Tags Classical
Classics: affordable and sustainable
Modern times, old man talk
Veterans: Very old motorcycles
New, used, old, classic
UAZ 452. Not retro, but real
New Beetles. Minis and Fiat 500s? I see retro as a designer's weakness or cunning marketing. Retro isn't real. Of course there are exceptions that I like. On two wheels there are the Kawasaki W650-800 king axles and the recent 650…
Kick start or electric start. An electric leg and retro bikes. Is that allowed?
Peter Koelewijn already sang it: “You're getting older, Dad, just admit it.” And statistically speaking, we classic enthusiasts even have a reasonable chance of being not only 'dad' but also 'grandfather'. But we are young at heart and…
Japanese classics: A show!
Japanese classics have now become 'main stream'. That is because there are now a lot of people who have their reference/nostalgia frame around 1960-1970. And especially when it goes towards the mid-seventies - again 40+ years ago -...
Rebuild engines: Beautiful or criminal
Rebuilding engines: In BMW classic circles it is usually clear: Only factory originals are good. Some people go very far in this. We once saw a BMW fan turn away in disgust when he noticed that the piping was stuck on a tank instead…
60 Year MGA
And it was sometime in 1981 or '82 that there were a whole bunch of orphaned MGAs at a car company somewhere in Zeeland. They were neglected and forgotten. They were only kept because there was enough room…. Throwing away an MGA…