Volkswagen Buggy: nice!
About a hundred years ago I was at a meeting of the ABC, the General Buggy Club, on some Utrecht industrial estate. A friend of mine had a Volkswagen Buggy and I knew board member Jan van der Lid because of my…
Month October 2019
Honda City (1987)
Honda City, an unworldly city boy Text & photography: Aart van der Haagen A hip, fast rascal, well developed, social and completely at home in the urban jungle, that is the Honda City. However, upon closer acquaintance he turns out to be quite unworldly, because…
Zoute Grand Prix celebrates 10's birthday in style
Text and photos: Dirk Ivens The 10th edition of the Zoute Grand Prix in Knokke-Heist was one big party for car enthusiasts. More than 250.000 visitors enjoyed the most exclusive vintage cars and dream cars. Among them are also a number of prominent figures…
Tinkering for beginners
But it is wise to tinker in a clean, well-lit environment. Chaos never shows craftsmanship. At most of genius. With some tools, peace of mind, your good sense and the Internet you can go a long way. On YouTube there is a…
The Shelter. A Dutch dwarf car
Shortly after the Second World War, motorized traffic became extremely topical. On a BSA or Harley, which you could buy at the 'dump' for a few hundred guilders, you were quite a man. But a motorcycle was not yet a car. Even…
Volvo P1800. The Saint's car
Recently, in what was probably a repeat of a repeat, there was an episode of Wheeler Dealers in which a Volvo P1800 was rescued. Saving Volvo P1800s is a good plan! My most traumatic memory of such a smooth Volvo was…
Electronics and nostalgia
A friend came by for a quick chat. He had a recent motorcycle magazine with him. And was deeply affected. That motorcycle magazine praised the new Yamaha R1. That 1000 cc engine now produced 200 hp…
Nice route in Portugal. Classic driving in the Cascais-Sintra region
Driving a dream route with classics, it is an excellent combination. Certainly in the Cascais-Sintra region, where we explored the area with a Daimler 250 V8 and were impressed.
Yamaha RD350 LC YPVS
Yamaha has an impressive two-stroke history and the provisional (?) end of that was the Yamaha RD350 LC YPVS. LC stood for liquid cooled. So liquid cooled. We will come back to the YPVS. The Yamaha was a cheetah in wolf's fur. The Yamaha RD350…
MEV Replicar
The Mazda MX-5 was a bull's eye from its introduction in 1989. In April 2016, the one millionth copy rolled off the production line. The quirky sports car has now reached the status of a classic, consists of tin and…