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The bus was available in both transit (two-door) and suburban (single front door) configurations; in addition, OBI used the Orion I to produce an ambulance and a motorhome. It uses a welded monocoque steel tube frame clad with steel panels. Although a prototype was produced in 1976, serial production
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in 1975, producing approximately 450 per year to replace older suburban coaches for its parent company. Because
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364:. For the US market, to meet 'Buy America' requirements for federally subsidized transit vehicles, the Orion I was initially produced under license before OBI incorporated the wholly owned subsidiary Bus Industries of America (BIA) in 1981 to assemble the Orion I in
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385:(0.31 L/km), compared to 4.5 to 6 mpg
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1103:"TMC T-30 Citycruiser Delivery List"
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268:20,500 lb (9,300 kg) (35')
265:19,250 lb (8,700 kg) (30')
850:Martinez, Thomas (July 16, 1978).
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1089:"The making of a Citycruiser. . "
988:Wald, Matthew L. (July 8, 1988).
965:Weiers, Bruce J. (January 1985).
778:Transit Bus Manufacturer Profiles
741:"TMC completes first Citycruiser"
120:Monocoque, all-welded steel frame
967:Small Bus Manufacturing Industry
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853:"Firm Builds 450 Buses a Year"
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824:"Citycruiser makes its debut"
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349:(discontinued in 1974) and
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