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![Captured on camera on March 3 and 8, with the focus on heavy on- and off-road machinery, though I gladly made an exception for a little fellow with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3961.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By Some Roadside Workers")
CC Global: Walking By Some Roadside Workers
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 7 CommentsCaptured on camera on March 3 and 8, with the focus on heavy on- and off-road machinery, though I gladly made an exception for a little fellow with a good […] -
![Five years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day")
CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 7 CommentsFive years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […] -
![Greetings, fellow Curbsiders, and welcome to another instalment of my automotive misadventures. It’s been a little over two years since I last asked you to weigh in on an automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CC-Article-picture.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Help Me Choose My New Car (Mis)adventure, Meet the Contenders – 2024/25 Edition")
Help Me Choose My New Car (Mis)adventure, Meet the Contenders – 2024/25 Edition
Posted on February 20, 2025 | 65 CommentsGreetings, fellow Curbsiders, and welcome to another instalment of my automotive misadventures. It’s been a little over two years since I last asked you to weigh in on an automotive […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7487.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan")
CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […] -
![The roots of the Faymonville Group are in the small town of Rocherath, in the German speaking part of Belgium. These days, the trailer manufacturer has production facilities in Belgium, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Scania 770S V8 6×4 Tractor And 2020 Faymonville VarioMAX – Expanding Across The Pond")
CC Global: 2022 Scania 770S V8 6×4 Tractor And 2020 Faymonville VarioMAX – Expanding Across The Pond
Posted on January 26, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe roots of the Faymonville Group are in the small town of Rocherath, in the German speaking part of Belgium. These days, the trailer manufacturer has production facilities in Belgium, […] -
![When big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3108-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters")
CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 6 CommentsWhen big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […] -
![In the recent past, a drivetrain as seen here has gained serious traction in the Netherlands and other Euro-countries. Such an axle configuration is generally referred to as an 8×2/*6 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_3110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Scania 770S XT V8 Hooklift Truck – For Sale, Sold, At Work")
CC Global: 2024 Scania 770S XT V8 Hooklift Truck – For Sale, Sold, At Work
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 10 CommentsIn the recent past, a drivetrain as seen here has gained serious traction in the Netherlands and other Euro-countries. Such an axle configuration is generally referred to as an 8×2/*6 […] -
![Owner-operator worthy, the combination vehicles of the Leverink hauling company. This type of semi, consisting of a 4×2 cabover tractor with a tri-axle curtainsider, can be seen all over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Scania R500 And 2023 Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsider – Don’t Park On Tall, Dry Grass")
CC Global: 2024 Scania R500 And 2023 Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsider – Don’t Park On Tall, Dry Grass
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsOwner-operator worthy, the combination vehicles of the Leverink hauling company. This type of semi, consisting of a 4×2 cabover tractor with a tri-axle curtainsider, can be seen all over the […] -
![Two Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3194.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers")
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsTwo Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […] -
![(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine")
Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […] -
![Spotted on a Saturday in September, parked a short distance apart. Two black, third gen Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel vans. Both powered by a 190 DIN-hp turbodiesel and with an RWD […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3058-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 319 CDI And 519 CDI – Comparable But Not Identical")
CC Global: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 319 CDI And 519 CDI – Comparable But Not Identical
Posted on November 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsSpotted on a Saturday in September, parked a short distance apart. Two black, third gen Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel vans. Both powered by a 190 DIN-hp turbodiesel and with an RWD […] -
![(first posted 11/11/2018) Sometimes automakers come up with a timeless model name that can be transferred from generation to generation. One of them is Transit, everybody […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7263.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ford Transit Mk2 Phase2 – Mid-Eighties Blue And White Transit Bus")
CC Global: Ford Transit Mk2 Phase2 – Mid-Eighties Blue And White Transit Bus
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 11/11/2018) Sometimes automakers come up with a timeless model name that can be transferred from generation to generation. One of them is Transit, everybody […] -
![The current, second generation of the Ford Ranger T6 with a touch of Volkswagen, that’s the new (and also second) generation of the VW Amarok pickup in a nutshell. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3336.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion PanAmericana – Built Ford Tough")
CC Global: Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion PanAmericana – Built Ford Tough
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe current, second generation of the Ford Ranger T6 with a touch of Volkswagen, that’s the new (and also second) generation of the VW Amarok pickup in a nutshell. This […] -
![The transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3131.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways")
CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […] -
![One more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1721.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks")
CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 8 CommentsOne more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […]
