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CC Global Archive
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CC Global: A Celebration of Holdens On The Day the Very Last One Rolls Off the Line
Posted on October 20, 2017 | 89 CommentsBecause today, 20 October 2017, is the day that the Holden production lines will come to a halt after almost 70 years, I thought that rather than recount the history […] -
CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 27 CommentsIt took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […] -
CC Global: 2017 Tatra Phoenix 4×4 Tractor – The Famous Tatra Features Are Included
Posted on October 11, 2017 | 12 CommentsAn engine and a cab by DAF, a transmission -either manual or automatic- by ZF, and the rest by Tatra. The end result is the Tatra Phoenix, a modern and […] -
CC Global: 2016 DAF XF Towing A 2005 Chéreau Semi-Trailer – Extra Long Big Rig For Driving Lessons
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 38 CommentsIn the Netherlands extra long and heavy big rigs are allowed to drive on the main roads. These rigs are called LZVs or ecocombis. LZVs stands for Lange Zware Voertuigen, […] -
CC Global: 2016 DAF CF 8×4 Truck – No Concrete Plans This Weekend
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 14 CommentsI caught this bright yellow and red Big Toy at the 2017 DAF Museum Days. Last year its owner ordered 15 of these, plus another 10 Mercedes-Benz 8×4 trucks. Yes, […] -
CC Roadtrip/Driving Impressions: 2017 Renault Talisman Initiale Paris – Eurotripping The Autobahn
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 53 CommentsWanderlust (/’wändərˌləst/) — A strong desire to travel. In my 24 years of life, I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled a lot, both with family and friends. However, I’ve never […] -
CC Global: Missing Out? The Toyota Mark X – More Q-Ship Than X-Rated
Posted on September 18, 2017 | 20 CommentsIt’s always fun looking at familiar brands’ websites for different markets, isn’t it? Before the days of the internet, we had to rely on the occasional news piece in our […] -
CC Global: Walking Through Tolkamer – Where The Rhine Rolls Into The Netherlands
Posted on August 27, 2017 | 33 CommentsTolkamer is a small town in the Netherlands, situated right at the Dutch-German border. On a clear and sunny day it’s a neat place to take a walk on the […] -
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors
Posted on August 21, 2017 | 15 CommentsMany classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […] -
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Modern Agricultural Machinery
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 12 CommentsThe Oogstdagen-event is held every year in the month of August. It’s a combination of an exhibition of recent and new farm machinery, a classic farm tractor show, demonstrations and […] -
CC Global: Modern Service Vans And Trucks – Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Iveco
Posted on August 14, 2017 | 15 CommentsYesterday I visited an agricultural exhibition and fair nearby, held every year in August. More on that in a later article. Also present at the show was a small number […] -
CC Global: 2016 VDL Futura FHD2-129 – Headed For Austria
Posted on July 30, 2017 | 25 CommentsThe VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company from the Eindhoven area in the Netherlands, owned and run by the Van der Leegte family. Since December 2012 the […] -
CC Global Outtake: South American Graffiti, Schnell(aster)!
Posted on July 14, 2017 | 17 CommentsThe hot rod in its various guises — T-bucket, Deuce coupe and roadster, and many others — is a uniquely American automotive art form. Based on the mass-produced, utilitarian Fords […] -
CC Global: A 420G Fits In Anywhere; Well, Maybe.
Posted on July 13, 2017 | 36 CommentsI wandered into the Cape Town city centre the other day to capture some old cars and check out the street art in the mild Winter sun. Walking the streets […] -
CC Global: Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep – The Cars of Monaco’s Parking Garages
Posted on June 29, 2017 | 19 Commentsimage: Pinterest Monaco has long been a haven all things exotic and expensive: its combination of lenient tax laws and a picturesque backdrop have rendered it the domain of the […]
![CC Global: A Celebration of Holdens On The Day the Very Last One Rolls Off the Line Because today, 20 October 2017, is the day that the Holden production lines will come to a halt after almost 70 years, I thought that rather than recount the history […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1968-HK-Brougham.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 2007 Iran Khodro Samand – Persian Rugged It took me a few moments to realize, as I was on a large square in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, that I had no idea what this car was. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170916_175401-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2017 Tatra Phoenix 4×4 Tractor – The Famous Tatra Features Are Included An engine and a cab by DAF, a transmission -either manual or automatic- by ZF, and the rest by Tatra. The end result is the Tatra Phoenix, a modern and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_5023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2016 DAF XF Towing A 2005 Chéreau Semi-Trailer – Extra Long Big Rig For Driving Lessons In the Netherlands extra long and heavy big rigs are allowed to drive on the main roads. These rigs are called LZVs or ecocombis. LZVs stands for Lange Zware Voertuigen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2016 DAF CF 8×4 Truck – No Concrete Plans This Weekend I caught this bright yellow and red Big Toy at the 2017 DAF Museum Days. Last year its owner ordered 15 of these, plus another 10 Mercedes-Benz 8×4 trucks. Yes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Missing Out? The Toyota Mark X – More Q-Ship Than X-Rated It’s always fun looking at familiar brands’ websites for different markets, isn’t it? Before the days of the internet, we had to rely on the occasional news piece in our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/toyota-mark-x.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Walking Through Tolkamer – Where The Rhine Rolls Into The Netherlands Tolkamer is a small town in the Netherlands, situated right at the Dutch-German border. On a clear and sunny day it’s a neat place to take a walk on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4483.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors Many classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4409.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Modern Agricultural Machinery The Oogstdagen-event is held every year in the month of August. It’s a combination of an exhibition of recent and new farm machinery, a classic farm tractor show, demonstrations and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Modern Service Vans And Trucks – Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Iveco Yesterday I visited an agricultural exhibition and fair nearby, held every year in August. More on that in a later article. Also present at the show was a small number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2016 VDL Futura FHD2-129 – Headed For Austria The VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company from the Eindhoven area in the Netherlands, owned and run by the Van der Leegte family. Since December 2012 the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_4291.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global Outtake: South American Graffiti, Schnell(aster)! The hot rod in its various guises — T-bucket, Deuce coupe and roadster, and many others — is a uniquely American automotive art form. Based on the mass-produced, utilitarian Fords […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_9210-cropped.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: A 420G Fits In Anywhere; Well, Maybe. I wandered into the Cape Town city centre the other day to capture some old cars and check out the street art in the mild Winter sun. Walking the streets […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170705_143148.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep – The Cars of Monaco’s Parking Garages image: Pinterest Monaco has long been a haven all things exotic and expensive: its combination of lenient tax laws and a picturesque backdrop have rendered it the domain of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Monaco-hotel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


