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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, […] -
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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
CC Global: A 420G Fits In Anywhere; Well, Maybe.
Posted on July 13, 2017 | 36 CommentsI wandered into the Cape Town city centre the other day to capture some old cars and check out the street art in the mild Winter sun. Walking the streets […] -
CC Global: Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep – The Cars of Monaco’s Parking Garages
Posted on June 29, 2017 | 19 Commentsimage: Pinterest Monaco has long been a haven all things exotic and expensive: its combination of lenient tax laws and a picturesque backdrop have rendered it the domain of the […] -
CC Global: 198x Mazda XV-1 (MJ-1) Pathfinder – Burma’s Only Claim To Automotive Fame
Posted on June 15, 2017 | 28 CommentsChances are you’ve never seen one of these Mazda Jeeps: these were only built in Burma and never exported, as far as I know. There are still a few one […] -
CC Global: 2017 WSI XXL Truck Show – Part Three, Special And Heavy Transport
Posted on May 26, 2017 | 13 CommentsSpecial and heavy transport, one might say the final boss of road transport, a job done by specialists. In this final part of the 2017 WSI Truck Show tour we […] -
CC Global: 2017 WSI XXL Truck Show – Part Two, Big Rigs
Posted on May 19, 2017 | 21 CommentsMany tractor & semi-trailer and truck & trailer combinations were also present at the WSI XXL Model and Truck Show. Modern big rigs in all their glory, neatly lined up.