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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![Overland transport from Northwestern Europe to far destinations like Iran (Persia), Pakistan and Afghanistan. Being away from home for three months, while driving around 20,000 km in harsh conditions (harsh […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fiat-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Video: Middle East Trucking In The Seventies – Big Fiats On a Dusty Roll")
CC Video: Middle East Trucking In The Seventies – Big Fiats On a Dusty Roll
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsOverland transport from Northwestern Europe to far destinations like Iran (Persia), Pakistan and Afghanistan. Being away from home for three months, while driving around 20,000 km in harsh conditions (harsh […] -
![Pessimism has had it made over the past six months, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that good times are in the doghouse. For example, I’ve had an excellent car week, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/109_0375a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 International Transtar – The Star Atop A Busy Week Of Fun With Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1973 International Transtar – The Star Atop A Busy Week Of Fun With Cars
Posted on August 27, 2020 | 33 CommentsPessimism has had it made over the past six months, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that good times are in the doghouse. For example, I’ve had an excellent car week, […] -
![Around ten minutes of classic footage of the Mercedes-Benz T2 406~508~608 D, showing as much panel van and chassis-cab variants as possible, merely to highlight the series’ versatility. Rolling down […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: First Generation Mercedes-Benz T2 – The Sprinter’s Forerunner")
CC Video: First Generation Mercedes-Benz T2 – The Sprinter’s Forerunner
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 14 CommentsAround ten minutes of classic footage of the Mercedes-Benz T2 406~508~608 D, showing as much panel van and chassis-cab variants as possible, merely to highlight the series’ versatility. Rolling down […] -
![On the African Continent, many truck drivers are taking off-road capabilities to final boss level. This video shows three runs, featuring MAN 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 off-roaders, almost submerging while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MAN-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Video: MAN mil gl Trucks At Work In Tanzania – Former Military Vehicles Obeying Civilian Orders")
CC Video: MAN mil gl Trucks At Work In Tanzania – Former Military Vehicles Obeying Civilian Orders
Posted on August 11, 2020 | 14 CommentsOn the African Continent, many truck drivers are taking off-road capabilities to final boss level. This video shows three runs, featuring MAN 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 off-roaders, almost submerging while […] -
![For the past month or so, I’ve frequently noticed this SuperClean classic workhorse, parked just a few hundred meters yards from my place. Always nearby the same location, where they’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab – SuperCondition")
CC Outtake: 1986 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab – SuperCondition
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 43 CommentsFor the past month or so, I’ve frequently noticed this SuperClean classic workhorse, parked just a few hundred meters yards from my place. Always nearby the same location, where they’ve […] -
![This whole scene brought back memories to my school holidays job, a long time ago. Unpacking and unloading everything, needed for the job that working day. The action scene was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Unpacking After Arrival")
CC Global: Unpacking After Arrival
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 2 CommentsThis whole scene brought back memories to my school holidays job, a long time ago. Unpacking and unloading everything, needed for the job that working day. The action scene was […] -
CC Video: Detroit Diesel 6V-71 And 8V-71 – Some Screaming Jimmies’ House Concerts Abroad
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 11 CommentsFTF, a Dutch truck maker of yore, used Detroit Diesel two-stroke V6 and V8 engines in their heavy trucks and tractors. Until 1979, when a new Motor Panels cab was […] -
![Is it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s-l1600-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses")
Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsIs it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […] -
![Last weekend, I came across this fairly recent YouTube-video, posted by BIGtruck online magazine. It’s Dutch spoken, with English subtitles (better watch it in full screen). No in-depth information, yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Tippertest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Video: Comparing Six 8×8 Dump Trucks – Sandbox Toys For Grown-Ups")
CC Video: Comparing Six 8×8 Dump Trucks – Sandbox Toys For Grown-Ups
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 5 CommentsLast weekend, I came across this fairly recent YouTube-video, posted by BIGtruck online magazine. It’s Dutch spoken, with English subtitles (better watch it in full screen). No in-depth information, yet […] -
![Beginning this round with a classic looking, yet modern combination. Spotless and very classy too, with the old school roof rack as its only add-on. The 2017 Volvo FH tows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_8832.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtakes: Heavy (And Not So Heavy) Commercial Vehicles On The Move")
In Motion Outtakes: Heavy (And Not So Heavy) Commercial Vehicles On The Move
Posted on June 19, 2020 | 12 CommentsBeginning this round with a classic looking, yet modern combination. Spotless and very classy too, with the old school roof rack as its only add-on. The 2017 Volvo FH tows […] -
![During one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/leyland_marathon_2_4_2_tractor_000000ea04000316.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey")
Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 8 CommentsDuring one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2014) In the early seventies, Trans-European road transportation was a booming business and to get the job done you needed a heavy long-distance truck. The UK-based American truckmakers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Photo-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: A Louisvillian Goes To Amsterdam – The Story Of The Mighty Ford Transcontinental")
Curbside Classic: A Louisvillian Goes To Amsterdam – The Story Of The Mighty Ford Transcontinental
Posted on June 9, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 6/28/2014) In the early seventies, Trans-European road transportation was a booming business and to get the job done you needed a heavy long-distance truck. The UK-based American truckmakers, […] -
![This is the most common big rig set-up as used by our driving schools: a 4×2 box truck with a tall sleeper cab, towing a close-coupled tandem axle trailer. If […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_8777.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Volvo FH – Full-Size Educational Vehicle")
CC Global: 2016 Volvo FH – Full-Size Educational Vehicle
Posted on June 7, 2020 | 6 CommentsThis is the most common big rig set-up as used by our driving schools: a 4×2 box truck with a tall sleeper cab, towing a close-coupled tandem axle trailer. If […] -
![The weather is still perfect for long walks, it’s sunny yet not too warm. So here’s another round of rolling stock equipment. The semi-trailer’s livery above must look familiar, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8797.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtakes: Commercial Vehicles On The Move – And Two Classic Chevies")
In Motion Outtakes: Commercial Vehicles On The Move – And Two Classic Chevies
Posted on May 31, 2020 | 16 CommentsThe weather is still perfect for long walks, it’s sunny yet not too warm. So here’s another round of rolling stock equipment. The semi-trailer’s livery above must look familiar, as […] -
![Automated side loaders, we’re talking about garbage trucks, are RHD. The reason is obvious, when looking at the picture: the driver is sitting on the side where the action takes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8765.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Garbage Trucks – RHD Regular Sized, LHD Micro Sized")
CC Global: Garbage Trucks – RHD Regular Sized, LHD Micro Sized
Posted on May 28, 2020 | 38 CommentsAutomated side loaders, we’re talking about garbage trucks, are RHD. The reason is obvious, when looking at the picture: the driver is sitting on the side where the action takes […]
