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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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![Late December I visited the nearby Toyota dealership for the annual safety inspection of my 2002 Land Cruiser. It gave me just enough time to do my own inspection of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3372.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab 2.4 D-4D 4WD Professional – The 8th Generation Of The Unstoppable")
CC Global: 2017 Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab 2.4 D-4D 4WD Professional – The 8th Generation Of The Unstoppable
Posted on January 6, 2017 | 61 CommentsLate December I visited the nearby Toyota dealership for the annual safety inspection of my 2002 Land Cruiser. It gave me just enough time to do my own inspection of […] -
![When I went for a hike last month I caught this 2009 Volvo FH-series 6×4 logging truck at the job. The truck driver was operating the chassis mounted Palfinger Epsilon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3366.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Woodpecker II At Work")
CC Outtake: The Woodpecker II At Work
Posted on January 2, 2017 | 18 CommentsWhen I went for a hike last month I caught this 2009 Volvo FH-series 6×4 logging truck at the job. The truck driver was operating the chassis mounted Palfinger Epsilon […] -
![Early October I came across three subsequent generations of Volvo sedans. And all three of them happened to have two doors. Volvo, Latin for I roll. Make that I keep […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show And Parking Lot Outtakes: Three Generations Of Two-Door Volvo Sedans")
Car Show And Parking Lot Outtakes: Three Generations Of Two-Door Volvo Sedans
Posted on December 13, 2016 | 21 CommentsEarly October I came across three subsequent generations of Volvo sedans. And all three of them happened to have two doors. Volvo, Latin for I roll. Make that I keep […] -
Wordless Outtake: SsangYong Korando – Not Your Soccer Mom’s SUV
Posted on December 9, 2016 | 14 Comments -
![Here’s a bit of light therapy in those dark, cold and wet pre-Christmas weeks. This classic Mercedes-Benz convertible, with its top down, caught my attention at a car show. On […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_3328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet (W111) – Lass Die Guten Zeiten Rollen")
Car Show Outtake: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet (W111) – Lass Die Guten Zeiten Rollen
Posted on November 27, 2016 | 33 CommentsHere’s a bit of light therapy in those dark, cold and wet pre-Christmas weeks. This classic Mercedes-Benz convertible, with its top down, caught my attention at a car show. On […] -
![This year I’ve posted dozens of pictures of classic heavy-duty trucks and tractors. Now let’s have a look at some examples of rolling jumbos we see on our roads today. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2951.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: A Selection Of Today’s Trucks And Tractors – DAFs Only This Time")
Truck Show Outtakes: A Selection Of Today’s Trucks And Tractors – DAFs Only This Time
Posted on November 25, 2016 | 21 CommentsThis year I’ve posted dozens of pictures of classic heavy-duty trucks and tractors. Now let’s have a look at some examples of rolling jumbos we see on our roads today. […] -
![In the seventies not one automaker offered such a wide variety of car models in Europe as Opel did. Their lineup between 1970 and 1980: the GT, Kadett, Ascona, Manta, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_3259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1974 Opel Ascona A and 1977 Opel Kadett C – From Opel’s Heyday")
Car Show Outtakes: 1974 Opel Ascona A and 1977 Opel Kadett C – From Opel’s Heyday
Posted on November 18, 2016 | 77 CommentsIn the seventies not one automaker offered such a wide variety of car models in Europe as Opel did. Their lineup between 1970 and 1980: the GT, Kadett, Ascona, Manta, […] -
![The yachts above are safely moored to the pier, where the captains, their passengers and the visitors of the 2016 American Day enjoy a drink or a meal. Good, then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2656.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2016 American Day – Part Two")
Car Show Classics: 2016 American Day – Part Two
Posted on November 13, 2016 | 35 CommentsThe yachts above are safely moored to the pier, where the captains, their passengers and the visitors of the 2016 American Day enjoy a drink or a meal. Good, then […] -
![The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, offered from 1986 to 1992, was the undisputed head honcho of the whole 1982-1994 Sierra series. Developed by Ford Motorsport Europe in cooperation with Cosworth, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_3278.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth – Leaving The XR4(T)i In The Dust")
Car Show Outtake: 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth – Leaving The XR4(T)i In The Dust
Posted on November 9, 2016 | 27 CommentsThe Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, offered from 1986 to 1992, was the undisputed head honcho of the whole 1982-1994 Sierra series. Developed by Ford Motorsport Europe in cooperation with Cosworth, […] -
![This year’s edition of the ‘Murican Day at the Classic Park in the Netherlands was held on the 18th of September. Pony cars, muscle cars, land yachts, SUVs and pickups. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2016 American Day – Part One")
Car Show Classics: 2016 American Day – Part One
Posted on November 4, 2016 | 38 CommentsThis year’s edition of the ‘Murican Day at the Classic Park in the Netherlands was held on the 18th of September. Pony cars, muscle cars, land yachts, SUVs and pickups. […] -
![The coach parked here in front of the DAF Museum is a unicum, a Curbside Classic Sole Existing Exemplar. It’s a 1970 DAF SB200 bus chassis with a one-off body […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1970 DAF-Jonckheere – Its First Power Unit Was A Philips-Stirling Engine")
Bus Stop Classic: 1970 DAF-Jonckheere – Its First Power Unit Was A Philips-Stirling Engine
Posted on November 1, 2016 | 15 CommentsThe coach parked here in front of the DAF Museum is a unicum, a Curbside Classic Sole Existing Exemplar. It’s a 1970 DAF SB200 bus chassis with a one-off body […] -
![Right after the Second World War large numbers of buses were needed to recover the public transport system. Buses based on semi-trailers were more rapidly available, and cheaper, than complete […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1964 DAF Tractor – 1963 DAF Semi-Trailer – Deckers Bus Body")
Bus Stop Classic: 1964 DAF Tractor – 1963 DAF Semi-Trailer – Deckers Bus Body
Posted on October 26, 2016 | 17 CommentsRight after the Second World War large numbers of buses were needed to recover the public transport system. Buses based on semi-trailers were more rapidly available, and cheaper, than complete […] -
Car Show Classics: 2016 Edition Audi
Posted on October 21, 2016 | 51 CommentsThe 2016 Edition Audi event was held on the 9th of October. As usual I came home with (too) many pictures, and here’s the CC-selection I made. -
![A fine example of a classic city bus, this 1969 DAF chassis with a body built by ZABO. The history of ZABO (Zwijndrechtse Auto-Bus Onderneming) from Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, dates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: 1969 DAF-ZABO")
Bus Stop Classic: 1969 DAF-ZABO
Posted on October 19, 2016 | 11 CommentsA fine example of a classic city bus, this 1969 DAF chassis with a body built by ZABO. The history of ZABO (Zwijndrechtse Auto-Bus Onderneming) from Ridderkerk, the Netherlands, dates […] -
![When I visited an Audi show the other day -more on that later of course- a stout classic Mercedes-Benz L-series truck with a motorhome conversion arrived at the scene. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3241.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1963 Mercedes-Benz LAF 322 – Heavy-Duty 4×4 Motorhome")
CC Global: 1963 Mercedes-Benz LAF 322 – Heavy-Duty 4×4 Motorhome
Posted on October 14, 2016 | 24 CommentsWhen I visited an Audi show the other day -more on that later of course- a stout classic Mercedes-Benz L-series truck with a motorhome conversion arrived at the scene. It […]
