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Curbside Wordless Outtake: Photographed in Fargo?
Posted on November 7, 2022 | 15 Comments -
Curbside Comparison: Which Foreign Car Brand is Most Popular in Japan?
Posted on October 29, 2022 | 28 CommentsI’ve noticed a change here on the ground in Japan. Going back to the late aughts (2008-2012), I can remember seeing a BMW 3-series on almost every street corner here […] -
Bus Stop Classic: ACF-Brill IC 41 – Silver Screen Standout
Posted on October 22, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 10/22/2016) This bus may look familiar to you – like trying to remember the name of an old character actor who seems to be in every TV […] -
Bus Stop Classic: GM PD 4107/4108 and 4903/4905; GM’s Buffalo – Last Of The Line
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 51 Comments(curbside shots by PN) (first posted 10/15/2016) There are highs and there are lows…that old adage certainly sums up GM’s long history of intercity coach manufacturing. From the […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1954 GMC PDX-4901 “Golden Chariot” – The Unsuccessful Prototype Of The Modern Bus
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 10/1/2016) Note: While my name appears in the byline, it should read “Brophy/Niedermeyer” as Paul made significant contributions and improvements. The 40′ high-floor coach with large underfloor storage […] -
Bus Stop Classics: CD Beck & Co. – Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery, Even If It Gets You Nowhere
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 16 Comments(first posted 9/17/2016) Does this look familiar? A GM Scenicruiser, right? No; it’s a Beck DH 1040, actually. But it’s a remarkably faithful copy, by a company that made a […] -
Curbside Commentary: Driving in Japan – My Top Five Surprises…
Posted on September 10, 2022 | 38 CommentsHaving lived off and on for thirty-five years in Japan, I’ve found a few idiosyncrasies here with regards to driving – things you wouldn’t expect, at least from those of […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Eagle Coaches – From Belgium to Brownsville
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/3/2016) If it’s been awhile since you’ve read Paul’s excellent post on the Kassbohrer-Setra Super Golden Eagle articulated coach, I’d encourage you to take another look – it’s […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Bedford J2 With Plaxton Embassy Body – Cute Little Bus
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 15 CommentsCombine UK truck and chassis manufacturer Bedford with iconic UK coachbuilder Plaxton and you can rarely go wrong – as this “cute as a button” Bedford J2 Plaxton Embassy 20-seater […] -
Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Debonair (1964-1986) – Continental Lite
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 39 CommentsMitsubishi Motors Debonair and Mitsubishi Aircraft MU-2 Turboprop (first posted 8/27/2016) The ‘60s were Japan’s “go-go” years – it had rebuilt itself from the utter destruction of the previous World […] -
Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1952 Cadillac Mobile Television Unit – “And Now Live from Our Reporter at the Scene”…
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 23 CommentsWell, isn’t this impressive – on so many levels. It’s a 1952 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limousine cram-packed with every 1950’s-era gadget needed to broadcast live TV from a remote location. […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Dina Intercity Coaches – Flxible Stalwarts from Hidalgo
Posted on August 20, 2022 | 17 Comments(first posted 8/20/2016) Several comments on previous bus articles expressed an interest in Dina, or to be correct, DIesel NAcional, S.A (now known as Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de […] -
CC Outtake: 1969 Chrysler 300 Convertible – Tokyo Leviathan
Posted on August 13, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/13/2016) Walking though our suburban Tokyo neighborhood always offers the chance of running across some exquisite, rare JDM classic – so when I spotted this on a recent […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Sultana TM 40 SP – Southern Scenicruiser
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/6/2016) A majority of our Bus Stop Classic posts to date have focused on motor coaches used in the US and Canada – we’ve yet to look at […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 2022 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) J4500 CHARGE and D45 CRT LE CHARGE – Your Next Tour/Commute May be Battery-Electric
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 16 CommentsMirroring the passenger car (and now light truck) market, over the past ten years, the motor coach industry has seen a steady increase in buses using battery-electric (B-E) propulsion. We […]