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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![(first posted 6/16/2018) Mention Dayton Ohio and most folks will immediately think of the Wright Brothers and the birthplace of aviation. That’s certainly true; the city takes great pride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1024px-Dayton_Marmon-Herrington_trolleybus_515-1-e1529148351256.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: A Short History of Dayton’s Trolley Buses")
Bus Stop Classics: A Short History of Dayton’s Trolley Buses
Posted on June 17, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 6/16/2018) Mention Dayton Ohio and most folks will immediately think of the Wright Brothers and the birthplace of aviation. That’s certainly true; the city takes great pride […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2018) A variety of auto and truck manufacturers were experimenting with gas turbine powerplants in the 1950’s and 60’s. Perhaps best known was Chrysler’s extensive turbine program that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/maxresdefault-1-e1527387460257.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: General Motors (GM) Turbo Cruiser I, II and III Urban Transit Coaches – Turbine-Powered Trio")
Bus Stop Classics: General Motors (GM) Turbo Cruiser I, II and III Urban Transit Coaches – Turbine-Powered Trio
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 6/2/2018) A variety of auto and truck manufacturers were experimenting with gas turbine powerplants in the 1950’s and 60’s. Perhaps best known was Chrysler’s extensive turbine program that […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/500-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian")
Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 Comments(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […] -
![Trolleybuses (initially called trackless trolleys) were once a fixture on American streets, either replacing or supplementing iron-rail trolleys. Prior to WW II, the three primary US trolleybus manufacturers were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/unnamed-8-e1716334193215.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Marmon-Herrington (M-H) TC 44/48 – Post-War America’s Favorite Trolleybus")
Bus Stop Classics: Marmon-Herrington (M-H) TC 44/48 – Post-War America’s Favorite Trolleybus
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 20 CommentsTrolleybuses (initially called trackless trolleys) were once a fixture on American streets, either replacing or supplementing iron-rail trolleys. Prior to WW II, the three primary US trolleybus manufacturers were […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2018) When I ran across these shots of this Gräf und Stift Austrian Post bus from the 1950s at the Cohort (posted by T Minor), I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/28200276778_c7e2b62e94_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Gräf und Stift 120 OGL Austrian Post Bus – Where’s the Trailer Bus?")
Bus Stop Classic: Gräf und Stift 120 OGL Austrian Post Bus – Where’s the Trailer Bus?
Posted on May 18, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 5/18/2018) When I ran across these shots of this Gräf und Stift Austrian Post bus from the 1950s at the Cohort (posted by T Minor), I had […] -
Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: 1994-2002 Nova Bus RTS 06 WFD (Wide Front Door) – The Door Closes on the RTS
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 15 CommentsWe’ve told the RTS story here, but I thought it would be interesting to highlight the last version of this controversial and conflicted design. -
Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: 1948 – 1953 Ford/Wayne/Marmon-Herrington 8MB; Ford Folds On Its Transit Bus Business
Posted on April 13, 2024 | 11 CommentsIn our previous post on Checker Motors, we talked a little about the Ford Transit Bus. Let’s take a closer look at the final evolution of that model, the 8MB. -
![Unlike Europe and Asia, most buses in North America have used one large, rectangular sign located in front above the windshield, to show the bus’s route and/or destination. But that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/c58b4d84f3d640508a4145243b34e2cf-e1712059891389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: Capitol Transit Buses and Their Three Panel Destination Sign")
Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: Capitol Transit Buses and Their Three Panel Destination Sign
Posted on April 6, 2024 | 15 CommentsUnlike Europe and Asia, most buses in North America have used one large, rectangular sign located in front above the windshield, to show the bus’s route and/or destination. But that […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2018) I really enjoyed Paul’s article on the GM PD 4501 Scenicruiser last week – and it got me thinking. That, and as you may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/d4505-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Greyhound’s Current Bus Fleet – Hopefully Eye-Opening")
Bus Stop Classics: Greyhound’s Current Bus Fleet – Hopefully Eye-Opening
Posted on March 31, 2024 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/31/2018) I really enjoyed Paul’s article on the GM PD 4501 Scenicruiser last week – and it got me thinking. That, and as you may have […] -
![The smallest urban transit bus typically falls into the 25-29 passenger range – that’s true today and was also true during the pre and post-WWII period. Here’s a bus that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/oo1948_ACF_Willys_1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic Obscurity: 1947 ACF-Brill C-10 – Short and Sweet")
Bus Stop Classic Obscurity: 1947 ACF-Brill C-10 – Short and Sweet
Posted on March 23, 2024 | 12 CommentsThe smallest urban transit bus typically falls into the 25-29 passenger range – that’s true today and was also true during the pre and post-WWII period. Here’s a bus that […] -
![We take it for granted today that any vehicle we get into – from the smallest, cheapest compact car to the largest truck or bus will come standard with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/img_3480_2_625-e1710148194968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: 1948 ACF-Brill C-36 — The First Production Air Conditioned Transit Bus")
Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: 1948 ACF-Brill C-36 — The First Production Air Conditioned Transit Bus
Posted on March 16, 2024 | 12 CommentsWe take it for granted today that any vehicle we get into – from the smallest, cheapest compact car to the largest truck or bus will come standard with a […] -
![(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 […] -
![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 […] -
![(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 […]
