Home›Buses and Road Mass Transit Vehicles›Year›By Decade›1940sBrowse By1940sThis dimension groups vehicles by the year they were introduced. Some years mark a genuine turning point, such as when "the Ford Motor Company further revolutionized automobile production by developing and selling its Ford Model T at a relatively modest price," as Wikipedia records of 1908. Browsing by year places a vehicle in the wider timeline of transport history.Facts1940sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1895 1Typical Passenger CapacityWell-attested100 1Typical Passenger CapacityWell-attested30 11940sFilter Results14 entriesVehicle TypeAllBus Chassis (3)Double-Decker Buses (2)Electric Buses and Trolleybuses (2)Intercity Coaches and Motorcoaches (2)ManufacturerAllAssociated Equipment Company (2)Daimler Company (1)Daimler-Benz (1)Fiat Veicoli Industriali (5)Ford Motor Company (1)General Motors (1)Leyland Motors (1)Renault (2)MakeAllAssociated Equipment Company (2)Daimler (1)Fiat (5)Ford (1)General Motors (1)Leyland (1)Mercedes-Benz (1)Renault (2)ModelAllAEC Regent (1)Country of OriginAllFrance (2)Germany (1)Italy (5)United Kingdom (3)United States (1)Body StyleAllBus (11)Coach or bus (2)PropulsionAllDiesel (4)Electric (2)Petrol (1)Engine ClassAllElectric motor (2)Piston (5)StatusAllOut of production (8)Surviving (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14AEC Regal IV1940sAEC Regent II1940sDaimler CVG51940sFiat 656F1940sFiat 666RN1940sFiat 6721940sFiat 672F1940sFiat 680RN1940sFord B series1940sGM Futurliner1940sLeyland-MCW Olympic1940sMercedes-Benz O 35001940sRenault 215D1940sRenault R41xx/R42xx1940sSources1. Wikipedia: Bustier 2WikipediaBus, History sectionThe first internal combustion engine buses, or motor buses, were used in 1895.Bus, lead section, capacity sentenceAlthough buses typically carry between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.