Medlem Tony Wawryk

It’s the very far from everyday Mercedes C111 (presumably on loan from the MB museum in Stuttgart?) and Bizzarrini that caught my eye, fabulous creations, both! Oh, and that 250LM and Citroen Bossaert Coupe…I’ve never seen one of those in the metal. Somehow I didn’t spot the Peugeot…

Those 70’s colours really lift the cars of that era, especially the more everyday ones – the yellow Golf, orange Polo and green Renault 16 all look wonderful. The scene stealer though is surely the 928, a far from ordinary classic, of course, but what a colour that is!

Have always ben a fan of the 928 – if I wasn’t in a 911, my Porsche would be a 928. Still the only sports car (though it’s really a GT) to win Car of the Year, for what that’s worth, the bullet-like lines have dated well, even with the additional spoiler and side rubbing strip on later cars. You could argue that the 911 is over-rated (you’d be…[Læs mere]

My father was the one who ignited my interest in cars when I was very young – 5 or 6, maybe – though I never got interested in the mechanical side of things, to my detriment. We used to go to local used car dealers to see what he might buy next – he came close to getting a Lancia Berlina 2000, which would have been interesting, but it was a…[Læs mere]

All these fairs sound great, and I look forward to reading about them in ViaRETRO. My first one will be the Practical Classics show at the NEC from March 21-23 – it’s a good event and I plan to share the experience with ViaRETRO readers.

For me, an all-rounder has to do most things well without necessarily being outstanding at any one thing (though it might also be that as well as good at many others). Must look good, be reasonably quick, comfortable on a long drive, have room for 2 plus luggage (I don’t need four seats), be reliable, good ride and handling, not too thirsty. Well,…[Læs mere]

It’s interesting how specific one becomes when picking a car, especially a classic, when we have a fixed idea of what it should be. My 2002 had to be manual, a tii, and either Inka or Golf. Luckily, the one I bought was all three. What it also had, was a lot of hidden rust…
Until I bought my C123, every car I ever owned had to be a manual,…[Læs mere]

@ce – I would also take a 3.0CSi over any of the Class of 1990 – the cure for your condition is clearly to buy one! I have always regretted selling mine and if I didn’t have my dream 911, I’d be back in an E9.

Interesting to see this year’s “classic graduates”, in Denmark, at least – in the UK, according to the DVLA (the main licensing body), a car needs to be 40 years old, when it becomes exempt from both vehicle tax and the need to pass an annual road test (MoT).
OF the cars listed, I ran two when they were new, both company cars, one imposed on me,…[Læs mere]

Completely agree with comments saying you should go for the W111, Michael – one of the most elegant and distinguished cars ever made, in my opinion, and made to be driven in a leisurely and relaxed fashion. If it is a grandfather car, it’s a very superior one. As the owner of another arguably grandfather Mercedes (a C123) and of grandfather age…[Læs mere]

Congratulations on the 12 year anniversary! I only wish we could have kept the international edition going, but it is what it is (or was). Here’s to the next 12 years!

That is just horrible – like so many modern cars, especially performance variants, it is over-designed and fussy, with excessive aero details and ridiculously large wheels (like the new Jaguar with it’s 23-inch wheels – when will that trend stop? ). I’m now trying to unsee it…

It’s one hell of a collection, and I guess at the age of 94 and with a huge tax bill to pay, now is as good a time as any for him to sell. It’ll be interesting to see what it fetches. A good read on Ecclestone is Tom Bower’s book, No Angel : The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone from 2012.

Not completely sure how relevant this comparison is, but how about the Mercedes W196R, which competed successfully in both open-wheel and enclosed wheel forms, with the latter Stromlinienwagen being – to my eyes – absolutely spectacular to look at, much more so than the open-wheel version, which is pretty much the same car underneath that glorious…[Læs mere]

@ce – I agree with you, fairs such as Brussels, the NEC Classic and others give opportunities to dream both unrealistically and realistically – at the NEC earlier this month it was the Honda Prelude that got me thinking “hmm, not a lot of money for a really uncommon car”.
The only time I’ve seen the SEAT coupe – a 1200 version – is in Spain when…[Læs mere]

I’ve never driven a 911 Turbo, though have owned a couple of 996’s and my current ’72 911, and one of the things I like about all of them is the lack of a wide backside and huge spoiler – the lines are cleaner, purer – the spoilers literally spoil, for my taste. I don’t doubt that the performance of any Turbo 911 is epic, though I have to say that…[Læs mere]

Well, this has created quite a stir here in the UK, and while this rebrand has got Jaguar in the news, and got people talking and writing about it, I haven’t seen or heard anything good. It’s as if they want to pretend their past – a glorious one – never existed. As Claus has noted in the article, the car brand has been dying for some time – this…[Læs mere]

@peter, that’s an interesting comparison you make, but unlike cars, watches are not subject to ever-tightening emissions limits, or to being seen by more and more people as “anti-social”. I’m not as pessimistic as @skaanning, but I do wonder how the interest in our hobby will be sustained once all us older enthusiasts have “moved on”. There are…[Læs mere]

What a terrific adventure and report – and well done on successfully completing the event! Your Panda seems to be indestructible!
We have driven across much of Spain and are doing it again in February, but in a modern BMW and on regular roads, which are largely excellent. You are right about the diversity of the landscape and cities, not…[Læs mere]

Hi Paul, I have asked for it to be corrected by the editor, it may take a few hours as this website is run and written for and by classic car enthusiasts like yourself, done in our free time – we’re not professional reporters and I made an honest error, apologies again. This is a huge show to cover and I forgot to double check the stand name – not…[Læs mere]