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Curbside Outtake: 1969 Plymouth Valiant – Wonder What’s Under the Hood?
I was walking by the garage here in our suburban Tokyo neighborhood where I spotted the 1970 Dodge Charger last summer (it’s still there by the way – you can see it in the background), and came across...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1960 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Courier Intercity...
Here’s a bus that’s probably familiar to our Canadian readers, but likely less so for those in the US and Europe – it’s an MCI Courier – the bus that put MCI “on the map”… Yellow Coach Corp Model 743...
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Curbside Classic Outtake: 1960/70’s Vanden Plas Princess 1100/1300 – The Real...
I came across these two on a recent Sunday Tokyo sojourn – one a full-fledged Brit, the other an aspiring impostor. Let’s first take a look at the distinguished UK citizen hiding under the overhang....
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CC Outtake: Late 1980’s Daihatsu Mira “Walk-Through” Van – UK Pretender
Yesterday we took a look at the Vanden Plas Princess lurking under the overhang. Today, we’ll explore the model in the foreground that looks like it is being driven more regularly – it’s a mid to...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud...
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 market. Today we’ll review a companion...
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Bus Stop Classics: General Motors (GM) Turbo Cruiser I, II and III Urban...
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 produced a series of...
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Bus Stop Classics: A Short History of Dayton’s Trolley Buses
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 in its aviation legacy. But Dayton is...
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Curbside Outtake: 2000 – 2005 2nd Generation Toyota Estima (Previa) Van: The...
Several weeks ago we were treated to a great post by Brendan on the Gen 1 Toyota Previa (JDM Estima) Van – today we’ll take a look at the second generation model built from 2000-05 – the one North...
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Curbside Outtake: Honda S660, Daihatsu Copen, and Daihatsu Move Canbus – My...
CC has covered several of Japan’s small “minicars”; referred to in Japanese as the “kei jidosha” class of automobiles. One of my favorites is Paul’s “bucket list” drive of an original Subaru 360. It...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1951-61 Mercedes-Benz (MB) Type O 6600 H Coach – Mercedes...
This bus caught my eye when doing a little research on European coaches – it has an interesting look, with its low slung stance and central fog light, and as it turns out is a significant model in...
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Bus Stop Cinema: UK Bus Company Training Video – How’d You Score?
Here is a snippet from a training video by the National Bus Company in the UK. Just based on the cars in the background, I’d place it being made around the late 1970’s. The first part of the video...
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Bus Stop Classics: Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7 – One Big Bus
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 – specifically, one of the biggest and most popular...
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CC Cinema: 1970’s Ford Promotional Video – Mullets, Mutton Chops, and Thick Ties
Here’s a interesting 26 minute video from Ford – likely from the early 70’s. Its a real flashback to that era, and entertaining for a couple of reasons… Most of these promotional videos are upbeat;...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1974-76 Mazda Parkway 26 Minibus – Does That Thing Have a...
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 Isuzu’s Journey are good examples. These were...
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Bus Stop Classics: Canadian Car and Foundry “C”and “T” Series Urban Transit...
We’ve looked at quite a few buses from our good friends north of the border – let’s take a look at one more. These two buses up on lifts are Canadian Car and Foundry (CCF) C-Series urban transit...
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Bus Stop Classics: Mercedes Benz (MB) 0321H Coach – One of the Best Selling...
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 body-on-frame construction was somewhat heavy and the...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1999 – 2009 Optima Opus Urban Transit Coach – Short Ride
Our past few Bus Stop Classics have focused on older buses – those from four or five decades ago. Let’s move forward and look at a bus that is still hard at work carrying passengers today. This is...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1945 Dyson Landliner Bus – An Innovative Experiment from...
Here’s a very unique and technically interesting bus from our friends down under – it’s a Dyson Landliner and it plied the roads in Australia for several years back in the mid-to-late 1940’s. I’m sure...
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Car Show Classics: Toyota Classic Car Show in Tokyo Gaien
Each November, Toyota hosts a classic car show in downtown Tokyo in the Meiji Jingu Gaien complex, a series of parks, athletic fields, and museums in the central part of the city. Up until a few years...
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Bus Stop Classics: 1942 Santa Fe Trailways “Victory Liner” Coach – Another...
A few weeks back we looked at the Dyson Land Liner coach, which was essentially a trailer bus with the prime mover tractor replaced by a front-mounted powered bogey. It was an interesting experiment...
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