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About Author: Johannes Dutch
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![Running on diesel fuel and transporting diesel fuel, given the numbers on the orange front and rear signs. A trio of identical Volvo FM 4×2 tractors, each towing a tridem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2304.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Three Fuel Tanker Semis – LAG Behind The Volvo Tractors")
Truck Show Outtakes: Three Fuel Tanker Semis – LAG Behind The Volvo Tractors
Posted on July 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsRunning on diesel fuel and transporting diesel fuel, given the numbers on the orange front and rear signs. A trio of identical Volvo FM 4×2 tractors, each towing a tridem […] -
![Throughout its post-World War II history, Mercedes-Benz has been offering an almost unbelievable range of commercial vehicles. Just name it, they build it; from the mid-size Vito (Metris) panel vans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6807.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles – Three-Pointed Star Trucking")
Truck Stop Classics: Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles – Three-Pointed Star Trucking
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 21 CommentsThroughout its post-World War II history, Mercedes-Benz has been offering an almost unbelievable range of commercial vehicles. Just name it, they build it; from the mid-size Vito (Metris) panel vans […] -
![Its predecessor, the W116-series S-Class, is a downright classic. But by now it also looks very classic, as in old. And its W140-successor is a pompous barge, although I must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1979-1991 Mercedes-Benz W126 And C126 S-Class – Timeless Autobahn Gliders")
Car Show Outtakes: 1979-1991 Mercedes-Benz W126 And C126 S-Class – Timeless Autobahn Gliders
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 33 CommentsIts predecessor, the W116-series S-Class, is a downright classic. But by now it also looks very classic, as in old. And its W140-successor is a pompous barge, although I must […] -
![An all-black, truly all-black, tractor and semi-trailer combination. You don’t see that everyday. Well, never, actually. Mr. J. Deenen certainly goes against the grain with his fabulous, forage hauling brute. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2368.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Volvo FH16 And 2023 Kraker Moving Floor Semi-Trailer – The Dark Ride")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Volvo FH16 And 2023 Kraker Moving Floor Semi-Trailer – The Dark Ride
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 16 CommentsAn all-black, truly all-black, tractor and semi-trailer combination. You don’t see that everyday. Well, never, actually. Mr. J. Deenen certainly goes against the grain with his fabulous, forage hauling brute. […] -
![Here’s something you’ll never see downtown, let alone downcity. A 50 tonnes bulk feed hauler, the king of the backroads. When speaking big rigs, anyway. Traveling between the feed mill […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2342.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2023 DAF XF 430 FT And 2014 Welgro Bulk Feed Semi-Trailer – Always Out-Of-Town")
Truck Show Outtake: 2023 DAF XF 430 FT And 2014 Welgro Bulk Feed Semi-Trailer – Always Out-Of-Town
Posted on June 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsHere’s something you’ll never see downtown, let alone downcity. A 50 tonnes bulk feed hauler, the king of the backroads. When speaking big rigs, anyway. Traveling between the feed mill […] -
![Alas, when I arrived at the show nearby my place, many participants had already left. Some guys were already vacuuming up the steel road plates (used as temporary pavement) from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2572.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Too Late To The Party – The Guys Are Already Vacuuming")
Truck Show Outtakes: Too Late To The Party – The Guys Are Already Vacuuming
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsAlas, when I arrived at the show nearby my place, many participants had already left. Some guys were already vacuuming up the steel road plates (used as temporary pavement) from […] -
![Reviving a classic long distance truck and trailer combination with a conventional MAN model that was never used in that category of on-highway trucking. The additional fun factor is its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2462.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1988 MAN 19.321 And 1992 Floor Trailer – Unconventional Re-Creation And Recreation")
Truck Stop Classic: 1988 MAN 19.321 And 1992 Floor Trailer – Unconventional Re-Creation And Recreation
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 6 CommentsReviving a classic long distance truck and trailer combination with a conventional MAN model that was never used in that category of on-highway trucking. The additional fun factor is its […] -
![First registration on May 2, captured on May 5. Truly brand spanking new, this DAF XD 410 FT tractor. And the truck maker’s XD-series, introduced in 2022, is also the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2345.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2024 DAF XD 410 FT And 2023 Van Hool City Trailer – We Expect You To Deliver")
Truck Show Outtake: 2024 DAF XD 410 FT And 2023 Van Hool City Trailer – We Expect You To Deliver
Posted on June 14, 2024 | 18 CommentsFirst registration on May 2, captured on May 5. Truly brand spanking new, this DAF XD 410 FT tractor. And the truck maker’s XD-series, introduced in 2022, is also the […] -
![This is exactly how I remember the classic, on-highway big rigs from Germany. One can say the country’s counterpart of the typical US semi-box trailer type. A Mercedes-Benz or MAN […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2482.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1984 MAN F8 19.321 Unterflur Truck And Kässbohrer Full Trailer – Autobahn Oil Burner")
Truck Stop Classic: 1984 MAN F8 19.321 Unterflur Truck And Kässbohrer Full Trailer – Autobahn Oil Burner
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 44 CommentsThis is exactly how I remember the classic, on-highway big rigs from Germany. One can say the country’s counterpart of the typical US semi-box trailer type. A Mercedes-Benz or MAN […] -
![Last April, I could finally take clear pictures of all the fire fighting vehicles on display at the yearly held King’s Day celebrations in a small town nearby. Especially of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2268.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Nick, Heath, Jarrod – There’s a Fire In The Barn!")
CC Global: Nick, Heath, Jarrod – There’s a Fire In The Barn!
Posted on June 4, 2024 | 7 CommentsLast April, I could finally take clear pictures of all the fire fighting vehicles on display at the yearly held King’s Day celebrations in a small town nearby. Especially of […] -
![Completely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes")
CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 CommentsCompletely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2018) Finding Toyota’s absolute top model for their domestic market and Japan’s only production car ever with a V12 engine, what an unexpected treat it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1997 Toyota Century – An Expression Of Japanese Dignity")
Car Show Outtake: 1997 Toyota Century – An Expression Of Japanese Dignity
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/24/2018) Finding Toyota’s absolute top model for their domestic market and Japan’s only production car ever with a V12 engine, what an unexpected treat it was […] -
![The dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2325.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country")
CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 15 CommentsThe dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […] -
![The folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly")
CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsThe folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […] -
![The other day I visited a classic MAN and Büssing show in the East Netherlands. A rather lonely and not-so-young German big rig caught my attention, the combination was clearly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Carrozzeria Pezzaioli-Bodied MAN – Livestock Gran Turismo")
CC Global: Carrozzeria Pezzaioli-Bodied MAN – Livestock Gran Turismo
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe other day I visited a classic MAN and Büssing show in the East Netherlands. A rather lonely and not-so-young German big rig caught my attention, the combination was clearly […]
