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Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![In 1996, DAF Bus International acquired the esteemed Frisian coachbuilder Smit (generally referred to as Smit Joure). At that point, DAF Bus was already a division of Paccar the VDL […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_5908-115x115.jpg "1997 Smit Orion Grand Luxe – A Coach Reunited With Its Team")
1997 Smit Orion Grand Luxe – A Coach Reunited With Its Team
Posted on October 15, 2026 | 2 CommentsIn 1996, DAF Bus International acquired the esteemed Frisian coachbuilder Smit (generally referred to as Smit Joure). At that point, DAF Bus was already a division of Paccar the VDL […] -
![Several German bus manufacturers have tried in the past to crack the North American bus market. While having some success with intercity and touring coaches, they haven’t been able to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/norta_man887_canalandcarondelet_jan1995-115x115.jpg "1984-88 MAN “Americana” Urban Transit Bus – Promising Start, Quick Exit")
1984-88 MAN “Americana” Urban Transit Bus – Promising Start, Quick Exit
Posted on October 10, 2026 | 15 CommentsSeveral German bus manufacturers have tried in the past to crack the North American bus market. While having some success with intercity and touring coaches, they haven’t been able to […] -
![(Updated 9/27/2026) Some time ago, we reviewed the Transportation Products Twin Coach TC 25/29 bus – a medium sized coach designed for shuttle, para-transit, and cross-town work. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2526493449_a89a0e81e0_b-1-e1600682916901.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: Transmark RE/Eldorado – If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Ridden On This Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: Transmark RE/Eldorado – If You Rented a Car in the US, You’ve Probably Ridden On This Bus
Posted on September 27, 2026 | 28 Comments(Updated 9/27/2026) Some time ago, we reviewed the Transportation Products Twin Coach TC 25/29 bus – a medium sized coach designed for shuttle, para-transit, and cross-town work. […] -
![Throughout the middle 1950’s until the late 1960’s, General Motors (GM) made several attempts to mate its “Whirlwind” gas turbine engine to its motor coach line – these test models […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/6033163511_0cb8e6179a_b-1-115x115.jpg "Mid-Seventies MCI MC-8 – Greyhound, MCI, and Allison Try Once More to Make a Turbine-Engine Bus")
Mid-Seventies MCI MC-8 – Greyhound, MCI, and Allison Try Once More to Make a Turbine-Engine Bus
Posted on September 12, 2026 | 17 CommentsThroughout the middle 1950’s until the late 1960’s, General Motors (GM) made several attempts to mate its “Whirlwind” gas turbine engine to its motor coach line – these test models […] -
![(Updated 8/22/2026) Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dre5_26XQAAX5bq-e1597753682815.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name")
Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 22 Comments(Updated 8/22/2026) Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […] -
![I came across this small gem on Youtube recently, and knowing we have many Aussie and Kiwi CC readers, thought this may be something they might enjoy. It’s an 11 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-PB0601231-115x115.avif "CC Cinema: Sydney to Brisbane in 1951 – In an Ansair Flxible Clipper")
CC Cinema: Sydney to Brisbane in 1951 – In an Ansair Flxible Clipper
Posted on July 17, 2026 | 11 CommentsI came across this small gem on Youtube recently, and knowing we have many Aussie and Kiwi CC readers, thought this may be something they might enjoy. It’s an 11 […] -
![Transit operators today have a wide selection of choices with regards to the type of energy to power their fleets; gas, clean diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, hydrogen fuel-cell, electric (trolley), […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6228022-115x115.jpg "The Flywheel Powered Gyrobus G3 – A Different “Spin” on Mass Transit")
The Flywheel Powered Gyrobus G3 – A Different “Spin” on Mass Transit
Posted on June 26, 2026 | 8 CommentsTransit operators today have a wide selection of choices with regards to the type of energy to power their fleets; gas, clean diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, hydrogen fuel-cell, electric (trolley), […] -
![Several commenters on last week’s Kenworth T Series School Bus post mentioned that they were unaware that the company had manufactured buses. That’s understandable – the last Kenworth bus left […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GJxSNn6b0AA3pRG-115x115.jpg "Kenworth Buses – Forgotten Models from the Famous Truck Maker")
Kenworth Buses – Forgotten Models from the Famous Truck Maker
Posted on June 12, 2026 | 8 CommentsSeveral commenters on last week’s Kenworth T Series School Bus post mentioned that they were unaware that the company had manufactured buses. That’s understandable – the last Kenworth bus left […] -
![As famous as Kenworth is for making large Class 8 over-the-road trucks, it’s easy to overlook the firm’s fairly extensive bus manufacturing history. Buses were part of its portfolio from its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wahkiakum_sd_bus_6_03112007_12-1-115x115.jpg "1949-57 Kenworth Model T Series “Pacific School Coach” – The Bifocal Bus")
1949-57 Kenworth Model T Series “Pacific School Coach” – The Bifocal Bus
Posted on June 5, 2026 | 12 CommentsAs famous as Kenworth is for making large Class 8 over-the-road trucks, it’s easy to overlook the firm’s fairly extensive bus manufacturing history. Buses were part of its portfolio from its […] -
![The years preceding 1976 were rife with bicentennial editions of just about every consumer product imaginable, and automobiles were no exception. We have covered the various G.M. bicentennial editions like the Chevy ‘Spirit of America’ […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-bus1-115x115.jpg "The Rarest GM Bicentennial Edition Was a Bus! GMC’s P8M-4905A “Buffalo” (And A Few “Passengers”) Decked Out For 1976")
The Rarest GM Bicentennial Edition Was a Bus! GMC’s P8M-4905A “Buffalo” (And A Few “Passengers”) Decked Out For 1976
Posted on May 3, 2026 | 6 CommentsThe years preceding 1976 were rife with bicentennial editions of just about every consumer product imaginable, and automobiles were no exception. We have covered the various G.M. bicentennial editions like the Chevy ‘Spirit of America’ […] -
![OK, I admit I’m biased, but really, who doesn’t like an old bus picture? The ones below are courtesy of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport Maine, a great organization […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/675316617_1553475066779383_8293119881058376878_n-115x115.jpg "From the Bus Barn – Buses of the Seashore Trolley Museum")
From the Bus Barn – Buses of the Seashore Trolley Museum
Posted on May 2, 2026 | 15 CommentsOK, I admit I’m biased, but really, who doesn’t like an old bus picture? The ones below are courtesy of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport Maine, a great organization […] -
![(Updated 4/16/2026) Fellow contributor and good friend Johannes Dutch tossed out an unexpected suggestion on a previous post—get a Volvo bus. Inspired? Absolutely. Practical? Not quite… unless my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1953-volvo-b-727-1-e1585914307670.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: Some Mild & Some Wild 1950s Volvo Buses")
Bus Stop Classics: Some Mild & Some Wild 1950s Volvo Buses
Posted on April 16, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated 4/16/2026) Fellow contributor and good friend Johannes Dutch tossed out an unexpected suggestion on a previous post—get a Volvo bus. Inspired? Absolutely. Practical? Not quite… unless my […] -
![Most people outside of Southern California (SoCal) would likely think that trailer buses (buses using a separate tractor hauling a trailer outfitted with seats) were obsolete and gone in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EeMk4IiUEAAoTvb-1-115x115.jpg "Mid-1990’s Orange County Superbus – Doing Mass Transit the “Old School” Way")
Mid-1990’s Orange County Superbus – Doing Mass Transit the “Old School” Way
Posted on April 11, 2026 | 6 CommentsMost people outside of Southern California (SoCal) would likely think that trailer buses (buses using a separate tractor hauling a trailer outfitted with seats) were obsolete and gone in the […] -
![(Updated with a not so happy ending, 4/4/2026) While I always enjoy looking back at some of the classic motor coaches from the Golden Age of bus transportation, its also […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2-2.jpg "Bus Stop Classics: Proterra All-Electric Urban Transit Bus – The Clean and Quiet Shape of Things to Come (Updated with Postscript)")
Bus Stop Classics: Proterra All-Electric Urban Transit Bus – The Clean and Quiet Shape of Things to Come (Updated with Postscript)
Posted on April 4, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated with a not so happy ending, 4/4/2026) While I always enjoy looking back at some of the classic motor coaches from the Golden Age of bus transportation, its also […] -
![(Updated 3/14/2026) If you ever go to Ikebukuro in the northern Tokyo ward of Toshima, you might see one of these strange contraptions ambling about. Ikebukuro […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200312_104826-copy.jpg "Bus Stop Classic: 2020 eCOM-10 Ikebus – Electric Ladybird")
Bus Stop Classic: 2020 eCOM-10 Ikebus – Electric Ladybird
Posted on March 14, 2026 | 15 Comments(Updated 3/14/2026) If you ever go to Ikebukuro in the northern Tokyo ward of Toshima, you might see one of these strange contraptions ambling about. Ikebukuro […]
