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kit cars. An end of an era?

In Auto Motor Klasssiek we always try to make a mix from 'mainstream' to 'pretty weird'. And the 'pretty weird' angle is now also kitcars with the appropriate age. That kitcar thing was once a tax trick from Not More So Great Britain. Cars that were delivered as kits were subject to a very user-friendly tax rate. And because the industrial revolution had started in the Perfide Albion, the amount of tinkering, fiddling and inventing techies was plentiful there.
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Fiberfab. An international success

As children we drew cars. As teenagers we dreamed about building the ultimate car. But a few of us went further. This was made 'easy' by using existing chassis and engines. And glass fiber reinforced polyester. And there were also people who took matters seriously.
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Martaré is back!

When you hear that you fall back in your chair. Martare! Back! Finally! Or maybe you think "Never heard of it"? A seventies audio manufacturer perhaps? Well, no. But there was music in the brand: The pleasantly characteristic hum of a VW boxer. And Martaré was a Dutch brand.

Hustler (Six). By William Towns

The call for classic kit cars has given the funniest results. Because who would have come up with the idea of ​​the Hustler 6 even after excessive beer consumption in the heat? British beer turns some people into foorball hooligans. But…

Kit cars, some reader comments

We recently talked about kit cars. And whether those kinds of endearing (or brutal) bastards could also be 'classics'. We are very pleased that it is and fortunately, after our call, we also found kit car owners among the AMK online readers. If…

Kit cars. Who has one?

As a result of our message about the Rizovari, we received the maker's address through Martin Spoelstra. We will pursue that! But the message also put the kit cars phenomenon in the limelight once again. And because kit cars were often open, such a sun always comes in handy.

Rizovari DX11. A 'Namegame'

Rizovari DX11. 'What is in a name?' It was a common phenomenon in the early pleasure boat era in the XNUMXs: boats were given names made up of the first letters, woman, man and children. Abbreviation names were hot. The…

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Replica: Tribute or "VOUD!"

Replica: Tribute or 'VOUD!'? Replicas are not original classics. Replicas are often not even true classics for years. But what they all share: They resemble a historical example. Or at least they try to do so. It can…