Buses made before mid-1955, whose major characteristics are the oversized engine lid and the lack of a rear cargo hatch. These also did not have the ventilation eyebrow above the windshield/windscreen.
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Another name for the buses made from 1968-1979. So called for the large single-piece windshield.
Usually refers to the buses made from 1968-1979, due to the resemblance of the body shape to that of a loaf of bread
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Historical mailing list · 26 Jun 95 11:13
>I've seen sliding side doors on late-model buses, dual side doors on >microbuses, but what does the term barndoor term refer to...
Historical mailing list · Fri, 15 Dec 1995 01:25:10 -0500
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Historical mailing list · Fri, 10 May 1996 21:58:23 -0700
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