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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 11 months ago
A late change in ViaRETRO arrangements following the unavoidable detention in Cancún of our International Editor (no, he wasn’t arrested – the culprit was an aircraft fault) meant that I was able to attend the […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, A Car Designed to Meet the Three Best Selling Points Ever: OBC Mantorp 6 years, 11 months ago
I’m surely not the only one who thinks the Mantorp (terrible name) looks like a boxier Lancia Beta Montecarlo (especially the first series) – yet the OBC came first by a year. Solid rear flying buttress panels, […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Which is the Perfect Match for Me? 6 years, 11 months ago
Wow, what a question…I guess the obvious answer is that your perfect match is the car you’ve always dreamt about? Of course, if you then need to start to get practical, then it’s the car that most serves your […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Any Classic on Holiday is Better Than No Classic on Holiday 6 years, 11 months ago
I did indeed take on just such a trip last year in my 1975 BMW 2002tiiLux, as some ViaRETRO readers might remember – it features in these “pages” here – https://viaretro.com/2018/07/back-to-my-roots/. It […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Cotswold Classics in Bourton-on-the-Water 6 years, 11 months ago
John, thanks for dropping in to check us out – we hope you’ll visit regularly! Sorry about your F355 – there’s a wide range of opinions here at ViaRETRO and they tend to get expressed (though we try not to […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 11 months ago
I’ve reported on several events this year taking place in the beautiful Cotswolds area of England, a part of the country which attracts foreign visitors – those for whom the UK doesn’t start and stop in Londo […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Silverstone Classic part 2: The Club Attendees 6 years, 11 months ago
And there, @yrhmblhst is the kind of dilemma posed by Claus in his 100,000 Euro question – I like the Aceca too, and indeed there were two at the auction (the second was too close to the window to get a decent […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 12 months ago
As well as offering a superlative line-up of historic racing, the Silverstone Classic lays claim to being one of – if not the – largest gathering of classic cars in the world as enthusiasts from all over the UK […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The 100,000 Euro Question 6 years, 12 months ago
Claus, what a challenge…like many of us, there’s a part of me that would buy between 3 and 5 classics for my EUR 100k, but just like you, I’d find myself thinking about that dream classic…
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Silverstone Classic part 1: A Feast of Historic Motorsport 6 years, 12 months ago
My pleasure, @andrew. The weather was less than kind on the Saturday that race took place (I wasn’t there), but watching the YT coverage, the track looks ok. I think though that with such a large number of cars of […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 7 years ago
To say that the English summer this year has been erratic on the weather front is to understate things – and the weekend of the Silverstone Classic had it all. The Thursday before the event saw record t […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Manx Magic 7 years ago
Have to agree with @anders-bilidt on this – looks like a terrific museum, with some fairly unusual cars in among the more regular exhibits.
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional, Part 1 – Honouring the Humdrum 7 years ago
@dave-leadbetter I was at BL when the Montego was launched, and the estate actually got a round of applause as soon as it appeared.
Thanks for the clarification of the Capri’s number plates – if anyone was […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 7 years ago
Having taken a look yesterday, at the UK’s role in filling our roads and lives with largely forgettable cars which we nevertheless remember fondly, it’s now time to examine some international contributions to or […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Majestic Transport – with or without a Roof 7 years ago
I’ve just read this morning that Alvis is back (apparently revived as a company in 2010) and has just announced it is joining the “continuation” trend – but with a slight difference, building three pre-war and […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 7 years ago
Regular readers will know that here at ViaRetro Towers we value classics of all kinds, whether they be rare and exotic, commonplace and ordinary, eye-wateringly expensive or fabulously cheap. We don’t mind which c […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, To Drive, or not to Drive – That is the (Classic) Question 7 years ago
Interesting comments from all. Like @anders-bilidt I couldn’t bear to have something like a 911RS and then not drive it, though I, too, can understand the financial imperative.
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Standing Well Back at Chateau Impney 7 years ago
Some bonkers creations there! The mighty Beast of Turin seems to be doing the rounds – I saw it at both Prescott and the London Concours – it is quite a spectacle of sound and fury, but Mavis looks frankly […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Baby Pools and Spa 7 years ago
This looks like brilliant fun – nice relaxed atmosphere, some great cars (the white with red centre stripe Alpine – yum! ) and to top it all, free!
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 7 years ago
It’s long been known thatwhen buying a new car, it becomes a depreciating asset from the second the tyres hit the tarmac outside the showroom. In fact, with few exceptions – which I’ll come to – buying a new car […]
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