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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![(first posted 2/27/2014) Over the long history of London’s buses, there have been many with double decks, separate driver’s cabs, forward engines, rear entrances, open rear platforms, and red color […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Routemaster-RM8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1958 AEC Routemaster – The Ultimate London Double-Decker Bus")
Bus Stop Classic: 1958 AEC Routemaster – The Ultimate London Double-Decker Bus
Posted on March 7, 2020 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/27/2014) Over the long history of London’s buses, there have been many with double decks, separate driver’s cabs, forward engines, rear entrances, open rear platforms, and red color […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2014) Visiting the CC Cohort is like stepping into a transportation book store: so many enticing titles and covers vying for one’s attention. The problem is which one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/O-Bus-Chile-US.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Electric Trolleybuses of Chile and Innsbruck")
Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Electric Trolleybuses of Chile and Innsbruck
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/3/2014) Visiting the CC Cohort is like stepping into a transportation book store: so many enticing titles and covers vying for one’s attention. The problem is which one […] -
![I’m not ashamed to admit that I was a big fan of NASCAR. It was an important bonding activity with my parents and me – it was one thing we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_2753.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Instamatic Snapshot Classic: 1955 Flxible Visicoach – Starting Young")
Vintage Instamatic Snapshot Classic: 1955 Flxible Visicoach – Starting Young
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 5 CommentsI’m not ashamed to admit that I was a big fan of NASCAR. It was an important bonding activity with my parents and me – it was one thing we […] -
![I came across the below interesting, short twenty-two minute industrial video on Youtube the other night – it’s a recruitment film made in 1947 by the Los Angeles Transit Lines […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Los-Angeles-Historic-Streetcar-11-1-e1579581819641.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: We’re Looking for Trolley Operators – Circa 1947")
CC Cinema: We’re Looking for Trolley Operators – Circa 1947
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 12 CommentsI came across the below interesting, short twenty-two minute industrial video on Youtube the other night – it’s a recruitment film made in 1947 by the Los Angeles Transit Lines […] -
![This is a very welcome recent addition to my neighborhood: a bright red classic Gillig bus. And of course like so many other Oregonians, it hails from California. Most recently, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-400-079.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Gillig 40′ Bus – Big Red")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Gillig 40′ Bus – Big Red
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 12 CommentsThis is a very welcome recent addition to my neighborhood: a bright red classic Gillig bus. And of course like so many other Oregonians, it hails from California. Most recently, […] -
![(Updated 10/21/2021) Sleuthing out who built the first of any new significant automotive development can be a fraught undertaking. When I wrote up the remarkable 1946 Kaiser articulated bus, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Twin-Coach-1938-artic-Balto-diesel-electric.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The First Articulated Transit Buses – 1938 Twin Coach and 1937 Alfa Romeo 110 AM-Macchi")
Automotive History: The First Articulated Transit Buses – 1938 Twin Coach and 1937 Alfa Romeo 110 AM-Macchi
Posted on January 3, 2020 | 15 Comments(Updated 10/21/2021) Sleuthing out who built the first of any new significant automotive development can be a fraught undertaking. When I wrote up the remarkable 1946 Kaiser articulated bus, I […] -
![I was perusing regular Cohort poster Curtis Perry’s photostream on Flickr, and ran across his shots from Goldfield, NV. My eyes opened wider when I saw this remarkable Fageol double […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2555744934_0c6146fca9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Bus Stop Classic: 1929 Fageol Double Decker Bus Found in Goldfield, NV – Amazing Survivor That Has Since Been Saved")
Cohort Bus Stop Classic: 1929 Fageol Double Decker Bus Found in Goldfield, NV – Amazing Survivor That Has Since Been Saved
Posted on December 26, 2019 | 18 CommentsI was perusing regular Cohort poster Curtis Perry’s photostream on Flickr, and ran across his shots from Goldfield, NV. My eyes opened wider when I saw this remarkable Fageol double […] -
![Back in 1958, DAF started the production of the TB-series of rolling bus chassis. The letters TB stand for TramBus (streetcar-bus), which means that the entrance and driver’s compartment are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8573.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1963 DAF-Verheul Transit Bus – Museum Quality")
Bus Stop Classic: 1963 DAF-Verheul Transit Bus – Museum Quality
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 16 CommentsBack in 1958, DAF started the production of the TB-series of rolling bus chassis. The letters TB stand for TramBus (streetcar-bus), which means that the entrance and driver’s compartment are […] -
![I’m not sure how I ended up in this particular rabbit hole, but the other day I started browsing the web for vintage photos of Alfa heavies. I must have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/430-a-autobus-cop-depliant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: More Vintage Alfa Romeo Bus Pics – Pure Eye Candy")
Bus Stop Classics: More Vintage Alfa Romeo Bus Pics – Pure Eye Candy
Posted on October 20, 2019 | 20 CommentsI’m not sure how I ended up in this particular rabbit hole, but the other day I started browsing the web for vintage photos of Alfa heavies. I must have […] -
![As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – 1990’s. Always looking to innovate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JR-Bus-Kanto-D750-00501-N128-4-e1563866152537.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules")
Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules
Posted on August 17, 2019 | 20 CommentsAs we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – 1990’s. Always looking to innovate, […] -
![From the post-war period, up until the later 1950’s, coach builders and manufacturers in the UK were enthused with curves – bus design incorporated semi-elliptical and elliptical shapes along the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9d7d9e9756ff9cb3ac8947e04ce69632-1-e1563362558219.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1949 – 60 AEC Regal IV Coach with Seagull Body by Burlingham – “Curvy”")
Bus Stop Classics: 1949 – 60 AEC Regal IV Coach with Seagull Body by Burlingham – “Curvy”
Posted on August 3, 2019 | 16 CommentsFrom the post-war period, up until the later 1950’s, coach builders and manufacturers in the UK were enthused with curves – bus design incorporated semi-elliptical and elliptical shapes along the […] -
![We’ve looked at a number of buses our parents and grandparents could have toured Western Europe in during their vacations in the 1950’s and 60’s; the Krupp SWO 480, Mercedes-Benz […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5046323679_70bf599dba_b-1-e1562559645985.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1961 – 74 Neoplan NH Series Intercity Coach – The “Hamburg”")
Bus Stop Classics: 1961 – 74 Neoplan NH Series Intercity Coach – The “Hamburg”
Posted on July 20, 2019 | 8 CommentsWe’ve looked at a number of buses our parents and grandparents could have toured Western Europe in during their vacations in the 1950’s and 60’s; the Krupp SWO 480, Mercedes-Benz […] -
![We’ve reviewed electric-powered buses several times over the past couple of years; in Apr 17 we looked at the Proterra electric coach, and in Oct 16 when we reviewed possible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aptis-innovationlabel-800x500-e1561812262412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Alstom Aptis – The Electric Bus Comes to Paris")
Bus Stop Classics: Alstom Aptis – The Electric Bus Comes to Paris
Posted on June 29, 2019 | 23 CommentsWe’ve reviewed electric-powered buses several times over the past couple of years; in Apr 17 we looked at the Proterra electric coach, and in Oct 16 when we reviewed possible […] -
![We reviewed the Flxible Clipper back in Feb 2016, but it’s such an iconic design, I thought it would be worth another look. Specifically, let’s dive into the variations and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1e817f44184d707de3364930cd30c776-1-e1559824768536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1938 – 67 Flxible Clipper – Do You Know Your Clipper?")
Bus Stop Classics: 1938 – 67 Flxible Clipper – Do You Know Your Clipper?
Posted on June 8, 2019 | 20 CommentsWe reviewed the Flxible Clipper back in Feb 2016, but it’s such an iconic design, I thought it would be worth another look. Specifically, let’s dive into the variations and […] -
![Flxible is mostly remembered for its classic Clipper models of the 1950’s, but it also built some other well-regarded intercity coaches. Starting in 1954 through 1969, Flx manufactured and marketed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Flxible-vistaliner-2-1-e1557628658562.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Flxible VistaLiner (VL) 100, Hi-Level, and FlxLiner – The Last Ones From Loudonville")
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible VistaLiner (VL) 100, Hi-Level, and FlxLiner – The Last Ones From Loudonville
Posted on May 11, 2019 | 17 CommentsFlxible is mostly remembered for its classic Clipper models of the 1950’s, but it also built some other well-regarded intercity coaches. Starting in 1954 through 1969, Flx manufactured and marketed […]
