960 (2600-2669 series). They were the last C-49s and featured the single rear window. All 450 coaches were virtually returned to Mack, which still owned them, following arrival of the new buses in 1969/70 and 1975.

 



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USA1959/60 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway 2500-2569; 2600-2669 series)- MUNI "Simplified" livery.

The "MUNI Simplified" paint scheme was adopted on some of the Mack C-49 buses started from 1963.






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USA1959 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway "Golden Coach" 2517).

Early in 1962 City of San Francisco planned a major observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Munipical Railway. Mayor George Christopher appointed a Muni Golden Anniversary Citizens' Committee, with the "cable car lady" Mrs. Friedel Klussman as a chairman, to organize an appropriate celbration. Mack diesel bus 2517 was painted gold and black, lettered "Golden Coach" and sent to the tour the city with historical exhibits. When it returned to regular service, still in gold livery, it was largely kept on the light 43 Roosevelt line through the Buena Vista residential area.



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204c

USA1960 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway cutdown 2359 & 2617 buses) - original livery.

Two Mack buses, 2359 (ex-2657) and 2617 were shortened by Muni shop forces for use on the 39 Coit Line, by cutting five feet out of the middle part of the body and frame, rewelding, and generally refurbishing them. These two coaches were served as a replacement for the three 30-year old small White 784s. Initially, coaches 2359 and 2617 were painted out in the then new bus dark red and rich cream livery; front water-filled bumper was installed. Later, they were repainted in the attractive "Landor" livery.


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USA1960 Mack C-49 DT (San Francisco Municipal Railway cutdown 2359 & 2617 buses) - "Landor" livery.


 


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USA1957 Mack C-49 DM (Pacific Greyhound Lines P1670-P1699 series).

Pacific Greyhound Lines acquired thirty Mack C-49DM coaches in April-May 1957 or use on their extensive commute operations in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were numbered P1670-P1699 and with four coaches delivered to Richmond Greyhound Lines were the only post-war Macks owned by Greyhound companies. The coaches were built to Greyhound’s standard specs with transit seating, mechanical transmissions and single doors. These buses never had the Greyhound running dog emblem because advertising frames were installed on the sides and would have covered up the emblems.*) The Macks were withdrawn from service in early 1970s, coach P1683 was acquired by Pacific Bus Museum is 1999.

*) Running dog emblem decal could be applied on the model on special request.

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Special Custom Paint Orders
 

204.01

USA1954 Mack C-49 DT (Seattle Transit System 1200-1204 series).

First five serial production Mack C-49DT buses were built for Seattle Transit System in November 1954. They were numbered 1200-1204 and were delivered in yellow and gray livery, introduced by Seattle Transit System in 1946. In 1956 all five were
sold to City of Euclid, Ohio.


 

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This special Custom paint order model have all features of the Seattle Macks but it use the slighlty shorter California version (274 1/2" wheelbase) body as a base.

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USA1958 Mack C-49 DT (Yonkers Transit Corporation #600)

The Third Avenue trolley lines in Yonkers were abandoned in 1952 and replaced by fifty-five Mack C-45 buses carried the name Yonkers Railroad (later Yonkers Transit Corp.). The C-49DT coaches were added to the roster later, when two Mack 96" wide demonstrators were acquired in 1957 (numbered 159, later renumbered to 171 and 160) and five more coaches with "New look" front end were bought in 1959. In 1962 the company acquired 102" wide coach #600 from Triple Cities Traction Co. (former Mack demonstrator, built in 1958), which was the only 102" wide Mack in the roster.


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This special Custom paint order model have all features of the Yonkers Mack C-49 #600 but it use the slighlty shorter California version (274 1/2" wheelbase) body as a base.

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USA1957 Mack C-49 DT (Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Co. No. 505)

The "Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Co., Inc." was estabilished in 1932 and operated former jitney routes, over former streetcar routes of the Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad, the first big streetcar failure in Manhattan. This was the last private local bus operator in Manhattan. These lines went to NYCTA in 1980. This company favoured Mack buses and had a number of C-49DT coaches. First two were former Mack demonstrators, briefly operated as New Jersey Public Service M65-M66s and numbered by Avenue B and East Broadway as 501-502 and then more buses were acquired and formed the 500-series in the company's roster. Coaches 505 and 506 were former 102" wide Cleveland Transit System 2000-2001 series buses.


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This special Custom paint order model have all features of the Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Co. Mack C-49 #505 but it use the slighlty shorter California version (274 1/2" wheelbase) body as a base.

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204.04

USA1956 Mack C-49 DT (Montreal Transportation Commission 3300-3349 series)

The Mack demonstrator arrived in Montreal in 1956 and the company's officials were impressed by new bus and ordered fifty coaches from Mack, which were delivered in July-August 1956, being numbered 3300-3349. These new buses replaced the streetcars on the Dorchester line, while brand new CCF-Brill CD-52 were used for St.Catherine car line replacement. In later years the Mack buses were used on other routes and were withdrawn in 1972.


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This special Custom paint order model have all features of the Montreal Mack C-49 but it use the slighlty shorter California version (274 1/2" wheelbase) body as a base.

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204.05

USA1957 Mack C-49 DT (Cleveland Transit System 2000-2001 series)

In December 1957 Cleveland Transit System acquired two Mack C-49DT buses to compare with GM buses. They were numbered 2000-2001 and as they were non-standard equipment they were sold to New York's Avenue B and East Broadway Transit System.

 


Scale: 1:48
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This special Custom paint order model have all features of the Cleveland Mack C-49 but it use the slighlty shorter California version (274 1/2" wheelbase) body as a base.

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