Classic
Bavaria light
Sounds as if it could be a beer? Intoxicating, yes, but in another way and remembered above all for a unique detail. The BMW Z1 had funny doors… it sounded very cool indeed when they sank into the car’s body and left the occupants enjoying a very special open-air feeling.
Classic
Four Ford birthdays
Four chapters of German automotive history are reviewed by Ford Germany this year… the Ford Sierra turns thirty, the Granada is forty, the 12M P4 celebrates its fiftieth birthday and the Ford Taunus 12/15M… the one with the globe at the front… is sixty years old.
Before the 6-Series Gran Coupé
Big BMW coupés of the past
With their 6-Series Gran Coupé BMW have built their first ever four-door coupé model. This latest evolutionary step reminds us of the history of big coupés made in Munich. Let us reminisce about seven autos which were not only wonderful to look at but also rich in timeless fascination.
Classic
‘H’ license plates on Beetles
For the past fifteen years there have been regulations allowing owners of automobiles over thirty years old and in original condition to apply for license plates with an ‘H’ ( for ‘historical’) suffix. At the end of 2011 there were 231 thousand private cars with H plates registered. And Germany’s most popular ‘oldtimer’ is the VW Beetle.
Classics a hobby for normal citizens
They call them ‘oldtimers’
The German love of classic and veteran automobiles continues unabated. More and more the Germans are lovingly caring for the cars they call in pseudo-English ‘oldtimers’. The ‘Verband der Automobilindustrie’ (VDA - German Association of the Automotive Industry) decided to track developments in this sector and have now delivered an interim report.
Ferrari hydroplane speedboat
Offshore with Ferrari power
When this Ferrari twelve cylinder engine roars to life the fish head for the depths and the gulls become pedestrians. Sixty years ago speedboat racer Achille Castoldi had a very special vessel built to his requirements and now the V12 speedboat is up for auction.
Porsche 914
Porsche 914/6: Ahead of its time
The idea back in 1969 was for Porsche to have an entry level model positioned below the 911. Together with Volkswagen they developed a mid-motor sports car with a six-cylinder Boxer motor. But image problems and high production costs obliged Porsche to halt production forty years ago.
Lamborghini LM 002
Unmatched
At the Beijing Motor Show Lamborghini will show an exciting cross-over concept vehicle. But this is by no means the first time the north Italian car maker has produced an SUV… back in the eighties there was the martial LM 002.
Restoration initiative
Factory restoration of VW commercial vehicles
It is 65 years after the first appearance of the VW ‘Bulli’ mini-bus and the Caddy range is thirty years old. Now Volkswagen have opened a dedicated facility in the city of Hannover where classics from the commercial vehicles division can be comprehensively and professionally restored.
The story of the Mercedes 300
Mercedes 300: For Le Mans and for the Chancellor
At the beginning of the fifties Mercedes-Benz embarked upon a daringly revolutionary strategy. Their return to world of post-war automobility would be accompanied by a return to motor sport. The Stuttgart car maker came up with cars which were not only seen as fit for the German Chancellor but also good enough to triumph at Le Mans.
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