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Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![In 1980, DAF’s first MBG205 articulated bus chassis went to the Jonckheere company in Belgium for a coach body. And there it was, 44 years later, in all its original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3579.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler")
Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 30 CommentsIn 1980, DAF’s first MBG205 articulated bus chassis went to the Jonckheere company in Belgium for a coach body. And there it was, 44 years later, in all its original […] -
![(first posted 10/13/2018) Several months ago we looked at the MB O6600H coach – Mercedes first rear-engined bus. It was a successful design, but due to its traditional […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/4d7ba2885bbb557d48cd8a2fb022097e-e1538217998898.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Mercedes Benz (MB) 0321H Coach – One of the Best Selling Mercedes Buses of All Time")
Bus Stop Classics: Mercedes Benz (MB) 0321H Coach – One of the Best Selling Mercedes Buses of All Time
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/13/2018) Several months ago we looked at the MB O6600H coach – Mercedes first rear-engined bus. It was a successful design, but due to its traditional […] -
![This is certainly an interesting vehicle – it’s a touring/intercity bus built by Argentinian company Necochea Coachbuilders – and it’s called the “Aerobus” – but more colloquially known by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/e4329573605059e37c4ee109e4a201125d7b1e26-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1985/86 Necochea Aerobus – Argentina’s “Bullet Bus”")
Bus Stop Classics: 1985/86 Necochea Aerobus – Argentina’s “Bullet Bus”
Posted on October 12, 2024 | 10 CommentsThis is certainly an interesting vehicle – it’s a touring/intercity bus built by Argentinian company Necochea Coachbuilders – and it’s called the “Aerobus” – but more colloquially known by the […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1984 – 1992 Denning Landseer – Denning Conquers the Outback Twice
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 5 CommentsLast week we reviewed one of Australia’s most iconic intercity/touring coaches; the GM Denning Mono. This week let’s look at the bus that had the unenviable job of replacing it. -
![(first posted 9/22/2018) These two buses up on lifts are Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) C-Series urban transit coaches, counterparts and competitors of the GM Old Look, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ccl1651-e1535714637812.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Canadian Car and Foundry “C”and “T” Series Urban Transit Coaches – They Outlasted Their American Counterparts")
Bus Stop Classics: Canadian Car and Foundry “C”and “T” Series Urban Transit Coaches – They Outlasted Their American Counterparts
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 18 Comments(first posted 9/22/2018) These two buses up on lifts are Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) C-Series urban transit coaches, counterparts and competitors of the GM Old Look, and […] -
![Denning is one of the more storied of Australia’s coach and bus manufacturers. Much like GM’s models in North America, they were the default image that many Australians had of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gm-denning-mono-carah-healesville-1984_8x5-e1726523855893.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1966 to 1984 GM Denning Mono – King of the Outback")
Bus Stop Classics: 1966 to 1984 GM Denning Mono – King of the Outback
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsDenning is one of the more storied of Australia’s coach and bus manufacturers. Much like GM’s models in North America, they were the default image that many Australians had of […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2018) Most major Japanese manufacturers had a small minibus in their lineup in the 1960s and 70’s; Toyota’s Coaster, Nissan’s Civilian, Mitsubishi’s Rosa, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/parkway-rotary-26-750x562-e1535176253653.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1974-76 Mazda Parkway 26 Minibus – Does That Thing Have a Rotary?")
Bus Stop Classics: 1974-76 Mazda Parkway 26 Minibus – Does That Thing Have a Rotary?
Posted on September 8, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/8/2018) Most major Japanese manufacturers had a small minibus in their lineup in the 1960s and 70’s; Toyota’s Coaster, Nissan’s Civilian, Mitsubishi’s Rosa, and […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2018) We’ve previously looked at buses from North America, Asia, and Europe – let’s broaden our aperture a little and review a coach from South America – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/74095e429e40632b5510c52a6837c6d5-e1533296835815.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7 – One Big Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7 – One Big Bus
Posted on August 18, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 8/16/2018) We’ve previously looked at buses from North America, Asia, and Europe – let’s broaden our aperture a little and review a coach from South America – […] -
![While never as popular as General Motors “New Look” transit coach introduced in 1959, Flxible Corporation’s concurrent New Look model had a fairly successful run. Over 17,000 were produced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RTC-2501_5th-st-1st-ave_cr6-25-77-ap_600x320-1-e1722514281473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “New Look” and the Time Detroit Sent Them All Back to the Factory")
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “New Look” and the Time Detroit Sent Them All Back to the Factory
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 13 CommentsWhile never as popular as General Motors “New Look” transit coach introduced in 1959, Flxible Corporation’s concurrent New Look model had a fairly successful run. Over 17,000 were produced […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2018) This bus caught my eye when doing a little research on European coaches – it has an interesting look, with its low slung stance and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6550.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1951-61 Mercedes-Benz (MB) Type O 6600 H Coach – Mercedes First Post-War Rear-Engined Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: 1951-61 Mercedes-Benz (MB) Type O 6600 H Coach – Mercedes First Post-War Rear-Engined Bus
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 7/21/2018) This bus caught my eye when doing a little research on European coaches – it has an interesting look, with its low slung stance and […] -
![Some memories are so powerful you can still recollect them over sixty years later. Such are the memories of my first ride in a GM TDH 5302 “New Look” coach […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1978_GMC__New_Look__Bus_15400872196-e1719203489537.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic Memories: My First Ride in a Brand-New GM New Look Bus")
Bus Stop Classic Memories: My First Ride in a Brand-New GM New Look Bus
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 25 CommentsSome memories are so powerful you can still recollect them over sixty years later. Such are the memories of my first ride in a GM TDH 5302 “New Look” coach […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2018) Mention Dayton Ohio and most folks will immediately think of the Wright Brothers and the birthplace of aviation. That’s certainly true; the city takes great pride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1024px-Dayton_Marmon-Herrington_trolleybus_515-1-e1529148351256.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: A Short History of Dayton’s Trolley Buses")
Bus Stop Classics: A Short History of Dayton’s Trolley Buses
Posted on June 17, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 6/16/2018) Mention Dayton Ohio and most folks will immediately think of the Wright Brothers and the birthplace of aviation. That’s certainly true; the city takes great pride […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2018) A variety of auto and truck manufacturers were experimenting with gas turbine powerplants in the 1950’s and 60’s. Perhaps best known was Chrysler’s extensive turbine program that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/maxresdefault-1-e1527387460257.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: General Motors (GM) Turbo Cruiser I, II and III Urban Transit Coaches – Turbine-Powered Trio")
Bus Stop Classics: General Motors (GM) Turbo Cruiser I, II and III Urban Transit Coaches – Turbine-Powered Trio
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 6/2/2018) A variety of auto and truck manufacturers were experimenting with gas turbine powerplants in the 1950’s and 60’s. Perhaps best known was Chrysler’s extensive turbine program that […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/500-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian")
Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 Comments(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […] -
![Trolleybuses (initially called trackless trolleys) were once a fixture on American streets, either replacing or supplementing iron-rail trolleys. Prior to WW II, the three primary US trolleybus manufacturers were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/unnamed-8-e1716334193215.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Marmon-Herrington (M-H) TC 44/48 – Post-War America’s Favorite Trolleybus")
Bus Stop Classics: Marmon-Herrington (M-H) TC 44/48 – Post-War America’s Favorite Trolleybus
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 20 CommentsTrolleybuses (initially called trackless trolleys) were once a fixture on American streets, either replacing or supplementing iron-rail trolleys. Prior to WW II, the three primary US trolleybus manufacturers were […]
