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Charmy Continental Trailways Golden Eagle Tin Friction Bus
Model # / Description...
Model # unknown / Oversize tin friction Continental Trailways Eagle coach
Tin Toy Bus Manufacturer / Country...
Charmy / Made in Japan
Tin Toy Bus Dimensions and Scale...
13 3/4" L x 4 1/2" H x 3 1/4" W
Tin Toy Bus Description, Bus Collector Value ($US) and Notes...
A beautiful oversize Japanese made tin friction bus. It's a Golden Eagle in Continental Trailways trim as used in throughout the 1970s. It's an excellent example of the best tin toy buses from the era as it is nicely detailed and has the appearance of a promo bus rather than a toy bus.
Has blue tinted plastic windows. This model is huge, over a foot long and very "boxy" in appearance. This is the largest bus in my collection.
Reader Comments
where and how much can I get a golden eagle bus for. jim
Posted by: jim morgan | Apr 24, 04 | 7:43 pmHere is something that should help, but you'll need to check daily to see if the above bus shows up...
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am still looking for a tin Continental Trailways Golden Eagle Bus. can any body help. want MIB send cost s&h
thanks
jim morgan jmorgan4@satx.rr.com
am looking for greyhound GM PD 4104 GMC, TRAILWAYS GM PD 4101/4106 GMC,CHARMY CONTINENTAL TRAILWAS GOLDEN EAGLE TIN FRICTION BUS
Posted by: jim morgan | Oct 02, 04 | 1:21 amMy wife has this bus. Her dad worked for Cont. Trailways in 60s and 70s. It was promotional. hers looks a little worse though. My wife is also seen holding one similar in a bus station poster, that was all over the country in 65 or so. We have 2 of those. Do you know any collectors of Bus poster or advertising? Please email, thanks Steve
Posted by: steve hauf | Jul 22, 06 | 5:55 pmI have a Silver Eagle 5 Tin/friction, japan. It was not your promotional one but a little smaller in size. Apparently similar models of the promo were made but a smaller size. Mine is 11" long, 4" high, 2 3/4" wide. It does not have the tinted plastic Windows and the lower sides are silver.
I also have other models of this bus, one is tin 6 1/2''long 2 1/4" high, 1 5/8" wide.Also tin/ friction. Yours is well detailed and in excellent shape. A real prize for any collection
Corgi has unlimited diecast replicas of Greyhound buses.
Why not a Continental trailways lineup?
It was the best nationwide busline of the 60s and 70s.
All you see online is the occasional cheapie Ebay tin which is all too often in bad condition.
Why no love for Trailways? Let's petition Corgi!
I have a Silver Eagle bus as well with clear plastic windows.It has friction wheels. My brother bought it for me back in the late 60's in Houston, Tx when he left going to his Airforce duty station. It is still in great shape. For some strange reason I took good care of it and it is displayed in my show case.
Posted by: Sam Houston | Dec 29, 07 | 6:36 amPLEASE... WHERE CAN I GET THIS BUS- MY DAD WAS A DRIVER FOR C/T AND THIS EXACT BUS WHEN I WAS LITTLE GIRL AND HE HAS VERY FOND MEMORIES OF I'D LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING TO GIVE HIM THIS WHILE HE IS STILL AROUND.
Posted by: TERRI REZNIKOV | Nov 19, 08 | 5:31 pmWhen is Corgi going to make more dated Trailways buses there are alot of us out here who love TRAILWAYS too! Give us TRAILWAYS!
Posted by: Augustus | Sep 23, 09 | 5:11 pmI was a stewardess on the Golden eagle, are there any pictures out here/ i had the St. Louis to OKC run.
Posted by: Jenny M. | Oct 18, 09 | 10:13 amI wan't that Eagle Bus!
Posted by: Trevon Haywood | Oct 22, 09 | 11:51 amTell Us What You Think About This Scale Model