In the United States, the Mecum auctioned a vintage bus White 706 1937. They plan to get $ 500,000 for it, which is a considerable amount for such vehicles. They talked about a rare and original model on the auction website.

In total, from 1935 to 1939, only 500 buses White 706 were manufactured. They were created specifically for excursions in the largest national parks in the United States.

The design of White 706 was developed in the Bender studio Ukrainian Count Alexei Sakhnovsky. His mother was the granddaughter of the famous sugar -breeder Tereshchenko, and his father was a descendant of Nikolai Gogol and Pavel a half -worker.

After the 1917 revolution, Alexei Sakhnovsky left Kyiv and first emigrated to Belgium, and then in the USA, where he became a car designer.

Alexey Sakhnovsky developed a design of not only buses, but also trucks, as well as Packard, Cord and Austin cars. He was a supporter of an innovative aerodynamic style at that time.

The streamlined design is different and White 706. In addition, it has a folding roof and at once four doors on the right side. The salon is designed for 14 passengers.

White 706 bus is equipped with a 5.2-liter six by 94 liters. A pair with it works a 4-speed mechanical gearbox.

The maximum speed is 72 km/h.

Specifically, this White 706 worked in the National Park Gleisher in Montana. By the way, several buses are still working there, but with new power units. However, this White 706 is completely original and recently passed restoration and drove only 400 km after it.

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