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@anders-bilidt I pretty much agree with every word of that – well said!

@anders-bilidt actually, that was what I meant, upgrade by replace, rather than install modern LEDs or somesuch – my bad! They really are dim….

I really like the dash lighting on modern BMW’s, but I have to say that much as I love die Zitrone, it’s lighting – both internal and external – is pretty poor…so I rarely drive it at night. The dials just about […]

I detest the “chemically induced hipster variant”, as @dave-leadbetter eloquently puts it. They seem to be present in increasing numbers at every show I go to. And whoever did that to the Porsche 911 at the top of […]

@yrhmblhst I’m not going to get into a discussion about dogs that are real or otherwise – not least as I’m actually pretty indifferent to dogs in general (ducks for cover) but here’s a better picture of the […]

@dave-leadbetter there are actually three dog photos in total – two real dogs, one fake. The fake is “watering” the Isetta, the other real one is co-driver of the Austin Special, but I didn’t get a good pic of it […]

Looks like an excellent evening, Dave – beer, pub food and classics…perfect! Pub meets are another great aspect of our hobby; there used to be a monthly one near me but it got too big and has reverted back to […]

@yrhmblhst US specs confuse the living daylights out of me, with manufacturer’s annual changes and multifarious options packages, so it’s always good to have your feedback whenever we discuss American cars! I […]

@kim how interesting – I wonder why? No doubt there was some marketing “logic” to it, but it doesn’t seem as if those names would have any specific resonance in Denmark, does it?

@kim wow, I never knew that! You learn something new every day on ViaRETRO :)

As someone who understands very little about engines and is much more interested in the exterior, even I find myself drawn to take a look when someone pops the bonnet open – it usually means they’ve gone to a lot […]

I should add that the difference between @thunderbird‘s power-operated quarterlights on that lovely ’66 T-bird and those on die Zitrone epitomise the difference in equipment levels between American and German cars […]

@thunderbird power operated quarterlights in 1966! I use the ones on die Zitrone – which are operated via a rotating knurled knob – pretty regularly as long as I’m driving at 50mph or less; above that, there’s a […]

A fascinating tale with a tragic twist at the end, especially as Rindt had a young child. “…fast – but fragile” would seem to be a description that could also be applied to Lotus’s road cars at that time too, or […]

Hello Suzie – that makes more sense, and thank you for pointing it out. I thought the plate was too late for a 190SL but checking with the DVLA gave the year of manufacture as 1967, which I have to say confused me […]

You’re not wrong about the dealer having some unusual cars, Dave. Annoying that there’s no price listed for this unusual little Prime Find – not that I want it, but it would have been interesting to compare with […]

I’m with @yrhmblhst on this – the regular Volvo’s are boring enough; this prototype is just ugly…