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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![CC’ers in North America may have came across this bus in the late 90’s or early 2000’s – it’s an Advanced Bus Industries (ABI) TSV 30 – a mid-sized, low […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1999-Mauck-MSV-1120S-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1996- 2002 Mauck/Advanced Bus Industries MSV/TSV – Little Bus/Big Limousine (LB/BL)…")
Bus Stop Classics: 1996- 2002 Mauck/Advanced Bus Industries MSV/TSV – Little Bus/Big Limousine (LB/BL)…
Posted on January 7, 2017 | 24 CommentsCC’ers in North America may have came across this bus in the late 90’s or early 2000’s – it’s an Advanced Bus Industries (ABI) TSV 30 – a mid-sized, low […] -
![I imagine most folks head off to Disneyland to do the typical tourist things; ride the various attractions, see some of the live shows and musicals, and take in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Tokyo-Disney-Resort-Spring-2013-03762-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Tokyo Disneyland Resort Cruiser Bus – Retro Disney…")
Bus Stop Classic: Tokyo Disneyland Resort Cruiser Bus – Retro Disney…
Posted on November 19, 2016 | 17 CommentsI imagine most folks head off to Disneyland to do the typical tourist things; ride the various attractions, see some of the live shows and musicals, and take in the […] -
![London’s Routemaster is Britain’s most famous bus – it lasted in frontline service for 50 years and is recognised worldwide as the symbol of London. But there is another vehicle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic – The Leyland Atlantean 1958 – 1986 – Rush Hour Isn’t Crush Hour Anymore")
Bus Stop Classic – The Leyland Atlantean 1958 – 1986 – Rush Hour Isn’t Crush Hour Anymore
Posted on November 6, 2016 | 29 CommentsLondon’s Routemaster is Britain’s most famous bus – it lasted in frontline service for 50 years and is recognised worldwide as the symbol of London. But there is another vehicle […] -
![Last week we looked at some possible future trends in urban motor coach transportation – those that rode on good ole’ terrestrial mother earth. But there is another mass transit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/no173_pic03_l-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Tokyo Tama and Chiba City Monorail – The Bus with a Birds-Eye View…")
Bus Stop Classics: Tokyo Tama and Chiba City Monorail – The Bus with a Birds-Eye View…
Posted on November 5, 2016 | 22 CommentsLast week we looked at some possible future trends in urban motor coach transportation – those that rode on good ole’ terrestrial mother earth. But there is another mass transit […] -
![The coach parked here in front of the DAF Museum is a unicum, a Curbside Classic Sole Existing Exemplar. It’s a 1970 DAF SB200 bus chassis with a one-off body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1970 DAF-Jonckheere – Its First Power Unit Was A Philips-Stirling Engine")
Bus Stop Classic: 1970 DAF-Jonckheere – Its First Power Unit Was A Philips-Stirling Engine
Posted on November 1, 2016 | 15 CommentsThe coach parked here in front of the DAF Museum is a unicum, a Curbside Classic Sole Existing Exemplar. It’s a 1970 DAF SB200 bus chassis with a one-off body […] -
![Right after the Second World War large numbers of buses were needed to recover the public transport system. Buses based on semi-trailers were more rapidly available, and cheaper, than complete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1964 DAF Tractor – 1963 DAF Semi-Trailer – Deckers Bus Body")
Bus Stop Classic: 1964 DAF Tractor – 1963 DAF Semi-Trailer – Deckers Bus Body
Posted on October 26, 2016 | 17 CommentsRight after the Second World War large numbers of buses were needed to recover the public transport system. Buses based on semi-trailers were more rapidly available, and cheaper, than complete […] -
![A fine example of a classic city bus, this 1969 DAF chassis with a body built by ZABO. The history of ZABO (Zwijndrechtse Auto-Bus Onderneming) from Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, dates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1969 DAF-ZABO")
Bus Stop Classic: 1969 DAF-ZABO
Posted on October 19, 2016 | 11 CommentsA fine example of a classic city bus, this 1969 DAF chassis with a body built by ZABO. The history of ZABO (Zwijndrechtse Auto-Bus Onderneming) from Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, dates […] -
![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 […]
