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CC Global Archive
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CC Global: Massey Ferguson And Atlas With Herder Implements – Outdoor Power Equipment
Posted on August 25, 2024 | 11 CommentsRoadsides and ditches need to be mowed and maintained. A corded lawn mower won’t cut it, but this duo certainly will. A farm tractor and a wheeled excavator, outfitted with […] -
CC Global: 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser 150-Series (Prado) – The Last Representative Of The Japanese Workhorses
Posted on August 11, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 8/9/2018) Recently, our Mitsubishi importer announced that the Pajero will no longer be offered. The Nissan Patrol has been withdrawn from our market many moons […] -
CC Global: Nick, Heath, Jarrod – There’s a Fire In The Barn!
Posted on June 4, 2024 | 7 CommentsLast April, I could finally take clear pictures of all the fire fighting vehicles on display at the yearly held King’s Day celebrations in a small town nearby. Especially of […] -
CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 15 CommentsThe dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […] -
CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsThe folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […] -
CC Global: The Brazilian Chevette
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/20/2018) Back in the early 70s, the Brazilian auto industry had already shifted into second gear and was going flat out. The problematic cars of the […] -
CC Global: Carrozzeria Pezzaioli-Bodied MAN – Livestock Gran Turismo
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe other day I visited a classic MAN and Büssing show in the East Netherlands. A rather lonely and not-so-young German big rig caught my attention, the combination was clearly […] -
CC Global: Two Tractors, More Than 50 Years Apart – Both Making a Big Noise
Posted on May 5, 2024 | 10 CommentsDeutz, an illustrious name in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The company’s founders gave us the internal combustion engine as we know it. Their air-cooled diesel engines were distributed all over […] -
CC Global: 2023 Trucks@Twenthe – Happy Hunting Ground (For Truck Enthusiasts, Anyway)
Posted on April 28, 2024 | 17 CommentsNo fear when these guys show up in your rear-view mirror, it’s just that family names ending on -ing or -ink are commonplace in the eastern regions of the Netherlands, […] -
CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 5 CommentsRiding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […] -
CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 5 CommentsThere are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, […] -
CC Global: 2018 Scania P450 8×4 Crane Carrier – The Show’s Gatekeeper
Posted on April 7, 2024 | 10 CommentsA telescopic crane mounted on a standard chassis-cab from a truck manufacturer, that’s something you don’t see often around here. Usually, the entire crane unit rests on a dedicated all-terrain/rough-terrain […] -
CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows
Posted on March 31, 2024 | 21 CommentsCertainly in Northwestern Europe, heavy Iveco vehicles have always had a reputation of typical, bare-bones ‘fleet trucks’, rarely owned by small transport companies or owner-operators. This has been the case […] -
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – (Keep) Dry Cargo
Posted on March 24, 2024 | 7 CommentsWood fiber – sawdust – forage – biomass. Ten Damme’s business in writing, right there. The company has a large and interesting fleet of heavy trucks and tractors, such as […] -
CC Global: Skip (Container) Loaders – The Shortest Heavy-Duty Trucks By Far
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 15 CommentsShort, low, yet with plenty of power on tap. The English call them skip loaders, dedicated straight trucks for transporting open top containers, especially used for the disposal of construction […]
![CC Global: Massey Ferguson And Atlas With Herder Implements – Outdoor Power Equipment Roadsides and ditches need to be mowed and maintained. A corded lawn mower won’t cut it, but this duo certainly will. A farm tractor and a wheeled excavator, outfitted with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2703.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser 150-Series (Prado) – The Last Representative Of The Japanese Workhorses (first posted 8/9/2018) Recently, our Mitsubishi importer announced that the Pajero will no longer be offered. The Nissan Patrol has been withdrawn from our market many moons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6886.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Nick, Heath, Jarrod – There’s a Fire In The Barn! Last April, I could finally take clear pictures of all the fire fighting vehicles on display at the yearly held King’s Day celebrations in a small town nearby. Especially of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2268.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country The dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2325.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly The folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Brazilian Chevette (first posted 5/20/2018) Back in the early 70s, the Brazilian auto industry had already shifted into second gear and was going flat out. The problematic cars of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chevrolet_chevette_1975_gasolina_gm_chevrolet_chevette_1973_rarissimo_6470134491337206943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Carrozzeria Pezzaioli-Bodied MAN – Livestock Gran Turismo The other day I visited a classic MAN and Büssing show in the East Netherlands. A rather lonely and not-so-young German big rig caught my attention, the combination was clearly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Two Tractors, More Than 50 Years Apart – Both Making a Big Noise Deutz, an illustrious name in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The company’s founders gave us the internal combustion engine as we know it. Their air-cooled diesel engines were distributed all over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2247.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2023 Trucks@Twenthe – Happy Hunting Ground (For Truck Enthusiasts, Anyway) No fear when these guys show up in your rear-view mirror, it’s just that family names ending on -ing or -ink are commonplace in the eastern regions of the Netherlands, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1813.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors Riding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1857.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver There are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1802.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2018 Scania P450 8×4 Crane Carrier – The Show’s Gatekeeper A telescopic crane mounted on a standard chassis-cab from a truck manufacturer, that’s something you don’t see often around here. Usually, the entire crane unit rests on a dedicated all-terrain/rough-terrain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1860.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows Certainly in Northwestern Europe, heavy Iveco vehicles have always had a reputation of typical, bare-bones ‘fleet trucks’, rarely owned by small transport companies or owner-operators. This has been the case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2021 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – (Keep) Dry Cargo Wood fiber – sawdust – forage – biomass. Ten Damme’s business in writing, right there. The company has a large and interesting fleet of heavy trucks and tractors, such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Skip (Container) Loaders – The Shortest Heavy-Duty Trucks By Far Short, low, yet with plenty of power on tap. The English call them skip loaders, dedicated straight trucks for transporting open top containers, especially used for the disposal of construction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


