What requirements must the Quiryn Wartburg 1.3 Sedan meet? These are: reliability, safety and the car must be extremely strong, comfortable and spacious. According to him, this Wartburg has all that in-house, and he also thinks that he looks very good as a classic enthusiast and restaurateur.
By: Dirk de Jong
The Wartburg 1.3 Sedan is suitable for all possible and impossible roads. What is also important to mention is that it was built in one of the oldest factories in the world.
From Poland to the Netherlands
This scion from the Wartburg series is from the year 1990. It was taken by a Polish guest worker where he was put on the Dutch registration in 2016. Because the Wartburg 1.3 Sedan was not a direct revelation to his Dutch colleagues, he decided to buy a different type of car. After that, this car was stored in a horticultural shed for a number of years. For Quiryn, who found the Wartburg 1.3 Sedan, the car had great utility value. Just as an advertisement for his restoration company. His opinion about classics was very clear: I have been driving classic cars my whole life. Every day, in all weather conditions and it should be. That's what he was ultimately made for.
Surprising discoveries
In his warehouse are several projects, where you can still enjoy the industrial design of the past. Like an Austin Princess, the big car of British Leyland. But also a beautiful DAF 46, which had stood still for years at a bankrupt dealer. So it will be clear that in the future there will be more special cars that have the columns of Auto Motor Klassiek will fill. The interest in the automotive past can also be seen in the pile of AMKs that he has kept as a long-term subscriber and that also sees as his archive. Classic enthusiasts are special people, with special stories. Quiryn is one of them.
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