While the turbulent 1963, full of hope and hate, writes history, the sun shines in Italy with the establishment of the Lamborghini brand and the start of production of Lancia's most famous car ever. Designer Piero Castagnero delivers with his design…
The American Dream from Canada: but it became a nightmare Economically and safely. It doesn't often go together with a supercar. No, not even in the Bricklin SV-1. Moreover, it did not make him particularly attractive to the eye. Still a core value…
A promising fiasco At least, that's how it seemed on paper. Where Giorgetto Giugiaro had also added a few lines to give this Zastava Yugo a nice face. That always helps, despite all prejudices. Just ask…
It didn't have to be. And it rhymes very emphatically with misbaked. But with that we embarrass this totally forgotten wallflower which is too emphatic and actually unjustified: the Citroën Axel. The stepchild of Citroën certainly didn't get a head start in life.…
Eight of them have ever been registered in the Netherlands. And yet it was a great success. This Gurgel X12 was the absolute bestseller of João do Amaral Gurgel's Brazilian car company. Guaranteed attention when you hand over the keys to…
It is May 1994. Exactly 20 years after the introduction of the Golf I, a brand new VW Golf I Cabriolet in beautiful Inka blue is delivered in Leiderdorp just before the summer. The Golf II (never made as a convertible) is…
When owner Marc happily informs me that we can photograph a great, 50-year-old 7-seater station wagon, it could be German, French, Swedish or American, but in any case something beautiful. When I was in a neighborhood a few days later…
I am calling A about the sale of his BMW 6-series E24. He has to sell it because of his return to Suriname. “Forever!” he adds when I talk to him on the phone. “But the roads are too bad for it…
I traveled to Dalfsen for a very special classic. We are talking about a Saab 96 two-stroke Short Nose from 1962. Special because of the car, but even more so because of the condition. Now I come across restored classics every day. Often…
Sometimes a car comes along and you don't really know what to think of it. A car that does not fit into a box and cannot be explained. Is it beautiful now? The yellow license plates take me from…
