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About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![A bare-knuckle truck, acquired by the current owner when it was nine years old. Apart from the company name and some personal touches by the driver, nothing was changed after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2011 DAF FAD CF85 8×4 Hooklift Truck – Within Reach")
CC Global: 2011 DAF FAD CF85 8×4 Hooklift Truck – Within Reach
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 10 CommentsA bare-knuckle truck, acquired by the current owner when it was nine years old. Apart from the company name and some personal touches by the driver, nothing was changed after […] -
![Two Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3194.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers")
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsTwo Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […] -
![(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine")
Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […] -
![BVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3448.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job")
Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 14 CommentsBVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […] -
![Spotted on a Saturday in September, parked a short distance apart. Two black, third gen Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel vans. Both powered by a 190 DIN-hp turbodiesel and with an RWD […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3058-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 319 CDI And 519 CDI – Comparable But Not Identical")
CC Global: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 319 CDI And 519 CDI – Comparable But Not Identical
Posted on November 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsSpotted on a Saturday in September, parked a short distance apart. Two black, third gen Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel vans. Both powered by a 190 DIN-hp turbodiesel and with an RWD […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2018) Sometimes automakers come up with a timeless model name that can be transferred from generation to generation. One of them is Transit, everybody […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7263.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ford Transit Mk2 Phase2 – Mid-Eighties Blue And White Transit Bus")
CC Global: Ford Transit Mk2 Phase2 – Mid-Eighties Blue And White Transit Bus
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 11/11/2018) Sometimes automakers come up with a timeless model name that can be transferred from generation to generation. One of them is Transit, everybody […] -
![Ah yes, the intriguing world of special and heavy haulage once again, starring a semi with a payload capacity of 116 tonnes (255,700 lbs). An extendable Broshuis semi-low loader with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2740.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Volvo FH16 8×4/4 And 2021 Broshuis PL2 3+7 – Adding Up To a 52-Wheeler (Without Spares)")
CC Global: 2024 Volvo FH16 8×4/4 And 2021 Broshuis PL2 3+7 – Adding Up To a 52-Wheeler (Without Spares)
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 14 CommentsAh yes, the intriguing world of special and heavy haulage once again, starring a semi with a payload capacity of 116 tonnes (255,700 lbs). An extendable Broshuis semi-low loader with […] -
![A wagonload of pictures was the yield of walking around in the lot for visitors of a classic car event who drove an ‘old’ set of wheels. No supplementary requirements, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3687.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1978 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser And 1977 Ford Country Squire – Dad, These Are Not The Cars You Ordered!")
Car Show Classics: 1978 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser And 1977 Ford Country Squire – Dad, These Are Not The Cars You Ordered!
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 15 CommentsA wagonload of pictures was the yield of walking around in the lot for visitors of a classic car event who drove an ‘old’ set of wheels. No supplementary requirements, […] -
![Working as a fire truck, that was the intended career for this all-wheel drive DAF truck. But alas, the body manufacturer went belly up and consequently, the chassis-cab was returned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1993 DAF FAV 2300 HT 4×4 Truck – The Final Edition Of DAF’s First Tilt Cab")
Truck Stop Classic: 1993 DAF FAV 2300 HT 4×4 Truck – The Final Edition Of DAF’s First Tilt Cab
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 11 CommentsWorking as a fire truck, that was the intended career for this all-wheel drive DAF truck. But alas, the body manufacturer went belly up and consequently, the chassis-cab was returned […] -
Wordless Outtake: Pre-1965 Citroën 2CV AZ – Farm Fresh Eggs Home Delivery Service
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 28 Comments -
Car Show Outtakes: 1998 Volvo V90 And 1997 Volvo S90 – Measure Twice, Cut Once
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsParallel parking only for the brick extensions that caught my attention, last September. Most striking was a 1998 Volvo V90 with a matching trailer. -
![(first posted 10/31/2018) Once upon a time in the Low Countries, hearses based on American iron were the norm. As a matter of fact, many of them are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5930.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Halloween Outtake: 1968 Plymouth Fury Suburban Hearse – Final Destistation Wagon")
Halloween Outtake: 1968 Plymouth Fury Suburban Hearse – Final Destistation Wagon
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 10/31/2018) Once upon a time in the Low Countries, hearses based on American iron were the norm. As a matter of fact, many of them are […] -
![A lot of Volvos in the Autotron lot on September 28. Rows and rows of classic Volvo cars, neatly arranged. Well, you can see for yourself. Many will look familiar, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Autotron September 2024 – Volvo Parking Only")
Car Show Classics: Autotron September 2024 – Volvo Parking Only
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 23 CommentsA lot of Volvos in the Autotron lot on September 28. Rows and rows of classic Volvo cars, neatly arranged. Well, you can see for yourself. Many will look familiar, […] -
![This isn’t a still from a post-apocalyptic movie, but a line-up of four brand new military trucks with a 4×4 drivetrain. Though these off-roaders are marketed as the DAF CF […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3592.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: DAF CF Military 4×4 Trucks – You’re In The Belgian Army Now (Or Soon Enough, Anyway)")
CC Global: DAF CF Military 4×4 Trucks – You’re In The Belgian Army Now (Or Soon Enough, Anyway)
Posted on October 23, 2024 | 18 CommentsThis isn’t a still from a post-apocalyptic movie, but a line-up of four brand new military trucks with a 4×4 drivetrain. Though these off-roaders are marketed as the DAF CF […] -
![In 1980, DAF’s first MBG205 articulated bus chassis went to the Jonckheere company in Belgium for a coach body. And there it was, 44 years later, in all its original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3579.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler")
Bus Stop Classic: 1980 DAF-Schenk-Jonckheere Articulated Coach – The Long Hauler
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 30 CommentsIn 1980, DAF’s first MBG205 articulated bus chassis went to the Jonckheere company in Belgium for a coach body. And there it was, 44 years later, in all its original […]
