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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![Since Mr. Bus Stop Classics Jim Brophy is sharing with us a wonderful car show, I’m going to step in and share this remarkable creation that has taken residence in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-373-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Sailboat Bus – Ready For the Flood")
Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Sailboat Bus – Ready For the Flood
Posted on December 1, 2018 | 19 CommentsSince Mr. Bus Stop Classics Jim Brophy is sharing with us a wonderful car show, I’m going to step in and share this remarkable creation that has taken residence in […] -
![Here is a snippet from a training video by the National Bus Company in the UK. Just based on the cars in the background, I’d place it being made around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Western_National_bus_2844_HTA_844N_2011_Plymouth_Hoe_bus_rally-e1532848049303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Cinema: UK Bus Company Training Video – How’d You Score?")
Bus Stop Cinema: UK Bus Company Training Video – How’d You Score?
Posted on August 4, 2018 | 13 CommentsHere is a snippet from a training video by the National Bus Company in the UK. Just based on the cars in the background, I’d place it being made around […] -
![How’s this for open-air seating? Unobstructed views of the Spanish countryside, and plenty of fresh air. No fussy seat belts or safety restraints. Just watch out for low hanging tree […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Saurer-double-decker-Spain-1923.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: 1923 Saurer Bus in Spain – When the Double-decker Bus Was a Bit Different")
Bus Stop Outtake: 1923 Saurer Bus in Spain – When the Double-decker Bus Was a Bit Different
Posted on May 19, 2018 | 13 CommentsHow’s this for open-air seating? Unobstructed views of the Spanish countryside, and plenty of fresh air. No fussy seat belts or safety restraints. Just watch out for low hanging tree […] -
![Here’s a bus that’s probably familiar to our Canadian readers, but likely less so for those in the US and Europe – it’s an MCI Courier – the bus that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/brwstrcourier_90-1-e1523187301501.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1960 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Courier Intercity Coach – First of Many")
Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1960 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Courier Intercity Coach – First of Many
Posted on April 14, 2018 | 29 CommentsHere’s a bus that’s probably familiar to our Canadian readers, but likely less so for those in the US and Europe – it’s an MCI Courier – the bus that […] -
![I came across this picture and couldn’t quite make out what type of bus this was – but the back window design seemed rather unique. After a little research, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/city2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1948 – 1959 Prevost Citadin Urban Transit Coach: Canadian City Dweller")
Bus Stop Classics: 1948 – 1959 Prevost Citadin Urban Transit Coach: Canadian City Dweller
Posted on March 3, 2018 | 16 CommentsI came across this picture and couldn’t quite make out what type of bus this was – but the back window design seemed rather unique. After a little research, I […] -
![I came across this quaint documentary video made by the Santa Monica Bus Lines – and it sure brought back a flood of memories of my bus riding days in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Santa-Monica-Big-Blue-Bus-Fishbowls.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema/Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look – A Day in the Life of a Bus Driver Circa 1965")
CC Cinema/Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look – A Day in the Life of a Bus Driver Circa 1965
Posted on February 3, 2018 | 22 CommentsI came across this quaint documentary video made by the Santa Monica Bus Lines – and it sure brought back a flood of memories of my bus riding days in […] -
![Last week we reviewed the Autotram Extra Grand, the longest bus currently in operation. That begs the question; what’s the shortest bus out there? Well, let’s refine our criteria a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Image03-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Technobus Gulliver U520 – World’s Shortest Bus")
Bus Stop Outtake: Technobus Gulliver U520 – World’s Shortest Bus
Posted on November 4, 2017 | 25 CommentsLast week we reviewed the Autotram Extra Grand, the longest bus currently in operation. That begs the question; what’s the shortest bus out there? Well, let’s refine our criteria a […] -
![Stepped bi-level or “deck and a half” buses were once very popular – Paul previously wrote a great overview of perhaps the most famous example, the GM PD 4501 Scenicruiser. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1951-krupp-sc3bcdwerke-faun-aero-04-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: 1951 Krupp SWO 480 – European Scenicruiser")
Bus Stop Outtake: 1951 Krupp SWO 480 – European Scenicruiser
Posted on September 30, 2017 | 27 CommentsStepped bi-level or “deck and a half” buses were once very popular – Paul previously wrote a great overview of perhaps the most famous example, the GM PD 4501 Scenicruiser. […] -
![Most of us here north of the equator are in the throes of summer – heat, humidity, and more heat….hopefully this post will allow you a zen-like moment of cool […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2230-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: 1948 General Motors TDH 4507 Old Look Coach – Take That Mother Nature")
Bus Stop Outtake: 1948 General Motors TDH 4507 Old Look Coach – Take That Mother Nature
Posted on July 29, 2017 | 17 CommentsMost of us here north of the equator are in the throes of summer – heat, humidity, and more heat….hopefully this post will allow you a zen-like moment of cool […] -
![Paul has written informative articles on both of these coaches here at CC, but as I was doing some research for an upcoming post I came across this great old photo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1468-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Another Look At the New and the Old (Look, That Is)")
Bus Stop Outtake: Another Look At the New and the Old (Look, That Is)
Posted on July 22, 2017 | 40 CommentsPaul has written informative articles on both of these coaches here at CC, but as I was doing some research for an upcoming post I came across this great old photo […] -
![While I always enjoy looking back at some of the classic motor coaches from the Golden Age of bus transportation, its also good to look forward to see where mass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Proterra All-Electric Urban Transit Bus – The Clean and Quiet Shape of Things to Come")
Bus Stop Classics: Proterra All-Electric Urban Transit Bus – The Clean and Quiet Shape of Things to Come
Posted on April 29, 2017 | 15 CommentsWhile I always enjoy looking back at some of the classic motor coaches from the Golden Age of bus transportation, its also good to look forward to see where mass […] -
![Funny how the world works: even back in the ‘40s, the Brits trusted American machines more than their home-grown designs when it came to serious work in tough conditions. To […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_20170420_125525.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics (Twofer): Burmese Chevrolet Buses – Relics Don’t Retire, They Get Rebuilt")
Bus Stop Classics (Twofer): Burmese Chevrolet Buses – Relics Don’t Retire, They Get Rebuilt
Posted on April 24, 2017 | 27 CommentsFunny how the world works: even back in the ‘40s, the Brits trusted American machines more than their home-grown designs when it came to serious work in tough conditions. To […] -
![This unique vehicle certainly caught my attention when I was doing a little research recently for an upcoming MCI post. The first thing that popped into my head was “where and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2013-5-5-010-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: MCI 9 “Suncruiser” – The 47 Passenger Cabriolet")
Bus Stop Outtake: MCI 9 “Suncruiser” – The 47 Passenger Cabriolet
Posted on March 25, 2017 | 12 CommentsThis unique vehicle certainly caught my attention when I was doing a little research recently for an upcoming MCI post. The first thing that popped into my head was “where and […] -
![Several weeks ago we looked at the Fitzjohn Roadrunner, an intercity coach built from 1954 to 1958 that failed in the marketplace due to the overwhelming might of General Motors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2005-8-17_AerocoachRFWeb-Large-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1951 Aerocoach Mastercraft P-372 – The Champ (GM) Scores Another Knockout")
Bus Stop Classics: 1951 Aerocoach Mastercraft P-372 – The Champ (GM) Scores Another Knockout
Posted on February 11, 2017 | 17 CommentsSeveral weeks ago we looked at the Fitzjohn Roadrunner, an intercity coach built from 1954 to 1958 that failed in the marketplace due to the overwhelming might of General Motors […] -
![Coaches aren’t really my thing, but when you start browsing Google and see nice period pics of this nature, you investigate. And then you find more, and they’re all crazier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Ayats-jupiter-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Late ’50s Ayats-Bodied Pegaso coaches – Under The Influence")
Bus Stop Classics: Late ’50s Ayats-Bodied Pegaso coaches – Under The Influence
Posted on January 23, 2017 | 56 CommentsCoaches aren’t really my thing, but when you start browsing Google and see nice period pics of this nature, you investigate. And then you find more, and they’re all crazier […]
