When things were getting better in the Netherlands, retirees bought second homes in Drenthe and Zeeland for very little. This was followed by a massive outflow of 40+ people to France, where new lives were started by French ownership...
Everything that receives attention comes to life again and great memories can be recalled with photos. It will be interesting for many former drivers to look back at this workhorse that first appeared on the road in 1962…
This year, 75 years after the German surrender, much attention is paid to WWII. And in that time many stories and anecdotes come into the picture. The cunning sabotage of Citroën is a good example of this. Sabotage: the…
Of the more than 8000 copies of this (semi) automatic that were produced in 1976, 1977 and 1978, no engines ever officially came to the Netherlands. Later there were some gray imports. Not suitable for Europe The European market was…
Some classics unexpectedly fall into place. The van on the cover of a book was one of those: The UAZ 452. But first there was a meeting. A chance encounter There was something about an oil additive cum friction reducer that...
It has been about 35 years since Peugeot introduced the 205. That brave toy became a huge success. Sales went well! Peugeot was pleasantly surprised to find that more than 5,3 million of them crossed the counter. For the…
You can go a long way with a classic. Rostock, for example, is only about two days from the center of our country. I was sitting on a terrace in Rostock. An old, stripped Goldwing came thundering across the square. It…
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, Lee Iacocca passed away at his home in Bel Air. The son of an Italian immigrant made a name for himself in the car industry, caused a true marketing revolution at Ford (56 for '56) and was the spiritual…
Maurice Hünen is a Maintenance Supervisor, genetic technician, motorcyclist and politically active. Maurice is a good acquaintance with whom we have regular contact. His BMW 'Blauwtje' was once one of those hard-to-find BMW R45s. Maurice recently got an R1150R.…
Jeepsters are civilian vehicles. But: In Den Beginne there were the Jeeps, the military jacks of all trades that were the death blow to the heavy military motorcycle sidecar combinations. There are many stories about the naming of those Jeeps. That's how it would be…
