It is not nearly as cold here as in Siberia. But this classic Russian now feels fine here. The Moskvitch 401 in the photos was built by the AZLK (Avtomobilny Zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola) which meant "Leninist Communist Youth League Automobile Factory". And if that doesn't massage your patriotism, then you're a hopeless cynic.
We have almost had the Jubilee of the Liberation and 75 years of no war. And in that year we heard a lot of stories and saw classics with a war past. But what is the chance that the wife of 'Reich Commissioner' Seys Inquart drove around in a Beetle from 1940 sometime between 1945-1948?
Many collectors have expanded their motorcycle collection into a museum. Eef Peeters from Arnhem has his collection of motorcycles in his museum. It is now 75 years after the liberation. So his collection in the Arnhem War Museum 1940-1945 is highly topical. 'It…
At Auto Motor Klassiek We don't pay much attention to army vehicles. Army vehicles are par excellence simple, technically not very interesting utensils. And what many people usually think of as 'beautiful', they usually are not. The 'staff cars', the…
The Second World War has been over for 75 years. But is still 'alive'. There has never been as much reenactment done as now. And whether that is a tribute or just playing soldier? The pretending is taken quite far.…
A luxury automobile with an engine from a truck? The Opel Super Six was made between 1937-1938 and had the good-natured 2,5 liter six-cylinder block that also did its job in the Opel Blitz. When you drive an Opel Super…
Broadly speaking, our classics are the dreams of our youth, distant relatives of our first cars or 'the cars of our fathers'. And because 'we' are generally about the same age, our classics are the cars...
This year, 75 years after the German surrender, much attention is paid to WWII. And in that time many stories and anecdotes come into the picture. The cunning sabotage of Citroën is a good example of this. Sabotage: the…
Opinions differ on this. Nico Aaldering of the Brummense Gallery usually goes for impeccable top quality and the higher price segment. But the Harley that is now in his showroom is far from spotless and certainly not for sale yet. The…
Apart from the fact that we have to be grateful to our liberators because they liberated us, there is something else.