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About Author: Johannes Dutch
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![Trailer manufacturer Nooteboom offers a whole range of extendable flatbed semi-trailers, called OVB Teletrailers. The Van de Lagemaat hauling company showcased their 2020 Scania R500 6×2/4 tractor with a 2009 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1983.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Triple Extendable Long Hauler")
CC Global: The Triple Extendable Long Hauler
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 9 CommentsTrailer manufacturer Nooteboom offers a whole range of extendable flatbed semi-trailers, called OVB Teletrailers. The Van de Lagemaat hauling company showcased their 2020 Scania R500 6×2/4 tractor with a 2009 […] -
![Last year, this narrow gauge locomotive with three side dump cars was put on display in the center of our municipality. From the early sixties to the early nineties it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_2197.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: I’m a Train, I’m a Train, I’m a Chucka Train – Yeah")
Trackside Classic: I’m a Train, I’m a Train, I’m a Chucka Train – Yeah
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsLast year, this narrow gauge locomotive with three side dump cars was put on display in the center of our municipality. From the early sixties to the early nineties it […] -
![Since early December, a whole army of professionals has been working on, in, and outside the new neighbors’ ole house (as in dating back to the mid 19th century). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_2188.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Veranda Man Is One Of The Home Improvement Van Men")
CC Global: The Veranda Man Is One Of The Home Improvement Van Men
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 18 CommentsSince early December, a whole army of professionals has been working on, in, and outside the new neighbors’ ole house (as in dating back to the mid 19th century). The […] -
![Never before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure")
CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsNever before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […] -
![In transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1933.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram")
CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsIn transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […] -
![The Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery")
CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […] -
![My favorite classic Defender edition right there, a 110” wheelbase panel van that is actually used by the owner for his profession, in this case landscaping. Its straightforward livery is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2181.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2008 Land Rover Defender 110 Hard Top – All Work And No Play")
CC Outtake: 2008 Land Rover Defender 110 Hard Top – All Work And No Play
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 13 CommentsMy favorite classic Defender edition right there, a 110” wheelbase panel van that is actually used by the owner for his profession, in this case landscaping. Its straightforward livery is […] -
Wordless Outtake: They Don’t Make Them Like Those Anymore
Posted on December 20, 2023 | 35 Comments -
![There are two over-the-road ways to recover a seriously damaged or broken-down large commercial vehicle: either by hooking it up to a heavy wrecker or by putting the vehicle on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Some Modern Volvo Recovery Vehicles")
CC Global: Some Modern Volvo Recovery Vehicles
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 13 CommentsThere are two over-the-road ways to recover a seriously damaged or broken-down large commercial vehicle: either by hooking it up to a heavy wrecker or by putting the vehicle on […] -
![(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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_4531.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1992 Lotus Omega – An Opel Executive Sedan Gone Berserk")
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, […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1972.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 MAN TGX 41.640 And 2018 Scheuerle Low Loader – Running In The Family Business")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volkswagen Transporters T6.1 And T6 – The Last Of Us")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1989 FAUN HZ50 Goliath 8×8 – Diesel Locomotive")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: The Mack Brothers And Others")
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 […] -
![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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Zwagerman Bunch – Weighty Matters")
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 […]
