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About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![(first posted 2/17/2018) What a beauty – this is a 1941 White 700 Series Transit coach, modified as a Suburban model, and outfitted as a mobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/White-Highway-Post-Office-bus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1941 White Postal Service Bus – Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Flat Tire…")
Bus Stop Classics: 1941 White Postal Service Bus – Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Flat Tire…
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 2/17/2018) What a beauty – this is a 1941 White 700 Series Transit coach, modified as a Suburban model, and outfitted as a mobile […] -
Curbside Commentary: The Cost of Owning a Vehicle in Japan
Posted on February 17, 2024 | 30 CommentsIn several previous posts, commenters expressed an interest in the costs of purchasing and owning a vehicle here in Japan. Here’s a short summary; from purchase price to annual expenses. -
![In the decade of the 1950’s, Brazil was a prime market for GM’s intercity coaches. The country’s own bus manufacturing was still in its infancy, and large numbers of GM’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FlechaAzulViacaoCometa-e1706754629319.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Ciferal Dinosaur/Cometa Arrow – Brazil’s “Buffalo”")
Bus Stop Classics: Ciferal Dinosaur/Cometa Arrow – Brazil’s “Buffalo”
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 6 CommentsIn the decade of the 1950’s, Brazil was a prime market for GM’s intercity coaches. The country’s own bus manufacturing was still in its infancy, and large numbers of GM’s […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2018) Here’s another bus you would have likely seen or ridden in if you were spending time in any large North American metropolitan area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Omaha_1947_Twin_Coach_bus_1312_at_Seashore_Trolley_Museum-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1959 Flxible Twin Coach Transit Bus – Chicago’s Favorite")
Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1959 Flxible Twin Coach Transit Bus – Chicago’s Favorite
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) Here’s another bus you would have likely seen or ridden in if you were spending time in any large North American metropolitan area […] -
![Inclines, or more accurately incline plane railways, were once ubiquitous in the US. Developed to conquer the tyranny of elevation, many of these inclines were designed by European immigrants where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/incline-mtadams7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Cincinnati Mount Adams Incline – Upward Bound")
Trackside Classic: Cincinnati Mount Adams Incline – Upward Bound
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 18 CommentsInclines, or more accurately incline plane railways, were once ubiquitous in the US. Developed to conquer the tyranny of elevation, many of these inclines were designed by European immigrants where […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2018) For me, the turn of the year always brings forth a sense of nostalgia – another year past and a longing to look back at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hudson-super-wasp-03-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Curbside Reminiscences From My Childhood")
CC Outtake: Curbside Reminiscences From My Childhood
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 1/7/2018) For me, the turn of the year always brings forth a sense of nostalgia – another year past and a longing to look back at the […] -
![Though I am loath to admit it, I’m ancient enough to remember airport travel before the now ubiquitous “cutaway” mini-bus. A time when factory vans, limousines, and full-sized buses […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1968oldsmobiletoronadojetway707airportlimousine_17bb3aeb050543f681db599aee614927-e1703414924356.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: American Quality Coach (AQC) Jetway 707 – One Large Lengthy Limo")
Curbside Outtake: American Quality Coach (AQC) Jetway 707 – One Large Lengthy Limo
Posted on January 6, 2024 | 20 CommentsThough I am loath to admit it, I’m ancient enough to remember airport travel before the now ubiquitous “cutaway” mini-bus. A time when factory vans, limousines, and full-sized buses […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2017) Several very good guesses but unfortunately no winners from yesterday’s CC Clue – but let’s take a look at this unique vehicle anyway. What we have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bpswaBedford-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics – CC Clue: 1947-1952 Bedford OB CAC (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) Coach – Streamliner From Down Under")
Bus Stop Classics – CC Clue: 1947-1952 Bedford OB CAC (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) Coach – Streamliner From Down Under
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 12/10/2017) Several very good guesses but unfortunately no winners from yesterday’s CC Clue – but let’s take a look at this unique vehicle anyway. What we have […] -
![Growing up, I was part of a “no-car” family. My parents were older and had both experienced the Great Depression, and as a result, if public transportation was available, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1593292506_phpyUKDdc-1.jpg.full_-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside QOTD: What Was Your First Memory of Riding in a Brand New, Off–the-Showroom-floor Car?")
Curbside QOTD: What Was Your First Memory of Riding in a Brand New, Off–the-Showroom-floor Car?
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 58 CommentsGrowing up, I was part of a “no-car” family. My parents were older and had both experienced the Great Depression, and as a result, if public transportation was available, […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2017) I would imagine most readers would assume this “double decker” bus must be from the UK….or perhaps one of the “colonies” – Hong Kong? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2b44fc1f5ef2d6d55dd42af6300d0830-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1934-38 Yellow Coach Model 720/735 “Double Decker” – the Queen of Fifth Avenue")
Bus Stop Classics: 1934-38 Yellow Coach Model 720/735 “Double Decker” – the Queen of Fifth Avenue
Posted on November 18, 2023 | 30 Comments(first posted 11/18/2017) I would imagine most readers would assume this “double decker” bus must be from the UK….or perhaps one of the “colonies” – Hong Kong? […] -
![During the decade of the Sixties, I went from four to fourteen years old – and I have to tell you, it was a great time to be a burgeoning, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1961-Rambler-American-Custom-Sedan-315-e1699794096241.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Regret, Reassessment, and Mea Culpa: 1961 – 1963 Rambler American")
Curbside Classic Regret, Reassessment, and Mea Culpa: 1961 – 1963 Rambler American
Posted on November 18, 2023 | 36 CommentsDuring the decade of the Sixties, I went from four to fourteen years old – and I have to tell you, it was a great time to be a burgeoning, […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2017) As I’m sure readers and contributors to CC know, there’s a whole lot of photoshopping going on out there in cyberland – it’s easy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/prochie_goeppel_autotram_extra_grand_3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Autotram Extra Grand – World’s Longest Bus")
Bus Stop Outtake: Autotram Extra Grand – World’s Longest Bus
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/28/2017) As I’m sure readers and contributors to CC know, there’s a whole lot of photoshopping going on out there in cyberland – it’s easy […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2017) Pittsburgh has a rich mass transit history; inclines, trolleys, buses, light rail, etc. It was also home town to one of the twentieth century’s largest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/60dcfa6e52bd3b6672a59eea80b96175-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Pittsburgh Transit Expressway System (Skybus) – The Steel City’s Aborted Highway in the Sky")
Bus Stop Classics: Pittsburgh Transit Expressway System (Skybus) – The Steel City’s Aborted Highway in the Sky
Posted on October 14, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/17/2017) Pittsburgh has a rich mass transit history; inclines, trolleys, buses, light rail, etc. It was also home town to one of the twentieth century’s largest […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2017) Some of you may have seen a recent article of a startup intercity bus company that plans to offer “capsule hotel” type overnight bus service […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/oo1933_Pickwick_NC_06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1928 – 1933 Pickwick Nite Coach – What’s Old is New Again")
Bus Stop Classics: 1928 – 1933 Pickwick Nite Coach – What’s Old is New Again
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/9/2017) Some of you may have seen a recent article of a startup intercity bus company that plans to offer “capsule hotel” type overnight bus service […] -
![A few months back we looked at Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM), a small regional maker of buses in Southern Alabama. Today we’ll look at another one of these modest manufacturers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/48.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Beaver Metropolitan B-35-PT Series Coach – Keystone State Cruiser")
Bus Stop Classics: Beaver Metropolitan B-35-PT Series Coach – Keystone State Cruiser
Posted on August 26, 2023 | 8 CommentsA few months back we looked at Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM), a small regional maker of buses in Southern Alabama. Today we’ll look at another one of these modest manufacturers […]
