Month June 2017

Purchasing classics there

Suzuki's VX 800 was not a success.

Suzuki's VX 800 was not a success. The somewhat stretched-looking VX800 was designed in Suzuki's Design Studio in California. The VX is based on the only charismatic custom/chopper that ever came from Japan: the Suzuki Intruder. Most…

slit hat

The man with a slit hat and a ball-neck

On the back roads: The man with a fedora and a hat. Where: In the countryside. On rustic routes between villages and provincial towns such as Doetinchem and Dokkum. Mostly on Sundays. This is a dying breed: First owners driving older, larger middle class cars.…

AlfaSouth

Alfasud in 1972

Building a brand new car in a brand new factory, working with a workforce that has never built a car in their lives, is a recipe for impending disaster. Just think of the Hillman Imp and…