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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
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![This heavy truck and full trailer combination is a purpose-built tree trunk collector. Such a configuration is widely used in the European logging business. Depending on the country’s legislation, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_9321.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Scania R650 6×4 Truck And 2020 GS Full Trailer – No Trunks In The Bunks")
CC Global: 2018 Scania R650 6×4 Truck And 2020 GS Full Trailer – No Trunks In The Bunks
Posted on January 7, 2021 | 3 CommentsThis heavy truck and full trailer combination is a purpose-built tree trunk collector. Such a configuration is widely used in the European logging business. Depending on the country’s legislation, the […] -
![Loetoning is the first Dutch hauling company that has put a Ford F-Max to work, the tractor was registered just recently. It has been more than 35 years since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/F-Max-NL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Ford F-Max 4×2 Tractor – Turkish Built Ford Tough")
CC Global: The Ford F-Max 4×2 Tractor – Turkish Built Ford Tough
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 14 CommentsLoetoning is the first Dutch hauling company that has put a Ford F-Max to work, the tractor was registered just recently. It has been more than 35 years since the […] -
![(Originally posted on 10/30/20, updated Dec. 2020) Right, and now for something completely different. A tour along a whole other type of curbside classics: old real estate, all situated near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_9034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Classic Real Estate, T-Model Farms Included (Updated – With Finished Thatched Roofs)")
CC Global: Classic Real Estate, T-Model Farms Included (Updated – With Finished Thatched Roofs)
Posted on December 26, 2020 | 40 Comments(Originally posted on 10/30/20, updated Dec. 2020) Right, and now for something completely different. A tour along a whole other type of curbside classics: old real estate, all situated near […] -
![Besides capturing lightweights along my walking routes over the past months, it speaks for itself that I also paid attention to the more weighty rides, only driven by professionals. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Heavy Commercial Vehicles – Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers")
CC Global: Heavy Commercial Vehicles – Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 3 CommentsBesides capturing lightweights along my walking routes over the past months, it speaks for itself that I also paid attention to the more weighty rides, only driven by professionals. So […] -
![Dedicated, full trailers are widely used to transport heavy machines across the country. This Volvo L70H wheel loader is sitting comfortably and safely on a 2010 Draco trailer with so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9187.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Machine Carriers – Heavy Metal")
CC Global: Machine Carriers – Heavy Metal
Posted on December 18, 2020 | 20 CommentsDedicated, full trailers are widely used to transport heavy machines across the country. This Volvo L70H wheel loader is sitting comfortably and safely on a 2010 Draco trailer with so […] -
![Building contractors (especially the self-employed and small companies), landscapers and house furnishers, among others, have been doing really well in the strange times we all live in. So logically, their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9161.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Light Commercial Vehicles – Vans, Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers")
CC Global: Light Commercial Vehicles – Vans, Trucks, Tractors And (Semi-) Trailers
Posted on December 13, 2020 | 17 CommentsBuilding contractors (especially the self-employed and small companies), landscapers and house furnishers, among others, have been doing really well in the strange times we all live in. So logically, their […] -
![Plenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 21 CommentsPlenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […] -
![For transporting two large, open top containers, a combination of a heavy truck and a full trailer is the way to go. A full trailer can stand on its wheels […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9262.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Scania S500 6×2 Truck And 2020 GS Full Trailer – The Beet Runner")
CC Global: 2019 Scania S500 6×2 Truck And 2020 GS Full Trailer – The Beet Runner
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 3 CommentsFor transporting two large, open top containers, a combination of a heavy truck and a full trailer is the way to go. A full trailer can stand on its wheels […] -
![A trio of MAN 4×2 box trucks with a crew cab, all powered by a 6.9 liter turbodiesel and used for the same job, pavement marking. MAN is an old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9253.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Three MAN Crew Cab Trucks – Here’s Where The Men Draw The Line")
CC Global: Three MAN Crew Cab Trucks – Here’s Where The Men Draw The Line
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 7 CommentsA trio of MAN 4×2 box trucks with a crew cab, all powered by a 6.9 liter turbodiesel and used for the same job, pavement marking. MAN is an old […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2014) Anybody who is only slightly interested in big diesel trucks will know the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz L-series. The L-series was built for a very long time. However, its pure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-mag.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber – The Air Cooled Mercedes L-Series Competitor")
CC Global: The Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber – The Air Cooled Mercedes L-Series Competitor
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/5/2014) Anybody who is only slightly interested in big diesel trucks will know the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz L-series. The L-series was built for a very long time. However, its pure […] -
![Zoom!…just when I had focussed on the Volvo-Pacton couple and clicked, a lady on her bicycle crossed the street. Then again, she’s clearly also transporting goods, just like the combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9242.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Streetscape: Big Rig Backing Up – Lady On Grocery Getter Photobombing")
Streetscape: Big Rig Backing Up – Lady On Grocery Getter Photobombing
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 13 CommentsZoom!…just when I had focussed on the Volvo-Pacton couple and clicked, a lady on her bicycle crossed the street. Then again, she’s clearly also transporting goods, just like the combination […] -
![On the left, a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6 TDI. On the right, a 2000 Toyota Corolla E110 1.6 VVT-i. The little ol’ fellow in the middle is still holding its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1994 Mitsubishi L300 Panel Van – Long Time No See")
CC Outtake: 1994 Mitsubishi L300 Panel Van – Long Time No See
Posted on December 2, 2020 | 10 CommentsOn the left, a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6 TDI. On the right, a 2000 Toyota Corolla E110 1.6 VVT-i. The little ol’ fellow in the middle is still holding its […] -
CC Global: 2011 Ford Transit 3.2 TDCi And 2018 Ford Transit 2.0 EcoBlue TDCi – Like Father, Like Son
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 23 CommentsAn other generation, the same execution. The previous and current Transit model, both working for the same building contractor, parked nearby the jobsite. They had a lot in common. -
![A heavy-duty truck with its own crane and a hooklift system, carrying an open top container with a dropside on the left. This 2020 Volvo FMX must be the trucking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9258.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo FMX 8×4 And Zetor Forterra 95 4WD – Pavers At Work And Being Unloaded")
CC Global: Volvo FMX 8×4 And Zetor Forterra 95 4WD – Pavers At Work And Being Unloaded
Posted on November 27, 2020 | 1 CommentA heavy-duty truck with its own crane and a hooklift system, carrying an open top container with a dropside on the left. This 2020 Volvo FMX must be the trucking […] -
![Spotted at the local shipyard, a heavy tractor with a widespread, tridem axle flatbed semi-trailer. An ideal and common combination for transporting all kinds of steel products. The semi-trailer isn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2012 Mercedes-Benz Tractor And 2004 Nooteboom Semi-Trailer – a Bit Of a Stretch")
CC Global: 2012 Mercedes-Benz Tractor And 2004 Nooteboom Semi-Trailer – a Bit Of a Stretch
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 3 CommentsSpotted at the local shipyard, a heavy tractor with a widespread, tridem axle flatbed semi-trailer. An ideal and common combination for transporting all kinds of steel products. The semi-trailer isn’t […]
