Tags WWII
WWII. On to the 76th birthday
Arnhems Oorlogsmuseum 1940-1945. Eef Peeters, the collector
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…
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…
Army motorcycles. 75 years after WWII
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.…
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…
Classics: a generational deal
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...
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…
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…