Sometimes a car presents itself and you are not sure what to think of it. A car that does not fit in a box and cannot be interpreted. Is it beautiful now? The yellow license plates are confusing me. You expect blue with such an antique model, right? And is there on the Read more
We are slowly moving towards summer. Spring is in full swing, the corona measures are over. And the number of classic car events on the calendar is steadily growing. There is a lot of beauty in the barrel. Both big and small. I'm also taking an event with me, that's almost with me Read more
The USA variant of the Kei car. So twice as heavy as the Japanese and with more thirst, but just as nice: the Dodge Aries. Read more
Pulling rushes is a breeze. I've seen people do it at an emergency pace, and freehand. Open heart surgery is also a cinch. You only have to cut some and there are a lot of helpers around you. Read more
This is how the popular Opel Rekord 1700 P1 was called in the 60s. Its panoramic windscreen was already graceful and the four-door version gave the necessary convenience to a comfortable transport. The performance was not even bad for its time. The four-cylinder 1680cc engine moved the 910 kilogram heavy carriage to a maximum speed Read more
Sometimes you come into contact with people who enthusiastically tell about their experiences with a special car. This 66 DAF 1974 – despite its condition – still retains a sense of romance from G.van der Ploeg's childhood memory. By: Dirk de Jong This owner used to be a garage owner and presented Read more
What do you do if you own a 80 Audi 103 F 1967 that still looks excellent but will no longer provide driving pleasure? The owner's answer is simple: Put it in the attic, maybe it will go just like in the fairy tale, after many years one or the other will come Read more
The popularity of and the number of old-timers in the Netherlands continues to increase. Oldtimers in the Netherlands are officially cars of 40 years and older that are exempt from road tax. But the RDW and CBS also take into account in their figures cars from the age of 30 that are still subject to road tax. At European level Read more
The origin of the Simca 1000 Rallye is not in France but in Italy. Henri Pigozzi, President General of Simca, was born in Turin and knew the founder of Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat would remain Simca's dominant shareholder until 1963. Pigozzi remained a regular visitor to Fiat's factories throughout his time Read more
Chrysler has never been such a well-known brand here before Chrysler Europe came into existence. And disappeared again. Here we usually had to make do with GM and Ford Americans. But Chrysler was one of the big players in its homeland The States. And Chrysler's New Yorker line was the top line there for quite some time. The Read more
This Opel Manta A is an undisputed showpiece and has been owned by Frits Groen for more than 25 years. This model had a special place in his heart, but was out of his reach because he didn't have a driver's license and was not yet of legal age at 17. In the years Read more
American cars are big and have V8 blocks. However? And some cars, despite all the pluses, were not a success. The unique American leap of thought to saw off a part of a full sized Yank tank and in principle to use a six-cylinder in-line engine was therefore a bridge for quite some people. Read more
