BlinkTag Inc Company articulated bus

By Brendan Nee on Oct 25, 2009

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Update: SFist wrote a followup article about us and our bus.

Blnktag just pimped its ride!  $3,250.  Worth every penny.

What’s even sweeter is that we figured every hipster with $10,000 bucks would have bid on this guy, thanks to SFist.  But I guess the down economy has come to our rescue once again.

Burning Man, here we come. (We’ll probably pull this to South By Southwest too, depending on its roadworthyness)


The stats:
1984 articulated MAN
Make: MAN Company Website
Model: SG310-18-3A
Serial:EC720800
Fleet #: 6090 SF. Muni
Engine: MAN pancake
Fuel: diesel
Transmission: 3 sp. Allison auto.
Registration: non op.
Top speed: 55 mph.
Starter: pneumatic
Tires: 50% or better
Length: 60 ft.
Width: 102 in.
Seating: 55

It was in the newer version of “The Italian Job” and at least one Nelly music video. It was mentioned in the IMDB “goofs” section for The Italian Job:

Factual errors: When Charlie is confronted by Steve in the helicopter under the freeway, the buses in the background are MUNI buses. The movie takes place in Los Angeles; MUNI is the public transportation in San Francisco.

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  1. Whole Wheat Toast, on October 26th, 2009 at 11:48 pm Said:

    Do you guys plan on keeping its existing paint job?

  2. Brendan Nee, on October 27th, 2009 at 12:28 am Said:

    We’re not sure yet, it looks pretty cool. Any suggestions?

  3. jed, on October 27th, 2009 at 2:18 am Said:

    We’re torn – we want to register it as an art car at Burning Man, and that usually requires modifying the exterior. But the theme this year is “Metropolis” so we might get away with running a proper transit route and keeping the markings.

  4. Jarrett M., on October 27th, 2009 at 3:36 pm Said:

    Repaint it if you must, but keep the original headsign roll! Especially the famous ‘Nowhere in Particular’ destination that is unique to Muni.

  5. SM, on October 28th, 2009 at 6:44 pm Said:

    just came across your story randomly on the web … congrats on the bus!

    perhaps mr. mojo and his purple palace has some tips for you guys – http://current.com/items/89248051_purple-palace-party-bus.htm

    see u on the playa 2010!!!

  6. jed, on October 28th, 2009 at 9:00 pm Said:

    Yeah, we’re definitely planning on working with the purple palace people, we need some help!

  7. Brendan Nee, on January 26th, 2010 at 8:12 pm Said:

    This is a bit late, but I noticed that we got an article on NBC Bay Area about our bus purchase: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/shopping/Muni-Bus-Makes-Its-Way-From-eBay-to-Burning-Man-66048497.html

  8. gerg, on January 29th, 2010 at 6:16 pm Said:

    it really works within the metropolis theme! you should somehow portray the sadness/loneliness of bus transit, juxtaposed by intense, mushroom-powered cohesion…or some other shit like that…

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