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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![(first posted 10/28/2017) As I’m sure readers and contributors to CC know, there’s a whole lot of photoshopping going on out there in cyberland – it’s easy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/prochie_goeppel_autotram_extra_grand_3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Autotram Extra Grand – World’s Longest Bus")
Bus Stop Outtake: Autotram Extra Grand – World’s Longest Bus
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/28/2017) As I’m sure readers and contributors to CC know, there’s a whole lot of photoshopping going on out there in cyberland – it’s easy […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2017) Pittsburgh has a rich mass transit history; inclines, trolleys, buses, light rail, etc. It was also home town to one of the twentieth century’s largest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/60dcfa6e52bd3b6672a59eea80b96175-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Pittsburgh Transit Expressway System (Skybus) – The Steel City’s Aborted Highway in the Sky")
Bus Stop Classics: Pittsburgh Transit Expressway System (Skybus) – The Steel City’s Aborted Highway in the Sky
Posted on October 14, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/17/2017) Pittsburgh has a rich mass transit history; inclines, trolleys, buses, light rail, etc. It was also home town to one of the twentieth century’s largest […] -
![(first posted 10/12/2017) From 1965 to 1982 this splendid three-tone bus roamed the roads of the northeastern Netherlands. The complete bus body was built by Smit (from) Appingedam, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1965 DAF-Smit Appingedam – Both Public Transport Bus And Coach")
Bus Stop Classic: 1965 DAF-Smit Appingedam – Both Public Transport Bus And Coach
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 13 Comments(first posted 10/12/2017) From 1965 to 1982 this splendid three-tone bus roamed the roads of the northeastern Netherlands. The complete bus body was built by Smit (from) Appingedam, […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2017) Thirty-five years ago the Bova Futura surprised the bus and coach world with its aerodynamic, clean design and huge windshield; a smooth coach, tightly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4890.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1987 Bova Futura FHD 12.280 – A 21st Century Coach, Introduced In 1982")
Bus Stop Classic: 1987 Bova Futura FHD 12.280 – A 21st Century Coach, Introduced In 1982
Posted on October 8, 2023 | 17 Comments(first posted 10/8/2017) Thirty-five years ago the Bova Futura surprised the bus and coach world with its aerodynamic, clean design and huge windshield; a smooth coach, tightly […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2017) Some of you may have seen a recent article of a startup intercity bus company that plans to offer “capsule hotel” type overnight bus service […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/oo1933_Pickwick_NC_06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1928 – 1933 Pickwick Nite Coach – What’s Old is New Again")
Bus Stop Classics: 1928 – 1933 Pickwick Nite Coach – What’s Old is New Again
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/9/2017) Some of you may have seen a recent article of a startup intercity bus company that plans to offer “capsule hotel” type overnight bus service […] -
![A few months back we looked at Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM), a small regional maker of buses in Southern Alabama. Today we’ll look at another one of these modest manufacturers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/48.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Beaver Metropolitan B-35-PT Series Coach – Keystone State Cruiser")
Bus Stop Classics: Beaver Metropolitan B-35-PT Series Coach – Keystone State Cruiser
Posted on August 26, 2023 | 8 CommentsA few months back we looked at Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM), a small regional maker of buses in Southern Alabama. Today we’ll look at another one of these modest manufacturers […] -
![It seemed that the defacto paint scheme for most urban-transit buses in the 1950s and ‘60’s was a light cream over orange – at least in the Midwest where I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2e3ee720f07773d20cc80f144498fcb7-e1692235180830.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics – QOTD: What is Your Favorite “Old School” Bus Livery?")
Bus Stop Classics – QOTD: What is Your Favorite “Old School” Bus Livery?
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 21 CommentsIt seemed that the defacto paint scheme for most urban-transit buses in the 1950s and ‘60’s was a light cream over orange – at least in the Midwest where I […] -
![(first posted 7/8/2017) There were several large-vehicle manufacturers in the early to mid-twentieth century that that were well known for their heavy-duty trucks, but less well-known for their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/white-bus-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: White Motor Corporation Urban Transit Buses – Better Known for Trucks, They Made Buses Too")
Bus Stop Classics: White Motor Corporation Urban Transit Buses – Better Known for Trucks, They Made Buses Too
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/8/2017) There were several large-vehicle manufacturers in the early to mid-twentieth century that that were well known for their heavy-duty trucks, but less well-known for their […] -
![Blackpool, that most distinctive of English seaside resorts, has many special features and attractions. Not just the weather of Lancashire and the distinctive tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC00986-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2023 – Tramway Classic: 1934 English Electric Balloon Tram – Resilience, With Electrical Power")
CC’s Best of 2023 – Tramway Classic: 1934 English Electric Balloon Tram – Resilience, With Electrical Power
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 18 CommentsBlackpool, that most distinctive of English seaside resorts, has many special features and attractions. Not just the weather of Lancashire and the distinctive tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower but […] -
![first posted 17 June 2017 We’ve reviewed quite a few motor coach manufacturers that hoped to cash in on the post-world-war-II sellers’ market with operators rushing to renew their fleets, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/e280dce76b518980159966a903e8e609-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1948-1953 Checker Motor Coach · The Frequently Forgotten Bus from the Country’s Most Famous Taxi Maker")
Bus Stop Classic: 1948-1953 Checker Motor Coach · The Frequently Forgotten Bus from the Country’s Most Famous Taxi Maker
Posted on June 17, 2023 | 23 Commentsfirst posted 17 June 2017 We’ve reviewed quite a few motor coach manufacturers that hoped to cash in on the post-world-war-II sellers’ market with operators rushing to renew their fleets, […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2017) Several months ago we reviewed the Mack MV-620-D, a large demonstrator intercity coach from the late-1950’s that the company hoped would be selected as a replacement for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/c49-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1947 – 1960 Mack C Series Urban Transit Coach – Built Bulldog Tough")
Bus Stop Classics: 1947 – 1960 Mack C Series Urban Transit Coach – Built Bulldog Tough
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Several months ago we reviewed the Mack MV-620-D, a large demonstrator intercity coach from the late-1950’s that the company hoped would be selected as a replacement for […] -
![(first posted 28 May 2017) Think of Toyota and the first thing that’s likely to pop into your mind is a Corolla or a Camry. But the Toyota Group, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/e0192662_0305797-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Hino S’Elega • If Lexus Built a Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: Hino S’Elega • If Lexus Built a Bus
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 28 May 2017) Think of Toyota and the first thing that’s likely to pop into your mind is a Corolla or a Camry. But the Toyota Group, […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2017) Take a close look at this bus…doesn’t look especially unique, does it. Seems to be fairly representative of any intercity coach in the US and Canada in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Greyhound_2550-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1990-94 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) 102 B3 – Casting Aside 50 Years of Intercity Bus Design")
Bus Stop Classics: 1990-94 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) 102 B3 – Casting Aside 50 Years of Intercity Bus Design
Posted on May 13, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 5/13/2017) Take a close look at this bus…doesn’t look especially unique, does it. Seems to be fairly representative of any intercity coach in the US and Canada in […] -
![Brazil has a long history of both urban and intercity motorcoach transportation. Prior to the 1950’s, all buses were imported models, mostly conventional “bonnet buses” based on a truck chassis, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Grafico32-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: GMC ODC 210 Bus Chassis – The Basis for Brazil’s First Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: GMC ODC 210 Bus Chassis – The Basis for Brazil’s First Bus
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 4 CommentsBrazil has a long history of both urban and intercity motorcoach transportation. Prior to the 1950’s, all buses were imported models, mostly conventional “bonnet buses” based on a truck chassis, […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2017) Unless you’re a certified bus fan (and a certified old guy), it’s unlikely you’ll recognize this coach. Motor Coach Industries (MCI) built only 100 of them for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mci-mc-6-12-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: MCI MC-6 “Supercrusier” – Six Inches Too Far Ahead of Its Time")
Bus Stop Classics: MCI MC-6 “Supercrusier” – Six Inches Too Far Ahead of Its Time
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/8/2017) Unless you’re a certified bus fan (and a certified old guy), it’s unlikely you’ll recognize this coach. Motor Coach Industries (MCI) built only 100 of them for […]
