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Curbside Classics Archives
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![Mr. Anton Jansen wanted something special to mark the 40th anniversary of his hauling company and a history of driving DAFs: a brand new conventional DAF tractor. Too bad though, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4866.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2011 DAF XT105 6×4 Tractor – Custom-Built By A Dealership")
CC Global: 2011 DAF XT105 6×4 Tractor – Custom-Built By A Dealership
Posted on October 23, 2017 | 47 CommentsMr. Anton Jansen wanted something special to mark the 40th anniversary of his hauling company and a history of driving DAFs: a brand new conventional DAF tractor. Too bad though, […] -
![Travel genuinely broadens the mind; it adds new facts and information about places, people and cultures, it corrects misconceptions, it can stimulate ideas in both the traveller and the host, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSC06426.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: “It’s A Honda, Jim, But Not As We Know It” – Car Spotting In New Zealand")
CC Global: “It’s A Honda, Jim, But Not As We Know It” – Car Spotting In New Zealand
Posted on October 20, 2017 | 24 CommentsTravel genuinely broadens the mind; it adds new facts and information about places, people and cultures, it corrects misconceptions, it can stimulate ideas in both the traveller and the host, […] -
![Because today, 20 October 2017, is the day that the Holden production lines will come to a halt after almost 70 years, I thought that rather than recount the history […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1968-HK-Brougham.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: A Celebration of Holdens On The Day the Very Last One Rolls Off the Line")
CC Global: A Celebration of Holdens On The Day the Very Last One Rolls Off the Line
Posted on October 20, 2017 | 89 CommentsBecause today, 20 October 2017, is the day that the Holden production lines will come to a halt after almost 70 years, I thought that rather than recount the history […] -
![It took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged")
CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 27 CommentsIt took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […] -
![An engine and a cab by DAF, a transmission -either manual or automatic- by ZF, and the rest by Tatra. The end result is the Tatra Phoenix, a modern and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_5023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Tatra Phoenix 4×4 Tractor – The Famous Tatra Features Are Included")
CC Global: 2017 Tatra Phoenix 4×4 Tractor – The Famous Tatra Features Are Included
Posted on October 11, 2017 | 12 CommentsAn engine and a cab by DAF, a transmission -either manual or automatic- by ZF, and the rest by Tatra. The end result is the Tatra Phoenix, a modern and […] -
![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, […] -
![Wanderlust (/’wändərˌləst/) — A strong desire to travel. In my 24 years of life, I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled a lot, both with family and friends. However, I’ve never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_IMG_6766_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip/Driving Impressions: 2017 Renault Talisman Initiale Paris – Eurotripping The Autobahn")
CC Roadtrip/Driving Impressions: 2017 Renault Talisman Initiale Paris – Eurotripping The Autobahn
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 53 CommentsWanderlust (/’wändərˌləst/) — A strong desire to travel. In my 24 years of life, I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled a lot, both with family and friends. However, I’ve never […] -
![It’s always fun looking at familiar brands’ websites for different markets, isn’t it? Before the days of the internet, we had to rely on the occasional news piece in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/toyota-mark-x.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Missing Out? The Toyota Mark X – More Q-Ship Than X-Rated")
CC Global: Missing Out? The Toyota Mark X – More Q-Ship Than X-Rated
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 20 CommentsIt’s always fun looking at familiar brands’ websites for different markets, isn’t it? Before the days of the internet, we had to rely on the occasional news piece in our […] -
![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 […] -
![The hot rod in its various guises — T-bucket, Deuce coupe and roadster, and many others — is a uniquely American automotive art form. Based on the mass-produced, utilitarian Fords […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_9210-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: South American Graffiti, Schnell(aster)!")
CC Global Outtake: South American Graffiti, Schnell(aster)!
Posted on July 14, 2017 | 17 CommentsThe hot rod in its various guises — T-bucket, Deuce coupe and roadster, and many others — is a uniquely American automotive art form. Based on the mass-produced, utilitarian Fords […]
