Colectivo
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Line 129 in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires|San Nicolás Neighbourhood. thumb|right|250px|A colourful classic "short snout" 1969 MB LO1112 colectivo at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Colectivo (English: collective bus) is the name given in Argentina to a type of public transportation vehicle, especially those of Argentina's capital city, Buenos Aires. The name comes from vehículos de transporte colectivo ("vehicles for collective transport"), reflecting their origin as shared taxis.
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- Buses in Argentina
- date of official opening
- 1928-00-00
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- 1928–1950
- 1950–1990
- 1990s to the present
- Multi-colored units
- ''Fileteados''
- Other details
- Usage in Buenos Aires
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Line 129 in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires|San Nicolás Neighbourhood. thumb|right|250px|A colourful classic "short snout" 1969 MB LO1112 colectivo at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Colectivo (English: collective bus) is the name given in Argentina to a type of public transportation vehicle, especially those of Argentina's capital city, Buenos Aires. The name comes from vehículos de transporte colectivo ("vehicles for collective transport"), reflecting their origin as shared taxis.
When they first appeared in the 1920s, colectivos were small buses built out of smaller vehicle chassis (cars, vans, etc.) and, later, out of truck chassis (1950–1990, by Mercedes-Benz Argentina), not specifically designed for the transportation of people, and were decorated with unique hand-painted drawings (fileteado) that gave each unit a distinct flavor.