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About Author: Johannes Dutch
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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 […] -
![What I like about the Autotron classic car events is that the visitors who arrive in an old vehicle are allowed to park their set of wheels directly behind the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Report: 2023 Autotron Classics – The Great Outdoors")
Car Show Photo Report: 2023 Autotron Classics – The Great Outdoors
Posted on November 6, 2023 | 28 CommentsWhat I like about the Autotron classic car events is that the visitors who arrive in an old vehicle are allowed to park their set of wheels directly behind the […] -
![There are plentiful classic Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt conventionals to enjoy in the Netherlands. Almost all of them only drive to shows or can be hired for special occasions, like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1989 Mack Super-Liner RW 713 And 1986 Peterbilt 359 – About Schmidt")
CC Global: 1989 Mack Super-Liner RW 713 And 1986 Peterbilt 359 – About Schmidt
Posted on November 3, 2023 | 13 CommentsThere are plentiful classic Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt conventionals to enjoy in the Netherlands. Almost all of them only drive to shows or can be hired for special occasions, like […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1979 Mack F 785 ST – ‘My Truck Is So Tall, I Need a Ladder To Get Into The Bed’
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 15 Comments -
![(first posted 10/31/2017) Sport & Specials was this year’s theme of the annually held DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In other words, DAF cars beyond […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4870.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Variomatics With A Twist")
Car Show Classics: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Variomatics With A Twist
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 10/31/2017) Sport & Specials was this year’s theme of the annually held DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In other words, DAF cars beyond […] -
![We’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan")
CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsWe’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […] -
![At first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula")
CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 8 CommentsAt first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […] -
Wordless Outtake: Cherokee 4 Me – Wrangler 4 U
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 7 Comments
