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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![Well, Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc., actually. Initially, it’s about medium-duty truck (and bus) diesels, to be introduced in the foreseeable future. Those are the engines that are typically […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Mercedes-Benz And Cummins Have Joined Forces")
CC Outtake: Mercedes-Benz And Cummins Have Joined Forces
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 19 CommentsWell, Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc., actually. Initially, it’s about medium-duty truck (and bus) diesels, to be introduced in the foreseeable future. Those are the engines that are typically […] -
![Falkom is a Dutch manufacturer of recovery vehicles, based on the whole range of European truck chassis. That’s from light 4×2 trucks to heavy 10×4 jumbos. Customers, prospects and anyone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Open House Falkom Tiel – Part One, Under Construction")
CC Global: Open House Falkom Tiel – Part One, Under Construction
Posted on May 17, 2023 | 11 CommentsFalkom is a Dutch manufacturer of recovery vehicles, based on the whole range of European truck chassis. That’s from light 4×2 trucks to heavy 10×4 jumbos. Customers, prospects and anyone […] -
![Steering a heavy combination vehicle through the center of a town or city is part of the training and practical driving test to become a professional big rig driver. Paying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0954.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Big Rig Driving Lessons – Roll With It")
CC Global: Big Rig Driving Lessons – Roll With It
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 17 CommentsSteering a heavy combination vehicle through the center of a town or city is part of the training and practical driving test to become a professional big rig driver. Paying […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1964 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupé – Back Road Cruiser
Posted on May 6, 2023 | 13 Comments -
![A typical April 27 King’s Day fair, as held in each and every Dutch small town, yet supplemented with a collection of modern trucks and old farm tractors. Let’s stroll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0939.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2023 King’s Day Hedel – Fair Use Of Sidewalks And Bike Paths")
CC Global: 2023 King’s Day Hedel – Fair Use Of Sidewalks And Bike Paths
Posted on May 1, 2023 | 11 CommentsA typical April 27 King’s Day fair, as held in each and every Dutch small town, yet supplemented with a collection of modern trucks and old farm tractors. Let’s stroll […] -
Wordless Outtake: Rebadging On a Daily Basis
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 15 Comments -
CC Global: 2023 Truck Show Milheeze – Open To All Ages
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 33 CommentsA compact show, well organized by a regional truckers club in the southeast of the Netherlands. Free entry, plenty to see, yet Generation Alpha clearly ruled. -
![Regardless their size, specific task or where they’re based, Dutch fire trucks always come in one and the same shade of red with identical graphics. In this case, the starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0898.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 310 FAV (4×4) Fire Truck – Posing While Its Crew Ruins a Picasso")
CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 310 FAV (4×4) Fire Truck – Posing While Its Crew Ruins a Picasso
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 32 CommentsRegardless their size, specific task or where they’re based, Dutch fire trucks always come in one and the same shade of red with identical graphics. In this case, the starting […] -
![Peugeot, Henra & Schäffer. That might as well be the name of an established law firm. Something completely different in full though: a 2012 Peugeot Boxer 2.2 HDi with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0697.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: When Spring Is In The Air, The Landscapers Gear Up")
CC Outtake: When Spring Is In The Air, The Landscapers Gear Up
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 12 CommentsPeugeot, Henra & Schäffer. That might as well be the name of an established law firm. Something completely different in full though: a 2012 Peugeot Boxer 2.2 HDi with a […] -
![Welcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0786.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks")
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 15 CommentsWelcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […] -
![DAF and Tatra are partners in the trucking business and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Czech manufacturer, a compelling collection of their classic cars and trucks is temporarily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0769.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part One, The Cars")
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part One, The Cars
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 28 CommentsDAF and Tatra are partners in the trucking business and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Czech manufacturer, a compelling collection of their classic cars and trucks is temporarily […] -
![At first sight this utterly basic looking 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vito (Metris) panel van seems to be a roadside assistance vehicle. Yet its main job is escorting those massive big rigs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0686.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By Tour – Miscellaneous Wheeled Items")
CC Global: Walking By Tour – Miscellaneous Wheeled Items
Posted on March 10, 2023 | 12 CommentsAt first sight this utterly basic looking 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vito (Metris) panel van seems to be a roadside assistance vehicle. Yet its main job is escorting those massive big rigs […] -
Wordless Outtake: Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Renault, MAN – The Subcontractors Sixsome
Posted on March 4, 2023 | 5 Comments -
![No behemoths with towering cabs today. Instead, some agile and enclosed delivery trucks, like this meat-hauling MAN duo. The 2021 TGE in front is nothing more -or less- than a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0679.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: From Butchers To Duke John, They All Must Deliver")
CC Global: From Butchers To Duke John, They All Must Deliver
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 5 CommentsNo behemoths with towering cabs today. Instead, some agile and enclosed delivery trucks, like this meat-hauling MAN duo. The 2021 TGE in front is nothing more -or less- than a […] -
Wordless Outtake: White Remains The Most Popular Car Color
Posted on February 20, 2023 | 43 Comments
