Tags WWII

Moscow 401

Moskvitch 401. A Soviet Kadett

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.
Purchasing classics there

WWII. On to the 76th birthday

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?
Army vehicles Beetle

Army vehicles and WWII

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…

Opel Super Six

Opel Super Six

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…

sabotage

Citroën and tampering

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…

HARLEY AT NICO EQUALIZATION

Verkeerd afgelopen?

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…