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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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Wordless Outtake: RAMETTE 3500 Big Horns Limited 4X2 – I Bet Jim Klein Can’t Wait For a Test Drive
Posted on July 24, 2019 | 26 Comments -
![A conventional, American tractor with a full-time job in the Netherlands, now that’s a curiosity for sure. Since early 2008, this 2007 Peterbilt 386 has been working for the Jansen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2007 Peterbilt 386 6×4 Tractor – Pete The Purring Cat")
CC Global: 2007 Peterbilt 386 6×4 Tractor – Pete The Purring Cat
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 30 CommentsA conventional, American tractor with a full-time job in the Netherlands, now that’s a curiosity for sure. Since early 2008, this 2007 Peterbilt 386 has been working for the Jansen […] -
![I caught this trio parked nearby a dredging and sand extraction site in the river forelands. Three Peugeot Partners from the same generation, year of first registration -from left to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8243.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Three Compact Peugeot Panel Vans – Professional Partners At Work")
CC Global: Three Compact Peugeot Panel Vans – Professional Partners At Work
Posted on July 16, 2019 | 11 CommentsI caught this trio parked nearby a dredging and sand extraction site in the river forelands. Three Peugeot Partners from the same generation, year of first registration -from left to […] -
![The WSI XXL event, held annually since 2016, gives you a good impression of modern heavy on-road vehicles in the Netherlands. There’s a wide variety of tractors, trucks and big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8157.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 WSI XXL Truck Show – Kings Of The Road")
CC Global: 2019 WSI XXL Truck Show – Kings Of The Road
Posted on July 14, 2019 | 18 CommentsThe WSI XXL event, held annually since 2016, gives you a good impression of modern heavy on-road vehicles in the Netherlands. There’s a wide variety of tractors, trucks and big […] -
![Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, a 1986 utterly low-budget masterpiece by director John McNaughton. And what a nasty, depressing, gruesome viewing experience it is. Somehow the movie always comes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_8237.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Hardtop Coupe – Bad Omen")
CC Outtake: 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Hardtop Coupe – Bad Omen
Posted on July 13, 2019 | 31 CommentsHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, a 1986 utterly low-budget masterpiece by director John McNaughton. And what a nasty, depressing, gruesome viewing experience it is. Somehow the movie always comes […] -
![In October 2005, Swedish Scania ended the production of conventional trucks and tractors. But the Dutch Vlastuin company continued building them, with the factory cabover as a starting point. Think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_7990.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Scania S 650 Conventional 6×2 Truck – Made To Order, Yet Not By Scania")
CC Global: 2018 Scania S 650 Conventional 6×2 Truck – Made To Order, Yet Not By Scania
Posted on July 7, 2019 | 4 CommentsIn October 2005, Swedish Scania ended the production of conventional trucks and tractors. But the Dutch Vlastuin company continued building them, with the factory cabover as a starting point. Think […] -
![Heavy equipment hauling heavy equipment, that’s always photogenic material at any truck show. It gets even better if two combinations, representing the same manufacturers, are parked side by side: a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7995.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Two Volvo FH 6×4 Tractors – Towing Nooteboom, Carrying Hitachi")
CC Global: Two Volvo FH 6×4 Tractors – Towing Nooteboom, Carrying Hitachi
Posted on July 5, 2019 | 2 CommentsHeavy equipment hauling heavy equipment, that’s always photogenic material at any truck show. It gets even better if two combinations, representing the same manufacturers, are parked side by side: a […] -
![Given the current legislation regarding vehicle dimensions, around 160 m³ (5,650 ft³ ) is the maximum cargo volume of an enclosed on-road combination in the Netherlands. A prime example of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Scania S 450 6×2 Truck And 2009 Burg Semi-Trailer – Maximizing Volume")
CC Global: 2017 Scania S 450 6×2 Truck And 2009 Burg Semi-Trailer – Maximizing Volume
Posted on June 28, 2019 | 23 CommentsGiven the current legislation regarding vehicle dimensions, around 160 m³ (5,650 ft³ ) is the maximum cargo volume of an enclosed on-road combination in the Netherlands. A prime example of […] -
![The cheerful and spotless appearance of this combination doesn’t quite reflect what it’s hauling. Liquid manure, mainly. Of course any other form of liquids that go way beyond dishwater can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8061.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Scania Tractor And 2017 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Clean Tanker For Dirty Liquids")
CC Global: 2017 Scania Tractor And 2017 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Clean Tanker For Dirty Liquids
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 5 CommentsThe cheerful and spotless appearance of this combination doesn’t quite reflect what it’s hauling. Liquid manure, mainly. Of course any other form of liquids that go way beyond dishwater can […] -
![When I was taking pictures at the starting point of the 2019 tour, I ran into an old acquaintance. And when we were done, most cars were gone. Well, you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_8203.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Land van Maas en Waalrit – Brief Photoreport")
CC Global: 2019 Land van Maas en Waalrit – Brief Photoreport
Posted on June 21, 2019 | 27 CommentsWhen I was taking pictures at the starting point of the 2019 tour, I ran into an old acquaintance. And when we were done, most cars were gone. Well, you […] -
![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
