GM New Look bus

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single-deck bus transit bus model

The GM New Look bus is a widely used, iconic North American transit bus model introduced in the late 1950s, recognizable by its distinctive “fishbowl” windshield and long service life in city fleets.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
GM New Look bus canonical	3
GM New Look	1
New Look bus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6244633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GM New Look bus
Context triple: [GM Truck and Coach, notableProduct, GM New Look bus]

A. Greyhound Scenicruiser bus styling
Greyhound Scenicruiser bus styling is the distinctive, streamlined mid-20th-century coach design—featuring a split-level profile and panoramic windows—that became an icon of American highway travel.
B. Movia buses
Movia buses are the primary public bus network in the Copenhagen region, providing extensive urban and regional transport services that integrate with the city’s metro and rail systems.
C. Academy Bus
Academy Bus is a large private bus company in the United States known for operating commuter, charter, and intercity services, particularly in the New York–New Jersey region.
D. Chevrolet City Express
The Chevrolet City Express is a compact cargo van developed for urban commercial use, based on the Nissan NV200 and sold under the Chevrolet brand in North America.
E. SL buses
SL buses are the public bus services operating within the Stockholm County public transport network in Sweden.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GM New Look bus
Target entity description: The GM New Look bus is a widely used, iconic North American transit bus model introduced in the late 1950s, recognizable by its distinctive “fishbowl” windshield and long service life in city fleets.

A. Greyhound Scenicruiser bus styling
Greyhound Scenicruiser bus styling is the distinctive, streamlined mid-20th-century coach design—featuring a split-level profile and panoramic windows—that became an icon of American highway travel.
B. Movia buses
Movia buses are the primary public bus network in the Copenhagen region, providing extensive urban and regional transport services that integrate with the city’s metro and rail systems.
C. Academy Bus
Academy Bus is a large private bus company in the United States known for operating commuter, charter, and intercity services, particularly in the New York–New Jersey region.
D. Chevrolet City Express
The Chevrolet City Express is a compact cargo van developed for urban commercial use, based on the Nissan NV200 and sold under the Chevrolet brand in North America.
E. SL buses
SL buses are the public bus services operating within the Stockholm County public transport network in Sweden.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single-deck bus ⓘ transit bus model ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Fishbowl bus ⓘ New Look ⓘ
bodyStyle	high-floor transit bus ⓘ
commonEngine	Detroit Diesel 6V71 ⓘ Detroit Diesel 8V71 ⓘ linked to: Detroit Diesel 8V-71
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalSignificance	iconic North American city bus of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
designGoal	replace GM Old Look buses with a modern design ⓘ
doorConfiguration	front and center doors ⓘ
engineType	diesel engine ⓘ
floorType	high-floor ⓘ
height	approximately 120 inches ⓘ
heritageUse	preserved by museums and enthusiast groups ⓘ
inServiceForDecades	true ⓘ
introduced	1959 ⓘ
lastMajorDeliveriesToCanadianAgencies	late 1970s ⓘ
lastMajorDeliveriesToUSAgencies	mid-1970s ⓘ
layout	rear-engine layout ⓘ
lengthRange	35 to 40 feet ⓘ
manufacturer	General Motors ⓘ General Motors Truck and Coach Division ⓘ linked to: GM Truck and Coach
notableFeature	aluminum and steel monocoque construction ⓘ distinctive slanted side windows on some models ⓘ large standee windows ⓘ rear-mounted diesel engine ⓘ
notableOperator	Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Montreal Transit Commission ⓘ linked to: Société de transport de Montréal New York City Transit Authority ⓘ Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ
predecessor	GM Old Look bus ⓘ
primaryMarkets	Canada ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
producedBy	General Motors Diesel Division (Canada) ⓘ
productionEndYear	1977 ⓘ
productionStartYear	1959 ⓘ
retirementFromMajorFleets	1990s and 2000s ⓘ
serviceRegion	North America ⓘ
successor	GM Classic bus ⓘ linked to: GM Old Look bus GM Rapid Transit Series ⓘ
transmissionType	automatic transmission ⓘ
typicalUse	school and charter service ⓘ suburban transit service ⓘ urban transit service ⓘ
width	102 inches ⓘ 96 inches ⓘ
windshieldType	curved five-piece "fishbowl" windshield ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GM Truck and Coach → notableProduct → GM New Look bus ⓘ

GM Old Look bus → successor → GM New Look bus ⓘ

GM TDH series transit bus → successor → GM New Look bus ⓘ

GM New Look → hasAlternativeName → New Look bus ⓘ

linked to: GM New Look bus

GM Old Look → successor → GM New Look ⓘ