Month January 2021

Purchasing classics there
DKW Hummel

DKW Hummel. ULM, small, but brave

Once upon a time, when children playing football on the street would duck away when they saw the local police officer approaching on his service bicycle... Recovery: Once upon a time when the moped youth were very pleased with the local police officer on his microlight.

Honda and the Bami blocks

It's that time again: A massive revival of motorcycling (including the love of classics) is reported. And now De Jeugd would also hook up. We don't see it going that fast, also because we've heard the story so many times.

Head-and-butt cars

I couldn't have imagined it was still happening. But in a hall, where an acquaintance of mine had rented some square meters, I saw a 'head and butt car' in the making. A 'straight bench' had been made on the ground with a few heavy profile beams. And the blue front half of a 2015 Jaguar XF stood comfortably close to a white rear of a Jag.
Classic insurance

Classic insurance

Are you planning to purchase a classic? Then you must of course also insure it. There are special old-timer insurance policies for classic cars. But how old does a car actually have to be to be labeled an 'oldtimer'? This differs per insurer.

BMW R90S. Orange above

The BMW R90Ssen were resounding statements. They were BMWs, they were fast and they were a cheerful orange: Daytona Orange (or seriously 'Silberrauch'). The colors were sprayed on. And that spraying was done by hand. Because of that spraying from the wrist, every BMW R90S is actually unique.