Month April

Purchasing classics there
BMW

BMW mono suspension boxers

A lot of BMW two-valve boxers are currently being converted into unique machines for young men with beards. The pool of good, original specimens is becoming thinner. And this also applies to the latest BMW two-valve boxers: the machines with mono suspension. And about that…

Datsun

Datsun, not Austin

Wherever you read, whatever you read about the very first Datsun, it is made clear to you every time that it was a Japanese-built Austin Seven for the Japanese market. Unfortunately, that's nonsense. The DAT Corporation in Yokohama…

Mainstream

Classics: Mainstream or unique?

Mainstream or unique, that is the question. Most of our classics? There are usually so many of them that there are clubs for them. And it is clear that 'mainstream' certainly does not have to be bourgeois or anything like that. Because a Porsche…

Saint Tropez

Saint Tropez in 1961

The French seaside resort of Saint Tropez is described by many as 'mundane'. In the 'Banana Box' we found a photo of the harbour, taken in 1961. At least, that is what it says on the back. A beautiful picture that was probably about the…

King's day

King's Day, bargain day

King's Day, bargain day Whatever you think about the royal family: King's Day, formerly Queen's Day, is a funny phenomenon with all the free markets. That King's Day has become so busy in a few major cities that people in the crowd are panicking...

Citroen 2 CV

Citroen 2 CV - Outlier ...

Lack of external charm? Wonderful to look back on the reactions in the trade press about the Citroën 2 CV around the 2s: “All French people agree, it is better to use a very simple XNUMX CV…