GM New Look bus

GM New Look
GM New Look
	A GM "New Look" bus model T6H-5307N in service for the TTC (2008)
Overview
Manufacturer	GM Truck and Bus (United States); GM Diesel Division (Canada)
Production	1959–1977 (U.S.); 1962–1986 (Canada);
Assembly	Pontiac, Michigan; London, Ontario; Saint-Eustache, Quebec;
Body and chassis
Class	Transit bus
Body style	Monocoque stressed-skin
Powertrain
Engine	7.0 L (426 ci) Detroit Diesel 6V71 V6 diesel; 9.3 L (568 ci) Detroit Diesel 8V71 V8 diesel; 9.0 L (552 ci) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA V6 diesel;
Transmission	4-speed non-synchromesh manual; 1-speed Allison VH automatic; 2-speed Allison VS-2 automatic; 3-speed Allison V730 automatic;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	162 in (4.11 m), 235 in (5.97 m), or 285 in (7.24 m)
Length	29 ft (8.84 m), 35 ft (10.67 m), or 40 ft (12.19 m)
Width	96 in (2.44 m) or 102 in (2.59 m)
Height	121 in (3.07 m); (height over roof hatches)
Chronology
Predecessor	GM/Yellow Coach "old look"
Successor	GM RTS II (U.S.); GM Classic (Canada);

The GM New Look bus is a municipal transit bus that was introduced in 1959 by the Truck and Coach Division of General Motors to replace the company's previous coach, retroactively known as the GM "old-look" transit bus which was introduced in 1940.

Also commonly known by the nickname "Fishbowl" (for its original six-piece rounded windshield, later replaced by a two-piece curved pane), it was produced until 1977 in the United States, and until 1985 in Canada. The side windows were trapezoidal in shape, featuring a forward slant, and GM introduced quad headlights, which had first appeared in cars in 1958. More than 44,000 New Look buses were built. Its high production figures and long service career made it an iconic North American transit bus. The design is listed as U.S. patent D182,998 by Roland E. Gegoux and William P. Strong. Also introduced in 1959 was the competing Flxible New Look bus, which was similar looking but used flat panes of glass for the windshield.

The New Look was followed 18 years later in 1977 by the Rapid Transit Series (RTS), which was more modern-looking but did not sell as well and would be the last transit bus before GM exited the market.