Month March 2016

Purchasing classics there

A FIAT limousine

Extend a Fiat by more than one meter? Then you get a very long 500. The extended Fiat 2300 in the April issue of AMK has also become very impressive. This car for dignitaries weighs over one and a half…

The men behind Porsche

The men behind Porsche

There are few brands that capture the imagination as much as the Porsche brand. The name Porsche has actually been linked to technical innovation and top quality since 1900. And dynamic sportiness. And they were three highly gifted technicians with…

cable eye

DIY repair: a coupling cable

Clutch cables have had plastic eyes for years. And that system is very reliable until the plastic is old enough. Then the cable breaks in sight. Shame. But clutch cables are usually easy to find. Except when it comes to clutch cables…

Boy toys, internet and bygone dreams

“We're quitting. It can no longer be done. Everything we have left now goes out with a 25% discount.” It was an answer to the question where the toy department had gone. Submitted to the branch manager of the Mazzelshop…

VW March Hare

A VW Easter Bunny: the VW March Hare

The Mach Hare… The March Hare. But not the one from Alice in Wonderland. This VW Easter Bunny is a kit car from apparently the early 70s. We found it for sale through Hemmings a while ago. The asking price…

Ducati Scrambler head

When there were no marketers yet ...

Back then, motorcycle factories did not make target group-oriented lifestyle items, but motorcycles. The reborn Ducati Scramblers are very nice motorcycles, but rather the result of an almost perverse marketing strategy. That was of course also well done. But the original Scramblers, that…

CJ 5 original

For the citizenry: the Jeep CJs

The first issue of the spring of 2016 contains the history - and purchasing tips - of the Jeep CJ (civilian Jeep)'s. These were tools rather than automobiles. While retaining their essence, the CJs evolved somewhat. They became more bourgeois…