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A British marque with wanderlust, an Italian design house with a strong tradition for creating beauty, and a generous amount of motorsport success. These were just some of the ingredients when a distinctive new GT […]

We are again approaching the time of year where cold winds and low-pressure weather systems move down from the north. That of course leads to significantly more rain than what we’ve become accustomed to during t […]

The trapeze shape, where at least one pair of sides are parallel, gave name to Bertone’s vision of how the future GT would look. Surprisingly though, this had nothing to do with the shape of the car, but rather w […]

What some today will herald as the car of the future has already had its big debut. The innovative revelation came from Dearborn – more than 70 years ago.

On the 14th of August 1941, Henry Ford revealed his […]

I can honestly say that I am not one of those who wishes I was living in the past. Contrary to some of my fellow enthusiasts, I don’t even believe that everything was better in the old days. But I am a no […]

We are hastily approaching the time of year where we all move indoors – indoors to the confines of our workshops and garages, to initiate the list of winter projects which our beloved classics have accumulated. I […]

On the ViaRETRO campsite at this year’s Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix, there was rich opportunity to impress fellow enthusiasts by pulling out the ultimate retro camping gear from the depth of your classic car b […]

I am no longer a GT owner! Yes, you read that right, and yes I’m of course referring to my Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bertone.

Well, I’m perhaps getting slightly ahead of myself as the Alfa Romeo is still phy […]

More often than not, whitewall tyres divide opinions. Some will claim that they are only ever appropriate on classic Yank Tanks. Others see them as the most logical and period attempt at giving any classic car a […]

It was always somewhat uphill for the AMC Pacer. Disco had seemingly taken over the world and then there were the wounds from Watergate. But it was probably mostly its peculiar design which turned out to be its […]

The last Mercedes-Benz? Or to be more specific: The last proper Mercedes-Benz? The question may be a little populistic, but no less relevant on an internet site with a passion for all things classic car, and an […]

The Australian automotive industry hasn’t got much of a presence in the classic car scene outside of their homeland. That could have been very different if they had only followed through on the Australian wedge: T […]

Nope – we’re not going to have a German-week here on ViaRETRO. Forget about German quality, Italian elegance and British etiquette. This week is French! It’s erotic and it’s probably also a little bit bonkers […]

Is it fair to assume, that you have at least once in your life let out a sigh of relief, thanks to the fact that your car is equipped with a spare wheel?

Of course, the above is only true if there is in fact […]

Engineers, scientists and various ambitious creators have been flirting with the concept of a two-wheeled car since 1914, and they’re still at it to this day. In 1967 such a project gathered momentum and seemed f […]

What makes a classic? The question has been asked countless times before and it can almost become a bit tedious having to hear it again. There is no definitive clarification, though many have tried with simple […]