Bus/Transit History
Greyhound’s Current Bus Fleet: Hopefully Eye-Opening Jim Brophy
Pittsburgh Transit Expressway System (Skybus): The Steel City’s Aborted Highway In The Sky Jim Brophy
A Short History of Dayton’s Trolley Buses Jim Brophy
Skiway: Mt. Hood’s Fabulous Flying Buses Paul N
The Rolling Coffins of Honduras Gerardo Solis
Vintage Electric Trolleybuses Of Chile And Innsbruck Paul N
North American Bus Brands
Flxible/Grumman
1946-59 Flxible Twin Coach Transit Bus: Chicago’s Favorite Jim Brophy
Flxible Clipper: The Motor Coach Style Leader Of The 1950’s Jim Brophy
Flxible Clipper: Do you Know Your Clipper? Jim Brophy
1954-69 Flxible VistaLiner (VL) 100, Hi-Level, and FlxLiner: The Last Ones From Loudonville Jim Brophy
Flxible & AM General New Look Buses: Playing Second Fiddle To GM Jim Brophy
Flxible “Flxette”: The Junior Leaguer… Jim Brophy
Grumman 870/Flxible Metro: “I’ve Been Framed…” Jim Brophy
General Motors
GM Turbo Cruiser I, II and III Urban Transit Coaches: Maverick (Top Gun), Your Bus is Here… Jim Brophy
Chevrolet Buses: Relics Don’t Retire, They Get Rebuilt (Burma) Tatra87
1947 GM PD-3751 “Silversides” Greyhound Bus: The First Modern Diesel Bus (GM’s Greatest Hit #11) Paul N
1953-60 GM PD 4104: The Most Dominant And Influential Bus Ever Jim Brophy
GM PD-4104: My Dream Bus Comes To Visit, With A Formula Ford Racing Car In Its Belly Paul N
1954 GMC PD-4501 Greyhound Scenicruiser: Everybody’s Favorite Bus Except For Greyhound And GM Paul N
1954 GM PDX-4901 “Golden Chariot”: The Unsuccessful Prototype Of The Modern Bus Jim Brophy
GM “Old Look” Coach & MH Trolley Coach: When No Transportation Meant Public Transportation Jim Brophy
1959-69 GM Old Look Update: Hedging Their Bets Jim Brophy
GM “Buffalo” 4107/4108 & 4903/4905: Last Of The Line Jim Brophy
1971 GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus: GM’s Greatest Hit No. 11 Paul N
GM RTS II: GM Deadly Sin #27: A Sure Bet? Jim Brophy
GM New Look “Classic”: Tried And True… Jim Brophy
1961-1965 GM PD 4106 Intercity Coach – How Do You Replace an Icon? Jim Brophy
Bus Stop Classics: GM Old and New Look – Vintage Louisville Kentucky Buses Jim Brophy
Gillig
Gillig Transit Coach School Bus: Built Like A Tank Paul N
Gillig Low Floor Bus: Last Out Of The Gate, But It Had An Advantage… Jim Brophy
Mack
1947-60 Mack C Series Urban Transit Coach: Built Bulldog Tough Jim Brophy
Mack MV-620-D: The “Forward Look” Bus Jim Brophy
Motor Coach Industries (MCI)
1946-60 MCI Courier Intercity Coach: First of Many Jim Brophy
1964-1980 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) MC-5: Middel Hauler Jim Brophy
MCI-5A Motor Coach: Honeymoon Hauler Paul N
1968-73 MCI MC-7 (In Motion) Paul N
1969-70 MCI MC-6 “Supercruiser”: Six Inches Too Far Ahead Of Its Time Jim Brophy
1982-87 MCI 9 “Suncrusier”: The 47 Passenger Cabriolet Jim Brophy
1990-94 MCI 102 B3: Casting Aside 50 Years Of Intercity Bus Design Jim Brophy
Prevost
1948-59 Prevost Citadin Urban Transit Coach: Canadian City Dweller Jim Brophy
1976-2006 Prevost Le Mirage: It’s All In The Windows Jim Brophy
1988-92 Prevost H5-60: The Articulated Highway Coach, Take Three Jim Brophy
Other North American Buses (alphabetical)
1946-54 ACF-Brill IC 41: Silver Screen Standout Jim Brophy
1951 Aerocoach Mastercraft P-372: The Champ (GM) Scores Another Knockout Jim Brophy
American Ikarus/North American Bus Industries: From Hungary To Alabama… Jim Brophy
1957 Blue Bird All American: The All American Dream Comes In Many Variations And Colors Paul N
Bus Stop Fiction: GM, Flxible or MCI Coach… May 22nd 1966… Jim Brophy
CD Beck & Co.: Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery, Even If It Gets You Nowhere Jim Brophy
1948-53 Checker Motor Coach: The Frequently Forgotten Bus From The Country’s Most Famous Taxi Maker Jim Brophy
Crown Motor Coaches: California Royalty Jim Brophy
Eagle Coaches: From Belgium To Brownsville Jim Brophy
1954-58 Fitzjohn Roadrunner: Another Casualty Of The GM Juggernaut Jim Brophy
1935-36 Ford 1.5 Ton School Bus Aaron65
1960’s Gerstenslager Bookmobile Jim Brophy
1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name Jim Brophy
1946 Kaiser Articulated Bus: The First True Articulated Bus Paul N
Kenworth Pacific School Coach Eric VanBuren
1991 New Flyer D40LF: North America’s First Low Floor Bus Jim Brophy
1981-2006 Neoplan AN440: Transplanted Teutonic Transporter Jim Brophy
1995-2009 NovaBus LFS: Second Out Of The Gate… Jim Brophy
1999-2009 Optima Opus Urban Transit Coach: Short Ride Jim Brophy
1928-33 Pickwick Nite Coach: What’s Old Is New Again Jim Brophy
Proterra All-Electric Urban Transit Bus: The Clean And Quiet Shape Of Things To Come Jim Brophy
Orion I – VII: Cross-Border Cruisers… Jim Brophy
Sultana TM 40 SP: Southern Scenicruiser Jim Brophy
Transmark RE/Eldorado: If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Rode On This Bus Jim Brophy
1950s Wayne Bus Conversion Paul N
1955-68 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach: Proud Canadian Jim Brophy
1937-53 White Motor Corp Urban Transit Buses: Known for Trucks, They Made Buses Too Jim Brophy
1941 White Postal Service Bus: Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Flat Tire… Jim Brophy
1934-38 Yellow Coach Model 720/735 “Double Decker”: The Queen Of Fifth Avenue Jim Brophy
Central/South American Bus Brands
Dina Intercity Coaches: Stalwarts From Hidalgo… Jim Brophy
2011- Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7: One Big Bus Jim Brophy
European Bus Brands
DAF
1963-64 DAF Semi-Trailer With Deckers Bus Body Johannes Dutch
1963 DAF-Verheul Transit Bus: Museum Quality Johannes Dutch
1965 DAF-Smit Appingedam: Both Public Transport Bus And Coach Johannes Dutch
1966 DAF-Smit Joure Johannes Dutch
1969 DAF-ZABO Johannes Dutch
1970 DAF-Jonckheere Johannes Dutch
1970 DAF-Jonckheere: Its First Power Unit Was A Philips-Stirling Engine Johannes Dutch
Other European Buses (alphabetical)
Alstom Aptis: The Electric Bus Comes To Paris Jim Brophy
1958 AEC Routemaster: The Ultimate London Double-Decker Bus Roger Carr
1949-60 AEC Regal IV Coach w/ Seagull Body by Burlingham: “Curvy” Jim Brophy
1950s Alfa Romeo Buses: Mass Transportation Con Verve Jim Brophy
1947-52 Bedford OB CAC (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) Coach: Streamliner From Down Under Jim Brophy
1963-73 Bedford VAL: English Charmer Jim Brophy
1987 Bova Futura FHD 12.280: A 21st Century Coach, Introduced In 1982 Johannes Dutch
Bristol Lodekka LD6G: Upstairs, Downstairs GGH06
1946 – 1964 Chausson AP Series Coaches – The French GM “Old Look” Jim Brophy
1958 Citroen U55 Citirama Bus: See Paris In Style Paul N
Gräf und Stift 120 OGL Austrian Post Bus: Where’s The Trailer Bus? Paul N
1955-73 Ikarus 55/66: The Bus Behind The Iron Curtain Jim Brophy
1954 Krauss-Maffei KML 110 Coach: Wind Cheater Jim Brophy
1920-75 Lancia Buses: Italian Flair Jim Brophy
1958-86 Leyland Atlantean: Rush Hour Isn’t Crush Hour Any More Big Paws
1951-61 Mercedes-Benz Type O 6600 H Coach: Mercedes First Post-War Rear-Engined Bus Jim Brophy
1954-70 Mercedes-Benz 0321H Coach: One of the Best Selling Mercedes Buses of All Time Jim Brophy
1961-74 Neoplan NH Series Intercity Coach: The “Hamburg” Jim Brophy
1990-2003 Neoplan Megaliner: The Bus That Changed The Rules Jim Brophy
1951-57 Pegaso Z 403 Monocasco: Spanish Scenecruiser Jim Brophy
Late 1950s Ayats-Bodied Pegaso Coaches: Under the Influence Tatra87
1960 Saurer Sightseeing Bus: With RHD And Column Shift Paul N
Steyr 380: The Austrian Love Bus Paul N
1950’s Volvo Buses – Some Mild, Some Wild… Jim Brophy
Japanese Bus Brands
Hino
Hino Poncho: Autumn Traveler Jim Brophy
Hino S’Elega: If Lexus Built A Bus… Jim Brophy
1999-2010 Hino Rainbow HR “Low Floor” Bus: Where “Heat Soak” Has a Whole New Meaning Jim Brophy
Other Japanese Buses (alphabetical)
Bonnet Buses: A Nostalgic Reminder Of An Earlier, Less Hectic Time… Jim Brophy
1974-76 Mazda Parkway 26 Minibus: Does That Thing Have A Rotary? Jim Brophy
1965 Mazda Type-A Light Bus – Mazda’s “Fishbowl” Jim Brophy
1963-65 Mitsubishi-Fuso MR430 – Japan’s First Post-War Front Twin-Axle Bus Jim Brophy
Pre-School Buses: A Less Familiar Slice Of JDM Goodness… Jim Brophy
Tokyo Disneyland Resort Cruiser Bus: Retro Disney… Jim Brophy
Tokyo Tama and Chiba City Monorail: The Bus With A Birds-Eye View… Jim Brophy
Australian Bus Brands
1945 Dyson Landliner: An Innovative Experiment From Down Under Jim Brophy
