Grumman Flxible 870 ADB / Flxible Metro
Transit Buses of the Past
This project shows my passion for transit buses through the showcase of buses that were in service at one point in life. These buses were predecessors to some of the buses that we see today.
The Grumman Flxible 870 ADB is a transit bus produced in the United States. It was known by the then-parent company Rohr Industries as the "Advanced Design Bus". Production lasted from 1978 through 1983 before Grumman sold Flxible to General Automotive. Production of the bus continued as the Flxible Metro from 1984 through 1996 when Flxible ceased productions due to bankruptcy.
The buses you see are of transit agencies in Southern California, with exception of the last one, which is from Northern California.
Orange County Transit District (now Orange County Transportation Authority)
1978 Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (53102-8-1) | Fleet numbers: 2001 through 2065
Most units retired between 1983 and 1985 due to severe A-frame issues. The last remaining units were used as training buses until retirement between the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines (now Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus)
1979 Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (53102-8-1) | Fleet numbers: 4701 through 4715 (Retired in 1985)
1980 (53102-6-1) | Fleet numbers: 4716 through 4747 (Retired in 1985)
1981 (40102-6) | Fleet numbers: 4748 through 4762 (Retired in 1996)
Southern California Rapid Transit District (now Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
Top: 1980 Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (40102-8-1) | Fleet numbers: 7500 through 7729 (Retired in 1992–1993)
Center: 1988–1989 Flxible Metro "B" (40102-6C) | Fleet numbers: 2500 through 2649 (1988, Retired in 2001), 2700 through 2764 (1989, Retired in 2002)
Bottom: 1990 Flxible Metro "B" (40102-6TL) | Fleet numbers: 2800 through 2870 (Retired in 2001–2003)
1992 Flxible Metro "C" (40102-6TL) | Fleet numbers: 2900 through 2932 (Retired in 2005)
South Coast Area Transit (now Gold Coast Transit District)
Top: 1982 Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (35096-6) | Fleet numbers: 4528 through 4542 (Retirement year unknown, presumably 1995)
Bottom: 1990 Flxible Metro "B" (30096-6T) | Fleet numbers: 3000 through 3001 (Retirement year unknown, presumably 1997)
Montebello Municipal Bus Lines (now Montebello Bus Lines)
1985 Flxible Metro "A" (40102-6T) | Fleet numbers: 9339 through 9345 (Retirement year unknown, presumable 1999)
City of Commerce Municipal Bus (now City of Commerce Transit)
1990 Flxible Metro "B" (35096-6T) | Fleet numbers: 326 through 329 (Retired in 2009)
Culver CityBus
1991 Flxible Metro "B" (40102-6TL) | Fleet numbers: 7050 through 7057 (Retirement year unknown, presumably 2004)
Riverside Transit Agency
1993 Flxible Metro "D" (40102-4D) | Fleet numbers: 9301 through 9317 (Retired in 2003)
Golden Gate Transit
1994 Flxible Metro "D" (40102-4D) | Fleet numbers: 1401 through 1441 (Retired in 2004)
Suburban configuration, no rear door
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