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About Author: Johannes Dutch
Posts by Johannes Dutch
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Truck Stop Classic: 1959 DAF V 1600 C 4×4 Drilling Rig – Gas Searching Gas Guzzler
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 9 CommentsIn 1959, DAF introduced their V 1600 4×4 truck chassis. An early adopter was the NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), the exploration and production company used a V 1600 chassis-cab as […] -
CC Global: Scania Next Gen 6×2 Trucks – Going Solo
Posted on March 24, 2025 | 6 CommentsThough semi-trailers and center-axle trailers have gained the upper hand in the Dutch trucking scene, there’s still a flourishing market for full trailers (a full trailer can stand on its […] -
CC Global: 2024 Ford F-Max – A Ford That Will Not Fit In The Garage
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 13 CommentsAn F-Max is certainly the last Ford model I was expecting to see there, neatly parallel parked. Ford Otosan from Turkey builds this textbook example of a heavy-duty, 4×2 Euro-tractor. […] -
CC Global: Walking By Some Roadside Workers
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 7 CommentsCaptured on camera on March 3 and 8, with the focus on heavy on- and off-road machinery, though I gladly made an exception for a little fellow with a good […] -
Car Show Classics: Renault And DAF Motorhome Conversions – Homebuilt For Comfort, Certainly Not For Speed
Posted on March 2, 2025 | 10 CommentsSpring is in the air, thank goodness, which means recreational vehicles of all sorts are about to emerge from hibernation. Among them the classics I caught last year, in September […] -
CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 7 CommentsFive years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […] -
Fieldside Classic: 1992 Renault 155.54 Nectra – Agro-Luxobarge In Optima Forma
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsAll the latest farm tractor technology that Renault Agriculture could offer in the early nineties was presented in the Nectra special edition. The most powerful Nectra was based on the […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsBuilding trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […] -
Wordless Outtake: ‘Our Twins Are Turning 20 This Year’
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 6 Comments -
CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […] -
Truck Stop Classics: 1957-1972 DAF ‘Torpedo’ – Conventionals For Conventionals
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 17 CommentsIn 1949, the Van Doorne brothers and their crew started the production of rolling truck chassis. Right from the get-go, the full focus was on building cabovers. The thought behind […] -
CC Global: 2022 Scania 770S V8 6×4 Tractor And 2020 Faymonville VarioMAX – Expanding Across The Pond
Posted on January 26, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe roots of the Faymonville Group are in the small town of Rocherath, in the German speaking part of Belgium. These days, the trailer manufacturer has production facilities in Belgium, […] -
Car Show Classics: Autotron, November 2 – Part Three Of Three Parts
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsOne more report of last year’s Autotron classic car event and another trip down the four wheelers’ memory lane. -
CC Videos: French Truckin’ Wizards – Door-To-Door Transport
Posted on January 18, 2025 | 13 CommentsOne of my favorite search terms on YouTube is ‘passage (très) difficile’. Then you’ll find yourself in France, watching modern big rigs rolling through old small towns. AubeAgri_Production posted a […] -
Car Show Classics: Autotron, November 2 – Part Two Of Several Parts
Posted on January 13, 2025 | 28 CommentsA sea of grey for sure. Luckily, the visitors’ classic rides in the Autotron’s backyard added a splash of color to a typical autumn day.
![Truck Stop Classic: 1959 DAF V 1600 C 4×4 Drilling Rig – Gas Searching Gas Guzzler In 1959, DAF introduced their V 1600 4×4 truck chassis. An early adopter was the NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), the exploration and production company used a V 1600 chassis-cab as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3535.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Scania Next Gen 6×2 Trucks – Going Solo Though semi-trailers and center-axle trailers have gained the upper hand in the Dutch trucking scene, there’s still a flourishing market for full trailers (a full trailer can stand on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2817.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2024 Ford F-Max – A Ford That Will Not Fit In The Garage An F-Max is certainly the last Ford model I was expecting to see there, neatly parallel parked. Ford Otosan from Turkey builds this textbook example of a heavy-duty, 4×2 Euro-tractor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Walking By Some Roadside Workers Captured on camera on March 3 and 8, with the focus on heavy on- and off-road machinery, though I gladly made an exception for a little fellow with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3961.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: Renault And DAF Motorhome Conversions – Homebuilt For Comfort, Certainly Not For Speed Spring is in the air, thank goodness, which means recreational vehicles of all sorts are about to emerge from hibernation. Among them the classics I caught last year, in September […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2897.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day Five years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Fieldside Classic: 1992 Renault 155.54 Nectra – Agro-Luxobarge In Optima Forma All the latest farm tractor technology that Renault Agriculture could offer in the early nineties was presented in the Nectra special edition. The most powerful Nectra was based on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2936.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions Building trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan (first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7487.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classics: 1957-1972 DAF ‘Torpedo’ – Conventionals For Conventionals In 1949, the Van Doorne brothers and their crew started the production of rolling truck chassis. Right from the get-go, the full focus was on building cabovers. The thought behind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Torpedo-1960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2022 Scania 770S V8 6×4 Tractor And 2020 Faymonville VarioMAX – Expanding Across The Pond The roots of the Faymonville Group are in the small town of Rocherath, in the German speaking part of Belgium. These days, the trailer manufacturer has production facilities in Belgium, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)




