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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Global Archive
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![As the cars of my teenage years age, some brands and series have vanished unnoticed, others achieve mythical status, and a few just roll along and become a blank canvas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20181202_125049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Aussie Chrysler Valiants in South Africa – With Added Local Attitude")
CC Global: Aussie Chrysler Valiants in South Africa – With Added Local Attitude
Posted on May 17, 2020 | 42 CommentsAs the cars of my teenage years age, some brands and series have vanished unnoticed, others achieve mythical status, and a few just roll along and become a blank canvas […] -
![Big diesel machinery, I can’t get enough of it. But you already knew that, of course. I walked by a construction site the other day, where the NederFund company was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8703.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Lebotec Concrete Screw Piling Equipment – And The Scania Delivery Service")
CC Global: Lebotec Concrete Screw Piling Equipment – And The Scania Delivery Service
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 8 CommentsBig diesel machinery, I can’t get enough of it. But you already knew that, of course. I walked by a construction site the other day, where the NederFund company was […] -
![My country’s semi-shutdown caused a national cleanup operation, one could almost call it a rage. Folks are cleaning up their houses, garages, sheds, gardens and whatever. Throughout the country, loaded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_8690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Covid-19 – Peak Waste Disposal")
CC Global: Covid-19 – Peak Waste Disposal
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 21 CommentsMy country’s semi-shutdown caused a national cleanup operation, one could almost call it a rage. Folks are cleaning up their houses, garages, sheds, gardens and whatever. Throughout the country, loaded […] -
![Europe’s heaviest combination vehicles can be found up north, especially in Finland. The country’s legal maximum GVM for a big rig is 76 metric tons (167,500 lbs). But that’s not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sisu-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Sisu Polar Hybrid – The Finnish Concept Of Strength")
CC Global: Sisu Polar Hybrid – The Finnish Concept Of Strength
Posted on April 21, 2020 | 22 CommentsEurope’s heaviest combination vehicles can be found up north, especially in Finland. The country’s legal maximum GVM for a big rig is 76 metric tons (167,500 lbs). But that’s not […] -
![This Volvo dump truck stands out for two reasons: it has the sleeper cab of the big FH-series and at the rear, the Terberg company worked on the factory tandem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_8682.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH 8×4 Wide Spread – The Burly Asphalt Viking")
CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH 8×4 Wide Spread – The Burly Asphalt Viking
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 33 CommentsThis Volvo dump truck stands out for two reasons: it has the sleeper cab of the big FH-series and at the rear, the Terberg company worked on the factory tandem […] -
![In the first days of the world shutting down for Covid-19, I went to pick up a take-out order from a local restaurant (trying to keep them in business, while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200322_173036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Brazilian VW Treat in Berkeley")
Curbside Outtake: A Brazilian VW Treat in Berkeley
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 16 CommentsIn the first days of the world shutting down for Covid-19, I went to pick up a take-out order from a local restaurant (trying to keep them in business, while […] -
![In November 1980, truck maker DAF introduced their last conventional truck and tractor model, known as the N2800-series. It was specifically developed and built for the African and Middle Eastern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/n2800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1980 DAF N2800-Series – Van Doorne’s Last Conventional, a Tough Cookie")
Truck Stop Classic: 1980 DAF N2800-Series – Van Doorne’s Last Conventional, a Tough Cookie
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 25 CommentsIn November 1980, truck maker DAF introduced their last conventional truck and tractor model, known as the N2800-series. It was specifically developed and built for the African and Middle Eastern […] -
![In 1981 one of Mercedes’s most highly regarded cars was entering its second year of production. Meanwhile, while looking to improve their share in the American sports car market Alfa […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ABCDEC62-7290-4B26-8772-E869EA4E3C52_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 2")
CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 2
Posted on March 20, 2020 | 8 CommentsIn 1981 one of Mercedes’s most highly regarded cars was entering its second year of production. Meanwhile, while looking to improve their share in the American sports car market Alfa […] -
CC Global: Fendt 415 Vario And Joskin Cobra – 2020 Growing Season Opener
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 2 CommentsThis combination’s job is to inject energy drink into pasture land. The Fendt tractor is coupled to a Joskin liquid manure tanker, with a Slootsmid pasture injector attached to it. -
![The nearby Kuypers painting contractor has a whole fleet of compact, mid-size and full-size panel vans. The company has been around, as it was founded in 1914. They paint houses […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8667.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: PSA Van Trio (And Their Latest Models) – For a Fresh Lick of Paint")
CC Global: PSA Van Trio (And Their Latest Models) – For a Fresh Lick of Paint
Posted on February 23, 2020 | 15 CommentsThe nearby Kuypers painting contractor has a whole fleet of compact, mid-size and full-size panel vans. The company has been around, as it was founded in 1914. They paint houses […] -
![I have recently been revisiting my last trip abroad to the beautiful country of Italy, from just over two years ago. Even though this trip occurred three calendar years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8591-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Homegrown Chryslers In Rome")
Curbside Outtakes: Homegrown Chryslers In Rome
Posted on February 18, 2020 | 9 CommentsI have recently been revisiting my last trip abroad to the beautiful country of Italy, from just over two years ago. Even though this trip occurred three calendar years […] -
![Lima Peru 12/27/2019 Good food, the Nazca Lines, the Inca ruins of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, these are the parts of Peru that most foreigners are familiar with. However, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_1637.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 1")
CC Global: Peruvian Petrolhead Safari, Part 1
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 12 CommentsLima Peru 12/27/2019 Good food, the Nazca Lines, the Inca ruins of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, these are the parts of Peru that most foreigners are familiar with. However, this […] -
![The red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8664.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer")
CC Global: 2013 Scania R500 6×2 Tractor And 2009 Bulthuis End Dump Semi-Trailer
Posted on February 16, 2020 | 7 CommentsThe red and yellow big rigs of the nearby VSB Groep always mean business. Without exception, the truck or tractor is a Scania. Another certainty is that there’s a V8 […] -
![Light commercial vehicles with a crew cab, mostly in the form of a panel van, are typically used by building contractors, construction companies and the like. Many self-employed handymen also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2011 Opel Vivaro 2.0 CDTI And 2015 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi V8 – Different Kind Of Crew Cabs")
CC Global: 2011 Opel Vivaro 2.0 CDTI And 2015 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi V8 – Different Kind Of Crew Cabs
Posted on February 9, 2020 | 12 CommentsLight commercial vehicles with a crew cab, mostly in the form of a panel van, are typically used by building contractors, construction companies and the like. Many self-employed handymen also […] -
![My brother and his wife recently fulfilled a life desire and are now working with a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Eastern Europe called Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief). They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1947-56-Moscovitch-400-420-Interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Cars of Georgia – Not a <i>General Lee</i> to be Found")
CC Global: The Cars of Georgia – Not a General Lee to be Found
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 23 CommentsMy brother and his wife recently fulfilled a life desire and are now working with a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Eastern Europe called Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief). They […]
