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About Author: Johannes Dutch
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![All vehicles at the Autotron show, usually held three times a year, are for sale. And most of them at affordable prices. Well then, let’s step in a time machine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0599.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Autotron November 2015, Diversity Galore ! (Part One)")
Car Show Classics: Autotron November 2015, Diversity Galore ! (Part One)
Posted on November 26, 2015 | 44 CommentsAll vehicles at the Autotron show, usually held three times a year, are for sale. And most of them at affordable prices. Well then, let’s step in a time machine […] -
![Every first weekend of the month October the DAF Museum Days are held in Eindhoven. The main event is at the DAF plant’s premises, at a short distance from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_0497.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck And Bus Show Classics: DAF Museum Days October 2015")
Truck And Bus Show Classics: DAF Museum Days October 2015
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 25 CommentsEvery first weekend of the month October the DAF Museum Days are held in Eindhoven. The main event is at the DAF plant’s premises, at a short distance from the […] -
![In this fourth episode of the DAF Museum tour we walk by a comprehensive collection of specialties. The one-offs, prototypes, concepts, toys for the rich and famous, locally used custom-built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Four – The Specialties")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Four – The Specialties
Posted on September 25, 2015 | 48 CommentsIn this fourth episode of the DAF Museum tour we walk by a comprehensive collection of specialties. The one-offs, prototypes, concepts, toys for the rich and famous, locally used custom-built […] -
![Once the Second World War was over, DAF started to develop their own trucks and the series production started in 1949. The Van Doorne brothers’ next goal was to develop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0297.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Three – The Cars")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Three – The Cars
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 44 CommentsOnce the Second World War was over, DAF started to develop their own trucks and the series production started in 1949. The Van Doorne brothers’ next goal was to develop […] -
![Since the thirties DAF has built an amazing variety of military vehicles for the Dutch Army. From a simple single axle trailer to the 530 hp DAF TROPCO 6×6 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Two – The Military Vehicles")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Two – The Military Vehicles
Posted on September 11, 2015 | 21 CommentsSince the thirties DAF has built an amazing variety of military vehicles for the Dutch Army. From a simple single axle trailer to the 530 hp DAF TROPCO 6×6 […] -
![While scrolling down a car website the other day I came across a link to a car ad on a Dutch online auction and shopping website. The car itself was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mercedes-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay (-ish) Find: 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 200 CDI Automatic – With Only 563,000 Kilometers")
eBay (-ish) Find: 2001 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 200 CDI Automatic – With Only 563,000 Kilometers
Posted on January 19, 2015 | 22 CommentsWhile scrolling down a car website the other day I came across a link to a car ad on a Dutch online auction and shopping website. The car itself was […] -
![Before the Second World War the Floor brothers from Hilversum, the Netherlands, were forage dealers and ran a haulage company. After the war they immediately restarted their business and in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Middenmeer-nieuw-type-1979.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classics: FTF Trucks – Screaming Jimmies Going Dutch")
Truckstop Classics: FTF Trucks – Screaming Jimmies Going Dutch
Posted on September 7, 2014 | 31 CommentsBefore the Second World War the Floor brothers from Hilversum, the Netherlands, were forage dealers and ran a haulage company. After the war they immediately restarted their business and in […] -
![By the late seventies, European long distance trucks had reached a very acceptable level of driver comfort and ergonomics. They all had cab and seat suspension, good ventilation and heating; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Volvo-F12-Globetrotter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Capsule: The Reason Why European Long Distance Trucks Are So Tall")
Automotive History Capsule: The Reason Why European Long Distance Trucks Are So Tall
Posted on August 17, 2014 | 49 CommentsBy the late seventies, European long distance trucks had reached a very acceptable level of driver comfort and ergonomics. They all had cab and seat suspension, good ventilation and heating; […] -
![At the 1962 BedrijfsautoRAI (a biyearly truck show in Amsterdam for professionals and enthusiasts) DAF surprised everybody in the trucking business with their brand new 2600 series. It was designed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DAF-2605-DKA-Joost-J.-Bakker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truckstop Classic: DAF 2600 Series – The Mother Of International Road Haulage (In Europe)")
Truckstop Classic: DAF 2600 Series – The Mother Of International Road Haulage (In Europe)
Posted on August 7, 2014 | 49 CommentsAt the 1962 BedrijfsautoRAI (a biyearly truck show in Amsterdam for professionals and enthusiasts) DAF surprised everybody in the trucking business with their brand new 2600 series. It was designed […]
