Tony Wawryk

Drive-it Day Spiced with the Beautiful Cotswolds

April 30, 2019

Over the past few years, Drive-it Day has effectively become the season-opening classic car event in the UK. That is, if you consider the classic car season to begin in late Spring and end in early Autumn – whi... Read More...

Die Zitrone – A Sweet and (Occasionally) Sour Classic Journey

Tony Wawryk

April 16, 2019

Our Cars

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As ViaRETRO readers will know, my current classic is a Golf Yellow 1975 BMW 2002tiiLux, christened Die Zitrone by my partner for obvious reasons, and the name has stuck. Although I have always loved cars, and c... Read More...

Prime Find of the Week: Gallic Classic at Entry Level

Tony Wawryk

March 30, 2019

For sale

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One of the beauties of our collective interest in classic cars is that there is quite literally something out there for almost everyone; at least, if they care at all about how they get from A to B, even if it’... Read More...

Hands-on Enthusiasm at the Classic Car and Restoration Show

Tony Wawryk

March 28, 2019

Reportage

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Regular ViaRETRO readers will already know that when it comes to technical, engineering or mechanical knowledge and expertise, I just about know which end of a screwdriver to use, though not necessarily how to ... Read More...

Prime Find of the Week: No Sour Aftertaste From This Bitter

Tony Wawryk

March 16, 2019

For sale

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Opel is of course one of the best-known car brands in Europe. For a period up through the 1950’s, ‘60’s and ‘70’s they made some very fine cars indeed; personal favourites being the Manta A, the GT and the Comm... Read More...

Prime Find of the Week: The Bavarian Performance Saloon

Tony Wawryk

February 23, 2019

For sale

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Many of BMW’s 1960’s and 1970’s cars are now established classics whose prices have escalated steadily in recent years, with some – such as the 2002 Turbo or 3.0CSL – reaching six-figures in sterling for the be... Read More...

Classic Glamour at the London Excel

Tony Wawryk

February 20, 2019

Reportage

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Let me start with an admission: I much prefer outdoor shows to indoor ones (except when it’s raining, of course), for a variety of reasons. If the weather gods are benign, seeing row upon row of classics glinti... Read More...

Is It Real? Or Is It Memorex? And Does It Matter?

Tony Wawryk

February 12, 2019

Random Thoughts

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Some ViaRETRO readers may remember the pay-off in the adverts for Memorex cassette tapes. These adverts featured the great Ella Fitzgerald, in which she would sing a note that shattered a glass while being reco... Read More...

Prime Find of the Week: Fit for a Prime Minister

Tony Wawryk

February 9, 2019

For sale

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While you could say that almost every classic is a little unusual, rare, out-of-the-ordinary, or has some other outstanding attribute – which is what makes a classic in the first place – every now and then here... Read More...

Author Tony Wawryk