The "Old Look" was a transit bus model retroactively named after GMC introduced the "New Look" in 1959. The Old Look was first introduced by Yellow Coach in 1940. Yellow Coach was partially owned by General Motors at the time and GM ultimately purchased Yellow Coach outright in 1943. Many Old Look buses of different models were purchased in the 1950s and 1960s, three of which have been preserved by New York City Transit. Bus number 2969 is a GMC TDH-5101 Old Look that was manufactured in 1949. Originally numbered 4789, it was renumbered to 2969 to honor the bus Jackie Gleason character Ralph Kramden drove in the classic TV series "The Honeymooners." Bus 3100 is a GMC TDH-5106 Old Look manufactured in 1956 as part of a demonstration of air conditioned buses, making it the first air conditioned bus in New York City. Bus 9098 is also a GMC TDH-5106 Old Look but does not have air conditioning and was built in 1958.
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969, September 13, 2003
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 on East 42nd Street at 1st Avenue, December 12, 2012
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 on East 42nd Street at 1st Avenue, December 12, 2012
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 on East 42nd Street at Park Avenue, December 12, 2012
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 on East 42nd Street at Park Avenue, December 12, 2012
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 on East 42nd Street at 1st Avenue, December 12, 2012
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 on East 42nd Street at 1st Avenue, December 12, 2012
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 interior
1949 GMC TDH-5101 Old Look 2969 Interior, September 13, 2003
1956 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 3100, September 13, 2003
1956 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 3100 on West 42nd Street at 9th Avenue, December 12, 2012
1956 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 3100 on East 42nd Street at 1st Avenue, December 12, 2012
1956 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 3100 on 1st Avenue at East 42nd Street, December 12, 2012
1956 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 3100 on 1st Avenue at East 42nd Street, December 12, 2012
1956 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 3100 interior
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 on East 42nd Street at 3rd Avenue, December 12, 2012
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 on East 42nd Street at 3rd Avenue, December 12, 2012
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 interior
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 at Circle Line Pier, December 12, 2012
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 at Circle Line Pier, December 12, 2012
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 at Circle Line Pier, December 12, 2012
1958 GMC TDH-5106 Old Look 9098 Interior: Driver's Area