ViaRETRO | Claus Ebberfeld | Activity https://viaretro.com/members/ce/activity/ Activity feed for Claus Ebberfeld. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:47:53 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.0.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 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 […]

]]> 53c3f30b12bb0d123d73ee4b25aae1a0 Claus Ebberfeld 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-56288 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:44:59 +0200 I absolutely agree, Tony: These pretty (yes, I think they are!) little saloons represent a lot of car for the money compared to the very obvious competitor BMW M3. As a road car as such I suspect the BMW has the […]

]]> 93cdf5d70d6a04c381a2029819868042 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Classy Corrado https://viaretro.com/2022/08/prime-find-of-the-week-a-classy-corrado/#comment-56225 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:39:23 +0200 Well, a lot has happened over those four years – in our hobby and I suppose within ourselves. The latter is not unimportant as the exact definition of a classic is still much more than a question of age (the […]

]]> 2c7c1309f0564f6e7064c22786f6fcea Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A High-Performance Porsche for Average Money https://viaretro.com/2022/08/prime-find-of-the-week-a-high-performance-porsche-for-average-money/#comment-56185 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:12:23 +0200 I know, @tony-wawryk. And I am a BIG fan of brown. In fact this car is very nearly perfect for me :-).

]]> 9d3ecc1414dc4fd171b585fc117975bf Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A High-Performance Porsche for Average Money https://viaretro.com/2022/08/prime-find-of-the-week-a-high-performance-porsche-for-average-money/#comment-56182 Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:32:54 +0200 You’re “less convinced about the interior”, Tony?!? Wow, you are hard to impress! In combination with the restrained exterior colour I on the contrary find it perfectly judged in that late Seventies way that I lik […]

]]> f53a290c01e4d007789e7b00d835e19e Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Classic '70's Wedge with a Famous Former Owner https://viaretro.com/2022/02/prime-find-of-the-week-a-classic-70s-wedge-with-a-famous-former-owner/#comment-54633 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:21:04 +0100 Agreed, @tony-wawryk – but I still think that makes it just about the most expensive Elite I’ve ever seen sold. Great car!

]]> 1cf0622c8b3449b26be339e820876cad Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : French Mustard https://viaretro.com/2022/03/prime-find-of-the-week-french-mustard/#comment-54632 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:17:47 +0100 I had a 1986 5 GT Turbo (making it a Phase 1) and I loved it: Brilliant little scorcher with great engine power, fantastic seats, tight handling – in fact I am pretty sure my later Alpine A310 out of – sort of – […]

]]> bf4abc0b5cbe42e4665267f9015cccfe Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Classic '70's Wedge with a Famous Former Owner https://viaretro.com/2022/02/prime-find-of-the-week-a-classic-70s-wedge-with-a-famous-former-owner/#comment-54016 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:32:01 +0100 Very often I tend to prefer the romantic classics with curves, leather and chrome, but more and more often I find the allure of what was really ultra modern in the Seventies hard to resist too.

The Elite is […]

]]> f92d065ba7101a4f01b847a2ec26c8ae Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Smart Stag in a Great Colour https://viaretro.com/2022/01/prime-find-of-the-week-a-smart-stag-in-a-great-colour/#comment-53260 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 20:03:53 +0100 Great colour! And actually some very nice modifications overall, that sort of gel very well together. Usually I am not that fond of grey interiors but it does work here – and appears to have been done well too. […]

]]> ac920155f32fd5a657098195942bb45d Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Spoiler Alert, A Covert Escort Cosworth? https://viaretro.com/2021/12/spoiler-alert-a-covert-escort-cosworth/#comment-53022 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:08:42 +0100 Hmm, I never knew such a thing existed – that’s how covert it is to me. And the most pressing question would be “why”?

Today as a classic car I must confess, though, that my usual penchant for the very rare […]

]]> 1b6b830fb9fd72fbda03b5c2b645414c Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Potential E9 Bargain? https://viaretro.com/2021/12/prime-find-of-the-week-a-potential-e9-bargain/#comment-52321 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 11:38:22 +0100 Oooh, an E9 bargain! That is something I dream about again and again, but haven’t seen for years. Interesting if this could be it.

To me personally the US side markers were always rather annoying, but that […]

]]> 7d043e4f871f4b70e1c0e87069e03065 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, J-Turns 40 https://viaretro.com/2021/10/j-turns-40/#comment-50788 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:08:51 +0200 The esteemed author is so right regarding the diesel version. Well, right in most of the above, in fact, but the puny diesel is the Ascona (as I am in Denmark, where the car was an Opel) I drove the most. Not as a […]

]]> 2fd56a90d140f38ec60974a90cbccdbf Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : An Intriguing Piece of Swedish Motoring History https://viaretro.com/2021/10/prime-find-of-the-week-an-intriguing-piece-of-swedish-motoring-history/#comment-50583 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:38:54 +0200 Now here’s a subject I actually KNOW something about: Back in 2014-2015 I drove a SAAB 90 for about 35,000 kilometers. I acquired it after my Honda Legend Coupé (well, I had a flirt going with youngtimers at the […]

]]> 744560bfa65b560104d50ee09b32eefd Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : A Mint MG Montego EFi https://viaretro.com/2021/09/prime-find-of-the-week-a-mint-mg-montego-efi/#comment-50121 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:04:29 +0200 This is a big yes from me too: They actually drive rather well as I recall it and this one seems a true timewarp machine. In many ways I prefer the Meastro-version but then again – try finding one like this. It […]

]]> eb4d6ec109ee5fc30a6283f8f2e83255 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Quirky British Sports Car https://viaretro.com/2021/08/prime-find-of-the-week-a-quirky-british-sports-car/#comment-49778 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:20:45 +0200 I quite like it – but then again, I once looked at actually buying an Electron.

The engine must be a Spitfire 1,3-liter, from what I can see. That would predate the car somewhat, rendering it uneligable for […]

]]> 0a46b08e1cda69dbd878229c02d73dc9 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Issigonis – Hero or Villain? https://viaretro.com/2021/08/issigonis-hero-or-villain/#comment-49777 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:14:27 +0200 Brilliant thesis, Dave Leadbetter. Brave, even. I look forward to reading your analysis of converting classic cars into EV’s, actually.

Although I have to disagree regarding Minis that “they are best […]

]]> 36f3737e3fb5e4c48afaaea0674300c4 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Sometimes Dreams Do Come True! https://viaretro.com/2021/08/sometimes-dreams-do-come-true/#comment-49627 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:30:50 +0200 I salute you, Tony – and your dream and the fact that you went for it. And that it took you 900 warming-up-words to tell us about it. That sort of sums up how big and important a step that was.

Even the car I […]

]]> c9b6e77682400540d424859ce0007208 Claus Ebberfeld 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-49087 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:57:28 +0200 Now THAT was a good deal on a great car! Always loved the Monza.

]]> 23d2d6fe7893f4bff6d0012a49c4ba76 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Visual Sunday: The Pinnacle of Touring Car Racing https://viaretro.com/2021/07/visual-sunday-the-pinnacle-of-touring-car-racing/#comment-49086 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:54:48 +0200 A brilliant formula, Group A. Proper “standard” cars, not some de facto silhouette Formula as of today.

My favourite period was the really early years when the contenders for the win were VERY different cars: […]

]]> 2a12a9ccf35f87fbc54e040c5e92a92d Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, A Super Summer Morning at Shelsley Walsh https://viaretro.com/2021/07/a-super-summer-morning-at-shelsley-walsh/#comment-48861 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:55:05 +0200 That grey Clubman 1275 GT seems rather nice too. And the matte Triumph TR carries its fade with grace.

With the possibilities apparantly in your new back yard, @Tony, you seemed to have made a wise move!

]]> c506b249ac655c6756b76676f216b25f Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Setting out on The Great British Car Journey https://viaretro.com/2021/05/setting-out-on-the-great-british-car-journey/#comment-48227 Thu, 20 May 2021 18:41:45 +0200 What a brilliant concept, “Drive Dad’s Car”! As well as the focus of the museum as such.

Also very refreshing to read an honest review of the Triumph TR7 by a sufficiently stylish groover like Dave.

I must […]

]]> 045d1c1a04f9997dce3418949fb7d0a7 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Historics' Second Spring Sale - Not Quite Up To Last Month, But Still A Good Day https://viaretro.com/2021/05/historics-second-spring-sale-not-quite-up-to-last-month-but-still-a-good-day/#comment-48204 Tue, 18 May 2021 19:52:12 +0200 That Aston Martin DB4! At that price it seems ridiculous to state that it seems such good value against the DB5 – but then I always loved the DB4.

And the Triumph Stag in what I believe is Topaz? Great […]

]]> 40d6518077c28ac84673eece7294f7af Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Busy Doing Nothing https://viaretro.com/2021/05/busy-doing-nothing/#comment-48185 Tue, 11 May 2021 20:55:17 +0200 You could certainly have done worse than that CD, @dave. In one of my cars (not so modern as yours and therefore on cassette) I had a Dr. Hook compilation which always made me wonder how few great songs they […]

]]> e84eb8e66fa944aec3282bb3b6071b24 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week : An E-Type for Less than Half the Price? https://viaretro.com/2021/05/prime-find-of-the-week-an-e-type-for-less-than-half-the-price/#comment-48119 Sat, 01 May 2021 19:49:03 +0200 Such a great car, the Marcos GT: I absolutely agree that it is a viable alternative to an E-type. Although in direct comparison it has several shortcomings to the Jag it balances them out with that lovely bonkers- […]

]]> c371810ae93233aa12241a3cbdfa3a4f Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, What the Easter Bunny brought: A De Tomaso for the Editor! https://viaretro.com/2021/04/what-the-easter-bunny-brought-a-de-tomaso-for-the-editor/#comment-48014 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:36:22 +0200 Thanks, @Tony! I’ll actually try to set up a comparison test with the Deauville and an XJ at some later stage as the similarities are really very obvious.

And in terms of wording we certainly consider the car […]

]]> 3214e5a5ac12f19711500db15640507b Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=114349 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:00:08 +0200 Yes, it’s actually a true story: A new car has finally arrived in the garages, and the new De Tomaso Deauville is really something quite exotic.
Really exotic, in fact. Many car enthusiasts will probably never […]

]]> b0e8eaa28e76cf7583717b51a4e5f281 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Ferrari 308: Two days and one speeding ticket https://viaretro.com/2021/03/ferrari-308-two-days-in-a-dream-car-and-one-speeding-ticket/#comment-47951 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:13:59 +0200 Thanks, gentlemen!

As Mr. Leadbetter has discovered the full video is out and can be viewed (with subtitles available) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLmkdVN2OCA

]]> 6dbfc395a7698f7e698de6a914875cbb Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=113728 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:00:31 +0200 As I refueled the red Ferrari 308 GTB on that Thursday morning a week ago, I could not help but think back on how much that model has meant to me – and many other car enthusiasts.
Over six years ago, on the […]

]]> 4240aa9e971eb5c7c93f3920d5952cac Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Visual Sunday: Spring is (Finally) Here! https://viaretro.com/2021/03/visual-sunday-spring-is-finally-here/#comment-47861 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:46:13 +0200 Ehrm, obviously that is only the main tour of 2021: I sure hope to put together lots and lots of smaller trips as well…in something else, maybe.

]]> 75752d9c2f88182ab5b1f6238b298f4c Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Visual Sunday: Spring is (Finally) Here! https://viaretro.com/2021/03/visual-sunday-spring-is-finally-here/#comment-47860 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:44:49 +0200 I’ll be going to the Alps in my Alpine A310: My wife as codriver and good company in the form of friends in Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Iso and Porsche. Simple living!

And no, you should not just fly instead, that’s […]

]]> dac7bb80300ad49471d1106615626644 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, The Unpure Thoroughbred https://viaretro.com/2021/03/the-unpure-thoroughbred/#comment-47697 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 20:07:44 +0100 True that complex does not necessarily mean better, but then it doesn’t have to be: In the Super-GT-class of cars it just has to be more desirable, and nothing beats a V12 in that respect.

]]> 4fe3d33250b6af5792b300cac6a04dbd Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, The Unpure Thoroughbred https://viaretro.com/2021/03/the-unpure-thoroughbred/#comment-47660 Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:51:15 +0100 Well, it IS a star already – well always was, in fact, as the car was undeniably both fast and beautiful. But at the same time is is definitely true that the off-the-shelf engines hold the Grifo back.

I would […]

]]> acb40b761bb9dfb6da60305ef4727978 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Aston Martin will do better in Formula One than the last time https://viaretro.com/2021/03/aston-martin-will-do-better-in-formula-one-than-the-last-time/#comment-47640 Sat, 20 Mar 2021 15:31:33 +0100 That could be an extremely interesting plot, @yrhmblhst, as that would require Bernie to get back too. I am all for it, actually!

]]> 9f7fa1053d3b1ee15962eb19f3cf1d35 Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=113343 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 06:00:26 +0100 If you recall how the original F1 of 1992 used a bespoke V12 built by BMW you might be surprised by the fact that the MP4-12C of 2011 had to do with a redundant Nissan engine.
Ahh, engines! Wonderfully complex […]

]]> 3a691205368b17ffdec36117e3987555 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Visual Sunday: Touring Cars at Their Finest https://viaretro.com/2021/03/visual-sunday-touring-cars-at-their-finest/#comment-47502 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:13:19 +0100 I absolutely LOVED this period of touring car racing that spawned no less than three great modern classics: The M3, the Mercedes 190 and the Sierra RS Cosworth. However I also loved the years that went immediately […]

]]> bd5173791a917954099c07e3c686e3cf Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=113189 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:00:02 +0100 In case you are completely isolated from the contemporary world here is news for you: Aston Martin will return to Formula One. Which is a good thing.
I love Aston Martins then and now and for that reason alone I […]

]]> 3f5a70188948f404c7391382548acf57 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Good News: Classic Motoring Has Never Been Safer https://viaretro.com/2021/03/good-news-classic-motoring-has-never-been-safer/#comment-47422 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:54:38 +0100 Relativity is a wonderful thing. Without it the world would be a more boring place AND it would be difficult to tell.

Regarding classics I think it is important to remember that while they might not be as safe […]

]]> d5cdbdf1dbfddc02a82fe2ccd648dc2e Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Should Morgan Have Produced the SLR as a Road Car? https://viaretro.com/2021/02/should-morgan-have-produced-the-slr-as-a-road-car/#comment-47379 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:24:33 +0100 Yes, and enjoy them we can: It is amazing how active the owners are on the historic motorsport scene, as considering the cars are amongst some of the most rare in the world (a tenth of the production of the fames […]

]]> ef5572c0165d3ba629117b36720782fd Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=112954 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:00:52 +0100 My recent article on a Bizzarrini for sale had me looking more into the marque – which I much to my surprise find is about to be resurrected.
That article was “When only the newer car is a real classic: Scarab […]

]]> d3a52923f86d9286c6a4f07c1294dda4 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Smart for four: Classic cars with friends https://viaretro.com/2021/02/smart-for-four-classic-cars-with-friends/#comment-47299 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:02:52 +0100 Trust and an equal approach to driving probably goes hand in hand here, @dave Leadbetter. But as you are right in so far as the matter can not be calculated absolutely objectively any penny pincher should probably […]

]]> 674794a3d9fac19576258f09e217669b Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Should Morgan Have Produced the SLR as a Road Car? https://viaretro.com/2021/02/should-morgan-have-produced-the-slr-as-a-road-car/#comment-47298 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:51:47 +0100 I always loved those as well, @tony, upon seeing one for the first time at Goodwood, probably around 1998-1999. By far the best looking Morgan ever, in my opinion, and I love them.

But they were built as race […]

]]> 11c9f814eb15b35591915d071d8b995d Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Smart for four: Classic cars with friends https://viaretro.com/2021/02/smart-for-four-classic-cars-with-friends/#comment-47280 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:51:08 +0100 @tony, we don’t actually live THAT close, but in a particularly bright moment I suggested that three persons actually needed to share three cars, and then with certain intervals take the drive up to the next one […]

]]> 8457109bd8a27caae4504f3ad40a4a42 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Smart for four: Classic cars with friends https://viaretro.com/2021/02/smart-for-four-classic-cars-with-friends/#comment-47253 Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:06:20 +0100 That could buy you a very nice S-Class, @dave.

But it sounds as though you should do just fine with something like an MR2 or a TR7…what a shame, really.

]]> 678e0699fec12ed995bf78c2c936c7e9 Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=112771 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:00:10 +0100 We went out looking at a sports car, but on the way home came up with other ideas.

I had an absolutely excellent trip to Zealand a couple of weeks ago: We were four grown up men on tour in my Mercedes […]

]]> effd85f022ab002e11a60ac35633078c Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, 50 Years of the Mercedes-Benz SL and SLC https://viaretro.com/2021/02/50-years-of-the-mercedes-benz-sl-and-slc/#comment-47205 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:03:31 +0100 This article sort of made me miss my old SLC, @tony: I sold it last year to make way for the Interceptor. You are absolutely right that the model offers an incredible amount of car for the money – from the period […]

]]> 72245efa0e940e6802254520ca0a081c Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, The Escort XR3 Comes Of Age https://viaretro.com/2021/02/the-escort-xr3-comes-of-age/#comment-47204 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:37:45 +0100 What a wonderfully honest and sober birthday speech, @dave. Any mother-in-law would be moved to tears if you put that much effort into their birthday speech.

I understand your ambivalence towards the Escort […]

]]> 353cfa3ccad964c27aad5234cd087e65 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, When only the newer car is a real classic: Scarab vs. Bizzarrini https://viaretro.com/2021/02/when-only-the-newer-car-is-a-real-classic-scarab-vs-bizzarrini/#comment-47195 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:38:46 +0100 You are right too, @niels-v. Maybe we should write the builders a letter?

]]> 89d98d266c6ea144ce2d801986de57e2 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Stay Cool Sunny-Boy https://viaretro.com/2021/02/stay-cool-sunny-boy/#comment-47194 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:37:07 +0100 I do too, but that’s because I am a sad car need looking for every straw of hope out of the Eighties car pool.

]]> c271fa71655194767f382465aaf9665e Claus Ebberfeld wrote a new post https://viaretro.com/?p=112606 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 06:00:20 +0100 Today we are apparently looking at a 1958 Scarab and a 1965 Bizzarrini P538.
Except that we are not. But before I go down the road of Truth allow me to get excited for a second: Both these cars are truly the […]

]]> 917241825da9b1a3ae873859d4764123 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, No more adding lightness: Farewell to the Chapman-Ethos https://viaretro.com/2021/02/no-more-adding-lightness-farewell-to-the-chapman-ethos/#comment-47134 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:38:51 +0100 As I’ve always said, @dave Leadbetter: If you want to look slim, stand next to a fat guy.

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