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The decline of Lancia since the rusting Beta saga is nothing less than a motoring tragedy. Like you, Claus, I’m also a fan, particularly of their 60s and 70s cars, up to and including the Beta Coupe – the Fulvia […]

@02anders – wow, looks like you had a really terrific day all round; JLR Classic Workshop and Storage sounds awesome, and Bicester was clearly a more interesting place to be on Sunday than my choice, Brooklands – […]

I’m not sure about 4 door coupes – it seems a contradiction in terms. If I want a coupe, I want a 2-door. However, they have seen something of a revival in recent years – the Panamera, BMW’s 4 and 6 series Gran […]

I remember having a model Chaparral 2F when I was a (young) boy, loved the high rear wing.

While I’m generally OK with a beautiful woman sitting on a car, there are some exceptions, and sitting on a 507 is […]

@02anders I hadn’t thought of it before, but now you say it, the 356 resemblance is obvious. You’ve just elevated the little Rochdale several rungs in my eyes!

Anders, you’re mad! As Claus says though, once finished – and now you’ve gone public with the target date, I’m reasonably sure you’ll make it – you’ll have a little gem that few others possess. See you at Bicester in 2020!

@ce – I have to agree with Dave, the car looks fantastic, Claus!

As a Europhile, I have also never considered owning an American (or Japanese – other than 6 months running a Honda Prelude ).
While I like the look of quite a few muscle cars – predominantly the least over-styled […]

An understatedly stylish and refined car, especially in 6-cylinder guise, and excellent value for money, as are many of the Fintail generation as well – there are genuine bargains to be had of both variants, […]

@moray – off with your head! ;)

@ce – that sounds like it could be a fun evening, especially if wine and whisky are involved!

@ce – there is indeed a fine but problematic line between tasteful and over-the-top modifications. For a start, where is that line, and who decides? Personally, anything more than what you did to your GT6 (which […]

As the owner of a bright yellow car, I welcome the sight of brightly coloured cars on the roads to leaven the mass of silver, black, white or dark blue – among the least adventurous colour choices – and I say this […]

@claus-ebberfeld I’ve been to the MB Museum twice; it’s spectacular, and if you can, you should do the Porsche one on the same day – one in the morning, one in the afternoon is easily do-able, and both are totally […]

Aside from the usual shows and events at Silverstone, Kop Hill, Gaydon, Bicester and others, the main trip I have planned for this summer is to take my 02 to the source, Munich. Will be setting off July 7th, […]

A super little car, or a little supercar – one in a line of delightful small sporty cars that Fiat used to make; I’m thinking of the 850 Coupe and it’s neat Bertone Spider version, the 124 Coupe and Spider, even […]

@ce Claus, what a terrific report! My bucket list of events to visit has just increased. Interesting that despite taking place at almost the same time, both shows nevertheless managed to attract huge selections […]

@ce your comment about how few Arnas there must be left prompted me to look up their UK numbers, at least, on http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk – as it turns out, there are none on the road, and 3 registered as off the road. […]

Going back to a previous discussion, for me, this is a prime example of a car that is simply old, and rather than a classic. There’s a reason why there are so few left – it was a terrible car. I can see why it may […]

@oluf – while I share your admiration of the 220i Coupe (I have one too, in Estoril Blue – I see it as the modern-day version of the 02), I’m less sure about calling it a saloon – using your criteria, an E9 could […]