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About Author: Johannes Dutch
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Car Show Outtake: 1992 Lotus Omega – An Opel Executive Sedan Gone Berserk
Posted on December 12, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) Every time I visit a Classic Park event I also stroll around in their showroom. Early September I faced an automotive legend: a Lotus Omega, […] -
CC Global: 2022 MAN TGX 41.640 And 2018 Scheuerle Low Loader – Running In The Family Business
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe history of the E. Lafeber hauling company can be traced back to 1820. Talking about a business that has withstood the test of time. Since the eighties -fast forward […] -
CC Global: Volkswagen Transporters T6.1 And T6 – The Last Of Us
Posted on December 1, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe 2023 Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 panel van on the left is the final edition of ICE-powered, one-tonne commercial vehicles developed and built by Volkswagen. Its successor will be unveiled next […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1989 FAUN HZ50 Goliath 8×8 – Diesel Locomotive
Posted on November 26, 2023 | 11 CommentsHerkules, Koloss, Goliath, Gigant. FAUN’s Fabulous Four of yore. Capable of moving a mountain, up to a weight of 500 tonnes anyway. Originally known as the modular HZ-series of heavy […] -
Truck Stop Classics: The Mack Brothers And Others
Posted on November 19, 2023 | 13 CommentsLast October, the Dutch branch of the Mack family held their yearly reunion. Junior arrived in style, chauffeured by a 1977 R 611 ST. From 1977 to 1992, the R-series […] -
CC Global: The Zwagerman Bunch – Weighty Matters
Posted on November 12, 2023 | 12 CommentsZwagerman Transport en Hijswerk is a heavy haulage and lifting specialist from the Netherlands, founded in 1994 by Cor Zwagerman. He’s still in charge, together with his son Martin. Welcome […] -
Car Show Photo Report: 2023 Autotron Classics – The Great Outdoors
Posted on November 6, 2023 | 28 CommentsWhat I like about the Autotron classic car events is that the visitors who arrive in an old vehicle are allowed to park their set of wheels directly behind the […] -
CC Global: 1989 Mack Super-Liner RW 713 And 1986 Peterbilt 359 – About Schmidt
Posted on November 3, 2023 | 13 CommentsThere are plentiful classic Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt conventionals to enjoy in the Netherlands. Almost all of them only drive to shows or can be hired for special occasions, like […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1979 Mack F 785 ST – ‘My Truck Is So Tall, I Need a Ladder To Get Into The Bed’
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 15 Comments -
Car Show Classics: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Variomatics With A Twist
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 10/31/2017) Sport & Specials was this year’s theme of the annually held DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In other words, DAF cars beyond […] -
CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsWe’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […] -
CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 8 CommentsAt first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […] -
Wordless Outtake: Cherokee 4 Me – Wrangler 4 U
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 7 Comments -
CC Global: Volvo, Nooteboom And Woltman – We Brake For Nobody
Posted on October 15, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe Brouwer haulage company from the Netherlands is a third generation family business and is specialized in city logistics. More specifically: transporting king-sized, tracked machines deep into built-up areas and […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1965 DAF-Smit Appingedam – Both Public Transport Bus And Coach
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 13 Comments(first posted 10/12/2017) From 1965 to 1982 this splendid three-tone bus roamed the roads of the northeastern Netherlands. The complete bus body was built by Smit (from) Appingedam, […]
![Car Show Outtake: 1992 Lotus Omega – An Opel Executive Sedan Gone Berserk (first posted 12/8/2017) Every time I visit a Classic Park event I also stroll around in their showroom. Early September I faced an automotive legend: a Lotus Omega, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_4531.jpg)
![CC Global: 2022 MAN TGX 41.640 And 2018 Scheuerle Low Loader – Running In The Family Business The history of the E. Lafeber hauling company can be traced back to 1820. Talking about a business that has withstood the test of time. Since the eighties -fast forward […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1972.jpg)
![CC Global: Volkswagen Transporters T6.1 And T6 – The Last Of Us The 2023 Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 panel van on the left is the final edition of ICE-powered, one-tonne commercial vehicles developed and built by Volkswagen. Its successor will be unveiled next […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2019.jpg)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1989 FAUN HZ50 Goliath 8×8 – Diesel Locomotive Herkules, Koloss, Goliath, Gigant. FAUN’s Fabulous Four of yore. Capable of moving a mountain, up to a weight of 500 tonnes anyway. Originally known as the modular HZ-series of heavy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1935.jpg)
![Truck Stop Classics: The Mack Brothers And Others Last October, the Dutch branch of the Mack family held their yearly reunion. Junior arrived in style, chauffeured by a 1977 R 611 ST. From 1977 to 1992, the R-series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2034.jpg)
![CC Global: The Zwagerman Bunch – Weighty Matters Zwagerman Transport en Hijswerk is a heavy haulage and lifting specialist from the Netherlands, founded in 1994 by Cor Zwagerman. He’s still in charge, together with his son Martin. Welcome […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1946.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Report: 2023 Autotron Classics – The Great Outdoors What I like about the Autotron classic car events is that the visitors who arrive in an old vehicle are allowed to park their set of wheels directly behind the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2129.jpg)
![CC Global: 1989 Mack Super-Liner RW 713 And 1986 Peterbilt 359 – About Schmidt There are plentiful classic Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt conventionals to enjoy in the Netherlands. Almost all of them only drive to shows or can be hired for special occasions, like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2030.jpg)

![Car Show Classics: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Variomatics With A Twist (first posted 10/31/2017) Sport & Specials was this year’s theme of the annually held DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In other words, DAF cars beyond […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4870.jpg)
![CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan We’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1991.jpg)
![CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula At first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1977.jpg)

![CC Global: Volvo, Nooteboom And Woltman – We Brake For Nobody The Brouwer haulage company from the Netherlands is a third generation family business and is specialized in city logistics. More specifically: transporting king-sized, tracked machines deep into built-up areas and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1987.jpg)
![Bus Stop Classic: 1965 DAF-Smit Appingedam – Both Public Transport Bus And Coach (first posted 10/12/2017) From 1965 to 1982 this splendid three-tone bus roamed the roads of the northeastern Netherlands. The complete bus body was built by Smit (from) Appingedam, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4965.jpg)


