Medlem Tony Wawryk

Regarding the Find of the Week – an exotic name for what was called the Morris 1800 here in the UK. My father ran one for a while in the early 1970s – it was an excellent family car, very spacious and comfortable, if slightly odd looking. I can’t find a regular 1800 for sale in the UK to compare, but DKK 65,000 (reduced from DKK 75,000, I see from…[Læs mere]

I first went to the Festival of Speed in 1995, it’s third running, I believe. It was great, lots of cool cars etc etc. I went again maybe three times, the last time being about ten years ago, by which time it had become bloated and very corporate, and have not returned since. There’s very little to see in terms of the hill climb, and the site is…[Læs mere]

After experiencing the Spa Classic in May, the Le Mans is definitely next on my list! The Sinsheim museum is also absolutely worth a visit – I’ve been twice, once in the late 1980s, and again nine years ago. Thanks for the report, Michael!

I’ve just had a look at the current Lotus range on their website, and I have a feeling that a big part of the problem is the move upmarket and pricing – Emira’s are available for between £83,000 and £90,000, the SYV Eletre £95k and up, Emeya’s at £140,000 and up, before you get to the ridiculous 2,000bhp Evija. It seems to me that they have for…[Læs mere]

I first saw this story last week, and it depressed me. I’m not a huge Lotus fan, though I love the way many of them look, especially the original Elite and the Europa, and although I’ve never driven one I understand that they are generally great to drive. However, they’re also renowned for being problematic to own – the old joke that Lotus stood…[Læs mere]

The Volkswagen currywurst is most definitely a thing, in fact, many millions of things, made by VW themselves since 1973 and sold all over Germany as well as abroad. Interesting piece on Wikipedia about it here – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_currywurst

@ce – since you seem not to want to go in the direction of a 944 S2 (though you really should), what about a 4th generation Celica 2.0GT – nice clean lines, decent performance, fuel injection (I believe)? Or is that one of the Japanese sports coupes you have already considered?

I feel almost (but not really) embarrassed to say I have never owned a V12 or V8, though I have driven several – XJS and Rover V8’s back in my British Leyland days, but no others – and while I love the sound and performance, I’ve never felt the need to own either one. I think what has put me off has been the fuel consumption, particularly of a…[Læs mere]

What a fascinating insight into the design of a car, especially one as fine to look at as the 456 (one of the last Ferrari’s I like). Particularly interesting is the degree of compromise required to bring the car to production and then to market, without losing the design’s integrity and the 456’s longevity bears testament to the strength of the design.

PS I’m glad you like the photos even with so few Jaguars!

@leo-Jensen I have to admit I hadn’t noticed that myself, but apart from the XJ220, the only other Jaguar taking part in the concours itself was a 1996 XJS convertible which you can see behind the green Maserati Ghibli Cup. There is also a blue “continuation” Jaguar D-type, and a white XK in the top left of the photo of the two AC Cobra’s…but…[Læs mere]

We are spoilt here in the UK for classic events of all kinds, from smaller local shows to major concours. Later this summer we will have two new concours events – one at the prestigious RAC Club in Epsom, the other to be the Monarch Classic to be held at Bath Racecourse – I hope to report on them both.

Classic Race Viborg looks like it was great fun, and I’m sure you’re right, Michael – where things didn’t quite work, adjustments and improvements will be made.
That Porsche collection, though – just amazing!

Another event to add to my bucket list – having visited the Italian Lakes a few times, it’s not as if I need another reason to go there, but the Concours would certainly help…

I originally posted this under my Bicester Scramble article, but it might get lost there, so posting again here, as I think it’s news that all classic car fans would be touched by.

Some of you may have heard the terrible news about a serious fire at Bicester Motion that started in one of the hangars on Thursday – tragically, two firefighters a…[Læs mere]

Some of you may have heard the terrible news about a serious fire at Bicester Motion that started in one of the hangars on Thursday – tragically, two firefighters and one business owner have died and two more firefighters are in intensive care. The fire was so serious that at one time ten firefighting crews were in attendance to try to bring it…[Læs mere]

Classic Days Berlin sounds like a super event – thanks for the report, Michael, a very enjoyable read with my morning coffee! I particularly liked that the trio of NSU Ro80’s all had a very appropriate number plate.
My own long drive in a classic will be next weekend to the Spa Classic in my 911T which thankfully looks as it should, which is…[Læs mere]