RIPL2025…. When you hear this abbreviation, you are initially inclined to think of an exclusive and extra strong type of corduroy. Or perhaps something else that sounds familiar to you. And…
This coming Sunday is Father's Day, which means that somehow, something fun is always thought up to surprise someone. There will be car-loving dads who would love to receive a package that says 'something with four…
Riding solo is hard. At least, if your motorcycle is actually meant for sidecar use. Because of the geometry of the front fork, which is tuned for sidecar riding, such a thing actually only wants to go straight or fall over. This makes a test ride so exciting that you really…
A story by Brecht (22) about a rescue operation to give a dilapidated car a new future. Buying a neglected car often has a less pleasant aspect, namely the amount of work, but for her that was precisely the…
In the thirties, Opel managed to build an affordable car: the Kadett. This type name was then used for many years and was synonymous with the car of the ordinary family man and his family. The Opel van Yde is the last…
On Texel we saw a car under a car cover. That was during a few days “overseas” and because there are quite a lot of classic motorcycles to be found on Texel (and a few classic specialists), the Smit brothers (Smitbros) are internationally famous…
Fiat was looking for ways to expand production during the fifties, and came across Autobianchi, among others. The manufacturer had originated from the bicycle producer Bianchi. Fiat had already provided a stake in 1955 to…
On Texel, in Den Burg, are the Smit brothers. Or would you expect a group of highly professional technicians in the field of Kawasaki three-cylinder two-strokes and Benelli six-cylinders to be on a Wadden island? Well, why not? Then it is certainly…
The origins lie in October 1978. Markus Wallenberg (Saab) and Giovanni Agnelli (Fiat) found each other in the effort to work together on a platform that would offer space for new, large middle-class cars. Initially, the intention was to…
Chances are you've never seen this Fiat off-roader in action. In fact, it's barely known even within classic car circles. Its design was probably inspired by the iconic Willy's Jeep, but the Fiat has…