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Curbside Classics Archives
Bus Stop Classic Archive
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![(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&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&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&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&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 […] -
![(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&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&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&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 […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2016) Of all the things one might stumble across in the slowly dying steelmaking city of Johnstown, PA (you may remember it as the fictional Charlestown from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Bristol-Lodekka-front-01-Johnstown-PA-20151230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Bristol Lodekka LD6G — Upstairs, Downstairs")
Bus Stop Classic: Bristol Lodekka LD6G — Upstairs, Downstairs
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 1/18/2016) Of all the things one might stumble across in the slowly dying steelmaking city of Johnstown, PA (you may remember it as the fictional Charlestown from […] -
![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&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&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 […] -
![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&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 – […] -
![You’re the fleet manager for a local Japanese bus company. You have several aging coaches that you want to dispose of – what can you do? Well, you could scrap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/main-1-e1636527951363.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1999-2010 Hino Rainbow HR “Low Floor” Bus – Where “Heat Soak” Has a Whole New Meaning")
Bus Stop Classics: 1999-2010 Hino Rainbow HR “Low Floor” Bus – Where “Heat Soak” Has a Whole New Meaning
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 8 CommentsYou’re the fleet manager for a local Japanese bus company. You have several aging coaches that you want to dispose of – what can you do? Well, you could scrap […] -
![(First posted 10/29/2016) Almost five years ago to the day we reviewed and opined on potential future powertrain options for mass transit vehicles in the US – let’s see how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Streetsblog_Eugene-EmX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Fuel Cell-Electric, and Battery-Electric Coaches; Future Mass Transit Trends – We’ve Looked at the Past, But What’s in the Future? (Updated)")
Bus Stop Classics: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Fuel Cell-Electric, and Battery-Electric Coaches; Future Mass Transit Trends – We’ve Looked at the Past, But What’s in the Future? (Updated)
Posted on October 30, 2021 | 38 Comments(First posted 10/29/2016) Almost five years ago to the day we reviewed and opined on potential future powertrain options for mass transit vehicles in the US – let’s see how […] -
![We’ve previously looked at several front twin-axle/twin-steer buses – from the 1960’s Bedford VAL to the current Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD7. The reasons manufacturers have chosen this type of layout […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/46ca174346-e1633484762669.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1963-65 Mitsubishi-Fuso MR430 – Japan’s First Post-War Front Twin-Axle Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: 1963-65 Mitsubishi-Fuso MR430 – Japan’s First Post-War Front Twin-Axle Bus
Posted on October 9, 2021 | 9 CommentsWe’ve previously looked at several front twin-axle/twin-steer buses – from the 1960’s Bedford VAL to the current Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD7. The reasons manufacturers have chosen this type of layout […] -
![Last time we looked at some GM (later GMC) New Look “Fishbowl” buses from the New York City Transit Authority and the Toronto Transit Commission. This time around we are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1962-GMC-TDH-5301-DCT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Illustrations: GM Fishbowl Buses – Part 2")
CC Illustrations: GM Fishbowl Buses – Part 2
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 18 CommentsLast time we looked at some GM (later GMC) New Look “Fishbowl” buses from the New York City Transit Authority and the Toronto Transit Commission. This time around we are […]
