History:  Bus build dates 1950 to Feb. 1960; In service dates 1950 to 1970s

San Francisco Municipal Railway acquired six batches of C49-DT numbering 450 motor coaches in the late 1950s to replace the aging Whites.  The C49-DT won out over other makes because of the generous leased terms from the builder.  These motor coaches seated 48 passengers and were the backbone of Muni's motor bus fleet in the 1960s and 1970s.   The traditional "wings" were clipped on certain repainted buses in the early to mid-1960s.  Typically, if there is advertisement plastered on the side of the vehicle, it would cover up the "wings" part of the paint scheme.  It must be that the shops decided to experiment here to see if the simplified scheme would be cost-effective and yet almost look the same as a one with "wings."

FEATURES:

• Changeable, historically authentic destination signs
  full interior
  window glazing
  rubber tires
  authentically decorated
  multiple bus numbers