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About Author: Jim Brophy
Posts by Jim Brophy
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![(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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
![(first posted 2/26/2016) If you were a user of bus transportation in the ‘50s through early ’60s, both city and over-the-road, you no doubt traveled on several different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3321253063_6fc3505514_b-1-e1455869245446.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Flxible Clipper – The Motor Coach Style Leader of the 1950’s")
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible Clipper – The Motor Coach Style Leader of the 1950’s
Posted on February 26, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 2/26/2016) If you were a user of bus transportation in the ‘50s through early ’60s, both city and over-the-road, you no doubt traveled on several different […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2016) Growing up in central Ohio, we were one of the few “no car” families in our lower middle-class neighborhood. Mom never drove and Dad gave up driving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Mh-7-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: GM “Old Look” Coach And MH Trolley Coach – When No Transportation Meant Public Transportation")
Bus Stop Classics: GM “Old Look” Coach And MH Trolley Coach – When No Transportation Meant Public Transportation
Posted on February 14, 2022 | 73 Comments(first posted 2/14/2016) Growing up in central Ohio, we were one of the few “no car” families in our lower middle-class neighborhood. Mom never drove and Dad gave up driving […] -
![During my military tours, I had the opportunity to drive a number of buses – not full-time, but typically incidental to my main duties. And being a car/truck/bus guy, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/acf4b7c392-e1643186128593.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Buses of the US Air Force – “All Aboard the Blue Goose”")
Bus Stop Classics: Buses of the US Air Force – “All Aboard the Blue Goose”
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 18 CommentsDuring my military tours, I had the opportunity to drive a number of buses – not full-time, but typically incidental to my main duties. And being a car/truck/bus guy, I […] -
![I’ve wanted to do a post on SCM for some time, but information online was pretty sparse. Luckily a few things have popped up recently, so let’s take a look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/images.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM) – Belle of the South…")
Bus Stop Classics: Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM) – Belle of the South…
Posted on January 15, 2022 | 23 CommentsI’ve wanted to do a post on SCM for some time, but information online was pretty sparse. Luckily a few things have popped up recently, so let’s take a look […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vintage_tarc_02-e1639972692532.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: GM Old and New Look – Vintage Louisville Kentucky Buses")
Bus Stop Classics: GM Old and New Look – Vintage Louisville Kentucky Buses
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 16 CommentsLouisville – 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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/59dcd9144b228_Mite001.jpg.d227a547997aa376dfb9ba7259b0c7a8-e1639489751735.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite")
Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 11 CommentsA 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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dfa39ae57f5e3d38c76b711684025bfd-e1638671211735.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1964 Chausson AP Series Coaches – The French GM “Old Look”")
Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1964 Chausson AP Series Coaches – The French GM “Old Look”
Posted on December 11, 2021 | 12 CommentsWhile 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 – […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/C30-2-e1638347915233.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "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")
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
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 26 CommentsAs 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 […]
