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About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 24 Comments(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […] -
Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […] -
CC Global: 1973 Hanomag-Henschel F45 And 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Same Class, 45 Years Apart
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 12 CommentsIn the late sixties, the German Rheinstahl conglomerate merged the commercial vehicle divisions of their Hanomag and Henschel subsidiaries into Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, with Daimler-Benz as a 51% shareholder. Shortly after, […] -
Car Show Classic: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels
Posted on June 13, 2025 | 21 Comments(first posted 6/2/2018) Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state […] -
CC Global: 2023 MAN TGX 6×2 Tractor – Personal Luxury Cabover
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 20 CommentsUsually, it’s a Scania, Volvo, or DAF tractor that gets an aftermarket exterior and interior makeover. So seeing Manders’ late-model MAN TGX, the truck maker’s top model, was a refreshing […] -
CC Global: 2023 Volvo FH Tractor And 2022 D-TEC Semi-Trailer – Hauling What Once Grew
Posted on June 1, 2025 | 6 CommentsLoad-wise, this semi is on a strict vegan diet. It only has an appetite for grain, sugar beets, silage, biomass, and other vegetable materials. As an aside, I very much […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1982 Volvo F720 4×2 Tractor – Volvo-Worthy ‘Club of Four’ Cabover
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 25 CommentsIn the early seventies, truck makers DAF, Magirus-Deutz, Saviem, and Volvo joined forces to develop a new tilt cab for their light and medium-duty vehicles. The all-steel ‘Club of Four’ […] -
CC Global: 2024 DAF XF 530 FAN Hooklift Truck – Bare Metal
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 12 CommentsApart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet […] -
CC Global: Scania-Vabis Magistralis – The Certified Floor Manager
Posted on May 11, 2025 | 1 CommentIt’s all too obvious that Mr. John van Limpt and his latest 26-wheeler prefer to travel heavy. The whole combination -from front to back- exudes sturdiness, it’s unyielding without being […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Series C50 – Texas Size Pickup
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 15 CommentsStanding out from the classic car crowd in November last year, and not only because of its size. Imported into the Netherlands at the end of 2020 and there has […] -
Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) 19.361, 10.212, And 13.215 – Rolling Exhibition
Posted on May 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsA trio of classic, heavy-duty MAN vehicles with friendly, rounded shapes. Toughness masked by soft looks, this especially applies to the duo sitting on the semi-low loader. -
Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 6 CommentsThe motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […] -
CC Global: 2024 Spierings SK1265-AT6 eLift – The Process Of Steel Folding
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 16 CommentsThe world’s largest mobile tower crane was the king-size cherry on the cake at the ‘Heart for DAF days’, held last October. And luckily, I stayed long enough to watch […] -
Truck Stop Classics: MAN Vee Ten – Monster Inside
Posted on April 13, 2025 | 15 CommentsIn the latter years of the 20th century, truck manufacturer MAN offered a hulk of an engine in their straight-faced F90 and subsequent F2000 series. I mean, stuffing a twin-turbo […] -
CC Global: 2024 Trucks@Twenthe – The Yearly And Orderly Color Fest
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe annual September truck show in the east of the Netherlands has become a must-visit. Well-organized, held at a perfect location, and featuring a wide variety of modern, heavy vehicles. […]
![Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants (First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion (first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5408.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 1973 Hanomag-Henschel F45 And 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Same Class, 45 Years Apart In the late sixties, the German Rheinstahl conglomerate merged the commercial vehicle divisions of their Hanomag and Henschel subsidiaries into Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, with Daimler-Benz as a 51% shareholder. Shortly after, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_4041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels (first posted 6/2/2018) Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6441.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2023 MAN TGX 6×2 Tractor – Personal Luxury Cabover Usually, it’s a Scania, Volvo, or DAF tractor that gets an aftermarket exterior and interior makeover. So seeing Manders’ late-model MAN TGX, the truck maker’s top model, was a refreshing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2023 Volvo FH Tractor And 2022 D-TEC Semi-Trailer – Hauling What Once Grew Load-wise, this semi is on a strict vegan diet. It only has an appetite for grain, sugar beets, silage, biomass, and other vegetable materials. As an aside, I very much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1982 Volvo F720 4×2 Tractor – Volvo-Worthy ‘Club of Four’ Cabover In the early seventies, truck makers DAF, Magirus-Deutz, Saviem, and Volvo joined forces to develop a new tilt cab for their light and medium-duty vehicles. The all-steel ‘Club of Four’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4115.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2024 DAF XF 530 FAN Hooklift Truck – Bare Metal Apart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Scania-Vabis Magistralis – The Certified Floor Manager It’s all too obvious that Mr. John van Limpt and his latest 26-wheeler prefer to travel heavy. The whole combination -from front to back- exudes sturdiness, it’s unyielding without being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1964 Chevrolet Series C50 – Texas Size Pickup Standing out from the classic car crowd in November last year, and not only because of its size. Imported into the Netherlands at the end of 2020 and there has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3890-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized The motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_3553.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2024 Spierings SK1265-AT6 eLift – The Process Of Steel Folding The world’s largest mobile tower crane was the king-size cherry on the cake at the ‘Heart for DAF days’, held last October. And luckily, I stayed long enough to watch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_3602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classics: MAN Vee Ten – Monster Inside In the latter years of the 20th century, truck manufacturer MAN offered a hulk of an engine in their straight-faced F90 and subsequent F2000 series. I mean, stuffing a twin-turbo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2440.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2024 Trucks@Twenthe – The Yearly And Orderly Color Fest The annual September truck show in the east of the Netherlands has become a must-visit. Well-organized, held at a perfect location, and featuring a wide variety of modern, heavy vehicles. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2746-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


