There are a lot of recent classics that have completely disappeared from view and from our collective memory. Not because they are not good, but because they have simply been snowed under by time. The Yamaha XS400 DOHC 'Seca' is there…
The winter period within the transitional arrangement for vintage cars is over again. This means that owners of petrol vehicles that fall under the 2018 scheme will be allowed to take to the road again from March 1 to November 30. When a passenger car, truck…
Following a long and late conversation, we would like to point out once again: The miracle remedies that are recommended to make your classic car run more economically, more beautifully, better and faster, which... do not work. There are no miracle cures. Dreams are lies…
We've talked about it before: You don't have to go to France or South America to find dormant classics. Just go out for a day in the rural parts of our country. Then have a cup of coffee and…
I don't care much for modern motorcycles. If you design something that looks like it came out of a Japanese SF cartoon, you've lost me. If you make a 100 plus horsepower engine and then fill it up...
Classics would have become unaffordable. Only to be bought by wealthy investors, investors and opportunists. NOT! The selection and prices have never been better. Only we're not talking about AC Cobras, Lamborghinis, MV Agustas and…
It's a break from free news gathering. And proof that an asking price can never be high enough. Or, to quote a car dealer: “Ask for little money is cowardly.” The price increases of classics, which are announced on birthdays and in…
An acquaintance who loves cars, but has little interest in classics had a tip. He had run his car for a few sessions on the power bank at 'Beek Auto Racing' in The Hague. In car racing and The Hague…
The demand for ethanol killers is increasing now that European governments decide that Euro95 will disappear at the pump. Petrol stations will only offer (green) E10 at the pump, which is fuel with 10% ethanol. CLASSIC CARS AND ETHANOL Owners of classic cars…
Encapsulated disc brakes. That was quite a thing. And everyone has forgotten that the Spanish Sanglas brand, later taken over by Yamaha, had the scoop in 1976. It was Honda that brought the system back into the picture. You…
