Fageol was founded in 1922 and was the first company to build a bus from the ground up. The company was sold by the Fageol brothers in 1927. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Their goal was to build a safe bus that wasn't prone to toppling over due to top-heaviness when turning fast corners. Therefore, they built a bus that had a wide wheelbase, and was shorter to the ground, to ensure the passengers' safety. Hence, their buses were called the "Safety Coach".
Successor to bus maker Fagoel in 1927, it made transit buses until 1960 and sold to Flixble. ... A 1987 Metro-B, owned by WMATA, serves as a roadblock in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2005. ...
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