![Louisville – home of the Kentucky Derby and the “Louisville Slugger” baseball bat…a beautiful city in a beautiful area. Here are just a few pics of the city during its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vintage_tarc_02-e1639972692532.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: GM Old and New Look – Vintage Louisville Kentucky Buses")
![A very informative short ten minute video popped up on Youtube this week – providing some history on a unique military vehicle used by the Marines in the late 50’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/59dcd9144b228_Mite001.jpg.d227a547997aa376dfb9ba7259b0c7a8-e1639489751735.jpg "Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite")
![While General Motors “Old Look” bus was pounding the streets of almost all US major cities during the post-war era, a similar coach was leading the market in France – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dfa39ae57f5e3d38c76b711684025bfd-e1638671211735.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1964 Chausson AP Series Coaches – The French GM “Old Look”")
![As a child of the Sixties, my initial car passions tended towards that era’s muscle cars – primarily Fords. The ultimate object of lust being a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/C30-2-e1638347915233.jpg "COAL Capsule: 1976 Plymouth Arrow, 1978 Nissan Fairlady, 1983 Nissan Pulsar Turbo, 1986 Ford Escort GT, 2012 Volvo C30 – Confessions of a Hot Hatch Fan")
![Let’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/80ed42de602f906c84f83eb85e5da6c1-1-e1637207830644.jpg "Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild")
![You’re the fleet manager for a local Japanese bus company. You have several aging coaches that you want to dispose of – what can you do? Well, you could scrap […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/main-1-e1636527951363.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: 1999-2010 Hino Rainbow HR “Low Floor” Bus – Where “Heat Soak” Has a Whole New Meaning")
![(First posted 10/29/2016) Almost five years ago to the day we reviewed and opined on potential future powertrain options for mass transit vehicles in the US – let’s see how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Streetsblog_Eugene-EmX.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Fuel Cell-Electric, and Battery-Electric Coaches; Future Mass Transit Trends – We’ve Looked at the Past, But What’s in the Future? (Updated)")
![We’ve previously looked at several front twin-axle/twin-steer buses – from the 1960’s Bedford VAL to the current Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD7. The reasons manufacturers have chosen this type of layout […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/46ca174346-e1633484762669.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: 1963-65 Mitsubishi-Fuso MR430 – Japan’s First Post-War Front Twin-Axle Bus")
![Tokyo – it never ceases to amaze me. Who would think I’d run across this chopped American icon here. Other than three-fourths of a mid-to-late 80’s Grand Wagoneer, I’m not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/92786879a0922457fd5c342f682a2634-1-e1631584393376.jpg "Curbside Conundrum: Jeep Grand Waginator or Gladineer?")
![In a continuation of our oddities of the 1950’s, let’s take a look at a vehicle that like the Jeep, the original Dodge Power Wagon, and the more recent HUMMER, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/85726-eabf8e68c8aff627e4ef0fcc4031ec6c-1.jpg "Curbside Vintage: 1959 Curtiss-Wright Air Car 2500 – Like Riding on a Cloud…")
![CC readers may remember Robin Leach and his 80’s TV program “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. If Robin had been around a few decades earlier he no doubt would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ExecutiveFlagship_02-1-e1628303949932.jpg "Motorhome Classic: 1952 Mid-States Executive Flagship – Livin’ Large in the Fifties…")
![Paul’s find the other day of the “Advanced Design” Chevy Hippie Bus once again got me fired up to go see what vintage buses might be out there for sale. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630,height=390,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/school-front-e1539888557360-1-e1627024416343.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Buses for Sale – Ready for a Fixer-Upper?")
![The wife decided our 2007 Toyota Estima Van is too big for our now empty nest – both kids are out of the house and on their own. We both […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Toyota-Previa-1-1-e1625556273597.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: RIP Toyota Estima (Previa) Van and Mark X Sedan – So Long to a Couple of Toyota Stalwarts")
![Since 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/toyota-crown-kluger-2021-f-424a-1-e1623473313713.jpeg "Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV?")
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