Classic Greyhound motor coaches will be on display Saturday in Shreveport as part of a nationwide tour Greyhound is doing to mark its century-old existence.
Greyhound gutted one of its buses and created a mobile museum to showcase its history. Greyhound’s senior marketing manager Nicole Recker says the vintage fleet – like a 1937 Yellow Coach – is usually only seen in the movies.
“This is first time we’ve ever brought all of our vintage coaches out, taken them cross country, and allowed people to get up close and see what the buses look like. They can peer through the windows and really make that visual connection,” Recker said.
The mobile museum will convey Greyhound’s evolution, and its ability to go from one motor coach in Hibbing, Minn., to a fleet of more than 1,200 today, according to Recker.
“Inside that museum there’s everything from memorabilia from the last 100 years, signage, vintage driver uniforms, and an entire wall of history where guests are able to see Greyhound’s transformation over the years,” Recker said.
Greyhound’s Centennial Tour will be parked at the Duck Commander Independence Bowl Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Greyhound has two tours simultaneously traveling across the U.S., and exhibiting in nearly 40 cities nationwide.
