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About Author: Johannes Dutch
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![Picking up hay bales with a pitchfork and loading them on a flatbed trailer. Hard manual work that went out of the farmhouse window. That job has been taken over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9844.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: John Deere and Krone Round Baler – Wrap It Up")
CC Global: John Deere and Krone Round Baler – Wrap It Up
Posted on November 4, 2021 | 11 CommentsPicking up hay bales with a pitchfork and loading them on a flatbed trailer. Hard manual work that went out of the farmhouse window. That job has been taken over […] -
![The sea fish vendor at our weekly market got himself a fresh combo and livery. Previously, the food trailer was towed by a heavy-duty, full-size panel van. But the brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9835.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 MAN TGL 8.220 – Bringing Sea Fish Daily (Now Without a Daily)")
CC Global: 2021 MAN TGL 8.220 – Bringing Sea Fish Daily (Now Without a Daily)
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 9 CommentsThe sea fish vendor at our weekly market got himself a fresh combo and livery. Previously, the food trailer was towed by a heavy-duty, full-size panel van. But the brand […] -
![Only 7.44 m (24’5”) long and rated at a GCW of 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs). Rensink’s 750 hp Volvo is a downright beast and a perfect specimen of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9814.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2015 Volvo FH16-750 8×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Brute Force In a Compact Package")
Truck Show Outtake: 2015 Volvo FH16-750 8×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Brute Force In a Compact Package
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 21 CommentsOnly 7.44 m (24’5”) long and rated at a GCW of 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs). Rensink’s 750 hp Volvo is a downright beast and a perfect specimen of a […] -
![The Leverink hauling company is a family business going back to 1934. According to their website, they have 75 trucks and tractors, 160 (semi-) trailers and last but not least, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9715.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: The Leverink Liveries")
Truck Show Outtakes: The Leverink Liveries
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe Leverink hauling company is a family business going back to 1934. According to their website, they have 75 trucks and tractors, 160 (semi-) trailers and last but not least, […] -
CC Global: 1992 Chevy Van And 2014 Fiat Ducato – For Recreational Use Only
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 15 CommentsOlder US conversion vans aren’t rare in the Netherlands, let alone European camper vans. But seeing them parked side by side is exceptional, so there’s that. -
![After posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll")
Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 9 CommentsAfter posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […] -
![Well how about that, a late model Benz in one of their classic shades of green! And a heavy-duty dude at that, with its 10×4 drivetrain, operating in the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9812.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 – Working In The Sonderklasse Of Concrete Mixer Trucks")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 – Working In The Sonderklasse Of Concrete Mixer Trucks
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 14 CommentsWell how about that, a late model Benz in one of their classic shades of green! And a heavy-duty dude at that, with its 10×4 drivetrain, operating in the top […] -
![Once an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9775.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics")
CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics
Posted on October 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsOnce an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […] -
![(first posted 9/24/2015. Links to Parts 2, 3 and 4 at bottom) DAF’s roots go back to April 1, 1928, when Hub van Doorne founded the “Commanditaire Vennootschap Hub […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DAF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part One – The Trucks")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part One – The Trucks
Posted on September 26, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 9/24/2015. Links to Parts 2, 3 and 4 at bottom) DAF’s roots go back to April 1, 1928, when Hub van Doorne founded the “Commanditaire Vennootschap Hub […] -
![The Zandbergen hauling company, specialized in transporting full-size on- and off-road vehicles, brought one of their truck & trailer combinations to the show I recently visited. There were three Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9738.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: Tetrising Big Volvos")
Truck Show Outtake: Tetrising Big Volvos
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 10 CommentsThe Zandbergen hauling company, specialized in transporting full-size on- and off-road vehicles, brought one of their truck & trailer combinations to the show I recently visited. There were three Volvo […] -
![Tatra’s famed and proven central backbone tube, with independently suspended swing half axles, guarantees sublime off-road capabilities. But to maximize the possibilities the Dutch legislation offers, the factory 8×8 set-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2019 Tatra Phoenix 8×8 Dump Truck – Bring It On!")
Truck Show Outtake: 2019 Tatra Phoenix 8×8 Dump Truck – Bring It On!
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 35 CommentsTatra’s famed and proven central backbone tube, with independently suspended swing half axles, guarantees sublime off-road capabilities. But to maximize the possibilities the Dutch legislation offers, the factory 8×8 set-up […] -
![Last Sunday, I visited the first major truck show since more than two years, and it was delightful. Every serious gathering in that period of time was cancelled, sometimes months […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Classics: 1964 Mack B-61 And 1995 Peterbilt 379 – Retirement Abroad")
Truck Show Classics: 1964 Mack B-61 And 1995 Peterbilt 379 – Retirement Abroad
Posted on September 17, 2021 | 21 CommentsLast Sunday, I visited the first major truck show since more than two years, and it was delightful. Every serious gathering in that period of time was cancelled, sometimes months […] -
![Building contractors prefer compact, heavy-duty trucks that combine decent off-road capabilities with maximum versatility. I spotted this prime example of such an all-rounder and its driver just around the corner. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9636.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 6×4 Truck With Roll-Off System And Crane – The Construction Workers’ Gofer")
CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 6×4 Truck With Roll-Off System And Crane – The Construction Workers’ Gofer
Posted on September 10, 2021 | 13 CommentsBuilding contractors prefer compact, heavy-duty trucks that combine decent off-road capabilities with maximum versatility. I spotted this prime example of such an all-rounder and its driver just around the corner. […] -
![For years at a stretch, the Volkswagen Caddy has been the market leader in the segment of compact vans in the Netherlands. By a wide margin at that. To give […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2006 Volkswagen Caddy 1.9 TDI – Leading The Golf-Class Of Panel Vans")
CC Global: 2006 Volkswagen Caddy 1.9 TDI – Leading The Golf-Class Of Panel Vans
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 29 CommentsFor years at a stretch, the Volkswagen Caddy has been the market leader in the segment of compact vans in the Netherlands. By a wide margin at that. To give […] -
![Unlike the previous models, the fourth generation of the Opel Combo panel van, aka the Combo D, was not really an Opel. It was entirely based on the 2010, second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Opel Combo 1.3 CDTI – GM’s Ram ProMaster City")
CC Global: 2018 Opel Combo 1.3 CDTI – GM’s Ram ProMaster City
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 18 CommentsUnlike the previous models, the fourth generation of the Opel Combo panel van, aka the Combo D, was not really an Opel. It was entirely based on the 2010, second […]
