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Present owner:    Museu Etnològic del Montseny (La Gabella) www.palahi.es/memga

Registration: B-29542

Year:  1923

Manufacturer:  Chevrolet

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This bus becomes the centre-point of the room's exhibition, which shows us  the local bodybuilders and their primitive manufacturing techniques. It is for this reason that the vehicle is partially cross-sectioned, so that the observer can appreciate the materials and building process.

This òmnibus dates from 1923 and it was bodied onto a Chevrolette chassis and engine. It was equipped with 11 seats and its radiator, a Graham Brothers from Detroit, was fitted on the spot. The bus is painted in the original red, which was Solé's livery. This colour is an important element of local history as far as local disputes between the towns of Arbúcies and Sant Hilari de Sacalm at the beginning of the 20th century were mentioned as disputes between "reds" (Solé's livery from Arbúcies) and "yellows" (referring to the livery of the Hispano Hilarenca coaches from Sant Hilari de Sacalm)

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Cross-section of a seat so as to see the primitive upholstery.

The wood works can be studied with detail at the back of the vehicle

View of the interior

View of the interior

Partition glass between compartments

Another attraction of the Museum is this tartana from the beginning of the XXth century

A good collection of pictures provided by the local bodybuilders can be found at the exhibition too, as well as photos of buses that worked in the area

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