City of Tucson Transit System #7316

TUCSON, ARIZONA
45 passenger, 1973 General Motors Coach, Model T6H4523A, Serial 415


Bus #7316 in its original paint scheme at Congress and Stone in August 1974.

The first new buses purchased by the City of Tucson in 1972 were essentially the same as #7316 which came in the second order (#7312-7321) a year later. They arrived in the City’s new paint scheme taken from the colors in the City seal—pale yellow and white on the outside with sky blue seats and flooring on the inside.

Bus #7316 in the first Sun Tran paint scheme at Country Club & 22nd in September 1975.

 

In 1975 the name Sun Tran was adopted for the city-owned system along with a new logo and color scheme.

Bus #7316 in the second Sun Tran paint scheme on Franklin east of Church on Rodeo Parade Day, 1990.

When ATE Management succeeded American Transit Corporation in 1978, the second Sun Tran paint scheme and modified sun logo were adopted. Number 7316 continued to serve the citizens of Tucson until its retirement in 1995 when it was donated by the city to Old Pueblo Trolley.

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                            Tucson, Arizona 2 May 2005