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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![As I crossed the border into Canada during my roadtrip this summer, I was told that my passport had expired several months prior. The Canadians didn’t think it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_1015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Riding The Bustang To Denver")
Bus Stop Classic: Riding The Bustang To Denver
Posted on October 16, 2016 | 48 CommentsAs I crossed the border into Canada during my roadtrip this summer, I was told that my passport had expired several months prior. The Canadians didn’t think it was a […] -
![Another classic coach that transported the visitors of the 2016 DAF Museum Days from the factory to the museum and back (as often as you wanted) was this 1966 DAF-Smit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3074.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1966 DAF-Smit Joure")
Bus Stop Classic: 1966 DAF-Smit Joure
Posted on October 12, 2016 | 23 CommentsAnother classic coach that transported the visitors of the 2016 DAF Museum Days from the factory to the museum and back (as often as you wanted) was this 1966 DAF-Smit […] -
![I’m sure most readers here are familiar with Japan’s current demographic dilemma – basically there are a whole bunch of old folks, few young folks, and a declining birth rate. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMGP2395.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Hino Poncho – Autumn Traveler")
Bus Stop Outtake: Hino Poncho – Autumn Traveler
Posted on October 8, 2016 | 15 CommentsI’m sure most readers here are familiar with Japan’s current demographic dilemma – basically there are a whole bunch of old folks, few young folks, and a declining birth rate. […] -
![On the 1st of October I visited the 2016 DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Inspired by Jim Brophy’s numerous and excellent bus articles I decided to focus on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3056.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1970 DAF-Jonckheere")
Bus Stop Classic: 1970 DAF-Jonckheere
Posted on October 6, 2016 | 18 CommentsOn the 1st of October I visited the 2016 DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Inspired by Jim Brophy’s numerous and excellent bus articles I decided to focus on […] -
![Last week we took a quick look at CD Beck and Co., a low-volume maker of intercity coaches that was acquired by Mack in 1956. In 1957 and ’58, Mack […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2659277558_bdfa370e8e_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Mack MV-620-D – The “Forward Look” Bus")
Bus Stop Classic: Mack MV-620-D – The “Forward Look” Bus
Posted on September 24, 2016 | 16 CommentsLast week we took a quick look at CD Beck and Co., a low-volume maker of intercity coaches that was acquired by Mack in 1956. In 1957 and ’58, Mack […] -
![In our last Bus Stop Classics post we looked at how the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ushered transit coach operations into a new era – the “Low Floor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Nova-LFS-Demo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: NovaBus LFS – Second Out of the Gate…")
Bus Stop Classics: NovaBus LFS – Second Out of the Gate…
Posted on June 21, 2016 | 25 CommentsIn our last Bus Stop Classics post we looked at how the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ushered transit coach operations into a new era – the “Low Floor […] -
![In previous articles, we’ve taken a somewhat convoluted trip through some of the “loosely identified” eras of transit coach operations in the US. What were these eras? Well, transit historians […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/York_Region_Transit_715-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: New Flyer D40LF – North America’s First Low Floor Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: New Flyer D40LF – North America’s First Low Floor Bus
Posted on June 12, 2016 | 21 CommentsIn previous articles, we’ve taken a somewhat convoluted trip through some of the “loosely identified” eras of transit coach operations in the US. What were these eras? Well, transit historians […] -
![It’s still crystal-clear in David’s memory – May 22nd 1966 – 50 years ago to the day… He had just finished work down at the local Timken plant in Little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/4104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Fiction: GM, Flxible or MCI Coach…May 22nd 1966…")
Bus Stop Fiction: GM, Flxible or MCI Coach…May 22nd 1966…
Posted on May 22, 2016 | 8 CommentsIt’s still crystal-clear in David’s memory – May 22nd 1966 – 50 years ago to the day… He had just finished work down at the local Timken plant in Little […] -
![Having lived in Japan on and off for over 35 years, and permanently here as an expat for the past 10, you’d think I’d get jaded to the whole Japan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/steam-engine-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: A Less Familiar Slice of JDM Goodness…….")
Bus Stop Classics: A Less Familiar Slice of JDM Goodness…….
Posted on February 6, 2016 | 28 CommentsHaving lived in Japan on and off for over 35 years, and permanently here as an expat for the past 10, you’d think I’d get jaded to the whole Japan […] -
![My trip to Green Tortoise’s former “R&D” Facility in Lowell, OR. to shoot the Super Golden Eagle was a decade later than it should have been, as it’s been closed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Green-Tortoise-1993-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Green Tortoise: “Nothing Like Your Last Bus Ride”")
Green Tortoise: “Nothing Like Your Last Bus Ride”
Posted on August 12, 2014 | 33 CommentsMy trip to Green Tortoise’s former “R&D” Facility in Lowell, OR. to shoot the Super Golden Eagle was a decade later than it should have been, as it’s been closed […] -
![One of the best decisions I have ever made was to marry a country girl. Although we now live “in town,” she can change tires and isn’t afraid to drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ford-Bus-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Back 40 Classic: 1935/6 Ford 1.5 ton School Bus")
Back 40 Classic: 1935/6 Ford 1.5 ton School Bus
Posted on February 3, 2014 | 29 CommentsOne of the best decisions I have ever made was to marry a country girl. Although we now live “in town,” she can change tires and isn’t afraid to drive […] -
![We were walking out the front door of Jerry’s Building Supplies when I saw it rolling down on Hw.99. I hadn’t seen an MC-7 in ages. “I wonder if I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-196-112-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Bus Outtake: MCI MC-7 Bus")
On The Go Bus Outtake: MCI MC-7 Bus
Posted on April 7, 2013 | 19 CommentsWe were walking out the front door of Jerry’s Building Supplies when I saw it rolling down on Hw.99. I hadn’t seen an MC-7 in ages. “I wonder if I […]
