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@rob, I share your frustration. Why they include entirely current models in such shows is simply beyond me. Though both the blue metallic 450SLC and the majestic 600 in black on the M-B stand did look stunning, […]

Life is not about getting there first. Nor is about getting there with least possible effort.
Life is about enjoying the ride!

@tony-wawryk & @yrhmblhst
Gents, you’re right – there are better colours for the Torino. But both of you know as well as I do, that when purchasing a classic car, you simply must always prioritise condition […]

@yrhmblhst, nope, never have attended a rodeo. Though I did try one of those mechanical rodeo bulls on a very drunken night north of Phoenix many years ago… ;-)
But even if that counts for something – maybe […]

@tony-wawryk, Tatton is indeed a big show – massive in fact! And yes, the DG Alpine was lovely – so much so that I surprised myself by having it as one of my favourites of the whole show.
The Quattro stand was […]

It’s amusing with that picture of the different generations of 911 Turbos all lined up. If choosing one for myself, I would start at the very back of that line-up with the early 3-litre Turbo. Definitely my […]

Pleasantly soothing to know that events like this are still possible on this day and age.

Oh, and love that little 3-door Peugeot 104 Z… :-)

@yrhmblhst, I’m liking both your choice of wheels and route. :-)

For me – today – it would probably be my dream Alfa Romeo Montreal. Preferably in that funky green metallic though the orange metallic would do […]

@yrhmblhst, largely agree with everything you just say there, however I feel there’s one more exception to the FWD rule besides the original Mini and all SAABs, and that’s (obviously) Lancia. Despite being a […]

HeHe… it’s a bit of a liability writing about anything US-market as long as we have our Yank ViaRETRO resident here… ;-)

@soren-navntoft, I’m with you 100% – both on the Ascona A being an entirely handsome […]

Claus, I get where you’re coming from with your argument. One could say that every SAAB 900 which was built up until 1998 owed a lot to the 99 which was launched all of 30 years prior.

Even so, I personally […]

Ouuuuu… Tony, this report is a painful reminder that my hillclimb 02 is still in pieces and awaiting a new front end. If it had only been in one piece, I may have actually been participating on the hill at […]

Gents, your comments say everything about the legend which Niki left behind…

So entirely devoid of soul and character that I can’t even work up enough emotion to hate it. I simply just don’t care about it – leaves me stone cold…

@yrhmblhst, we may not agree on the red BMW instruments, but we’re entirely on the same page when it comes to SAAB instruments. The Night Panel in my wife’s 9-5 Vector estate is pretty neat…

I’ve always had a good eye for the GT6. Such a good looking little coupé and with a lovely straight-6 to boot. Having tasted Triumph ownership some eight or nine years ago with a ’69 saloon 2.5PI mk.I, I reckon […]