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After the Second World War, with several years of building military vehicles and aircraft, the American car manufacturers in Detroit could finally return to producing cars. Initially – just as in Europe – they got […]

The 1950s became a decade full of era-defining design elements – signatures, almost – which are all easily identifiable today some 60 years later. In everything from fashion to cars, design was influenced by the […]

When the season doesn’t allow us the pleasure of driving our beloved old cars, we can instead utilize the time to prepare what I personally believe is the greatest joy of classic car ownership: To travel down t […]

The classic Parisian exhibition was once the highlight of the year for me – also offering a welcome excuse for a visit to this grand city. After a self-imposed break lasting a couple of years, I was anxious to see […]

You will only ever need ten different tools when repairing your classic car – regardless of what, where, when, why or even how.

Speed tape: Not just a tool, but a veritable Swiss knife in the form of s […]

He smokes cigars, drinks and flirts with women. He’s also severely obese, rather arrogant and over 100 years old. Yet everyone loves him – even the ladies…

Édouard and André Michelin owned a factory in Cler […]

The month of January is definitely a season for outdoor activities with lots of clothes on. Someone recently told me that the most fun you can possibly have in an old car – with your clothes on – is tra […]

I can imagine a group of high-spirited middle-aged Italian businessmen in a board meeting buried in cigarette smoke. Most haven’t had their prescribed medicine on this particular day, and they’ve just been pre […]

Through the years Audi have changed their image from semi-hip to gloating elegance. The old advertising photos in today’s post are significantly more pleasing than Audi’s current advertising full of technology and […]

Are you attracted by the slightly bizarre? Do you like all that is French? If you also take pleasure in sixties esthetics and classic cars, I would like to take the opportunity to invite you inside the surreal […]

Chevrolet’s Corvair was straight out of the box a very different proposition than its counterparts in that market segment. In late 1959 you could buy a 1960 model full of innovative thinking for an American car: […]

It just doesn’t get more Italian than this. A warm-blooded potpourri which could sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds – even if it happened through a pair of screaming and suffering front tyres.

Lancia int […]

Nowadays you get all sorts of radar systems, reversing cameras and beeping sensors to lend a helping hand when executing the dreaded parallel parking maneuver. In some modern cars it’s even advised that you s […]

The words Grand Transformation barely suffice. Unknown to many, yet it came from the hand of a particularly talented designer and caused quite a stir in 1955. Citroën’s popular 2CV model could also present both sp […]

An invention which came into use relatively late, has been shown to prevent accidents and save lives in traffic. Now it has become so popular that it could end up getting on the nerves of delicate […]