ADRIAN, Texas That most iconic of motorcoaches, the 1950s Scenicruiser, will be the star attraction early next month at a "Scenicruiser reunion" in west Texas.

A group of enthusiasts, lead by Tom McNally of Peoria, Ill., is organizing Scenicruise 2010, to be April 8-9 in the tiny community of Adrian, Texas (population 150), and Amarillo, Texas, (population 240,000). Amarillo is about 50 miles east of Adrian and actually has motels and more than one restaurant.

Adrian was chosen as the first-day site for the reunion because its the legendary midpoint between Los Angeles and Chicago (1,139 miles each way) on historic U.S. Route 66 ("Americas Mother Road"). Adrian is in far west Texas, 37 miles from the Texas-New Mexico state line, just off Interstate 40.

At least a half-dozen of the 1,001 Scenicruisers built by General Motors between and 1954 and 1956, and designated the PD-4501, are expected at the reunion. They will make a nostalgia run between Adrian and Amarillo with reunion attendees on board.

All the Scenicruisers were built by GM for Greyhound Lines, which operated them across the U.S. from 1954 into the 1970s. With their raised deck, the coaches came to symbolize luxury passenger highway travel in the 1950s and 60s.

It is estimated that 200 Scenicruisers survive, with many converted to motorhomes and other uses.

Numerous other vintage buses also are expected at the reunion, which also is being called "The Hounds of the Mother Road Reunion."

The event gets under way at 10 a.m. April 8 in Adrian. Following picture taking and lunch, the Scenicruisers will drive to Amarillo where they will be on display at the Big Texan Steak Ranch, off I-40.

ABC Companies recently restored PD-4501 is likely to be one of the coaches traveling to the reunion. McNally owns the former Greyhound Scenicruiser No. 1001.

For more information, including hotel and campground information, contact McNally at (309) 253-2169, or by e-mail at tbonemcnally@hotmail.com, or Chad Goertz at (661) 212-2026, or by e-mail at chadgoertz2@msn.com.