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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![This year, the Scania V8 turbodiesel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The current generation, with a displacement of 16.4 liter, is offered in four maximum power output versions: 520, 580, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Scania S 520 – Tri-Axle Griffin")
CC Global: 2018 Scania S 520 – Tri-Axle Griffin
Posted on June 20, 2019 | 10 CommentsThis year, the Scania V8 turbodiesel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The current generation, with a displacement of 16.4 liter, is offered in four maximum power output versions: 520, 580, […] -
![Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And indeed, way into the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants")
Car Show Outtakes: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants
Posted on June 17, 2019 | 18 CommentsKombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And indeed, way into the […] -
![Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, the DAF Daffodil Type 32 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7910.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking")
Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking
Posted on June 15, 2019 | 12 CommentsQuite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, the DAF Daffodil Type 32 […] -
![If goods are voluminous rather than heavy, a combination like this is the preferred choice to transport them. The legal maximum load length of a truck towing a trailer in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8120.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 DAF XF 480 FAN Low Deck – 8.94 MPG Combined, Sublime Fuel Efficiency")
CC Global: 2018 DAF XF 480 FAN Low Deck – 8.94 MPG Combined, Sublime Fuel Efficiency
Posted on June 13, 2019 | 37 CommentsIf goods are voluminous rather than heavy, a combination like this is the preferred choice to transport them. The legal maximum load length of a truck towing a trailer in […] -
Wordless Outtake: High Tea?
Posted on June 9, 2019 | 8 Comments -
![Down through the ages, our rivers have brought us sand and clay, among others. So logically and historically, brickworks have always been situated on or nearby river banks. Consequently, our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7956.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Heavy Brick Haulers Photoreport – The River Delta Is Their Home Base")
CC Global: Heavy Brick Haulers Photoreport – The River Delta Is Their Home Base
Posted on June 6, 2019 | 18 CommentsDown through the ages, our rivers have brought us sand and clay, among others. So logically and historically, brickworks have always been situated on or nearby river banks. Consequently, our […] -
![This colorful ensemble from Belgium was the gatekeeper at the 2019 WSI XXL show. I could have sworn it was an owner-operator’s big rig, given its looks and options, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: Scania And System Trailers Fahrzeugbau – Belgian Swede Treat")
Truck Show Outtake: Scania And System Trailers Fahrzeugbau – Belgian Swede Treat
Posted on June 2, 2019 | 13 CommentsThis colorful ensemble from Belgium was the gatekeeper at the 2019 WSI XXL show. I could have sworn it was an owner-operator’s big rig, given its looks and options, but […] -
![Heavy tow trucks, those massive lumps of metal in luminous colors, have always intrigued me. Like this duo, representing the top segment of European on-road tow trucks, all set-up to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2014 Volvo FMX 8×4 And 2019 Scania S650 6×2 – Your Crash Their Cash")
CC Global: 2014 Volvo FMX 8×4 And 2019 Scania S650 6×2 – Your Crash Their Cash
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 11 CommentsHeavy tow trucks, those massive lumps of metal in luminous colors, have always intrigued me. Like this duo, representing the top segment of European on-road tow trucks, all set-up to […] -
![When I was a kid in the seventies, the 1965-1973 Volvo N88-series already had the looks of a classic (as in really old) truck. I didn’t like it back then, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7969.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1967 Volvo N88 6×2 Flatbed Truck – Timber!")
Truck Stop Classic: 1967 Volvo N88 6×2 Flatbed Truck – Timber!
Posted on May 27, 2019 | 29 CommentsWhen I was a kid in the seventies, the 1965-1973 Volvo N88-series already had the looks of a classic (as in really old) truck. I didn’t like it back then, […] -
![Say Volkswagen Caddy in North America and folks think of a classic small pickup, fully based on the first generation of the Rabbit/Golf. In Europe though, the model name is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8144.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2004 Volkswagen Caddy 2.0 SDI – Cool Paint Job On The Paint Shop’s Van")
Truck Show Outtake: 2004 Volkswagen Caddy 2.0 SDI – Cool Paint Job On The Paint Shop’s Van
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 8 CommentsSay Volkswagen Caddy in North America and folks think of a classic small pickup, fully based on the first generation of the Rabbit/Golf. In Europe though, the model name is […] -
![If a mainstream truck maker doesn’t build a vehicle that can take full advantage of the existing legislation, you’ll have to ask a customizer to help you out. And then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Ginaf X6 4243 S – Desperado, The Blazing Asphalt Hauler")
CC Global: 2019 Ginaf X6 4243 S – Desperado, The Blazing Asphalt Hauler
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 8 CommentsIf a mainstream truck maker doesn’t build a vehicle that can take full advantage of the existing legislation, you’ll have to ask a customizer to help you out. And then […] -
Wordless Outtake: Brotherhood of MAN
Posted on May 19, 2019 | 10 Comments -
![Owned by a truck driver or a truck enthusiast, that’s for sure. When I walked back to my own diesel-ride, after visiting an excellent big rig show, this classic Chevy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8190-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan – Golden Edition")
CC Outtake: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan – Golden Edition
Posted on May 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsOwned by a truck driver or a truck enthusiast, that’s for sure. When I walked back to my own diesel-ride, after visiting an excellent big rig show, this classic Chevy […] -
![The process of expansion, specialization and professionalization of stock farming has been going on for decades, nothing new under the sun. Way into the seventies, the animal feed was delivered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8119-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo And Welgro – How Animal Feed Is Hauled From The Mill To The Farm")
CC Global: Volvo And Welgro – How Animal Feed Is Hauled From The Mill To The Farm
Posted on May 16, 2019 | 23 CommentsThe process of expansion, specialization and professionalization of stock farming has been going on for decades, nothing new under the sun. Way into the seventies, the animal feed was delivered […] -
![After Deeres and Little Party Animals, I spotted a shipload of Big Benzes coming from Germany. Mercedes-Benz is the main brand of the globally operating Daimler Trucks juggernaut, the world’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Three-Pointed Stars Sailing Down The River On A Freightliner")
CC Global: Three-Pointed Stars Sailing Down The River On A Freightliner
Posted on May 9, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter Deeres and Little Party Animals, I spotted a shipload of Big Benzes coming from Germany. Mercedes-Benz is the main brand of the globally operating Daimler Trucks juggernaut, the world’s […]
