GM New Look
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GM New Look is a widely used series of streamlined, high-floor transit buses introduced by General Motors in the late 1950s and commonly nicknamed the "Fishbowl" for their distinctive curved windshield design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GM New Look canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6244655 — 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 Context triple: [GM Truck and Coach, brandOf, GM New Look]
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A.
GM N platform
The GM N platform is a General Motors front-wheel-drive compact car architecture used for various models in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
GM G platform
The GM G platform is a full-size, front-wheel-drive automobile architecture developed by General Motors and used for several of its large sedans in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
GM
GM is the post-nominal abbreviation used to denote recipients of the George Medal, a British civilian decoration for bravery.
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D.
GM G-body
The GM G-body is a rear-wheel-drive mid-size car platform used by General Motors in the late 1970s and 1980s for popular models such as the Oldsmobile Cutlass, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and Buick Regal.
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E.
GM C-body
The GM C-body was a full-size, front-wheel-drive automobile platform used by General Motors for large luxury and premium models across several of its brands.
- 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 Target entity description: GM New Look is a widely used series of streamlined, high-floor transit buses introduced by General Motors in the late 1950s and commonly nicknamed the "Fishbowl" for their distinctive curved windshield design.
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A.
GM N platform
The GM N platform is a General Motors front-wheel-drive compact car architecture used for various models in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
GM G platform
The GM G platform is a full-size, front-wheel-drive automobile architecture developed by General Motors and used for several of its large sedans in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
GM
GM is the post-nominal abbreviation used to denote recipients of the George Medal, a British civilian decoration for bravery.
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D.
GM G-body
The GM G-body is a rear-wheel-drive mid-size car platform used by General Motors in the late 1970s and 1980s for popular models such as the Oldsmobile Cutlass, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and Buick Regal.
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E.
GM C-body
The GM C-body was a full-size, front-wheel-drive automobile platform used by General Motors for large luxury and premium models across several of its brands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-floor bus
ⓘ
transit bus model ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial |
aluminum
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| category |
General Motors buses
ⓘ
buses introduced in 1959 ⓘ transit buses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designFeature |
large picture windows
ⓘ
slanted side windows ⓘ wrap-around windshield ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration |
front and rear doors
ⓘ
front door ⓘ |
| enginePosition | rear-mounted engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
GM Fishbowl
ⓘ
New Look bus ⓘ
linked to:
GM New Look bus
|
| hasBodyStyle | streamlined design ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature | curved windshield ⓘ |
| heightClass | single-deck ⓘ |
| introduced |
1959
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| lengthVariant |
35-foot
ⓘ
40-foot ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Motors ⓘ |
| market |
Caribbean
ⓘ
North America ⓘ some export markets ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Fishbowl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic appearance in popular culture
ⓘ
widespread use in North American transit fleets ⓘ |
| notableOperator |
Calgary Transit
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ Edmonton Transit System ⓘ
linked to:
Edmonton Transit Service
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ Montreal Transit Commission ⓘ
linked to:
Société de transport de Montréal
New York City Transit Authority ⓘ Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ Winnipeg Transit ⓘ
linked to:
Winnipeg Transit Plus paratransit service
|
| productionEndYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| replaced | GM Old Look ⓘ |
| succeededBy | GM Rapid Transit Series ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
suburban transit
ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ |
| vehicleLayout | high-floor ⓘ |
| wheelConfiguration |
2-axle
ⓘ
3-axle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GM New Look Description of subject: GM New Look is a widely used series of streamlined, high-floor transit buses introduced by General Motors in the late 1950s and commonly nicknamed the "Fishbowl" for their distinctive curved windshield design.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.