Rapid Transit (1982) Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Rapid Transit (1982)
The Rapid Transit Series of buses is a series of transit buses initially manufactured by GMC and later by a series of other companies including MCI and NovaBus. The Rapid Transit Series succeeded the older GMC New Look bus and had a very long lifespan, last being manufactured in 2012. This casting shares an name with a muscle car model introduced in 2004 but is otherwise unrelated.
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Rapid Transit (1982) first appears in Mainline. The current catalog tracks it across 1982 – 1993. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- Larry Wood Designs
- Tattoo Machines
- Buses
- Discontinued Vehicles
- 20th Anniversary
- 1:64
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to Rapid Transit (1982) before reading price claims.
- Use 1982 – 1993 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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