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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.
Purchasing classics there

Even more sportswear for a civilian: VW Overdevest (?)

The June issue of AMK - the kiosks are open again, but you can also take out a dirt-cheap subscription - contains the heart-conquering story about the Martaré Sportscar. That is a VW Beetle chassis in athletics outfit. He manfully acts as if he is a cousin of the Ford GT40. But that's just the plastic side of the story.

Martaré rebirth

We recently reported about the Dutch Martaré kit cars. We will come back to this in detail in the next AMK. So there is still time to get a subscription! But we would like to pay tribute here to a 'cause' that was born out of pure passion.
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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…

VW March Hare

A VW Easter Bunny: the VW March Hare

The Mach Hare… The March Hare. But not the one from Alice in Wonderland. This VW Easter Bunny is a kit car from apparently the early 70s. We found it for sale through Hemmings a while ago. The asking price…