In September 1969, the Peugeot 304 was presented to the general public in Paris. For the 304, Peugeot uses the technical principles (suspension, front-wheel drive, transversely mounted alloy engine with gearbox underneath) and the middle section of the 204.…
'Veteran' is a designation of the English Vintage Motor Cycle Club for motorcycles from 1905 to 1914. Humber Limited was a pioneering British motorcycle manufacturer. Humber produced the first practical motorcycle in Britain by producing one of their Humber bicycles in 1896…
Saab made cars for individualists. Aunt Cornely was an internist, unmarried all her life and a Saab driver. She preferred to drive blue cars, but also had a silver-gray Saab. Aunt Cornely was highly educated, highly intelligent, quite a bit unusual…
In 1987 started Citroën make plans about the successor to the then successful one Citroën BX. Because Citroën wanted to fight the competition broadly, two models eventually emerged as successors to the BX: a model in the…
Kawasaki stands for dynamics. It is one of the four major Japanese brands. And it is a brand with loyal followers. Nol Bikker of Nol Bikker Motoren in Noordeloos – the company has been around for 40 years – is a passionate Kawasaki dealer…
When most people think of 1963, they think of the gruesome Eleven Cities Tour from that year. JFK was shot dead in Dallas. And our doctor had a new car: a Rover P4. “Because that car always started.” And that is quite important for…
That was quite a shock for the young roadside assistance employee. A carburetor, the distributor cap with contact points underneath (Wow! Contact points! How nice!), visible rods and a fault that he could not read. Fortunately, he found the answer with his digital multimeter…
Riding a sidecar is different. At the motorcycle shop there was a combination that looked as if it had been driven at full speed into a fairly mature ditch. And lo and behold: It was. But in the story there is a…
Yesterday it was about finding and buying classics in Croatia. “That's nice, but I don't understand those people. I always go to France.” “Do you speak French?” "No. Or barely.” That had to sink in for a while. But the holidays are coming...
Porsche Portraits: Porsche's 911 is one of the few automobiles that have become legendary 'in their lifetime'. That life began more than 55 years ago. And the eighth generation of '911s' has recently been launched. High time for all generations of…
