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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![Two European B-segment (subcompact) hatchbacks, so close and yet so far apart. A German generalist and a direct Mini-competitor from France. Old Age, as in a 20th century design, vs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_0294.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 2000 Volkswagen Polo vs 2011 Citroën DS3 Racing – The Not So Fast And The Chic Furious")
CC Outtakes: 2000 Volkswagen Polo vs 2011 Citroën DS3 Racing – The Not So Fast And The Chic Furious
Posted on July 8, 2022 | 4 CommentsTwo European B-segment (subcompact) hatchbacks, so close and yet so far apart. A German generalist and a direct Mini-competitor from France. Old Age, as in a 20th century design, vs […] -
![Watch the on-road fieldtests. And the change from driving on the left to the right side. More than 50 years later, the Scandinavians (let’s not forget Volvo and Finnish specialist […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Sweden In The Sixties – Fertile Soil For The Kings Of The Road")
CC Video: Sweden In The Sixties – Fertile Soil For The Kings Of The Road
Posted on July 5, 2022 | 9 CommentsWatch the on-road fieldtests. And the change from driving on the left to the right side. More than 50 years later, the Scandinavians (let’s not forget Volvo and Finnish specialist […] -
![(first posted 6/30/2016) In 1994 Volkswagen introduced the third generation of the Polo, their B-segment (subcompact) model. Built at the Wolfsburg plant and still very common on the European roads. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_1773.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Automatic – The Golf’s Little Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Automatic – The Golf’s Little Brother
Posted on June 30, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/30/2016) In 1994 Volkswagen introduced the third generation of the Polo, their B-segment (subcompact) model. Built at the Wolfsburg plant and still very common on the European roads. […] -
![Corey Behrens, our man in Noord-Holland, uploaded some brochure-worthy pictures of a 40 years old Renault 4 F6, neatly parallel parked alongside an Amsterdam canal. A fuel-sipping fourgonnette (commercial van) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/R4-F6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1982 Renault 4 F6 – Allez Le Blue!")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1982 Renault 4 F6 – Allez Le Blue!
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 9 CommentsCorey Behrens, our man in Noord-Holland, uploaded some brochure-worthy pictures of a 40 years old Renault 4 F6, neatly parallel parked alongside an Amsterdam canal. A fuel-sipping fourgonnette (commercial van) […] -
Wordless Outtake: Greetings, Earthlings. I Am Valmet, I Come In Peace!
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 12 Comments -
![On Saturday May 21, several local companies kept open house and welcomed anyone who was interested in their business. I decided to skip my 12th lesson Fret Sawing for Advanced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0286.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Visiting a Fleet Site")
CC Global: Visiting a Fleet Site
Posted on June 12, 2022 | 13 CommentsOn Saturday May 21, several local companies kept open house and welcomed anyone who was interested in their business. I decided to skip my 12th lesson Fret Sawing for Advanced […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2016) Fond youth memories from the seventies and early eighties relived when I visited the classic vehicle show and fair in a village nearby. The event takes place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_1665.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – The Kings Of The Road From My Youth")
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – The Kings Of The Road From My Youth
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 6/10/2016) Fond youth memories from the seventies and early eighties relived when I visited the classic vehicle show and fair in a village nearby. The event takes place […] -
![About 20 years ago, I found myself at the Iowa 80 Truckstop for my very first photoreport. No, not really. I caught these classic US long noses after a 50 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0069.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part Two")
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part Two
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 15 CommentsAbout 20 years ago, I found myself at the Iowa 80 Truckstop for my very first photoreport. No, not really. I caught these classic US long noses after a 50 […] -
![There’s something about Mary this semi-trailer. You can tell by the way it looks and stands that the 2013 Scania R560 V8 6×2/4 tractor isn’t just towing some run-of-the-mill, tridem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0086.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Scania Tractor And 2003 Burg Semi-Trailer – Impossible To Sink Any Lower")
CC Global: 2013 Scania Tractor And 2003 Burg Semi-Trailer – Impossible To Sink Any Lower
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 16 CommentsThere’s something about Mary this semi-trailer. You can tell by the way it looks and stands that the 2013 Scania R560 V8 6×2/4 tractor isn’t just towing some run-of-the-mill, tridem […] -
![It was a compact show I visited last April, yet with a wide range of modern and heavy on-road vehicles on display. Plus a good number of European and American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part One")
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part One
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsIt was a compact show I visited last April, yet with a wide range of modern and heavy on-road vehicles on display. Plus a good number of European and American […] -
Wordless Outtake: Not Belonging
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 18 Comments -
![An end dump semi-trailer with three axles, towed by a 4×2 tractor. On the European continent, that’s the classic configuration for the over-the-road transportation of all types of grains, granules […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9981.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Actros And 2022 Stas Agrostar – Grains Of Common Sense")
CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Actros And 2022 Stas Agrostar – Grains Of Common Sense
Posted on May 16, 2022 | 10 CommentsAn end dump semi-trailer with three axles, towed by a 4×2 tractor. On the European continent, that’s the classic configuration for the over-the-road transportation of all types of grains, granules […] -
![Although this gnarly 6×4 tractor says DAF on the grille, only its frame, front axle and tilt cab can be traced back to the truck maker’s Dutch and Belgian origins. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: DAF 3600 Space Cab – G’day Mate!")
Truck Stop Classic: DAF 3600 Space Cab – G’day Mate!
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 23 CommentsAlthough this gnarly 6×4 tractor says DAF on the grille, only its frame, front axle and tilt cab can be traced back to the truck maker’s Dutch and Belgian origins. […] -
![The unmistakable shapes of classic VeeDubs. It doesn’t matter whether they were designed and built for transporting people, goods, or both. They’ve all become cult vehicles, with an immense fanbase […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Just Some Old Volkswagens – Because Old Volkswagens")
Car Show Outtakes: Just Some Old Volkswagens – Because Old Volkswagens
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 25 CommentsThe unmistakable shapes of classic VeeDubs. It doesn’t matter whether they were designed and built for transporting people, goods, or both. They’ve all become cult vehicles, with an immense fanbase […] -
![Always a pleasure, spotting something special -to Dutch eyes- that has been here its entire life. August 1, 1980, is this Merc’s first date of registration. I saw plenty of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0258.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1980 Mercury Capri Ghia – It’s a Capri, Jim, But Not As We Know It")
Car Show Outtake: 1980 Mercury Capri Ghia – It’s a Capri, Jim, But Not As We Know It
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 20 CommentsAlways a pleasure, spotting something special -to Dutch eyes- that has been here its entire life. August 1, 1980, is this Merc’s first date of registration. I saw plenty of […]
