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Bus Stop Classic: 1987 Bova Futura FHD 12.280 – A 21st Century Coach, Introduced In 1982
Posted on October 8, 2023 | 17 Comments(first posted 10/8/2017) Thirty-five years ago the Bova Futura surprised the bus and coach world with its aerodynamic, clean design and huge windshield; a smooth coach, tightly […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1928 – 1933 Pickwick Nite Coach – What’s Old is New Again
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/9/2017) Some of you may have seen a recent article of a startup intercity bus company that plans to offer “capsule hotel” type overnight bus service […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Beaver Metropolitan B-35-PT Series Coach – Keystone State Cruiser
Posted on August 26, 2023 | 8 CommentsA few months back we looked at Southern Coach Manufacturing (SCM), a small regional maker of buses in Southern Alabama. Today we’ll look at another one of these modest manufacturers […] -
Bus Stop Classics – QOTD: What is Your Favorite “Old School” Bus Livery?
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 21 CommentsIt seemed that the defacto paint scheme for most urban-transit buses in the 1950s and ‘60’s was a light cream over orange – at least in the Midwest where I […] -
Bus Stop Classics: White Motor Corporation Urban Transit Buses – Better Known for Trucks, They Made Buses Too
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/8/2017) There were several large-vehicle manufacturers in the early to mid-twentieth century that that were well known for their heavy-duty trucks, but less well-known for their […] -
CC’s Best of 2023 – Tramway Classic: 1934 English Electric Balloon Tram – Resilience, With Electrical Power
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 18 CommentsBlackpool, that most distinctive of English seaside resorts, has many special features and attractions. Not just the weather of Lancashire and the distinctive tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower but […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1948-1953 Checker Motor Coach · The Frequently Forgotten Bus from the Country’s Most Famous Taxi Maker
Posted on June 17, 2023 | 23 Commentsfirst posted 17 June 2017 We’ve reviewed quite a few motor coach manufacturers that hoped to cash in on the post-world-war-II sellers’ market with operators rushing to renew their fleets, […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1947 – 1960 Mack C Series Urban Transit Coach – Built Bulldog Tough
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Several months ago we reviewed the Mack MV-620-D, a large demonstrator intercity coach from the late-1950’s that the company hoped would be selected as a replacement for […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Hino S’Elega • If Lexus Built a Bus
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 28 May 2017) Think of Toyota and the first thing that’s likely to pop into your mind is a Corolla or a Camry. But the Toyota Group, […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1990-94 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) 102 B3 – Casting Aside 50 Years of Intercity Bus Design
Posted on May 13, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 5/13/2017) Take a close look at this bus…doesn’t look especially unique, does it. Seems to be fairly representative of any intercity coach in the US and Canada in […] -
Bus Stop Classics: GMC ODC 210 Bus Chassis – The Basis for Brazil’s First Bus
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 4 CommentsBrazil has a long history of both urban and intercity motorcoach transportation. Prior to the 1950’s, all buses were imported models, mostly conventional “bonnet buses” based on a truck chassis, […] -
Bus Stop Classics: MCI MC-6 “Supercrusier” – Six Inches Too Far Ahead of Its Time
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 42 Comments(first posted 4/8/2017) Unless you’re a certified bus fan (and a certified old guy), it’s unlikely you’ll recognize this coach. Motor Coach Industries (MCI) built only 100 of them for […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1976 – 2006 Prevost Le Mirage – It’s All In The Windows
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 18 Comments(first posted 3/18/2017) In the mid to late 1970s, intercity motor coach operators in North America had several options to choose from as they looked to recapitalize their fleets. As […] -
Bus Stop Classic: GM PD-4104 – The Most Dominant and Influential Bus Ever
Posted on February 25, 2023 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/25/2017. Original pictures and some text by Paul N.) Over the past several months, we’ve reviewed several different motor coach manufacturers that went toe-to-toe with General Motors in […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1954-58 Fitzjohn Roadrunner – Another Casualty of the GM Juggernaut
Posted on January 21, 2023 | 28 Comments(first posted 1/21/2017) The bus above is a Fitzjohn Roadrunner, an intercity model manufactured by the Fitzjohn Coach Corp in Muskegon Michigan, from 1954-58. The Roadrunner was the final bus […]