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

Blnktag just pimped its ride!

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.