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47 on the V line turning off Vermont onto Monroe at LA City College on July 30 1947.
Distinctly Los Angeles, and distinctly a mistake, for they could never be operated as one-man cars. These were the cars that I first knew in Los Angeles.
Compare the body lines with those of the B class (Standards) and you will see a great similarity.
That should be so, for many of these class C cars were in fact rebuilt by LARy at the South Park Shops from class Bs.
Many Bs had two motors, most Cs had four motors. There are quite a few hills in Los Angeles, and the sight of two-motor Standards or Sowbellies grinding up some of those hills was memorable. Did the sand sometimes fly!
Many Bs had two motors, most Cs had four motors. There are quite a few hills in Los Angeles, and the sight of two-motor Standards or Sowbellies grinding up some of those hills was memorable. Did the sand sometimes fly!
Caption comment from Ken Harrison; Bob McVay photo courtesy the Joe Testagrose collection
