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About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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CC Video: What Goes Up Must Come Down
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 16 CommentsRolling down the meandering balcony road through Les Gorges du Guil in the French Alps, featuring a Scania R580-V8 6×2 livestock truck/trailer combination and its resolute driver chauffeur. (Video created […] -
Former COAL: 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 90 3.0 D-4D – Far From Retired
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 9 CommentsLast year, after 20 years of trouble-free ownership, I sold my tough set of wheels to a (tree) nurseryman. A few weeks ago, a colleague caught it in the nursery’s […] -
Car Show Classics: 2022 Klassiek Mechaniek Zeeland On Tour – Plentiful NOS Items
Posted on January 6, 2023 | 29 CommentsClearance sale! Pictures taken on May 1, 2022. All last year’s images have to go out the door. Just have your free pic(k)s, no warranty or refunds. No further written […] -
CC Clue: An All-Black Interior, So Last Year
Posted on January 5, 2023 | 15 CommentsActually, there’s another, minuscule CC Clue in this picture. Look through the main clue’s side window. Priceless -as in worthless- bonus points if you get them both right. You’ll see […] -
(Not So) Vintage Truck: 1978 FTF F-8.8.30 DS Dump Truck – Going Off The Beaten Track
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 10 CommentsSourced from the UK: the Motor Panels tilt cab and Kirkstall axles (all five). From the US: the frame rails, Detroit Diesel 6V-71N two-stroke engine and Fuller RTO 9513 transmission. […] -
CC Global: 2016 Volvo FMX 460 10×4 Dump Truck – Firmly Earthbound
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 5 CommentsPlace a third steering axle halfway a factory 8×4 chassis and voilà – a 10×4 truck with 10 tons extra GVWR is born. This Volvo FMX conversion job was done […] -
CC Outtake: 1937 Chevrolet Panel Truck – Grim Presence
Posted on December 11, 2022 | 19 CommentsBy far the oldest, still working commercial vehicle I ever came across. And its gloomy look was in complete harmony with a dreary and cold Saturday afternoon. -
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 5 CommentsValhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […] -
CC Outtake: 1972 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – What You See Is What You Get
Posted on November 27, 2022 | 13 CommentsIt’s simply impossible to mistake a Unimog for any other vehicle, regardless its age. A more than 75 years old concept that has stood the test of time, with the […] -
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 MAN TGS 35.470 With Ruthmann Steiger T 750 HF – High-Level Cherry Picking
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 13 CommentsAiming for the high-hanging fruit? Then this fine piece of rental machinery is the perfect tool. Standing at some distance, I initially thought it was a truck-mounted telescopic boom crane. […] -
CC Global: 2009 Peugeot Bipper 1.4 HDi – In Case a Compact Van Is Too Bulky
Posted on November 17, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe aftermarket wheels, the markings on the cargo doors, the absence of a company name. That and the fact it was parked nearby a building reconstruction site make me think […] -
CC Global: 2022 Volvo FH 6×2/4 Tractor And 2022 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Running Short
Posted on November 11, 2022 | 5 CommentsA compact semi with six axles, perfectly capable of turning on a dime. And those are some sturdy crane outriggers at the back. The short stakes are also noticeable. By […] -
CC Global: Scania Next Gen Torpedoes – Nonmilitary
Posted on November 4, 2022 | 20 CommentsGranted, it has explosive, asphalt-shredding power and torque. Other than that, Krommenhoek’s 2022 Scania 770 ST tractor is quite harmless. The letter T in its model designation stands for Torpedo, […] -
Wordless Outtake: The Tail End Of The Camping Season
Posted on October 29, 2022 | 17 Comments -
CC Outtake: Rollin’ Low
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 5 CommentsMucho axles, brute power, hefty. Heayy and special haulage combinations must be the most fascinating on-road big rigs, all over the world. What we have here is a 2013 Scania […]
![Former COAL: 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 90 3.0 D-4D – Far From Retired Last year, after 20 years of trouble-free ownership, I sold my tough set of wheels to a (tree) nurseryman. A few weeks ago, a colleague caught it in the nursery’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/15-12-2022.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 2022 Klassiek Mechaniek Zeeland On Tour – Plentiful NOS Items Clearance sale! Pictures taken on May 1, 2022. All last year’s images have to go out the door. Just have your free pic(k)s, no warranty or refunds. No further written […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0148-1.jpg)
![(Not So) Vintage Truck: 1978 FTF F-8.8.30 DS Dump Truck – Going Off The Beaten Track Sourced from the UK: the Motor Panels tilt cab and Kirkstall axles (all five). From the US: the frame rails, Detroit Diesel 6V-71N two-stroke engine and Fuller RTO 9513 transmission. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ftf-1.jpg)
![CC Global: 2016 Volvo FMX 460 10×4 Dump Truck – Firmly Earthbound Place a third steering axle halfway a factory 8×4 chassis and voilà – a 10×4 truck with 10 tons extra GVWR is born. This Volvo FMX conversion job was done […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0663.jpg)

![CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary Valhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0333.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1972 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – What You See Is What You Get It’s simply impossible to mistake a Unimog for any other vehicle, regardless its age. A more than 75 years old concept that has stood the test of time, with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0656.jpg)
![Truck Show Outtake: 2021 MAN TGS 35.470 With Ruthmann Steiger T 750 HF – High-Level Cherry Picking Aiming for the high-hanging fruit? Then this fine piece of rental machinery is the perfect tool. Standing at some distance, I initially thought it was a truck-mounted telescopic boom crane. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0318.jpg)
![CC Global: 2009 Peugeot Bipper 1.4 HDi – In Case a Compact Van Is Too Bulky The aftermarket wheels, the markings on the cargo doors, the absence of a company name. That and the fact it was parked nearby a building reconstruction site make me think […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0652.jpg)
![CC Global: 2022 Volvo FH 6×2/4 Tractor And 2022 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Running Short A compact semi with six axles, perfectly capable of turning on a dime. And those are some sturdy crane outriggers at the back. The short stakes are also noticeable. By […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0647.jpg)
![CC Global: Scania Next Gen Torpedoes – Nonmilitary Granted, it has explosive, asphalt-shredding power and torque. Other than that, Krommenhoek’s 2022 Scania 770 ST tractor is quite harmless. The letter T in its model designation stands for Torpedo, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_0304.jpg)

![CC Outtake: Rollin’ Low Mucho axles, brute power, hefty. Heayy and special haulage combinations must be the most fascinating on-road big rigs, all over the world. What we have here is a 2013 Scania […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_0643.jpg)


