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The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by obregonmichael5 on Mon Apr 14 12:14:23 2014

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Hey guys. Great to be back. It's been a while. Yesterday I was walking in ozone park and I saw a Fifth Ave Double Decker swinging by. I took one photo of it. My question is, was it at a street fair? This bus was seen at 7:00pm and did not look like it was heading to east NY or the CMF

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Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by Hart Bus on Mon Apr 14 14:01:48 2014, in response to The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?, posted by obregonmichael5 on Mon Apr 14 12:14:23 2014.

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Please post a picture so that we can see the Yellow Coach?

To my knowledge there are only two surviving Doubledecker buses from FACC.

1 - The Queen Mary part of the Museum Fleet

2 - One unit that made its way to LA, where it was extensively remodeled and repainted by a tour bus operator to the point that is it almost unrecognizable.

3 - Was a unit in residency in a stone and granite yard on the east side of Rte 110 in Farmingdale, just north of the LIRR trestle. It was then moved to an industrial area off of Rte 110 near the Farmingdale/North Amityville border.( I think it was Florida Street)
The last I heard that bus isn't there anymore. Hopefully put in the shredder and out of its misery. From pictures I saw, that bus had extensive rust, no windows or seats and nobody wanted to start a restoration job on the vehicle. Too far beyond any hope of restoration.

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Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by Mr. D - Type on Thu Apr 17 09:21:37 2014, in response to The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?, posted by obregonmichael5 on Mon Apr 14 12:14:23 2014.

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Was it running under it's own power ? Do you recall it's number, 2124 or 303 ?

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Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by SubwaySurf on Thu Apr 17 12:22:59 2014, in response to The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?, posted by obregonmichael5 on Mon Apr 14 12:14:23 2014.

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Post the photo or shut up


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Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by GojiMet86 on Thu Apr 17 13:35:56 2014, in response to Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?, posted by SubwaySurf on Thu Apr 17 12:22:59 2014.

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Ahem...

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On Myrtle Avenue and Hillside Avenue, under it's own power.

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Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by Mr. D - Type on Thu Apr 17 14:31:49 2014, in response to Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?, posted by GojiMet86 on Thu Apr 17 13:35:56 2014.

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Thanks for posting. That's the one I keep forgetting about. It is the only bus that the T.A. has with a standard transmission.

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Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?

Posted by Hart Bus on Thu Apr 17 15:23:33 2014, in response to Re: The hell was a Fifth Avenue Coach Double Decker was going to near Ozone park?, posted by Mr. D - Type on Thu Apr 17 14:31:49 2014.

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And its not the Queen Mary.

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