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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![In 1983 I was enjoying driving my 1976 Mazda Cosmo around Tokyo, though not the frequent trips to the gas pumps, when an acquaintance who I was taking night courses […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/0411-1-e1604922459982.jpg?resize=115%2C100&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Nissan Fairlady Z – The One I Wish I’d Kept")
COAL: 1978 Nissan Fairlady Z – The One I Wish I’d Kept
Posted on November 7, 2020 | 13 CommentsIn 1983 I was enjoying driving my 1976 Mazda Cosmo around Tokyo, though not the frequent trips to the gas pumps, when an acquaintance who I was taking night courses […] -
![In 1982 I had a year under my belt at my new military assignment in Japan. My 1974 Toyota Crown MS60 “Kujira” had proved a comfortable and reliable steed for […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4314513tumblr_kwl0ppTpMW1qzhb89o1_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Mazda Cosmo AP – Maximum Spin")
COAL: 1976 Mazda Cosmo AP – Maximum Spin
Posted on October 24, 2020 | 21 CommentsIn 1982 I had a year under my belt at my new military assignment in Japan. My 1974 Toyota Crown MS60 “Kujira” had proved a comfortable and reliable steed for […] -
![No, this is not a concept vehicle for a new Moon Rover…even though the large Japanese characters on the side say “Apollo”. This is Mazda’s first entry into the Japanese […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4584279032_12a86937da_o-e1600832900514.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1965 Mazda Type-A Light Bus – Mazda’s “Fishbowl”")
Bus Stop Classics: 1965 Mazda Type-A Light Bus – Mazda’s “Fishbowl”
Posted on October 3, 2020 | 18 CommentsNo, this is not a concept vehicle for a new Moon Rover…even though the large Japanese characters on the side say “Apollo”. This is Mazda’s first entry into the Japanese […] -
![A few weeks back we reviewed the Transportation Products Twin Coach TC 25/29 bus – a medium sized coach designed for shuttle, para-transit, and cross-town work. That coach didn’t quite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2526493449_a89a0e81e0_b-1-e1600682916901.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Transmark RE/Eldorado – If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Rode On This Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: Transmark RE/Eldorado – If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Rode On This Bus
Posted on September 26, 2020 | 23 CommentsA few weeks back we reviewed the Transportation Products Twin Coach TC 25/29 bus – a medium sized coach designed for shuttle, para-transit, and cross-town work. That coach didn’t quite […] -
![Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in back during the 1970’s – […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dre5_26XQAAX5bq-e1597753682815.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name")
Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 7 CommentsHere’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in back during the 1970’s – […] -
![I’m poaching on Contributor “Big Paws” territory here so I hope he doesn’t mind – but I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unnamed-1-e1596936633244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU")
Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU
Posted on August 9, 2020 | 10 CommentsI’m poaching on Contributor “Big Paws” territory here so I hope he doesn’t mind – but I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa […] -
![In 1979 I headed to upstate New York for my first USAF duty assignment – at Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh was about 30 minutes from Lake Placid and about the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/247606141813car-1-e1595847782517.jpg?resize=115%2C111&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD Wagon – Snowpiercer")
COAL: 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD Wagon – Snowpiercer
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn 1979 I headed to upstate New York for my first USAF duty assignment – at Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh was about 30 minutes from Lake Placid and about the […] -
![Old, vintage advertisements for intercity and urban-transit buses have always fascinated me – perhaps because I’m ancient enough to have rode on a few of them. Here are just a […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/oo1946_Aerocoach_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Bus Advertisements from Around the World")
Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Bus Advertisements from Around the World
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 20 CommentsOld, vintage advertisements for intercity and urban-transit buses have always fascinated me – perhaps because I’m ancient enough to have rode on a few of them. Here are just a […] -
![In 1976, working part-time and going into my junior year in college, I found myself with a little extra money. Up until then, I had owned only used cars; which […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4890297162_671db2fbb0_b-1-e1592896683816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Plymouth Arrow – Hitting the Bullseye Dead Center")
COAL: 1976 Plymouth Arrow – Hitting the Bullseye Dead Center
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 28 CommentsIn 1976, working part-time and going into my junior year in college, I found myself with a little extra money. Up until then, I had owned only used cars; which […] -
![Disclaimer: Do not read this article if you are depressed, sad, melancholy, or despondent – it will only make your condition worse. Well, that’s not really true – it can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/post-79646-143138694921_thumb-1-e1592395034866.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Buick Skylark – My Six Months of Anguish With a GM Deadly Sin")
COAL: 1980 Buick Skylark – My Six Months of Anguish With a GM Deadly Sin
Posted on June 20, 2020 | 68 CommentsDisclaimer: Do not read this article if you are depressed, sad, melancholy, or despondent – it will only make your condition worse. Well, that’s not really true – it can […] -
![I apologize to our readers for writing these COAL entries out of sequence – I typically just wait for the urge to hit me regarding one of these vehicles I’ve […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/70416049-770-0@2X-1-e1592453899495.jpg?resize=115%2C96&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – All Aboard the Green Bus")
COAL: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – All Aboard the Green Bus
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 25 CommentsI apologize to our readers for writing these COAL entries out of sequence – I typically just wait for the urge to hit me regarding one of these vehicles I’ve […] -
![I always enjoy a good, crisp black and white photo – like a classic Black and White movie, the use of shadow and light can create a very moving effect. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/15b7bd327f24304e710aa9f9301621ea-1-e1590992559498.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s-1960’s Vintage Bus and Trolley Photos #3 – Toronto, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh In Full Color")
Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s-1960’s Vintage Bus and Trolley Photos #3 – Toronto, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh In Full Color
Posted on June 6, 2020 | 22 CommentsI always enjoy a good, crisp black and white photo – like a classic Black and White movie, the use of shadow and light can create a very moving effect. […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s-1960’s Bus Photos #2 – LA, Philadelphia, and Detroit
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 25 CommentsA few more interesting vintage photos of buses and trolleys at work in the middle of the 20th century… -
![I always enjoy seeing vintage buses and other mass transportation equipment in their natural habitat framed in an interesting historical setting, so here are just some random pics scoured from […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9676e4885e39d6c575aeee63c0cea1d0-1-e1588426267830.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s – 1960’s Bus Pictures with Miscellaneous Comments")
Bus Stop Classics: Miscellaneous 1940’s – 1960’s Bus Pictures with Miscellaneous Comments
Posted on May 16, 2020 | 33 CommentsI always enjoy seeing vintage buses and other mass transportation equipment in their natural habitat framed in an interesting historical setting, so here are just some random pics scoured from […] -
![As we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1383eff946ed406701c1ce3819c28e0d-1-e1589028440113.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom")
COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 37 CommentsAs we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […]
