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Bus Stop Classic Archive
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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 | 45 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 | 146 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 […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Prevost H5-60 (1988 – 1992) – The Articulated Highway Coach, Take Three
Posted on December 23, 2022 | 37 CommentsNote: This is another joint Niedermeyer/Brophy bus post. (first posted 12/23/2016) We’ve looked at several unique multi-front axle, twin-steer vehicles over the past couple weeks. Let’s close out this series […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Bedford VAL (1963-1973) – English Charmer
Posted on December 10, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 12/10/2016) Here’s a bus with quite the lengthy filmography. CC readers may remember it from the Beatles 1967 film “Magical Mystery Tour” or the 1969 movie “The Italian […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1945-1952 REO Buses – Flying Clouds and Gold Comets…
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 24 CommentsThere are quite a few posts in the CC truck archive on the REO Motor Company, a mid-tier manufacturer of mostly trucks in the early to middle twentieth century but […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1960 Saurer Sightseeing Bus – With RHD And Column Shift
Posted on November 30, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/20/2016) CC’er Robert Walter lives in Switzerland and posted pictures of this fine 1960 Saurer sightseeing bus at the Cohort. Saurer (and the badge-engineered Barna) was […] -
Bus Stop Classic: ACF-Brill IC 41 – Silver Screen Standout
Posted on October 22, 2022 | 87 Comments(first posted 10/22/2016) This bus may look familiar to you – like trying to remember the name of an old character actor who seems to be in every TV […] -
Bus Stop Classic: GM PD 4107/4108 and 4903/4905; GM’s Buffalo – Last Of The Line
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 51 Comments(curbside shots by PN) (first posted 10/15/2016) There are highs and there are lows…that old adage certainly sums up GM’s long history of intercity coach manufacturing. From the […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Irisbus Iliade – We’d Like To Emphasize It’s a Renault
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 5 CommentsOn January 1, 1999, the bus divisions of Renault V.I. (Véhicules Industriels) and Iveco merged and formed Irisbus. Just a few years later, Volvo Trucks took over Renault V.I. and […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1954 GMC PDX-4901 “Golden Chariot” – The Unsuccessful Prototype Of The Modern Bus
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 10/1/2016) Note: While my name appears in the byline, it should read “Brophy/Niedermeyer” as Paul made significant contributions and improvements. The 40′ high-floor coach with large underfloor storage […]
![Bus Stop Classics: Hino S’Elega • If Lexus Built a Bus (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, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/e0192662_0305797-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1990-94 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) 102 B3 – Casting Aside 50 Years of Intercity Bus Design (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Greyhound_2550-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: GMC ODC 210 Bus Chassis – The Basis for Brazil’s First Bus Brazil 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, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Grafico32-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: MCI MC-6 “Supercrusier” – Six Inches Too Far Ahead of Its Time (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mci-mc-6-12-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1976 – 2006 Prevost Le Mirage – It’s All In The Windows (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/707left-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: GM PD-4104 – The Most Dominant and Influential Bus Ever (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20245535485_933f19b367-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: 1954-58 Fitzjohn Roadrunner – Another Casualty of the GM Juggernaut (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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0853-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: Prevost H5-60 (1988 – 1992) – The Articulated Highway Coach, Take Three Note: This is another joint Niedermeyer/Brophy bus post. (first posted 12/23/2016) We’ve looked at several unique multi-front axle, twin-steer vehicles over the past couple weeks. Let’s close out this series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/absolute-charters_1001-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: Bedford VAL (1963-1973) – English Charmer (first posted 12/10/2016) Here’s a bus with quite the lengthy filmography. CC readers may remember it from the Beatles 1967 film “Magical Mystery Tour” or the 1969 movie “The Italian […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/plaxton1003.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: 1945-1952 REO Buses – Flying Clouds and Gold Comets… There are quite a few posts in the CC truck archive on the REO Motor Company, a mid-tier manufacturer of mostly trucks in the early to middle twentieth century but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ea1dc74261e523286ccb53476affc8ff-e1669813785184.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: 1960 Saurer Sightseeing Bus – With RHD And Column Shift (first posted 11/20/2016) CC’er Robert Walter lives in Switzerland and posted pictures of this fine 1960 Saurer sightseeing bus at the Cohort. Saurer (and the badge-engineered Barna) was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/30435248453_3767067162_k.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: ACF-Brill IC 41 – Silver Screen Standout (first posted 10/22/2016) This bus may look familiar to you – like trying to remember the name of an old character actor who seems to be in every TV […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/restored-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: GM PD 4107/4108 and 4903/4905; GM’s Buffalo – Last Of The Line (curbside shots by PN) (first posted 10/15/2016) There are highs and there are lows…that old adage certainly sums up GM’s long history of intercity coach manufacturing. From the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/maverick710-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: Irisbus Iliade – We’d Like To Emphasize It’s a Renault On January 1, 1999, the bus divisions of Renault V.I. (Véhicules Industriels) and Iveco merged and formed Irisbus. Just a few years later, Volvo Trucks took over Renault V.I. and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0594.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: 1954 GMC PDX-4901 “Golden Chariot” – The Unsuccessful Prototype Of The Modern Bus (first posted 10/1/2016) Note: While my name appears in the byline, it should read “Brophy/Niedermeyer” as Paul made significant contributions and improvements. The 40′ high-floor coach with large underfloor storage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1924901-1.jpg)


