Month September 2020

Casual meetings

Volvo Laplander (1969). Tough freebooter.

“The hunt for a green Laplander” was successfully completed last year when Peter found this special Volvo Laplander Valp L 3314. The search for an idiosyncratic type, a powerful off-road vehicle, came to a crew car built for the Swedish army that is more than 50 years old.

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BSA Sunbeam and Triumph Tigress. A grumpy kitten

Scooters were conceived as gender-neutral means of mass transport. Many Italian advertisements therefore featured beautiful young ladies. But there were also members of the standing-urinating kind who were scooterists. Rob Bakker and his fiancé, for example, went to Spain on a scooter.

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Toyota Starlet P8. Our lifesaver again

It is September 24, 2020. The ringtone of my old faithful Samsung takes my concentration away. Robin from the garage calls me way too early. Because: the earlier, the more disruptive. The reason for his call lies in…

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Original or not? Nice and important

In the classic world, the pursuit of originality is quite a thing. And what is 'original'?

Articles

Pembleton. Also nice!

Now that even the new Morgan Plus Four is a classic from birth despite its aluminum chassis and 2.0 liter twin turbo engine, there is much more leeway for us as classic enthusiasts. And of course most of the metal inspiration comes from the now not so bad United Kingdom. So open canvas for the Pembletons.

Articles

VW Golf GTI. From small-scale project to resounding success.

At the Frankfurter IAA of 1975 Volkswagen shows the first real hot hatch: the Golf GTI. He is soon praised for his excellent driving characteristics. They not only invite sporty driving, but they can also be combined perfectly in daily use.

Practice and technology

Chain maintenance 1.0

Chains. Indispensable wear parts that require maintenance. In the past, when not everything was better, but it was nice and clear, cleaning and lubrication - chain maintenance - of the secondary chain was quite a ritual.

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Downgrading. Because sometimes less is more

Recently I saw an old and a new Bonneville. One, the 650 cc with a proud 'Made in England' sticker. The other, a 1200 cc, comes from Thailand. But is all growth an improvement? Such a new Bonnie is almost boulemic.

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Toyota and its competition history. A fascinating day of reporting in Belgium

The alarm goes off early. It's a quarter past five and I immediately jump out of bed. The boyish elation and coffee make the morning golden in the mouth. Belgian gold, because Toyota adept Ron Moës approached his Flemish contacts and…

Casual meetings

Ford Escort RS 1600 Turbo (1985). Jakob Hazenberg's taste maker

When we start talking about the spoon, you will understand that the strong memories of Jacob go back to his father. Then images emerge of the various Escorts that his father drove. And they still generate positive emotions. His dream was to one day own such a Ford, but of course in a fast version. That became reality in 2010 when he was able to buy this Ford Escort RS 1600 Turbo (the white tornado).