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THE GLACIER PARK RED & BLACK "JAMMER" OPEN TOP BUS
1:48 SCALE
1:48 SCALE (6 3/4" X 2" X 2")
Glacier National Park purchased 35of the Model 706's between 1936 and 1940.The White Model 706's saw continuous
service in Glacier except for 1943-1946
due to World War II. In 1989 the fleet was upgraded to modern specifications including power steering and automatic transmission. The entire fleet was temporarily removed from service in 1999 because of chassis metal fatigue and cracking.
"Jammers" awaiting restoration in east Glacier, Montana.
The fleet was retrofitted with an entirely new running gear, completely refurbished, and returned to service for the 2002 season. In keeping with modern clean air standards, the 8 cylinder engines of the current fleet of 33 units can operate on either propane or gasoline. One unit, #78, was never modernized and is stored at the East Glacier, Montana garage facility. The White Model 706's used in Glacier National Park are called "Reds". The tour guide drivers have come to be called "Gear Jammers" or "Jammers", reminiscent of the time when the original gear boxes, requiring double clutching, could often be heard as they were jammed into gear. While today's drivers are still called "Jammers", with automatic transmissions being used in the fleet, the drivers are in reality simply "shiftless".
Detailed exterior with authentic RED and BLACK color and 1930's door
decal. *Interior features a steering wheel, gear shift, and "grab rail"
seats. *Chrome Grill and Mirrors, Rubber tires, Acrylic Windows. *Packaged
in a presentation box. *400 word History of the White Model 706 Tour Bus is
printed on each box.
*Historic train station scene background inside each
box.
*Makes a perfect gift!
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