General Motors TDH-4517
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| General Motors TDH-4517 | |
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| Years of manufacture | 1959 to 1963 |
| Length | 35 feet |
| Width | 96 inches |
| Power/Fuel | Diesel |
The General Motors TDH-4517 was a 35 foot New Look built from 1959 to 1962 in the United States and from 1962 to 1963 in Canada.
A total of 1,865 examples were built, 1,799 by General Motors Corporation in the United States and 66 by General Motors Diesel Division in Canada.
Specifications
Engine
Transmission
Operators
Canada 
- Acadian Lines
- Atomic Energy Canada - Chalk River and Deep River, ON
- Autobus Bélair
- Autobus Dupont
- Autobus Monette et Fils - Delson, QC
- Beaver Bus Lines - Winnipeg, MB
- Chatham Transit - Chatham, ON
- Compagnie de Transport Maskoutaine - Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
- Hamilton Street Railway - Hamilton, ON
- Metrobus - St. John's, NL
- Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg - Winnipeg, MB
- Murray Hill - QC
- Oakville Transit - Oakville, ON
- Québec-Autobus - Quebec City, QC
- Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company - Windsor, ON
- Sarnia Transit - Sarnia, ON
- Toronto EMS - Toronto, ON
- Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, ON
- Transit Windsor - Windsor, ON
- West Vancouver Municipal Transit - West Vancouver, BC
- Winnipeg Transit - Winnipeg, MB
United States 
- AC Transit - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
- Alert Coach Lines - Ronkonkoma, NY
- Alexandria Barcroft & Washington Transit Company - Alexandria, VA
- Babylon Transit - Babylon, NY
- Beloit Transit System - Beloit, WI
- Birmingham Transit Company - Birmingham, AL
- Broward County Transit - Fort Lauderdale & Broward County, FL
- Capital Area Transit System - Baton Rouge, LA
- CDTA - Albany, NY
- Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) - State College, PA
- Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District - Champaign and Urbana, IL
- Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company - Hammond, IN
- Cities Transit - FL
- Connecticut Railway and Lighting (CR&L)
- Cooperative Transit Company - Wheeling, WV
- Coralville Transit - Coralville, IA
- Coram Bus Service - Coram, NY
- CoTran - Palm Beach County, FL
- Crystal Transport - Brighton, MA
- Culver CityBus - Culver City, CA
- CyRide - Ames, IA
- DC Transit System - Washington, DC
- Delaware Coach Company - Wilmington, DE
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
- Des Moines Transit Company - Des Moines, IA
- Dundalk Bus Lines - Dundalk, MD
- Fort Lauderdale Transit Lines - Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Fresno City Lines - Fresno, CA
- Fresno Municipal Lines - Fresno, CA
- Fresno Transit - Fresno, CA
- Gardena Municipal Bus Lines - Gardena, CA
- Gary Transit - Gary, IN
- Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) - Peoria, IL
- Greater Richmond Transit Company - Richmond, VA
- Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) - Tampa & Hillsborough County, FL
- Iowa Regional Transit Corporation - Des Moines, IA
- Jacksonville Coach Company - Jacksonville, FL
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Jacksonville, FL
- Lawrence Bus Company - Lawrence, KS
- MetroLINK - Rock Island, IL
- Metropolitan Transit - Dearborn, MI
- Mobile City Lines - Mobile, AL
- Montebello Bus Lines - Montebello, CA
- Montgomery Area Transit System - Montgomery, AL
- MTA Maryland - Baltimore, MD
- New Castle Area Transit Authority (NCATA) - New Castle, PA
- Oshkosh Transit System - Oshkosh, WI
- Pace - Arlington Heights, IL
- Peerless Stages - Oakland, CA
- Peoria City Lines - Peoria, IL
- Poughkeepsie Transit - Poughkeepsie, NY
- Rapid Transit Lines - Houston, TX
- Regional Transit Service - Riverside, CA
- Rogue Valley Transportation District - Medford, OR
- St. Joseph Light and Power Company - St. Joseph, MO
- St. Louis Metro - St. Louis, MO
- St. Petersburg Municipal Transit System - St. Petersburg, FL
- San Antonio Transit System - San Antonio, TX
- Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines - Santa Monica, CA
- Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) - Sarasota County, FL
- Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) - (Suburban) Detroit, MI
- Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) - New Bedford & Fall River, MA
- Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) - Los Angeles, CA
- Steinway Transit Corporation - Flushing, NY
- Suffolk County Transit - Suffolk County, NY
- SunLine Transit Agency - Coachella Valley, CA
- Tampa Transit Lines - Tampa, FL
- The Connecticut Company (ConnCo) - CT
- TriMet - Portland, OR
- Tucson Rapid Transit Company - Tucson, AZ
- Union Street Railway Company - New Bedford, MA
- Unitrans - Davis, CA
- Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
- Valley Transit - Appleton, WI
- Valley Transit Lines - Phoenix, AZ
- Virginia Transit Company - Richmond, VA
- Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Company - Arlington, VA
- West Suburban Transit Lines - Lombard, IL
- West Towns Bus Company - Oak Park, IL
Demonstrator Units
| Fleet Number | Thumbnail | Year | Serial | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| ? | 1960 | 69 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH |
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Preserved Coaches
| Year | Thumbnail | Serial | Original Owner | Fleet Number | Current Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37 | Gardena Municipal Bus Lines | 41 | Community Transit | |
| 1960 | 140 | Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines | 4554 | Martucci Bus Company | |
| 1960 | 171 | Beaver Bus Lines | 28 | Manitoba Transit Heritage Association | |
| 1960 | 386 | Long Beach City Lines | 7580 | Private owner | |
| 1961 | 1036 | West Vancouver Municipal Transit | 61 | West Vancouver Municipal Transit | |
| 1961 | 1160 | AC Transit | 705 | Andy Goddard | |
| 1961 | 1163 | AC Transit | 708 |
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| 1962 | 1522 | Overlake Transit | 40 | Scott Richards/Regional Transit Service |