The company began as the "station wagons-for-hire" business of Ferdinand E. Arrigoni. It was officially founded in either 1944 or 1945 under the name Parochial Bus Service to provide school bus service. It began operating racetrack services from the Bronx and Upper Manhattan in 1949, then operating as New York Bus Tours.
Initially, the company started out as a "car-sharing" business run by Ferdinand E. Arrigoni. It was formally founded in either 1944 or 1945 under the name Parochial Bus Service to offer school bus transportation. Later, it began providing services from racetracks in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan in 1949, eventually operating as New York Bus Tours.