In 1920, Motordom Magazine reported on the first six-wheeled bus in America, a creation of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Resembling a trolley car, the bus was 31 feet long and seated 44 passengers. Power was supplied by a 6-cylinder Wisconsin engine which enabled speeds of only 10-12 mph. Goodyear transported around 20,000 of its Akron employees on a daily basis using 43 trucks and buses, including this one. The largest factory shift of the day, the one that occurred at 3:30, took around 40 minutes to complete.
Happy 2023! Like this bus, let’s hope it’s a . . .
