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Citroën Acadiane by Evert van Benthem

A few years ago I was present at the farewell party of my primary school friend Jan de Kroon. He had sold his flower bulb company on Kamperzandweg in Ens. For political and economic reasons, he and his family decided to move to Canada. He thus followed in the footsteps of his brother-in-law and sister. Around the turn of the millennium they had already left for North America to give a new and above all greater impulse to their farming life.
Purchasing classics there

Triumph TR6 | For the good cause

Governing means looking ahead, the local pub owner in my hometown always says. And there is no way to get in between that. Yet every year we let ourselves be surprised by summer or winter, for example. We only buy winter tires if…

Maserati

Pavarotti and Maserati

On October 12, Luciano Pavarotti, born in Modena, Italy, one of the most famous opera singers in the world and according to many the best tenor of his generation, would have turned 82 years old. If it weren't for the fact that on September 6...

Pete Estes

The muscle man Now that the enthusiasm for the muscle car is growing nicely - because honestly, what is more beautiful than a big, pounding and roaring V8? – it might be nice to know who…

Joginder Singh

Successful rally driver S. Joginder Singh Bhachu, who was known as the Flying Sikh, was a leader in long-distance rallies in the 1960s and 1970s. For example, he won the East African Safari Rally no fewer than three times, with his…

A new company is added. Yet?

Amsterdam opens its first shop for vintage and custom motorcycle enthusiasts. The Rusty Gold Motor Shop. At least, if it is up to Zoran Holtkamp. Today he started a crowdfunding campaign to realize this dream...

Anatole Lapine

On May 23, 1930, Anatole Lapine was born in Riga, Latvia, completed his internship at Daimler-Benz in Hamburg before emigrating to the United States. As a 21-year-old, he started working as a subordinate in the design department - led by the legend Bill Mitchell - at General Motors.

Les Leston

Les Leston, which by the way was officially called Alfred Lazarus Fingleston, must be counted as one of the most flamboyant (inter) national drivers and entrepreneurs ever produced by the British Empire. On December 16 Born 1920 in the British town of Bulwell near Nottingham, he threw himself into the music world after a vague series of unfinished courses.