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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![“Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi-Holiday”… now excuse me for getting a bit overenthusiastic, let alone for quoting Boney M, but I’ve been waiting so long for finding this rare Big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1980 Ford Transcontinental 4435 6×2 Tractor – Full-Size Ford For The European Market")
Truck Stop Classic: 1980 Ford Transcontinental 4435 6×2 Tractor – Full-Size Ford For The European Market
Posted on June 5, 2018 | 22 Comments“Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi-Holiday”… now excuse me for getting a bit overenthusiastic, let alone for quoting Boney M, but I’ve been waiting so long for finding this rare Big […] -
![Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state of car show Nirvana. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6441.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels")
Car Show Outtake: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels
Posted on June 2, 2018 | 16 CommentsFinding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state of car show Nirvana. […] -
![A local classic car club organized a sightseeing tour for owners of a car older than 25 years, regardless the brand. The starting point was in a village just a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6498.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Land van Maas en Waalrit – Plenty Of Curbside Classics Before The Start Of The Tour")
CC Global: 2018 Land van Maas en Waalrit – Plenty Of Curbside Classics Before The Start Of The Tour
Posted on May 30, 2018 | 29 CommentsA local classic car club organized a sightseeing tour for owners of a car older than 25 years, regardless the brand. The starting point was in a village just a […] -
![When looking through the pictures I took at a recently held event for Japanese cars, I noticed the five family trucksters, all dressed in white. It was quite a wild […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6337.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Five Practical Japanese Family Cars – Something For Everyone")
Car Show Outtakes: Five Practical Japanese Family Cars – Something For Everyone
Posted on May 27, 2018 | 7 CommentsWhen looking through the pictures I took at a recently held event for Japanese cars, I noticed the five family trucksters, all dressed in white. It was quite a wild […] -
![Multiple specialists in the Netherlands upgrade factory truck chassis, like adding an axle and/or doing a rear tandem conversion. The whole idea is to increase the truck’s payload capacity without […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 460 FAX – All Beefed Up")
CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 460 FAX – All Beefed Up
Posted on May 25, 2018 | 6 CommentsMultiple specialists in the Netherlands upgrade factory truck chassis, like adding an axle and/or doing a rear tandem conversion. The whole idea is to increase the truck’s payload capacity without […] -
![In August 2016 my brother and his wife rented this 2013 Adria motorhome for a trip to Norway. And now, almost two years later, they’re all set for a visit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6299.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Elnagh T-Loft 530 Motorhome – Ready For A Trip To Sweden")
CC Global: 2017 Elnagh T-Loft 530 Motorhome – Ready For A Trip To Sweden
Posted on May 20, 2018 | 11 CommentsIn August 2016 my brother and his wife rented this 2013 Adria motorhome for a trip to Norway. And now, almost two years later, they’re all set for a visit […] -
![Apart from special and heavy haulage, a combination like this is the largest and heaviest type of vehicle rolling down the Dutch roads. It’s called an LZV or Ecocombi; maximum […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6260.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtakes: 2016 DAF XF 510 Ecocombi Going Around The Roundabout")
In Motion Outtakes: 2016 DAF XF 510 Ecocombi Going Around The Roundabout
Posted on May 18, 2018 | 8 CommentsApart from special and heavy haulage, a combination like this is the largest and heaviest type of vehicle rolling down the Dutch roads. It’s called an LZV or Ecocombi; maximum […] -
![This outstanding combination was the 2017 show contest winner at our largest yearly trucking festival. Its daily job is transporting bricks – Bon Jovi style. The special and very powerful […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH16 6×2 Tractor And 2013 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Prize-Winning Brick Hauler")
CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH16 6×2 Tractor And 2013 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Prize-Winning Brick Hauler
Posted on May 13, 2018 | 17 CommentsThis outstanding combination was the 2017 show contest winner at our largest yearly trucking festival. Its daily job is transporting bricks – Bon Jovi style. The special and very powerful […] -
![This Chevrolet was imported into the Netherlands as a new truck, it got its first registration in August 1980. Under the hood Chevy’s 350 engine. Logically, after a career of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6228.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Old Chevy Truck – With A New Flatbed")
CC Outtake: Old Chevy Truck – With A New Flatbed
Posted on May 11, 2018 | 32 CommentsThis Chevrolet was imported into the Netherlands as a new truck, it got its first registration in August 1980. Under the hood Chevy’s 350 engine. Logically, after a career of […] -
![This monster of an inline-six turbodiesel was eagerly stomping on the ground as if there were no tomorrow. An overland, working classic marine diesel, under a bright blue sky. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Trailerized Lister Blackstone Marine Diesel – Towed By An Agricultural Ford Diesel")
CC Global: Trailerized Lister Blackstone Marine Diesel – Towed By An Agricultural Ford Diesel
Posted on May 10, 2018 | 21 CommentsThis monster of an inline-six turbodiesel was eagerly stomping on the ground as if there were no tomorrow. An overland, working classic marine diesel, under a bright blue sky. I […] -
![After last week’s juggernaut here’s something much smaller and more manageable: a 4×2 straight truck with a low day cab, typically used for short distance trips. This ultra-clean and tidy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6143.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 DAF CF 290 FA – Clean Diesel Tanker Truck")
CC Global: 2016 DAF CF 290 FA – Clean Diesel Tanker Truck
Posted on May 8, 2018 | 17 CommentsAfter last week’s juggernaut here’s something much smaller and more manageable: a 4×2 straight truck with a low day cab, typically used for short distance trips. This ultra-clean and tidy […] -
![Heavy haulage rigs always speak to the imagination of the truck enthusiasts. Very powerful, long, heavy and axles everywhere you look. They make the usual big rig look very humble. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_6048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH16 10×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – 750 Horses At Work (Video Included)")
CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH16 10×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – 750 Horses At Work (Video Included)
Posted on May 4, 2018 | 13 CommentsHeavy haulage rigs always speak to the imagination of the truck enthusiasts. Very powerful, long, heavy and axles everywhere you look. They make the usual big rig look very humble. […] -
![Scania and Volvo, the renowned Swedish manufacturers of heavy trucks and tractors. Both developing and producing top-tier machinery with an excellent reputation and image in the world of trucking, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_6064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1977 Volvo F88 And 2008 Scania R500 – The Evolution Of The Long Distance COE")
CC Global: 1977 Volvo F88 And 2008 Scania R500 – The Evolution Of The Long Distance COE
Posted on April 29, 2018 | 14 CommentsScania and Volvo, the renowned Swedish manufacturers of heavy trucks and tractors. Both developing and producing top-tier machinery with an excellent reputation and image in the world of trucking, for […] -
![The other day I caught this Volkswagen T3 double cab pickup truck in a temporary parking lot. It represents the last rear engined, rear wheel drive generation of the Transporter. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_6267.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1990 Volkswagen T3 1.7 D, Typ(e) 247 – Doppelkabine Pritschenwagen")
CC Outtake: 1990 Volkswagen T3 1.7 D, Typ(e) 247 – Doppelkabine Pritschenwagen
Posted on April 28, 2018 | 16 CommentsThe other day I caught this Volkswagen T3 double cab pickup truck in a temporary parking lot. It represents the last rear engined, rear wheel drive generation of the Transporter. […] -
![An old Swedish tractor towing an old Dutch semi-trailer, carrying an old German excavator. I can dig it. Scale the whole combination down to 1:55 and it would have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_6221.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1982 Volvo N720 Tractor, 1975 Groenewegen Semi-Trailer, 1972 Weserhütte Excavator")
Truck Stop Classic: 1982 Volvo N720 Tractor, 1975 Groenewegen Semi-Trailer, 1972 Weserhütte Excavator
Posted on April 27, 2018 | 15 CommentsAn old Swedish tractor towing an old Dutch semi-trailer, carrying an old German excavator. I can dig it. Scale the whole combination down to 1:55 and it would have been […]
