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.
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Rapid Transit (1982) is listed with Mainline as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1982 - 1993. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Larry Wood Designs
- Tattoo Machines
- Buses
- Discontinued Vehicles
- 20th Anniversary
- 1:64
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- 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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