1951 Mack C-50 DT

1951 Mack C-50 DT in L'ennemi public n°1, Movie, 1953

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2006-12-01 20:43	seems to be the same, but is it actually?
badlymad ◊ 2006-12-02 00:34	Definately a GMC TDH "Old Look", but I am not sure of which model.
firebird86 ◊ 2006-12-04 00:18	Looks more like a CCF, Canadian Car and Foundry Bus to me, I just cant find the correct year and model
shrinkg ◊ 2007-01-25 04:56	I think we are looking at a Mack City bus. A C series, maybe a C-49. San Francisco ran many of them as did NYC. dr. g.
Doublea ◊ 2008-01-11 23:22	This is Definatly a GMC "oldlook" problably a TDH - 5108 or similar number
roymanning2000 ◊ 2009-06-07 23:56	Not GM's at all. Both are Mack C50DT.
Mr. TDM 4512 ◊ 2011-02-10 07:04	The last poster is correct; they are 1950 Mack C-50-DT's dubbed 'Bingham Macks' because the then chairman of the New York City Transit System Col. Sidney Bingham worked with Mack to design these buses exclusively for New York. Being very civil defense minded, Col. Bingham specified brackets for stretchers so the buses could be quickly converted to ambulances in the event of enemy attack. The C-50's did not fair well on the broken up streets of Brooklyn where they were first assigned not did they run very well with all hydraulic systems.