Colin Neale
British Colin Neale was once head of the design department of the Ford Motor Company and died in 2016 at the age of 89. Neale never experienced much glamor during his life. Although he has many more car models from…
Month March 2018
It is not an AutoRAI, but what is it? International Amsterdam Motor Show
This Easter weekend the first edition of the International Amsterdam Motor Show will take place in the RAI in Amsterdam. Because the RAI was also the location for the AutoRAI, the comparison quickly arises. Yet the…
Easter weekend is dedicated to the third edition of the Classic Drachten
The third edition of Klassieker Drachten will be held from Saturday, March 31 to Easter Monday, April 2. The event had its baptism of fire in 2016 and is developing into a permanent fixture on the classic car agenda. In the Fries Congress Center…
The Ducati Monster, that will be a classic
Governing is foresight and all that. And that's why this story is about the motorcycle with which Ducati reinvented motorcycling: The Ducati Monster series. And that these machines are called 'il mostro' in Italy? That sounds even scarier than the standard…
The Asquith Company: Timeless classic or fake?
Just to stand out from the crowd. And of course English. Asquith is a manufacturer of handmade veteran utility vehicles founded in 1981 based on now outdated technology. The founders were two entrepreneurs, Crispin Reed and Bruce West, who…
From consolation prize to main prize: The Honda CB350 F
The small Honda CB Four would initially be released as a Honda CB250 and Honda CB350 cc version. Ultimately, only the Honda CB350 Four saw the light of day. The Honda CB350's were the smallest Honda four-cylinder model of the…
De Alfa 6, write off advanced
De Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 was a large, luxurious sedan that Alfa Romeo built between 1979 and 1986. The most important novelty was the new V6 engine, the first 6-cylinder in years from this brand, which is also the name of…
2.0 cafe racers
For fans of originality, café racers have always been strange bastards. But in the meantime, the 'real' café racers such as Tribsa's, Norvins, Seeleys and Egli's are high-priced collectors' items. And the café racers' popularity over the last few years? It has a lot…
Wouters CB450. Bastard or Beauty
The Honda CB450 K1, the successor to the famous Black Bomber, led a shadowy existence for a while. That lasted until the four-speed CB450s had all found homes. Then the Black Bombers' prices went up so quickly...
Dacia, a brand with ups, downs and now ups
Dacia is a Romanian car brand. UAP (Uzina de Autoturisme Pitești, Piteşti Car Factory) was once a state-owned company, but today the factory has been part of the French Renault group for some time. And the new Dacias? Those are great cars! The name refers to the old…