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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![As I’ve mentioned before, taking a stroll on a Sunday afternoon through our suburban Tokyo neighborhood always turns up something interesting. Last weekend was no exception – sitting back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMGP2487-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Early 1990’s Starcraft Starquest Ford E-Series Recreational Van – A Long Way From Home")
Curbside Outtake: Early 1990’s Starcraft Starquest Ford E-Series Recreational Van – A Long Way From Home
Posted on March 6, 2017 | 28 CommentsAs I’ve mentioned before, taking a stroll on a Sunday afternoon through our suburban Tokyo neighborhood always turns up something interesting. Last weekend was no exception – sitting back in […] -
![Several weeks ago we looked at the Fitzjohn Roadrunner, an intercity coach built from 1954 to 1958 that failed in the marketplace due to the overwhelming might of General Motors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2005-8-17_AerocoachRFWeb-Large-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1951 Aerocoach Mastercraft P-372 – The Champ (GM) Scores Another Knockout")
Bus Stop Classics: 1951 Aerocoach Mastercraft P-372 – The Champ (GM) Scores Another Knockout
Posted on February 11, 2017 | 17 CommentsSeveral weeks ago we looked at the Fitzjohn Roadrunner, an intercity coach built from 1954 to 1958 that failed in the marketplace due to the overwhelming might of General Motors […] -
![Paul’s superb post from a few weeks ago on the Toyota T40 Corona was still fresh in my memory when I recently came across this senior citizen on a weekend sojourn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMGP2490-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Outtake: Toyota Corona T40, Mazda Carol, and Daihatsu Midget – Japanese 60’s Cornucopia…")
Curbside Classic Outtake: Toyota Corona T40, Mazda Carol, and Daihatsu Midget – Japanese 60’s Cornucopia…
Posted on January 14, 2017 | 22 CommentsPaul’s superb post from a few weeks ago on the Toyota T40 Corona was still fresh in my memory when I recently came across this senior citizen on a weekend sojourn […] -
![CC’ers in North America may have came across this bus in the late 90’s or early 2000’s – it’s an Advanced Bus Industries (ABI) TSV 30 – a mid-sized, low […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1999-Mauck-MSV-1120S-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1996- 2002 Mauck/Advanced Bus Industries MSV/TSV – Little Bus/Big Limousine (LB/BL)…")
Bus Stop Classics: 1996- 2002 Mauck/Advanced Bus Industries MSV/TSV – Little Bus/Big Limousine (LB/BL)…
Posted on January 7, 2017 | 24 CommentsCC’ers in North America may have came across this bus in the late 90’s or early 2000’s – it’s an Advanced Bus Industries (ABI) TSV 30 – a mid-sized, low […] -
![I imagine most folks head off to Disneyland to do the typical tourist things; ride the various attractions, see some of the live shows and musicals, and take in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Tokyo-Disney-Resort-Spring-2013-03762-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Tokyo Disneyland Resort Cruiser Bus – Retro Disney…")
Bus Stop Classic: Tokyo Disneyland Resort Cruiser Bus – Retro Disney…
Posted on November 19, 2016 | 18 CommentsI imagine most folks head off to Disneyland to do the typical tourist things; ride the various attractions, see some of the live shows and musicals, and take in the […] -
![Last week we looked at some possible future trends in urban motor coach transportation – those that rode on good ole’ terrestrial mother earth. But there is another mass transit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/no173_pic03_l-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Tokyo Tama and Chiba City Monorail – The Bus with a Birds-Eye View…")
Bus Stop Classics: Tokyo Tama and Chiba City Monorail – The Bus with a Birds-Eye View…
Posted on November 5, 2016 | 22 CommentsLast week we looked at some possible future trends in urban motor coach transportation – those that rode on good ole’ terrestrial mother earth. But there is another mass transit […] -
![I’m sure most readers here are familiar with Japan’s current demographic dilemma – basically there are a whole bunch of old folks, few young folks, and a declining birth rate. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMGP2395.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Outtake: Hino Poncho – Autumn Traveler")
Bus Stop Outtake: Hino Poncho – Autumn Traveler
Posted on October 8, 2016 | 15 CommentsI’m sure most readers here are familiar with Japan’s current demographic dilemma – basically there are a whole bunch of old folks, few young folks, and a declining birth rate. […] -
![Last week we took a quick look at CD Beck and Co., a low-volume maker of intercity coaches that was acquired by Mack in 1956. In 1957 and ’58, Mack […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2659277558_bdfa370e8e_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Mack MV-620-D – The “Forward Look” Bus")
Bus Stop Classic: Mack MV-620-D – The “Forward Look” Bus
Posted on September 24, 2016 | 16 CommentsLast week we took a quick look at CD Beck and Co., a low-volume maker of intercity coaches that was acquired by Mack in 1956. In 1957 and ’58, Mack […] -
![While walking over to City Hall the other day I saw these two cars parked side-by-side at a nearby apartment complex – and immediately thought “this picture perfectly captures the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMGP2376-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Smart Forfour – A Hard Life in the Land of the Rising Sun")
Curbside Outtake: Smart Forfour – A Hard Life in the Land of the Rising Sun
Posted on September 10, 2016 | 26 CommentsWhile walking over to City Hall the other day I saw these two cars parked side-by-side at a nearby apartment complex – and immediately thought “this picture perfectly captures the […] -
![I must have walked by this early ‘80s Nissan Laurel fifty times – it’s parked in the lot of a local mechanic, on the route from our house to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMGP2374-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Laurel “Special Edition” – It Has a Continental Connection")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Nissan Laurel “Special Edition” – It Has a Continental Connection
Posted on June 30, 2016 | 44 CommentsI must have walked by this early ‘80s Nissan Laurel fifty times – it’s parked in the lot of a local mechanic, on the route from our house to the […] -
![In our last Bus Stop Classics post we looked at how the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ushered transit coach operations into a new era – the “Low Floor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Nova-LFS-Demo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: NovaBus LFS – Second Out of the Gate…")
Bus Stop Classics: NovaBus LFS – Second Out of the Gate…
Posted on June 21, 2016 | 25 CommentsIn our last Bus Stop Classics post we looked at how the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ushered transit coach operations into a new era – the “Low Floor […] -
![I really enjoyed Paul’s article last April on his “once in a lifetime” drive of a Subaru 360 minicar. It spurred me to take a few snaps and scribe a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMGP2355-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Late 60s/Early 70s Mazda Porter Van – “May I Take Your Luggage, Sir”")
CC Outtake: Late 60s/Early 70s Mazda Porter Van – “May I Take Your Luggage, Sir”
Posted on June 16, 2016 | 22 CommentsI really enjoyed Paul’s article last April on his “once in a lifetime” drive of a Subaru 360 minicar. It spurred me to take a few snaps and scribe a […] -
![In previous articles, we’ve taken a somewhat convoluted trip through some of the “loosely identified” eras of transit coach operations in the US. What were these eras? Well, transit historians […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/York_Region_Transit_715-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: New Flyer D40LF – North America’s First Low Floor Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: New Flyer D40LF – North America’s First Low Floor Bus
Posted on June 12, 2016 | 21 CommentsIn previous articles, we’ve taken a somewhat convoluted trip through some of the “loosely identified” eras of transit coach operations in the US. What were these eras? Well, transit historians […] -
![It’s still crystal-clear in David’s memory – May 22nd 1966 – 50 years ago to the day… He had just finished work down at the local Timken plant in Little […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/4104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Fiction: GM, Flxible or MCI Coach…May 22nd 1966…")
Bus Stop Fiction: GM, Flxible or MCI Coach…May 22nd 1966…
Posted on May 22, 2016 | 8 CommentsIt’s still crystal-clear in David’s memory – May 22nd 1966 – 50 years ago to the day… He had just finished work down at the local Timken plant in Little […] -
![Just from glancing at readers comments, I sense that many CC’ers here have some U.S. military background – still on active duty, or maybe a Vet or retiree. Perhaps even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/untitled-229-of-251-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Lot Classics: What’s On the Lemon Lot – May 2016")
Car Lot Classics: What’s On the Lemon Lot – May 2016
Posted on May 18, 2016 | 23 CommentsJust from glancing at readers comments, I sense that many CC’ers here have some U.S. military background – still on active duty, or maybe a Vet or retiree. Perhaps even […]
