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“So did you buy anything?” If only I had a quid for every time I’ve been asked that question since returning from the exhibition in Brussels. But yes, I did in fact buy something.

You see, it had gotten to th […]

This was only the third iteration of the InterClassics in Brussels, but the Belgian show is getting stronger every year: 2017 saw around 23,000 visitors and I for one thoroughly enjoyed what was put on […]

I’ve probably never been so fond of any new old car, as when I drove this 1978 Alpine Renault A310 V6 home from Braunschweig.
Let it be said right away: I think the Alpine is not only the coolest car I have ever […]

The legendary Baja 1000 will take place in Mexico again in mid-November, and it’s claimed that VW buggies still take part – they won the first Baja in 1967.

The pearl of Mexican rally history is perhaps rel […]

The season of indoor classic car exhibitions has begun, and yours truly has been out to have a closer look at the new kid in the class. The 13th to 15th October saw Hamburg get its own classic car exhibition, and […]

This light green wonder is in my humble opinion one of the most beautiful Formula One cars of the late Nineties. It is also one of the first designs by the later very successful Adrian Newey. But this one cost him […]

I received a pleasant letter from Skoda Germany: Would I like to co-drive a Skoda 130 RS on a special stage in the Eifel mountains? I didn’t contemplate for long. And it was even better than I had dared im […]

For many years I thought of Jaguar as being conservative, but it is actually something relatively new.

My perception of Jaguar is probably based on the models I grew up with: Primarily the XJ6 from 1968 and […]

Our most faithful readers might remember that I used to own a Scimitar. Two, actually. Which I sold five years ago upon realizing I’d never get them restored. Recently I had a phone call from a man who told me t […]

To be honest, I have been skeptical towards the enthusiasm for barn finds which have reached new heights the last few years. But last week I stood in the middle of an old barn filled with dusty shadows that […]

In 1976 James Hunt became world champion in Formula One while driving for McLaren. Today he is very often remembered for his lifestyle. Can these two things be separated?
No. Without his flamboyant lifestyle, […]

The mysterious A550X was the prototype for a joint venture between Yamaha and Nissan in which Albrecht Graf von Goertz was involved as a consultant. The A550X also resembles the Datsun Z. But was von Goertz […]

Did the Americans invent the combination of cars and ladies? Quite probably – and from America also hails the custom-craze. So here is a custom Corvette and the greatest sex symbol of the Seventies – together. We […]

I wonder if ANYONE in the Sixties had seen the Japanese coming? Did everyone really believe that everything was under control? Or could these two prototypes maybe have been a clue? They really are quite similar – […]