Jalopnik: netherlands

Google Censors Dutch Fire Truck Incident

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:00 EST

A moment on Google Street View showing a Dutch fire truck driving away after allegedly knocking down a little old lady on her bike hit the internet yesterday, today Google's completely erased the moment. Too bad we kept the pictures.

Grotere kaart weergeven"Oh hey look, it's such a nice day for a drive in Amersfoort. Just driving along, following a fire truck through these quaint streets. La-la-la-la-la. Oh... little old lady on a bike, watch where you're going. LITTLE OLD LADY! Watch out for the fire truck it's about to hit [TRANSCRIPT TERMINATED. GOOGLE DOES NOT HAVE RECORD OF A FIRE TRUCK HITTING AN OLD LADY. INQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT WILL RESULT IN "UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCES"]

Google Street View Catches Dutch Fire Truck Knocking Down Little Old Lady

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

A Google Street View car on assignment in the Netherlands captured what looks like a fire truck bowling over a little old lady and driving away. Luckily, the Googlers stopped to help. Hey guys... where's the fire?

Grotere kaart weergeven

Just Another Street-Driven Ferrari 330 GT Down On The Hague Street

Murilee Martin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. What do you do with a 40-year-old Ferrari? Drive it!

That's just what this rally-equipped 330 GT's owner does, and reader Paul spotted it parked in front of an Alfa Romeo shop in The Hague, Netherlands. Here's what he has to say about his find:

Spotted in Den Haag, Netherlands, Fall 2008. Why not to include it: It's Just Another Ferrari
Why to include it: When was the last time you saw a rally-driven 60's Ferrari with bolt-on driving lights, side exhaust and knock-offs that have clearly been used in anger? It's just got the look of a car that's driven hard and often. And, if it were mine, that's how I'd treat it too.

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Europe Fires Caminoization Salvo: 500SEpage, Silver Shadowamino!

Murilee Martin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT

The Murfreesboro Vanden Plaschero inspired a lot of discussion about the pros/cons of Americans hacking up fine European machinery in order to add pick-em-up truck beds. Don't forget, though, that Europe itself has a fine tradition of Caminoization stretching back for many decades. Take, for example, this pair of fine Old World cartrucks. We've got a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 500SE with pickup bed from Germany and a 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow on a Dodge truck chassis from the Netherlands. Which would you drive? Make the jump and do the voting thing! Thanks to Martjin and Sasho for the tips.

Yes, we know this "Dutch driving test" question...

Ray Wert — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:15:00 EDT

Yes, we know this "Dutch driving test" question isn't real. Be that as it may, it still made us laugh ~~her~~ our collective hiney off. [picture speaks a thousand words]

When A Maa-aan Loves A Skodaaaaaa!

Murilee Martin — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:45:00 EDT

Normally, when some car geek puts together a website about his beloved project car, the photos don't really do justice to the cars. Hey, it's hard to take good car photos (which is why we should all appreciate Señor Bumbeck's mad camera skilz), so it's nice when we spot a project-car site put together by someone who does a good job photographing his pride and joy. In this case, it's a crazy Dutchman and his 1960 Škoda Felicia.[flnet.nl]

War Without End

Davey G. Johnson — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:45:00 EDT

Old memes never die, they just want you (like L7) to pretend that they're dead. After the jump, Johnson and Lieberman get punny with the tenacity of portly men in blue and gray wool who just won't let that whole Civil War thing drop. Praise the Lord and pass the ketchup packets.

Davey G.: FAF?
Loverman: DAFFY!
Davey G.: FAF-ESQUE!
Loverman: DAFEATIST!
Davey G.: FAFFARE!
DAFEOICA PUDDING!
Davey G.: POMP AND CIRCUMFAF!
Loverman: DAFUHRER!! (beat that)
Davey G.: THE FAFHATTAN PROJECT!
Loverman: DUDE! That was the next one I was working on!
OK, hang on
Davey G.: Haha!
Loverman: ZACK BRAFF SUCKS!
Davey G.: YES HE DOES!
I saw "The Last Kiss" last night. It was awful.
BRAFF < FAF or DAF!
Loverman: True DAF!
DON'T WORSHIP THE GOLDEN DAF
Davey G.: OR THE GOLDEN GIRFAF(FE).
Loverman: FRIED CHICKEN AND DAFFED POTATOES!
Davey G.: ROWAN & MARTIN'S FAF-IN!
Loverman: DAFOTA FANNING!
Davey G.: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE FELIX FAFFURTER!
Loverman: NORTH DAFOTA & SOUTH DAFOTA
Davey G.: BAKERSFAF, CALIFAFIA!
Loverman: DAFMEMBER
Davey G.: FAFUARY!
Loverman: DAF OF JULY!
Davey G.: FAFADA DAY!
Loverman: DAFTASTIC!
Davey G.: FAFSTILLE DAY!
Loverman: DAFTOPIA!
Davey G.: FAFSI COLA!
Loverman: COOL RANCH FAFRITOS!
I mean DAFRITOS!
Fuck
Davey G.: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF FAFFER DAY SAINTS!
Loverman: DAFENTOLOGISTS!
Davey G.: SEVENTH-DAY FAFVENTISTS!
Loverman: JEWS!
Davey G.: ROMAN FAFOLICS!
Loverman: Uh... BORN AGAIN DAF PEOPLE
Davey G.: SOUTHERN FAFTISTS!
POPE JOHN PAUL THE FAF!
Loverman: DAFSTFARIANS
Davey G.: PRACTITIONERS OF FAFTERIA!
Loverman: DAFDAF
or would that be VOODAF?
Davey G.: Probably VOODAF.
Loverman: EAT AT THE DAFATERIA
Davey G.: NICK CAVE AND THE FAF SEEDS!
Loverman: DAFMEANSDAF
OPEDAF
or... ODAF
Davey G.: MINOR FAF!
Loverman: BRUCE DAFSTEEN AND THE DAF STREET BAND
DAF FLAG
BLACK DAF
Davey G.: THE FAF PUPPETS!
MISSION OF FAF!
BLACK FAFFATH!
Loverman: ITALIAN DAFIA
Davey G.: SWEDISH FAFIA!
Loverman: Man... you win.

But Johnson, much like Inspector Gadget, has only won this round; rest assured that this kind of crap goes on all too often here at tha Jalop. And so it shall go for eternity, or at least until one of the two of us succumbs to maladies brought on by our cigarette consumption.

Syncronicity!

Davey G. Johnson — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:45:00 EDT

A passel of Benelux VW Syncro-heads (or at least ones from the Bene bit) got together for some good crawlin', Euro style. Hashish and Chimay undoubtedly followed. Volkswagen bahn-less slow hoons of the Low Countries for the win! [Thanks to eltonito for the tip.]

The Dutch Stole the Dorky Gyroscopic Scooter Thingy: Segways Banned in Netherlands

Jonny Lieberman — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EST

While we'll forever smile at the goofy little Segway for almost succeeding where so many ~~pretzels~~ assassins haven't even bothered to try, we're with the Dutch on this one. The rent-a-authority-figures outside our favorite pub ride Segways. And they do nothing but wear loud yellow shirts and get in the way of people on foot as they uselessly zip around hitting on underage Asian girls. Plus, like, how stoned do you have to be to think upright electric scooters are in anyway cool? For reals; even the working gals in the windows would refuse your nerdy money. Though, if those dual electric motors were driving rubber bands... Naw, they'd still be lame. – Jonny Lieberman

Segways Verboten In Netherlands [channel3000]

Spyker Shows Production C12 to "Miljonairs"

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:51:58 EDT

The German Car Blog relates an article in Der Spiegel about Spyker's unveiling of its production C12 at a Dutch "millionaires" fair (you mean the guys on the cigar box?). And even Rembrandt would tear out his mustache trying to calculate the forshortening lines of the Spyker's yawning proportions. Just as in the prototype, the production model, which will cost more than $300,000 in tulip money when it's launched — possibly in 2006 — will be powered by Audi s six-liter dry-sump aluminum W12.

Spyker C12 Spyder: Powered by Audi [The German Car Blog]

Related:
Spyker Unveils C12 Prototype [internal]