ViaRETRO | Site-Wide Activity https://viaretro.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:47:53 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.0.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 0e3bad946c857c2678ce8658dfd39247 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Top of the Range Monza https://viaretro.com/2021/06/prime-find-of-the-week-a-top-of-the-range-monza/#comment-56593 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:34:30 +0100 While browsing through the classifieds the other day I saw what I was sure was this car for sale with a dealer, and on checking back to this piece, it turns out that it was indeed this superb Monza. The dealer – […]

]]> 4f271c60b1cc41385483566c55de303f Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The End of the Road - An Announcement https://viaretro.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-road-an-announcement/#comment-56534 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:28:20 +0100 @kai – thank you – I hope the first such pieces will appear during March and April.

]]> d94a230cd2d3c9913ca3d63fc463440c Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The End of the Road - An Announcement https://viaretro.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-road-an-announcement/#comment-56514 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:05:22 +0100 @rob, thank you, much appreciated!

]]> fa02c961ae048b87478de4421c716db4 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The End of the Road - An Announcement https://viaretro.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-road-an-announcement/#comment-56494 Sun, 08 Jan 2023 17:48:08 +0100 @yrhmblhst – thanks John, your comments and knowledge of American classics in particular regularly helped fill in gaps for us! Stay well, stay safe.

]]> 97f31d6b19a02362909e5fdba903a655 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The End of the Road - An Announcement https://viaretro.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-road-an-announcement/#comment-56479 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:25:41 +0100 Gents, many thanks for your kind words and comments.
@niels V – yes, Claus, Anders and I have discussed this a little and that is what probably will happen (and I hinted at that in my note above) – we’re […]

]]> c8176ea01eeefdea70e1e27ca699b107 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132963 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 06:00:27 +0100 As we come to the close of another turbulent year, sadly we also come to the end of the road for the International edition of ViaRETRO.

It’s become increasingly clear that we are losing the fight to attract […]

]]> 27849ffd8c90dbf06e4891dd71cbd61e Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132888 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 06:00:42 +0100 Here at ViaRETRO we have, on occasion, gone beyond our theoretical Prime Find budget of £20,000, just so we can occasionally dream about buying the kind of classic cars that most of us will never get the chance […]

]]> a8a89fb20911f4a38c523cba0895e99f Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132777 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 06:00:43 +0100 After a couple of disrupted classic years thanks to the pandemic, 2022 was a year without cancelled shows or events, and in some cases, such as the Practical Classics show at the NEC, took place for the first time […]

]]> 3303f730f0772a77ea37ffed2b753164 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Notes from the NEC Classic - Part One https://viaretro.com/2022/11/notes-from-the-nec-classic-part-one/#comment-56467 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:10:12 +0100 @Asgeir – you are correct – it’s a typo, good spot, thank you, and has been corrected. Sometimes I miss the wood for the trees. In fact the DVLA has it as registered in January 1965. Thanks again!

]]> b87909620c859b8bb20a094d3b8aa45e Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132707 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 06:00:27 +0100 Classic estate cars have featured very rarely in our Prime Find slot (I’m not including shooting brake type cars such as the Lancia HPE or Reliant Scimitar GTE here). They’re often favoured by antique dealers and […]

]]> 919054be725710c686a3fe859002f46a Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Charming Frogeye Sprite https://viaretro.com/2022/12/prime-find-of-the-week-a-charming-frogeye-sprite/#comment-56459 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 16:27:35 +0100 Sold for £12,937 including commissions – a pretty good buy for the successful bidder.

]]> 09cd39a691a0918522455b6f172a6853 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132577 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 06:00:52 +0100 As the 1950’s wore on and Europe’s economies recovered from WW2, sports car enthusiasts were given more and more options, especially if they had deep pockets. Choices included the elegant Jaguar XK120 and later, t […]

]]> 6bf191f061180a477ded3c6061c30f79 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Big Mercedes Coupé for FIAT 500 Money https://viaretro.com/2022/12/prime-find-of-the-week-a-big-mercedes-coupe-for-relatively-small-money/#comment-56458 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:53:24 +0100 Sold for £13,800 including commissions – a good result for both the auctioneers and the buyer.

]]> 532c90c05bcdcfc66cfdd641fe3e9ea1 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132446 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:04 +0100 This week’s Prime Find is a fairly new car by our standards, being – just – a 1990’s car, but since 30 years is generally deemed to be the age at which a car qualifies as a classic, this big Mercedes coupé q […]

]]> 111181306291f730ce558806439d25cb Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Fabulous Ford Falcon https://viaretro.com/2022/11/prime-find-of-the-week-a-fabulous-ford-falcon/#comment-56447 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:42:43 +0100 Didn’t sell – very surprised at that.

]]> 73f7d9bf4ccfa92abd82cc7465541540 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : On Sale After 50 Years in Storage https://viaretro.com/2022/11/prime-find-of-the-week-on-sale-after-50-years-in-storage/#comment-56438 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:47:13 +0100 Bidding stopped at just £13,500 – am surprised, thought it might reach the bottom end of the estimate.

Edit – sold “in the back office” for £15,680 including commissions.

]]> 7762c433c430d56107861f9ccd838534 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132355 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:00:57 +0100 A few weeks back we celebrated the 60th birthday of the Ford Cortina and the 40th of its successor, the Sierra, with a brief run through of those models’ histories.

This weekend – but a day early to give you […]

]]> 8effcc2b4e1d8720128e1d364b8dd22d Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132191 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:06 +0100 Having covered the first half of the alphabetical geographical motoring globe last week, we return to the NEC to take a look at some of the classics on show from the rest of the world, as well as the auction held […]

]]> 095461786a350d30411e1748efefe86b Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Notes from the NEC Classic - Part One https://viaretro.com/2022/11/notes-from-the-nec-classic-part-one/#comment-56431 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:16:32 +0100 Glad you enjoyed the piece, Roy – it was good to see some German Fords among the plethora of Brits. I remember these cars very well from regular family holidays in Germany throughout the 1960’s and ’70’s

]]> 0d85fc007235abbf4f2b462260fcf7af Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131864 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:00:33 +0100 Post-war American cars were long, wide, had massive V8 engines, and were gas-guzzlers. Those are some of the clichés used – in many cases with good reason – to describe U.S made cars from that peri […]

]]> 43e67aa2d3ec43d9d27740361aae87b8 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=132035 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:00:48 +0100 The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is located between Birmingham and Coventry in the middle of England, and hosts all manner of events, concerts and exhibitions. These include two of the biggest shows on the UK […]

]]> f46912618387a0082a93f693334f8cdb Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131674 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:00:50 +0100 A few weeks ago we featured one of the most desirable small coupés to come out of Italy, the Lancia Fulvia, as our Prime Find. Pretty, nimble and a joy to drive, the Fulvia was a demonstration of how the Italians […]

]]> a31f43405ac583c7bfe48dc963da9512 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131750 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:00:15 +0100 While some cars have lifespans not much longer than that of a gadfly – well, OK, not that short, but often just a single model cycle and sometimes not even that before being canned, while others last for decades a […]

]]> 4ad786ede5adc229e079849f52d2390a Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131461 Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:00:28 +0100 Much has been written about the Rover SD1 – one of many British Leyland cars that showed enormous promise, it should have been a great success, but is generally remembered negatively thanks to poor execution and b […]

]]> f1dd5eec900b9f02c99bccdd3911c8bf Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The Ford Cortina at 60, it's Successor, the Sierra, at 40 https://viaretro.com/2022/11/the-ford-cortina-at-60-its-successor-the-sierra-at-40/#comment-56406 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:59:03 +0100 I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with “maybe it was hyper modern for a Cortina/Taunus owner” – certainly my fleet customers, who had been buying the very conventional Cortina in vast numbers, thought so. […]

]]> 22ef47300317809331aa374afc3445ce Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131575 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:00:25 +0100 Most years see a number of classic car anniversaries of one kind or another, and 2022 is no exception – we’ve had the 75th anniversary of Ferrari, including the 60th birthday of that marque’s legendary 250GT […]

]]> d71e661e21fc97991c67911b20067203 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131123 Sat, 29 Oct 2022 05:00:49 +0200 In recent weeks we’ve focused on a few staples of the classic car scene that somehow or other we hadn’t previously featured as one of our weekly Prime Finds, and this week, we’re taking a look at another – the ven […]

]]> 48eac7ba08147a90ae38c6dec3137f75 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Our Cars - An Expensive End to the Summer https://viaretro.com/2022/10/our-cars-an-expensive-end-to-the-summer/#comment-56401 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:18:46 +0200 I think that might just be you, Paul…;) If I had the garage space and bank account I would probably buy a dozen, but while I can dream, I have to live in the real world and as someone who is mechanically inept, […]

]]> 5da7841dfe403bc83c7eebc72e5e1463 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131201 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:00:47 +0200 As regular readers may remember, I’m in the happy position of owning a mini-garage of three German classics – a 1972 Porsche 911T, a 1975 BMW 2002tiiLux, and a 1984 Mercedes 280CE. I love them all and have enj […]

]]> a2a18df7bd12258c241c48ad0b584b54 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find : A Smart - and Rare - Vauxhall Astra GTE Convertible https://viaretro.com/2022/09/prime-find-a-smart-and-rare-vauxhall-astra-gte-convertible/#comment-56398 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:33:47 +0200 Put up for sale again last weekend with a vastly reduced estimate of £6,500 to £7,500, and still didn’t sell – I’m very surprised.

]]> b72e3de99dd8f308fb833d25bcb8f9a1 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Classic Rocket https://viaretro.com/2022/10/prime-find-of-the-week-a-classic-rocket/#comment-56395 Sun, 23 Oct 2022 17:26:53 +0200 Sold yesterday for £18,281 including premiums – so just within the estimate range. A good deal, I would say, if American classics are your thing.

]]> 52a0dd639b6d04d766d30014d35607dc Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130901 Sat, 22 Oct 2022 05:00:10 +0200 We love classic Lancia’s in general here at ViaRETRO – who with a soul doesn’t? – and in the same way that I was surprised we hadn’t previously featured a VW Beetle in our Saturday Prime Find slot until a couple […]

]]> 2b82167b6f1ee00db7955d3b4e2c7ae1 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131312 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:49 +0200 Insurance company Footman James have been holding their Coffee and Chrome Collective events throughout the year, mostly at Chateau Impney but also at the British Motor Museum located at Gaydon, and for their […]

]]> 9d171b01a8057d4cc8fd6feb5cb473cb Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Driving The DeLorean https://viaretro.com/2022/09/driving-the-delorean/#comment-56388 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:10:31 +0200 @Lord kim: thanks for your excellent trivia :)

@Niels V: I think a peak and decline is inevitable for 99% of fossil powered cars within the next few decades, but don’t underestimate the appeal of the BTTF […]

]]> fa118fffc095547ec19db3b029c6b864 Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=131242 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:00:31 +0200 The Great British Car Journey in Derbyshire have been hosting monthly car nights over the summer months. With autumn fast approaching, I went down to the September meeting to catch the last of the warm […]

]]> 8577bcd492d6a89f57ae6af69cdbc227 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130819 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 05:00:09 +0200 There are a couple of significant firsts attributable to the Oldsmobile Rocket 88. Some consider it to be the first muscle car (although the term wasn’t widely used until the mid-‘60s), thanks to the com […]

]]> 6c603e5c74e2a59f6060aea958153056 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Bicester Signs Off It's 2022 Scramble Season With a Treasure Trove of Classics https://viaretro.com/2022/10/bicester-signs-off-its-2022-scramble-season-with-a-treasure-trove-of-classics/#comment-56377 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:11:18 +0200 @jens – we have to be good at something ;-). Seriously, we are very fortunate to have so many great classic events here, and we’re delighted you enjoy our coverage!

]]> adc563a2f3dcc3f55eb77af216a540a2 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130977 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:00:56 +0200 In a few short years Bicester Heritage has become a destination for classic car enthusiasts like few others, a mecca for those wishing to see hundreds of classic cars in a location that exudes tradition and […]

]]> 5039da949e5b98b240bd85699dc869ef Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130578 Sat, 08 Oct 2022 05:00:48 +0200 In the just over five years that the international version of ViaRETRO has been going, it seems we have yet to feature one of the best-known, best-loved, most numerous and most unexceptional classics of all as one […]

]]> 55c3f7979e46b094db3cc76f18f7fad4 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130605 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:00:48 +0200 Regular readers will be familiar with the Classic Motor Hub, or CMH for short, located on a former WW2 RAF FIghter Command base near Bibury, at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Middle England. We’ve written a […]

]]> ae55e1ec5fe0d70067590e2a989298e0 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Driving The DeLorean https://viaretro.com/2022/09/driving-the-delorean/#comment-56345 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 12:14:21 +0200 What an experience! Even though it’s not a car I’ve ever wanted, it has – thanks to both those films and the story of the man (and the company’s) rise and fall, got a more significant place in motoring history […]

]]> acdb918d04cadb35781a681e87423621 Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130499 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 05:00:07 +0200 As we all know, the French more or less stopped making interesting cars a couple of decades ago, with just a few exceptions such as the Renault Avantime and Vel Satis, the Peugeot 406 Coupé and…well, that’s abou […]

]]> db51c109c8756ff8ebc65d85fadabb00 Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130445 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 05:00:41 +0200 Here at ViaRETRO we subscribe to the principle that “any classic is better than no classic”, which leads us to write about some unusual vehicles. We often like to champion the underdog. Although the team all hav […]

]]> adaf1f46ec54de0d4ada9c26efb78beb Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Great Drives: Hillman Imp https://viaretro.com/2022/01/great-drives-hillman-imp/#comment-56333 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:18:49 +0200 Hi Brian, thanks for your contribution. That’s a great Imp and it’s in the right colour too!

]]> 361bd993d59c376c1e43123a21a0001b Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Field of Dreams - The World's Greatest Classic Car Park https://viaretro.com/2022/09/field-of-dreams-the-worlds-greatest-classic-car-park/#comment-56304 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:03:22 +0200 @niels, if the motorsport etc isn’t of interest, then perhaps not. I don’t know if it’s actually possible to book a car park space without buying an event ticket, having never tried, but I did wonder whether some […]

]]> fd965aae96a9076558eb6eb33055cf2e Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130284 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 05:00:02 +0200 The Goodwood Revival is generally considered to be one of, if not the greatest historic motorsports events on the planet. Within that, it also contains what is almost certainly the greatest classic car park on […]

]]> 9039442953121bae8e996eed4d60320a Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : Wildcat on the Loose! https://viaretro.com/2022/09/prime-find-of-the-week-wildcat-on-the-loose/#comment-56299 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:54:05 +0200 Didn’t sell, with bidding petering out at £17k.

]]> 33eaf15343d433548ea124de142c3590 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Classic Mercedes-Benz Q-Car https://viaretro.com/2022/09/prime-find-of-the-week-a-classic-mercedes-benz-q-car/#comment-56298 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:52:44 +0200 Sold for £21,508 including commission, achieved in what seemed to be a difficult sale – not bad value, I think.

]]> a97c49bbbf6b683c4a12312a045a821a Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, A Glorious Goodwood Revival https://viaretro.com/2022/09/a-glorious-goodwood-revival/#comment-56297 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:32:41 +0200 I can vouch for all of the above. Even though my two days at the Goodwood Revival were Saturday and Sunday and I did not meet the author there I sense we share the same overall feeling of the event.

In short […]

]]> fd6c936422d51584de578e40e258fe3e Tony Wawryk wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=130189 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 05:00:51 +0200 Volvo – the most famous Swedish brand on the planet. Better known than their erstwhile fellow Scandi car makers SAAB, more widely recognised than fashion house H&M or the Daim bar, possibly more famous even than A […]

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