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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![After many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you wish. I’m talking about my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim")
Car Show Outtake: 1976 Opel Commodore B Coupe GS/E – My CC Holy Grail From Rüsselsheim
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 25 CommentsAfter many years of roaming around all kinds of classic car shows and events, I finally met one in the metal. Or flesh, if you wish. I’m talking about my […] -
![One last grass cut before the winter season sets in, featuring a Fendt 415 Vario with a front mower and a Schuitemaker self-loading silage wagon. Just think of mowing your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round")
CC Global: Pasture Mowing On November 2 – This Year’s Last Round
Posted on November 16, 2019 | 17 CommentsOne last grass cut before the winter season sets in, featuring a Fendt 415 Vario with a front mower and a Schuitemaker self-loading silage wagon. Just think of mowing your […] -
![Utterly clean, straightforward and well-proportioned. Even after more than four decades, the second generation of the Euro Ford Granada still doesn’t look hopelessly outdated or downright ridiculous. How nice it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Ford Granada Mk2 2.8 Ghia And Opel Senator A1 2.8 S – Late Seventies Euro Broughams")
Car Show Outtakes: Ford Granada Mk2 2.8 Ghia And Opel Senator A1 2.8 S – Late Seventies Euro Broughams
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 54 CommentsUtterly clean, straightforward and well-proportioned. Even after more than four decades, the second generation of the Euro Ford Granada still doesn’t look hopelessly outdated or downright ridiculous. How nice it […] -
![I did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove frequently, back in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scania-85.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Mid-Seventies Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer")
Truck Stop Classic: Mid-Seventies Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer
Posted on November 11, 2019 | 7 CommentsI did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove frequently, back in […] -
Wordless Outtake: Kudos To You If You Can Identify All Seven
Posted on November 2, 2019 | 9 Comments -
![Of course you can turn a Japanese turbodiesel SUV into a van to get it registered, priced and taxed as a commercial vehicle in the Netherlands, but there are options […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gc1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC For Sale: 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Van – Surprise Everybody At Your Local Home Depot")
Future CC For Sale: 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Van – Surprise Everybody At Your Local Home Depot
Posted on October 16, 2019 | 28 CommentsOf course you can turn a Japanese turbodiesel SUV into a van to get it registered, priced and taxed as a commercial vehicle in the Netherlands, but there are options […] -
![Many Japanese SUVs (Stout Utility Vehicles) in the Netherlands are converted into a panel van for a registration as a commercial vehicle. Diesel power comes with the package. An example […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_8354.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2004 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.5 TD GLS – Forget Sport, It’s All About Utility")
CC Global: 2004 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.5 TD GLS – Forget Sport, It’s All About Utility
Posted on October 11, 2019 | 23 CommentsMany Japanese SUVs (Stout Utility Vehicles) in the Netherlands are converted into a panel van for a registration as a commercial vehicle. Diesel power comes with the package. An example […] -
![Something with a big hatch or rear cargo doors, that’s what you want when your canine passenger is substantially bigger than a toy dog. Yesterday, I passed by eight practical […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_8348.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: German Shepherds Training Day – Eight Doggy Mobiles")
CC Global: German Shepherds Training Day – Eight Doggy Mobiles
Posted on October 6, 2019 | 7 CommentsSomething with a big hatch or rear cargo doors, that’s what you want when your canine passenger is substantially bigger than a toy dog. Yesterday, I passed by eight practical […] -
![In the mid-nineties, Massey Ferguson was taken over by the AGCO company from the US. The other renowned names operating under the wings of agri-mama AGCO are Fendt, Valtra and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_7855.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power")
CC Global: 2018 Massey Ferguson 7720 S Dyna-VT – Made In France, Sans Perkins Power
Posted on September 30, 2019 | 8 CommentsIn the mid-nineties, Massey Ferguson was taken over by the AGCO company from the US. The other renowned names operating under the wings of agri-mama AGCO are Fendt, Valtra and […] -
Wordless Outtake: Late September 2019 – Happy Campers Clinging On To That Summer Feeling
Posted on September 24, 2019 | 9 Comments -
![Dry land and sunny weather, so far the harvesting circumstances have been optimal for the farmers and the agricultural contractors they hire. After abundant rainfall, the harvest is often a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8334.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases")
CC Global: 2019 Corn Silage Harvest – Transfer Cases
Posted on September 23, 2019 | 14 CommentsDry land and sunny weather, so far the harvesting circumstances have been optimal for the farmers and the agricultural contractors they hire. After abundant rainfall, the harvest is often a […] -
![By now y’all must know I’m more interested in utility than in fancy. A good long walk on a sunny Saturday yielded a wide variety of pure, functional vehicles and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses")
CC Global: Walking By All Types Of Workhorses
Posted on September 19, 2019 | 20 CommentsBy now y’all must know I’m more interested in utility than in fancy. A good long walk on a sunny Saturday yielded a wide variety of pure, functional vehicles and […] -
![Grumier, that’s French for a heavy logging truck. Using it as a search term on YouTube results in a grand collection of videos, featuring mostly Volvos and Scanias, carefully maneuvering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: French Logging Trucks – Advanced Driving Skills Required")
CC Video: French Logging Trucks – Advanced Driving Skills Required
Posted on September 1, 2019 | 10 CommentsGrumier, that’s French for a heavy logging truck. Using it as a search term on YouTube results in a grand collection of videos, featuring mostly Volvos and Scanias, carefully maneuvering […] -
![Vervaet is a Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled, jumbo-sized agricultural machinery. Their Beet Eaters, one of the best model names in the agri-business, eat beets and roots from underneath the surface […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy")
CC Global: 2013 Vervaet Beet Eater 625 – Sugar Daddy
Posted on August 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsVervaet is a Dutch manufacturer of self-propelled, jumbo-sized agricultural machinery. Their Beet Eaters, one of the best model names in the agri-business, eat beets and roots from underneath the surface […] -
![A nearby plant nursery uses this Sprinter box truck for their pickups and deliveries. With a factory GVM rating of 5,000 kg (11,023 lbs) it’s the heaviest Sprinter of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 CDI – Planter Box Truck")
CC Global: 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 CDI – Planter Box Truck
Posted on August 17, 2019 | 13 CommentsA nearby plant nursery uses this Sprinter box truck for their pickups and deliveries. With a factory GVM rating of 5,000 kg (11,023 lbs) it’s the heaviest Sprinter of the […]
