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About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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Bus Stop Classics: 2025 Ayats Twiliner Overnight Coach – Sleep Sound
Posted on October 18, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe world’s largest annual motor coach exposition was held last week in Brussels – Busworld 2025. How I wish I could have attended. Fortunately, there is a lot of info […] -
Truck Stop Classics: Hino 500 Series Dakar Rally Truck – Gotcha Now Tatra
Posted on October 11, 2025 | 5 CommentsCC readers are likely aware that friend and fellow Japan cohort Tatra87 and I are both expats living here in Tokyo. The difference is he lives near the center of […] -
CC Video Classic: 1982 GM HT 4100 Engine Promotional Video – World Record Razzie Winner?
Posted on October 4, 2025 | 9 CommentsYou may have heard of the Golden Raspberry Awards, also called the “Razzies.” They’re an annual satirical award given in the entertainment industry – to the worst movie, actor, Director, […] -
CC Video: 1982 Ford Fairmont, Chevrolet Citation, and Plymouth Reliant Comparison – Mucho Malaise
Posted on September 27, 2025 | 13 CommentsThe below Ford promotional video from 1982 comparing the Fairmont to its competitors from GM and Chrysler popped up on my Youtube feed recently – and boy, did it bring […] -
Military Classics: Lauster MF60 – Impressive Tank Towing Titan
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 9 CommentsWhile doing a little motorcoach research, I came across this leviathan. I initially thought it was one of those massive arctic glacier tour buses, but discovered it’s something quite different. […] -
Technobus Gulliver U520 – World’s Shortest Bus?
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 7 CommentsSome time ago, we reviewed the Autotram Extra Grand, the longest bus currently in operation. That begs the question; what’s the shortest bus out there? Well, let’s refine our criteria […] -
CC TV: 1961 Buick Special – Techno-Steed Of The Forgotten Show Shannon
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’d like to think I’m a connoisseur of both Classic Cars and Classic TV, though the latter took a hit recently when I came across an early ’60s TV show […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1961 – 74 Neoplan NH Series Intercity Coach – The “Hamburg”
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 14 Comments(first posted 7/20/2019) 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; […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1947 Flxible Clipper Mobile Airship Mast – Blimp Catcher
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsGood ‘ole Flxible Clipper – intercity bus, entertainer traveling coach, mobile television studio control room, postal bus, civil defense vehicle, roadside diner … and we can’t forget mobile airship […] -
Bus Stop Classic Oddities: Superior Coach Company “Avenue”, “Supercruiser”, and “Pioneer FMC” Buses – Less Than Superior
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 14 CommentsNorth and South American CC readers are likely familiar with the products of Superior Coach Company – you may have ridden in a Superior school bus “back in the day.” […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 13 Comments(first posted 4/27/2019) This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1938 – 67 Flxible Clipper – Do You Know Your Clipper?
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 28 Comments(first 6/8/2019) 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 […] -
CC QOTD: What Make and Model Had the Most Attractive Hidden Headlights?
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 39 CommentsAs someone whose formative auto years were in the 1960’s, I’ve always been a fan of hidden headlights. While they haven’t completely disappeared, with the focus on aerodynamics, light weight, […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible VistaLiner (VL) 100, Hi-Level, and FlxLiner – The Last Ones From Loudonville
Posted on May 11, 2025 | 22 Comments(first posted 5/11/2019) 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 […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 2021 Toyota Coaster Dual-Mode-Vehicle (DMV) – Two Is Better Than One
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 10 CommentsA while back we looked at the Yutorito Elevated Busway in the Japanese city of Nagoya – I recently came across another unique mass transportation system here – this one […]