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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
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CC Global: 1979 DAF Motorhome, Built At A Shipyard – A Landyacht For Sure
Posted on October 5, 2017 | 23 CommentsAn absolute unicum, this special ordered 1979 motorhome based on a rolling DAF 1100 truck chassis. A DAF manager had it built at a shipyard. -
![In the Netherlands extra long and heavy big rigs are allowed to drive on the main roads. These rigs are called LZVs or ecocombis. LZVs stands for Lange Zware Voertuigen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 DAF XF Towing A 2005 Chéreau Semi-Trailer – Extra Long Big Rig For Driving Lessons")
CC Global: 2016 DAF XF Towing A 2005 Chéreau Semi-Trailer – Extra Long Big Rig For Driving Lessons
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 38 CommentsIn the Netherlands extra long and heavy big rigs are allowed to drive on the main roads. These rigs are called LZVs or ecocombis. LZVs stands for Lange Zware Voertuigen, […] -
![I caught this bright yellow and red Big Toy at the 2017 DAF Museum Days. Last year its owner ordered 15 of these, plus another 10 Mercedes-Benz 8×4 trucks. Yes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 DAF CF 8×4 Truck – No Concrete Plans This Weekend")
CC Global: 2016 DAF CF 8×4 Truck – No Concrete Plans This Weekend
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 14 CommentsI caught this bright yellow and red Big Toy at the 2017 DAF Museum Days. Last year its owner ordered 15 of these, plus another 10 Mercedes-Benz 8×4 trucks. Yes, […] -
![Round two of the tour starts with a 1987 Citroën BX 1.6 TRI. Initially this Bertone design from the late seventies was supposed to become a Volvo, but that never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part Two")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part Two
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 40 CommentsRound two of the tour starts with a 1987 Citroën BX 1.6 TRI. Initially this Bertone design from the late seventies was supposed to become a Volvo, but that never […] -
![A wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part One")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Auto Motor Classic Day – Part One
Posted on September 17, 2017 | 34 CommentsA wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of […] -
![In the first half of the seventies Volkswagen finally entered the modern automotive world with their all new Passat and Golf. I caught this post-Beetle-era fivesome at a great all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4784.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Five Classic Water Cooled Volkswagens")
Car Show Outtakes: Five Classic Water Cooled Volkswagens
Posted on September 15, 2017 | 17 CommentsIn the first half of the seventies Volkswagen finally entered the modern automotive world with their all new Passat and Golf. I caught this post-Beetle-era fivesome at a great all […] -
CC Outtakes: A Scania Lover Lives Here – And A Minuscule Gas Station To Boot
Posted on September 13, 2017 | 20 CommentsMy brother and his wife are touring Sweden right now. They sent me a few pictures which were heavily Curbside Classic-related, so here they are. -
![Kadett, Ascona, Rekord, Commodore, Admiral, Diplomat. That was Opel’s sedan-ladder in the seventies, a variety unmatched by any other automaker on the European market. And then we’re not even talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4673.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1973 Opel Kadett B And 1970 Opel Rekord C – Two Beige Two-Door Sedans")
Car Show Outtakes: 1973 Opel Kadett B And 1970 Opel Rekord C – Two Beige Two-Door Sedans
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 28 CommentsKadett, Ascona, Rekord, Commodore, Admiral, Diplomat. That was Opel’s sedan-ladder in the seventies, a variety unmatched by any other automaker on the European market. And then we’re not even talking […] -
![Tolkamer is a small town in the Netherlands, situated right at the Dutch-German border. On a clear and sunny day it’s a neat place to take a walk on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking Through Tolkamer – Where The Rhine Rolls Into The Netherlands")
CC Global: Walking Through Tolkamer – Where The Rhine Rolls Into The Netherlands
Posted on August 27, 2017 | 33 CommentsTolkamer is a small town in the Netherlands, situated right at the Dutch-German border. On a clear and sunny day it’s a neat place to take a walk on the […] -
![Many classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4409.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors")
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors
Posted on August 21, 2017 | 15 CommentsMany classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […] -
![The Oogstdagen-event is held every year in the month of August. It’s a combination of an exhibition of recent and new farm machinery, a classic farm tractor show, demonstrations and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Modern Agricultural Machinery")
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Modern Agricultural Machinery
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 12 CommentsThe Oogstdagen-event is held every year in the month of August. It’s a combination of an exhibition of recent and new farm machinery, a classic farm tractor show, demonstrations and […] -
![Yesterday I visited an agricultural exhibition and fair nearby, held every year in August. More on that in a later article. Also present at the show was a small number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Modern Service Vans And Trucks – Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Iveco")
CC Global: Modern Service Vans And Trucks – Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Iveco
Posted on August 14, 2017 | 15 CommentsYesterday I visited an agricultural exhibition and fair nearby, held every year in August. More on that in a later article. Also present at the show was a small number […] -
![The VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company from the Eindhoven area in the Netherlands, owned and run by the Van der Leegte family. Since December 2012 the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_4291.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 VDL Futura FHD2-129 – Headed For Austria")
CC Global: 2016 VDL Futura FHD2-129 – Headed For Austria
Posted on July 30, 2017 | 25 CommentsThe VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company from the Eindhoven area in the Netherlands, owned and run by the Van der Leegte family. Since December 2012 the […] -
Car Show Classics: 2017 Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe – Part Two, Everything But The Cars
Posted on June 19, 2017 | 42 CommentsPart One was cars only. But oldtimers -as in classic vehicles- come in much more varieties, as we will see in Part Two. Let’s start with some trucks. -
![An oldtimer is the generic term over here for all kinds of old vehicles. On June 10 I visited the Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe, and I must say that I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_4216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe – Part One, The Cars")
Car Show Classics: 2017 Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe – Part One, The Cars
Posted on June 12, 2017 | 34 CommentsAn oldtimer is the generic term over here for all kinds of old vehicles. On June 10 I visited the Oldtimer Festival Neder-Betuwe, and I must say that I never […]
