Modern Intercity Coaches: A Review of Over-The-Road Coaches and Manufacturers Active in the United States and Canada from 1953 to 1993 [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Larry Plachno (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Transportation Trails; illustrated edition edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933449275
• ISBN-13: 978-0933449275
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,911,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book about motorcoaches, May 7, 2000

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Buslady (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Intercity Coaches: A Review of Over-The-Road Coaches and Manufacturers Active in the United States and Canada from 1953 to 1993 (Hardcover)

I just got this book and I'm totally impressed with it's detailed information. Any bus fan would love this book. TONS of details about GMs,Flxibles,MCI & others. Crown fans: it's gotta small Crown chapter that covers the company's history. Book is loaded with b/w pics, including some great ol rare shots like prototypes and rare buses like the Flxie Starliner. Well worth it, go for it bus fans!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best All-Around Coach Guide..., October 30, 2001

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C. J. Hardman (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Intercity Coaches: A Review of Over-The-Road Coaches and Manufacturers Active in the United States and Canada from 1953 to 1993 (Hardcover)

Plachno offers a diverse range of makes and models from well known and not-so-well known companies, accompanied by quality black and white prints. If you'd like to get to know "Big Cars" better, here is an extensive guide to Intercity Buses used by large and small carrier companies throughout the U.S. While Plachno goes out of his way to be specific and provide a lot of information about the manufacture of each OTR coach, some of it is repetative...my only complaint, should not lessen the usefullness and uniqueness of this book. Roll On...

5.0 out of 5 stars The most comprehensive book on coaches., July 9, 2004

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Chris Sellick (South Australia,Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Intercity Coaches: A Review of Over-The-Road Coaches and Manufacturers Active in the United States and Canada from 1953 to 1993 (Hardcover)

This book is superb! The most comprehensive book covering coaches throughout North America.This is a history of many well known coach builders,the imported coaches and the companies who set up production in North America.
If you are a bus and coach enthusiast,driver,owner you will love this book.Photographs throughout the book are good quality and will appeal to everyone.
A must have book for any bus book collector.
The author also published the book:
"Beginner's guide to converted coaches".