Month October 2016

VW 1303 Convertible. The last open beetle.

In August 1972 the VW 1303 saw the light of day. He succeeded the 1302. The latter model was the first Super Beetle and was only on the market for two years. Volkswagen decided to revise the 1302 due to increasing safety and equipment requirements and…

Purchasing classics there

Paste stickers

Paste stickers. That's a simple job if you keep an eye on a few things: It is of course useful that a sticker or transfer is in the right place when the work is done. There is a significantly greater chance of this…

A couple of Jensens

A bunch of Jensens. You can talk about that when you have four. Jensen Interceptors were once the ideal cars of the then top British footballers. The audience thought the Jensens had a high 'Blingbling' factor. The Interceptors were purchased…

A Renault R8 Gordini from The States

To drive races with the Renault 8, racer and tuner Gordini developed the Renault 1964 Gordini 8 (type 1100) in 1134, recognizable on the front with only larger headlights, followed in 1965 by the R8 Gordini 1300 (type 1135) with an 103 hp engine, which made a top speed of 175 km / hour possible and got a modified front with four headlights.

The Honda C110 and C114

The Honda C110 and C114. These were the Japanese motorcycles that provided the bridgehead to Europe, especially in England. They were intended as cheap transport for the masses, but did not have the sad poor appearance and dated technology...

An Austin Allegro is a nice car.

An Austin Allegro is a nice car. Okay, it took decades before you could say something like that without being immediately put in a straitjacket, but still. The Austin Allegro's (quickly called 'Ellendro's' in Germany) were the victims…