# Greyhound's Funky Escorters

> Greyhound's 1960s open-air vehicles shuttled World's Fair visitors with Disney and GM input.
- Title: Greyhound's Funky Escorters · The Drive | Shortify
- Summary: Greyhound's 1960s open-air vehicles shuttled World's Fair visitors with Disney and GM input.
- Keywords: greyhound, escorters, new york world's fair, 1964, disney, general motors, harley earl, robert moses, kalamazoo manufacturing company, onan engine, hydrostatic drive, futurism
- Source: The Drive — https://thedrive.com/news/not-just-buses-greyhound-used-these-funky-open-air-vehicles-to-shuttle-people-around
- Author: Stephen Edelstein
- Published: 2026-11-08T16:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: greyhound, escorters, new york world's fair, 1964, disney, general motors, harley earl, robert moses, kalamazoo manufacturing company, onan engine, hydrostatic drive, futurism
## Greyhound's World's Fair Vehicles
Greyhound used open-air Escorters to shuttle people at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

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## Design Input for Escorters
Disney, Harley Earl's GM firm, and Robert Moses helped design the Escorters for the fair.
## How Escorters Worked
Passengers sat ahead of a driver who also served as a tour guide, with a meter for hire.
## Surviving Escorters
Only three working Escorters survive, with one restored to original condition and sold for $38,000.
## Key takeaway

Greyhound's 1964 World's Fair Escorters, designed with Disney and GM input, are now auctioned for $38,000.