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The Chevy Schoolbus Mystery (Upd. mud & nail scrubbers?)

The Chevy Schoolbus Mystery (Upd. mud & nail scrubbers?)

  • The Chevy Schoolbus Mystery (Upd. mud & nail scrubbers?)

While researching a future article about the upcoming festivities for Chevrolet’s Centennial (vimeo.com) we found this intriguing photo. The caption tells us that this Chevrolet served in the Japanese city Osaka as a traveling kindergarten and was a familiar sight around the city. We wonder is this schoolbus something what came straight from GM's Osaka plant. Or was is custom made by a Japanese coachbuilder. And now that we mention "schoolbus", we never realised how old that concept is!  (photo courtesy Chevrolet)

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mercoledì febbraio 23rd, 2011

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Bas de Voogd
24 Febbraio 2011, 18:47
most probably a device to kick the nails out of the tyres.
roads in those days were littered by nails lost from horse shoes.
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Sconosciuto
24 Febbraio 2011, 18:02
Tire scrubbers.. I understand in early days here in the USA that fireplace and furnace ashes were sometimes thrown on the icy streets to improve traction. They frequently contained nails and staples that would cause tire pinctures hence the scrubber to knock them off. The spreading of ashes was usually banned. In some cities horses had shoes that covered the whole hoof for just this reason. OUCH!!
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Sconosciuto
24 Febbraio 2011, 13:06
Does anyone know the purpose of the two metal brackets mounted to the front hubs? Looks like some kind of scrubber to keep the tires clean? Was that an aide to steering if the roads were greasy and muddy?
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Sconosciuto
24 Febbraio 2011, 02:21
In the United States, school bus bodies have almost always been supplied by specialist body companies. I suspect it's the same in Japan.
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