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''Not to be confused with the [https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Rapid_Transit_(2004) Rapid Transit (2004)].''
{{casting|name=Rapid Transit|series=[[1982 Hot Wheels]]|number=3256|years=1982 -|designer=[[Larry Wood]]|image=Rapid_Transit_WhtBlu.JPG}}
 
   
 
{{casting|name=Rapid Transit|series=[[List of 1982 Hot Wheels|Mainline]]|number=3256|years=[[1982]] - [[1993]]|designer=[[Larry Wood]]|image=Rapid_Transit_WhtBlu.JPG}}
==Versions==
 
The '''Rapid Transit''' bus has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
 
   
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==Description==
{| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
 
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The '''Rapid Transit Series''' of buses is a series of transit buses initially manufactured by GMC and later by a series of other companies including MCI and NovaBus. The Rapid Transit Series succeeded the older GMC New Look bus and had a very long lifespan, last being manufactured in 2012.
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==Versions==
 
The '''Rapid Transit''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
 
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|-
 
|-
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Col #'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Col #'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Year'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Series'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Series'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Color'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Color'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Tampo'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Tampo'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Base Color/Type'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Base Color<br />/<br />Type'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Window Color'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Window Color'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Interior Color'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Wheel Type'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Toy #'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Toy #'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Country'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Notes<br />/<br />Variations'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Photo'''
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! style="border-style: none none solid solid" |'''Photo'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
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|1982
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|[[1982]]
|[[1982 Hot Wheels]]
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|[[List of 1982 Hot Wheels|Mainline]]
 
|White
 
|White
 
|Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with '''Black''' rear "First City Gazette"
 
|Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with '''Black''' rear "First City Gazette"
|Unpainted Metal
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|[[ZAMAC|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal]]
 
|Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue
 
|Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue
|Dark Gray
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| Dark Gray
 
|[[BW]]
 
|[[BW]]
 
|3256
 
|3256
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|-
 
|
 
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|1982
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|[[1982]]
|[[1982 Hot Wheels]]
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|[[List of 1982 Hot Wheels|Mainline]]
 
|White
 
|White
 
|Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with '''Blue''' rear "First City Gazette"
 
|Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with '''Blue''' rear "First City Gazette"
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue
 
|Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue
 
|Dark Gray
 
|Dark Gray
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|-
 
|
 
|
|1982
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|[[1982]]
|[[1982 Hot Wheels]]
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|[[List of 1982 Hot Wheels|Mainline]]
 
|White
 
|White
 
|Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with '''Blue''' rear "First City Gazette"
 
|Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with '''Blue''' rear "First City Gazette"
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue
 
|Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue
 
|Dark Gray
 
|Dark Gray
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|-
 
|
 
|
|1984
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|[[1984]]
|[[1984 Hot Wheels]]
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|[[List of 1984 Hot Wheels|Mainline]]
 
|Yellow
 
|Yellow
 
|Black, "SCHOOL BUS no.3"
 
|Black, "SCHOOL BUS no.3"
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Clear
 
|Clear
 
|Chrome
 
|Chrome
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|-
 
|
 
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|1988
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|[[1988]]
|[[Pop 'n Play Set]]
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|[[Sto & Go|Pop 'n Play]] Set
 
|Yellow
 
|Yellow
 
|Black, "SCHOOL BUS no.3"
 
|Black, "SCHOOL BUS no.3"
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Clear
 
|Clear
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|[[BW]]
 
|[[BW]]
 
|3256
 
|3256
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|-
 
|
 
|
|1990
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|[[1990]]
 
|
 
|
 
|White
 
|White
 
|Red, Blue "AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM"
 
|Red, Blue "AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM"
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Blue tint
 
|Blue tint
 
|Brown
 
|Brown
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|3875
 
|3875
 
|Malaysia
 
|Malaysia
|1 roof vent; International only
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|1 roof vent; International only
 
|[[Image:Rapid_Transit_WhtFB.JPG|75px]]
 
|[[Image:Rapid_Transit_WhtFB.JPG|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
|1993
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|[[1993]]
 
|[[Tattoo Machines]]
 
|[[Tattoo Machines]]
 
|White
 
|White
|Brown, Orange, Green covered in words
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|Purple, Orange, Blue covered in words
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Clear
 
|Clear
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|[[BW]]
 
|[[BW]]
 
|3502
 
|3502
 
|China
 
|China
|1 roof vent and known as [[Bus Boys]]
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|1 roof vent and known as Bus Boys
 
|[[Image:Rapid_Transit_WhtTat.JPG|75px]]
 
|[[Image:Rapid_Transit_WhtTat.JPG|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
|1993
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|[[1993]]
 
|[[Tattoo Machines]]
 
|[[Tattoo Machines]]
 
|Yellow
 
|Yellow
 
|Brown, Orange, Green covered in words
 
|Brown, Orange, Green covered in words
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|Clear
 
|Clear
|Unpainted Metal
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|Unpainted<br />/<br />Metal
 
|[[BW]]
 
|[[BW]]
 
|3502
 
|3502
 
|China
 
|China
|1 roof vent and known as [[Bus Boys]]
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|1 roof vent and known as Bus Boys
 
|[[Image:Rapid_Transit_YelTat1.JPG|75px]]
 
|[[Image:Rapid_Transit_YelTat1.JPG|75px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Shuttle Bus Larry Proto (2).jpg|[[Larry Wood]] Prototype named "Shuttle Bus"
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Shuttle Bus Larry Proto.jpg
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Shuttle Bus Larry Proto (3).jpg
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Shuttle Bus Larry Proto (4).jpg
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Shuttle Bus Larry Proto (5).jpg
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1982 Catalog Bus.jpg|Resin Prototype from a 1982 Catalog
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RapidTrnst11.jpg|Group Shot, [[User:Vista69|Vista69]]
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Play Settings City.PNG|Car appears in Play Settings City Set
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</gallery>
   
 
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[[Category:Larry Wood Designs]]
 
[[Category:Larry Wood Designs]]
 
[[Category:Tattoo Machines]]
 
[[Category:Tattoo Machines]]
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[[Category:Bus]]
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[[Category:Discontinued Vehicles]]
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[[Category:20th Anniversary]]
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[[Category:1984 Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:1988 Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:1990 Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:1993 Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:1:64]]
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[[Category:1982 First Released]]
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[[Category:Single-Deck Bus]]
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[[Category:Workhorses]]

Latest revision as of 19:53, 28 January 2024

Not to be confused with the Rapid Transit (2004).


Description

The Rapid Transit Series of buses is a series of transit buses initially manufactured by GMC and later by a series of other companies including MCI and NovaBus. The Rapid Transit Series succeeded the older GMC New Look bus and had a very long lifespan, last being manufactured in 2012.

Versions

The Rapid Transit has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color
/
Type
Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes
/
Variations
Photo
1982 Mainline White Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with Black rear "First City Gazette" Unpainted
/
Metal
Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue Dark Gray BW 3256 Hong Kong 2 roof vents Rapid Transit WhtBluRapid Transit WhtBkR
1982 Mainline White Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with Blue rear "First City Gazette" Unpainted
/
Metal
Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue Dark Gray BW 3256 Hong Kong 2 roof vents Rapid Transit Blue TampoRapid Transit WhtBluR
1982 Mainline White Yellow, Orange, and Red on sides, with Blue rear "First City Gazette" Unpainted
/
Metal
Smoked windows, except the Drivers side window Blue Dark Gray BW 3256 Malaysia Rapid transit BW metal Malaysia base blue rear window
1984 Mainline Yellow Black, "SCHOOL BUS no.3" Unpainted
/
Metal
Clear Chrome BW 3256 Malaysia 1 roof vent Rapid Transit YelClr
1988 Pop 'n Play Set Yellow Black, "SCHOOL BUS no.3" Unpainted
/
Metal
Clear Unpainted
/
Metal
BW 3256 Malaysia 1 roof vent; only in Set Rapid TransitYelBlk1b
1990 White Red, Blue "AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM" Unpainted
/
Metal
Blue tint Brown BW 3875 Malaysia 1 roof vent; International only Rapid Transit WhtFB
1993 Tattoo Machines White Purple, Orange, Blue covered in words Unpainted
/
Metal
Clear Unpainted
/
Metal
BW 3502 China 1 roof vent and known as Bus Boys Rapid Transit WhtTat
1993 Tattoo Machines Yellow Brown, Orange, Green covered in words Unpainted
/
Metal
Clear Unpainted
/
Metal
BW 3502 China 1 roof vent and known as Bus Boys Rapid Transit YelTat1

Gallery