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Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![In the mid-2000’s, BC Transit (BCT) of British Columbia and Ottawa’s OC Transit (OCT) in Ontario identified a need for a 25-27 foot bus, for smaller suburban feeder routes and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2013 – 2024 Grande West/Vicinity Classic Bus – So Long, We Hardly Knew Ya’")
2013 – 2024 Grande West/Vicinity Classic Bus – So Long, We Hardly Knew Ya’
Posted on November 1, 2025 | 7 CommentsIn the mid-2000’s, BC Transit (BCT) of British Columbia and Ottawa’s OC Transit (OCT) in Ontario identified a need for a 25-27 foot bus, for smaller suburban feeder routes and […] -
![(Updated 10/29/2025) As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JR-Bus-Kanto-D750-00501-N128-4-e1563866152537.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules")
Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 24 Comments(Updated 10/29/2025) As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – […] -
![I’m sure CC readers know that MAN and Scania are part of TRATON SE, the truck and bus subsidiary of the VW Group. Accordingly, almost all urban transit and intercity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/maxresdefault-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2021–2025 Caio Apache Volkswagen 22.280 ODS Urban Transit Bus: Not the VW Bus You Were Expecting")
2021–2025 Caio Apache Volkswagen 22.280 ODS Urban Transit Bus: Not the VW Bus You Were Expecting
Posted on October 25, 2025 | 4 CommentsI’m sure CC readers know that MAN and Scania are part of TRATON SE, the truck and bus subsidiary of the VW Group. Accordingly, almost all urban transit and intercity […] -
![(Updated 10/19/2025) I’m not sure how I ended up in this particular rabbit hole, but the other day I started browsing the web for vintage photos of Alfa heavies. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/430-a-autobus-cop-depliant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: More Vintage Alfa Romeo Bus Pics – Pure Eye Candy")
Bus Stop Classics: More Vintage Alfa Romeo Bus Pics – Pure Eye Candy
Posted on October 19, 2025 | 27 Comments(Updated 10/19/2025) I’m not sure how I ended up in this particular rabbit hole, but the other day I started browsing the web for vintage photos of Alfa heavies. […] -
![The world’s largest annual motor coach exposition was held last week in Brussels – Busworld 2025. How I wish I could have attended. Fortunately, there is a lot of info […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/maxresdefault-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 2025 Ayats Twiliner Overnight Coach – Sleep Sound")
Bus Stop Classics: 2025 Ayats Twiliner Overnight Coach – Sleep Sound
Posted on October 18, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe world’s largest annual motor coach exposition was held last week in Brussels – Busworld 2025. How I wish I could have attended. Fortunately, there is a lot of info […] -
![(Updated 10/5/2025) A late spring Saturday, unseasonably warm, even hot. The choice was the chores or exercising the MX-5 with the roof down and a picnic in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WP_20190601_13_56_56_Rich-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Classic: 1949 Bedford OB – 70 Years On And Still Working")
Bus Classic: 1949 Bedford OB – 70 Years On And Still Working
Posted on October 5, 2025 | 15 Comments(Updated 10/5/2025) A late spring Saturday, unseasonably warm, even hot. The choice was the chores or exercising the MX-5 with the roof down and a picnic in […] -
![Some time ago, we reviewed the Autotram Extra Grand, the longest bus currently in operation. That begs the question; what’s the shortest bus out there? Well, let’s refine our criteria […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Image03-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Technobus Gulliver U520 – World’s Shortest Bus?")
Technobus Gulliver U520 – World’s Shortest Bus?
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 7 CommentsSome time ago, we reviewed the Autotram Extra Grand, the longest bus currently in operation. That begs the question; what’s the shortest bus out there? Well, let’s refine our criteria […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2019) We’ve looked at a number of buses our parents and grandparents could have toured Western Europe in during their vacations in the 1950’s and 60’s; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5046323679_70bf599dba_b-1-e1562559645985.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1961 – 74 Neoplan NH Series Intercity Coach – The “Hamburg”")
Bus Stop Classics: 1961 – 74 Neoplan NH Series Intercity Coach – The “Hamburg”
Posted on August 10, 2025 | 14 Comments(first posted 7/20/2019) We’ve looked at a number of buses our parents and grandparents could have toured Western Europe in during their vacations in the 1950’s and 60’s; […] -
![Good ‘ole Flxible Clipper – intercity bus, entertainer traveling coach, mobile television studio control room, postal bus, civil defense vehicle, roadside diner … and we can’t forget mobile airship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/goodyear-2-1-e1754271460432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1947 Flxible Clipper Mobile Airship Mast – Blimp Catcher")
Bus Stop Classics: 1947 Flxible Clipper Mobile Airship Mast – Blimp Catcher
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsGood ‘ole Flxible Clipper – intercity bus, entertainer traveling coach, mobile television studio control room, postal bus, civil defense vehicle, roadside diner … and we can’t forget mobile airship […] -
![North and South American CC readers are likely familiar with the products of Superior Coach Company – you may have ridden in a Superior school bus “back in the day.” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/9336364397_b6573d55d6_z-e1751196594211.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic Oddities: Superior Coach Company “Avenue”, “Supercruiser”, and “Pioneer FMC” Buses – Less Than Superior")
Bus Stop Classic Oddities: Superior Coach Company “Avenue”, “Supercruiser”, and “Pioneer FMC” Buses – Less Than Superior
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 14 CommentsNorth and South American CC readers are likely familiar with the products of Superior Coach Company – you may have ridden in a Superior school bus “back in the day.” […] -
![(first 6/8/2019) We reviewed the Flxible Clipper back in Feb 2016, but it’s such an iconic design, I thought it would be worth another look. Specifically, let’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1e817f44184d707de3364930cd30c776.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1938 – 67 Flxible Clipper – Do You Know Your Clipper?")
Bus Stop Classics: 1938 – 67 Flxible Clipper – Do You Know Your Clipper?
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 28 Comments(first 6/8/2019) We reviewed the Flxible Clipper back in Feb 2016, but it’s such an iconic design, I thought it would be worth another look. Specifically, let’s […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2019) Flxible is mostly remembered for its classic Clipper models of the 1950’s, but it also built some other well-regarded intercity coaches. Starting in 1954 through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Flxible-vistaliner-2-1-e1557628658562.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Flxible VistaLiner (VL) 100, Hi-Level, and FlxLiner – The Last Ones From Loudonville")
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible VistaLiner (VL) 100, Hi-Level, and FlxLiner – The Last Ones From Loudonville
Posted on May 11, 2025 | 22 Comments(first posted 5/11/2019) Flxible is mostly remembered for its classic Clipper models of the 1950’s, but it also built some other well-regarded intercity coaches. Starting in 1954 through […] -
![A while back we looked at the Yutorito Elevated Busway in the Japanese city of Nagoya – I recently came across another unique mass transportation system here – this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/the-adorable-asa-coast-railway-companys-dmv-v0-2plzbw37ujzb1-e1743339354395.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 2021 Toyota Coaster Dual-Mode-Vehicle (DMV) – Two Is Better Than One")
Bus Stop Classics: 2021 Toyota Coaster Dual-Mode-Vehicle (DMV) – Two Is Better Than One
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 10 CommentsA while back we looked at the Yutorito Elevated Busway in the Japanese city of Nagoya – I recently came across another unique mass transportation system here – this one […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2019) While there were many “deck and a half” buses prior to the introduction of the General Motors PD 4501 Scenicruiser in 1954, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pegaso-z-403-02-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1951 – ’57 Pegaso Z-403 Monocasco Coach – Spanish Scenicrusier")
Bus Stop Classics: 1951 – ’57 Pegaso Z-403 Monocasco Coach – Spanish Scenicrusier
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 18 Comments(first posted 3/23/2019) While there were many “deck and a half” buses prior to the introduction of the General Motors PD 4501 Scenicruiser in 1954, it […] -
![In a post several months ago we mentioned how Marmon-Herrington dominated the trolleybus market in the post-war period in North America. But the manufacturers in that market prior to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/24095048_IMG_7631-min-e1742020261667.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: ACF-Brill, Pullman-Standard, and St Louis Car Company Trolleybuses – America’s Second Favorites")
Bus Stop Classics: ACF-Brill, Pullman-Standard, and St Louis Car Company Trolleybuses – America’s Second Favorites
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 12 CommentsIn a post several months ago we mentioned how Marmon-Herrington dominated the trolleybus market in the post-war period in North America. But the manufacturers in that market prior to […]
