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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![Mirroring 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MCI_3-1-e1659085402145.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 2022 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) J4500 CHARGE and D45 CRT LE CHARGE – Your Next Tour/Commute May be Battery-Electric")
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 […] -
Bus Stop Classics: American-Ikarus/North American Bus Industries – From Hungary to Alabama
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/23/2016) Our European readers are no doubt familiar with Ikarus, a manufacturer of motor coaches based in Budapest Hungary. -
![(first posted 7/16/2016) In a previous post we looked at the Neoplan AN440 motor coach, an effort by the German manufacturer to provide US transport operators another alternative in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/DASH_Orion_I-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Orion I Thru VII – Cross-Border Cruisers")
Bus Stop Classics: Orion I Thru VII – Cross-Border Cruisers
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 13 Comments(first posted 7/16/2016) In a previous post we looked at the Neoplan AN440 motor coach, an effort by the German manufacturer to provide US transport operators another alternative in the […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2016) I’m sure CC readers are familiar with Neoplan Bus GmbH– one of the largest manufacturers of motor coaches and other transport related vehicles in Europe. What you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/la-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Neoplan AN440 – Transplanted Teutonic Transporter")
Bus Stop Classic: Neoplan AN440 – Transplanted Teutonic Transporter
Posted on July 9, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 7/9/2016) I’m sure CC readers are familiar with Neoplan Bus GmbH– one of the largest manufacturers of motor coaches and other transport related vehicles in Europe. What you […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2016) There are currently three heavy duty urban transit coach manufacturers that have US-based operations; New Flyer, NovaBus and Gillig. Of those three, Gillig is the only remaining […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yakima_32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Gillig Low Floor Bus – Last Out of the Gate, But It Had an Advantage")
Bus Stop Classics: Gillig Low Floor Bus – Last Out of the Gate, But It Had an Advantage
Posted on July 2, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 7/2/2016) There are currently three heavy duty urban transit coach manufacturers that have US-based operations; New Flyer, NovaBus and Gillig. Of those three, Gillig is the only remaining […] -
![The Henschel HS 160 was one of the more popular urban transit coaches during the post-war period in old West Germany. It shared many innovations with its North American counterpart […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1955-63 Henschel HS 160 Urban Transit Coach – A Familiar Sight on West German Streets")
Bus Stop Classics: 1955-63 Henschel HS 160 Urban Transit Coach – A Familiar Sight on West German Streets
Posted on June 12, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe Henschel HS 160 was one of the more popular urban transit coaches during the post-war period in old West Germany. It shared many innovations with its North American counterpart […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2016) In a previous post, we looked at the GM RTS II bus – introduced in the late 1970s. The RTS II was a significant upgrade to (and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Santa-Monica-Big-Blue-Bus-MCI-Classic-5182-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look “Classic” Coach: Tried and True")
Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look “Classic” Coach: Tried and True
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/7/2016) In a previous post, we looked at the GM RTS II bus – introduced in the late 1970s. The RTS II was a significant upgrade to (and […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2016) The GM Old Look Coach – a true classic in every sense. Most CC readers know that the Old Look was produced largely from 1940 until the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/TDH3502.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: GM 3501-3502 “Old Look” Transit Bus Update (1959-1969) – Hedging Their Bets")
Bus Stop Classics: GM 3501-3502 “Old Look” Transit Bus Update (1959-1969) – Hedging Their Bets
Posted on April 30, 2022 | 50 Comments(first posted 4/30/2016) The GM Old Look Coach – a true classic in every sense. Most CC readers know that the Old Look was produced largely from 1940 until the […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2016) Show a picture of the above bus to anyone from Japan in their sixties or older and you’ll get an immediate reaction: a smile and a recollection […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hakodate_bus_isuzuBX352_hakodateroman-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Japan’s Bonnet Buses – A Nostalgic Reminder of an Earlier, Less Hectic Time")
Bus Stop Classics: Japan’s Bonnet Buses – A Nostalgic Reminder of an Earlier, Less Hectic Time
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/23/2016) Show a picture of the above bus to anyone from Japan in their sixties or older and you’ll get an immediate reaction: a smile and a recollection […] -
![(First posted 4/16/2016) In the 1960’s, if you heard the name “Flxible Flxette”, you’d probably think it was an act on the old Ed Sullivan Show. Actually it was Flxible’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ATS6804_Nortran_gar_112676_AJR1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “Flxette” – The Junior Leaguer")
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “Flxette” – The Junior Leaguer
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 35 Comments(First posted 4/16/2016) In the 1960’s, if you heard the name “Flxible Flxette”, you’d probably think it was an act on the old Ed Sullivan Show. Actually it was Flxible’s […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2016) You don’t have to be a professional gambler to know the phrase “a sure bet” – a clear winner, no doubt, guaranteed. As public transportation was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RTS-4462-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: General Motors Rapid Transit Series (RTS) II Coach – A Sure Bet?")
Bus Stop Classic: General Motors Rapid Transit Series (RTS) II Coach – A Sure Bet?
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 4/2/2016) You don’t have to be a professional gambler to know the phrase “a sure bet” – a clear winner, no doubt, guaranteed. As public transportation was […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2016) Previously we’ve looked at several products produced by the innovative transportation company based in Loudonville Ohio – the Flxible Corporation (Clipper here, New Look here). Now let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Grumman 870/Flxible Metro – An Early Stumble, But a Successful Recovery")
Bus Stop Classic: Grumman 870/Flxible Metro – An Early Stumble, But a Successful Recovery
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 21 Comments(first posted 3/26/2016) Previously we’ve looked at several products produced by the innovative transportation company based in Loudonville Ohio – the Flxible Corporation (Clipper here, New Look here). Now let’s […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2016) General Motors second major act in the transit bus market was the universally hailed New Look coach (superbly detailed by Paul here). As it did with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/new-look-X-2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Flxible and AM General New Look Buses – Playing Second Fiddle to GM")
Bus Stop Classic: Flxible and AM General New Look Buses – Playing Second Fiddle to GM
Posted on March 12, 2022 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/12/2016) General Motors second major act in the transit bus market was the universally hailed New Look coach (superbly detailed by Paul here). As it did with the […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2016) If you grew up on the West Coast of the USA, in particular California, and more specifically Los Angeles, the picture above no doubt brings back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/crodd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Crown Motor Coaches – California Royalty")
Bus Stop Classic: Crown Motor Coaches – California Royalty
Posted on March 7, 2022 | 122 Comments(first posted 3/7/2016) If you grew up on the West Coast of the USA, in particular California, and more specifically Los Angeles, the picture above no doubt brings back […] -
![I try to stroll by Kennie’s MOPAR Service at least once a week just to see what he might have lined up outside his garage. Typically there’s several of Highland […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PXL_20220228_065406481.MP_-1-e1646313993864.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Early ‘70’s De Tomaso Pantera – Likely New Arrival in Tokyo")
Curbside Outtake: Early ‘70’s De Tomaso Pantera – Likely New Arrival in Tokyo
Posted on March 5, 2022 | 18 CommentsI try to stroll by Kennie’s MOPAR Service at least once a week just to see what he might have lined up outside his garage. Typically there’s several of Highland […]
