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Bus Stop Classic Archive
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Bus Stop Classics: CD Beck & Co. – Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery, Even If It Gets You Nowhere
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 17 Comments(first posted 9/17/2016) Does this look familiar? A GM Scenicruiser, right? No; it’s a Beck DH 1040, actually. But it’s a remarkably faithful copy, by a company that made a […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Eagle Coaches – From Belgium to Brownsville
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/3/2016) If it’s been awhile since you’ve read Paul’s excellent post on the Kassbohrer-Setra Super Golden Eagle articulated coach, I’d encourage you to take another look – it’s […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Bedford J2 With Plaxton Embassy Body – Cute Little Bus
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 15 CommentsCombine UK truck and chassis manufacturer Bedford with iconic UK coachbuilder Plaxton and you can rarely go wrong – as this “cute as a button” Bedford J2 Plaxton Embassy 20-seater […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Dina Intercity Coaches – Flxible Stalwarts from Hidalgo
Posted on August 20, 2022 | 17 Comments(first posted 8/20/2016) Several comments on previous bus articles expressed an interest in Dina, or to be correct, DIesel NAcional, S.A (now known as Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Sultana TM 40 SP – Southern Scenicruiser
Posted on August 6, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/6/2016) A majority of our Bus Stop Classic posts to date have focused on motor coaches used in the US and Canada – we’ve yet to look at […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 2022 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) J4500 CHARGE and D45 CRT LE CHARGE – Your Next Tour/Commute May be Battery-Electric
Posted on July 31, 2022 | 16 CommentsMirroring the passenger car (and now light truck) market, over the past ten years, the motor coach industry has seen a steady increase in buses using battery-electric (B-E) propulsion. We […] -
Bus Stop Classics: American-Ikarus/North American Bus Industries – From Hungary to Alabama
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/23/2016) Our European readers are no doubt familiar with Ikarus, a manufacturer of motor coaches based in Budapest Hungary. -
Bus Stop Classics: Orion I Thru VII – Cross-Border Cruisers
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 13 Comments(first posted 7/16/2016) In a previous post we looked at the Neoplan AN440 motor coach, an effort by the German manufacturer to provide US transport operators another alternative in the […] -
Bus Stop Classic: Neoplan AN440 – Transplanted Teutonic Transporter
Posted on July 9, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 7/9/2016) I’m sure CC readers are familiar with Neoplan Bus GmbH– one of the largest manufacturers of motor coaches and other transport related vehicles in Europe. What you […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Gillig Low Floor Bus – Last Out of the Gate, But It Had an Advantage
Posted on July 2, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 7/2/2016) There are currently three heavy duty urban transit coach manufacturers that have US-based operations; New Flyer, NovaBus and Gillig. Of those three, Gillig is the only remaining […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1955-63 Henschel HS 160 Urban Transit Coach – A Familiar Sight on West German Streets
Posted on June 12, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe Henschel HS 160 was one of the more popular urban transit coaches during the post-war period in old West Germany. It shared many innovations with its North American counterpart […] -
Bus Stop Classics: GM New Look “Classic” Coach: Tried and True
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/7/2016) In a previous post, we looked at the GM RTS II bus – introduced in the late 1970s. The RTS II was a significant upgrade to (and […] -
Bus Stop Classics: GM 3501-3502 “Old Look” Transit Bus Update (1959-1969) – Hedging Their Bets
Posted on April 30, 2022 | 50 Comments(first posted 4/30/2016) The GM Old Look Coach – a true classic in every sense. Most CC readers know that the Old Look was produced largely from 1940 until the […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Japan’s Bonnet Buses – A Nostalgic Reminder of an Earlier, Less Hectic Time
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/23/2016) Show a picture of the above bus to anyone from Japan in their sixties or older and you’ll get an immediate reaction: a smile and a recollection […] -
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “Flxette” – The Junior Leaguer
Posted on April 16, 2022 | 35 Comments(First posted 4/16/2016) In the 1960’s, if you heard the name “Flxible Flxette”, you’d probably think it was an act on the old Ed Sullivan Show. Actually it was Flxible’s […]
![Bus Stop Classics: CD Beck & Co. – Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery, Even If It Gets You Nowhere (first posted 9/17/2016) Does this look familiar? A GM Scenicruiser, right? No; it’s a Beck DH 1040, actually. But it’s a remarkably faithful copy, by a company that made a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/7158737115_02a68e2dd2_b-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: Eagle Coaches – From Belgium to Brownsville (first posted 9/3/2016) If it’s been awhile since you’ve read Paul’s excellent post on the Kassbohrer-Setra Super Golden Eagle articulated coach, I’d encourage you to take another look – it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_0520.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: Bedford J2 With Plaxton Embassy Body – Cute Little Bus Combine UK truck and chassis manufacturer Bedford with iconic UK coachbuilder Plaxton and you can rarely go wrong – as this “cute as a button” Bedford J2 Plaxton Embassy 20-seater […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/images-4.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: Dina Intercity Coaches – Flxible Stalwarts from Hidalgo (first posted 8/20/2016) Several comments on previous bus articles expressed an interest in Dina, or to be correct, DIesel NAcional, S.A (now known as Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f6fc0f5febf93e58e734b5264ed2690a-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: Sultana TM 40 SP – Southern Scenicruiser (first posted 8/6/2016) A majority of our Bus Stop Classic posts to date have focused on motor coaches used in the US and Canada – we’ve yet to look at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sultana-regiomontanos-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: 2022 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) J4500 CHARGE and D45 CRT LE CHARGE – Your Next Tour/Commute May be Battery-Electric Mirroring the passenger car (and now light truck) market, over the past ten years, the motor coach industry has seen a steady increase in buses using battery-electric (B-E) propulsion. We […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MCI_3-1-e1659085402145.jpg)

![Bus Stop Classics: Orion I Thru VII – Cross-Border Cruisers (first posted 7/16/2016) In a previous post we looked at the Neoplan AN440 motor coach, an effort by the German manufacturer to provide US transport operators another alternative in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/DASH_Orion_I-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: Neoplan AN440 – Transplanted Teutonic Transporter (first posted 7/9/2016) I’m sure CC readers are familiar with Neoplan Bus GmbH– one of the largest manufacturers of motor coaches and other transport related vehicles in Europe. What you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/la-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: Gillig Low Floor Bus – Last Out of the Gate, But It Had an Advantage (first posted 7/2/2016) There are currently three heavy duty urban transit coach manufacturers that have US-based operations; New Flyer, NovaBus and Gillig. Of those three, Gillig is the only remaining […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yakima_32.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: GM 3501-3502 “Old Look” Transit Bus Update (1959-1969) – Hedging Their Bets (first posted 4/30/2016) The GM Old Look Coach – a true classic in every sense. Most CC readers know that the Old Look was produced largely from 1940 until the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/TDH3502.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: Japan’s Bonnet Buses – A Nostalgic Reminder of an Earlier, Less Hectic Time (first posted 4/23/2016) Show a picture of the above bus to anyone from Japan in their sixties or older and you’ll get an immediate reaction: a smile and a recollection […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hakodate_bus_isuzuBX352_hakodateroman-1.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “Flxette” – The Junior Leaguer (First posted 4/16/2016) In the 1960’s, if you heard the name “Flxible Flxette”, you’d probably think it was an act on the old Ed Sullivan Show. Actually it was Flxible’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ATS6804_Nortran_gar_112676_AJR1-1.jpg)


