Retro cars 2024, March

With Mister Bean In The Jaguar

With Mister Bean In The Jaguar

Obelix already knew: "They're crazy, the British". In Goodwood, the British spin in a friendly way every year. The best known

Classic Car Spare Parts As An Advertising Medium

Classic Car Spare Parts As An Advertising Medium

The spare parts business for old and youngtimers is flourishing. The supplier companies particularly use vintage car rallies or trade fairs for profitable reasons

A Good Star Becomes A Classic Car

A Good Star Becomes A Classic Car

The most successful luxury class sedan from Mercedes-Benz is turning 30. This means that the second generation of the S-Class can now have the coveted H license plate

Aging Society

Aging Society

Comparable to society, the number of automotive oldies continues to grow. While this cannot be said so easily with humans

Classic Car Anniversaries At Techno Classica

Classic Car Anniversaries At Techno Classica

This year there are again numerous anniversaries of automotive legends. Many special shows will round off at the Techno Classica in Essen

Fiat 131 Mirafiori: With Walter Röhrl To The Legend

Fiat 131 Mirafiori: With Walter Röhrl To The Legend

Its design, well, didn't exactly get the adrenaline pumping. But the Fiat 131 was fast in the seventies - and leaves Walter Röhrl and the rally behind

Creator Of The BMW 507 Is Dead

Creator Of The BMW 507 Is Dead

There are legends among his automotive designs. Albrecht Graf Goertz, designer of the Datsun 240Z and BMW 507, among others, is 92 years old

Sun Goddess

Sun Goddess

It is one of the most beautiful cars the French have ever built: the Peugept 402 Eclipse. Anyone who travels with him simply attracts attention

Exotic Out Of Necessity

Exotic Out Of Necessity

Aston Martin created the Lagonda in just a short time. The futuristic-looking model contributed a little to the survival of the British luxury brand

Hidden Car Dreams With Panini

Hidden Car Dreams With Panini

When you hear Panini, you think of the nice stickers. But Umberto Panini not only loves stickers, but has one of the most exclusive car collections

Pioneer In Racing

Pioneer In Racing

The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Coupé, produced in 1964, made racing history. Technically, the sports car was ahead of its time

Mazda Celebrates Anniversary At Classic Car Festival

Mazda Celebrates Anniversary At Classic Car Festival

On the last weekend in June, friends of old cars meet for the International Oldtimer Festival on the Nürburgring. Mazda provides the races

In The Shadow Of The SL

In The Shadow Of The SL

Anyone who remembers the automobile economic miracle thinks of chugging VW Beetles and dreams of the elegant Mercedes SL. More beautiful than the BMW 507 was in

Zwickau Is A Must For Car Fans

Zwickau Is A Must For Car Fans

The heart of German car manufacturers beats in Zwickau. Not only the Trabant celebrated its birth in the fourth largest city in Saxony

Back Then At Monte

Back Then At Monte

This March, the Peugeot 205 celebrated its 25th anniversary. 5.3 million vehicles are an impressive number. But not a version of the French

Wheelchairs In The Living Room

Wheelchairs In The Living Room

Where is the most famous Rolls-Royce of all time? Neither in England nor in the private collection of a wealthy sheikh. A visit to Hans-Günter Zach and

Legends Of Passion

Legends Of Passion

If the future of the automobile does not look rosy, it helps to take a look at the past. At Lake Como, the friends were meeting more exclusively

With Stophs Trabant Over Ku ' Damm

With Stophs Trabant Over Ku ' Damm

You don't have to own a classic car to drive one to indulge in nostalgia. Many owners offer their old ones on virtual marketplaces

Trabi Total In Zwickau

Trabi Total In Zwickau

Trabi lovers return to the place of origin of their passion. Next weekend, 20,000 visitors will be in Zwickau at the 13th International

Ford Granada II Becomes A Cult Vehicle

Ford Granada II Becomes A Cult Vehicle

The vast majority of Ford Granada IIs have long since landed in the scrap press. The still existing specimens with their modern smoothed

Nippon Connection

Nippon Connection

Friedhelm Engel raves about old Japanese sheet metal. The expert for Celica, Supra and Co. specializes in Toyota classics. «I'm burning for this

Peugeot 205: Savior In Need

Peugeot 205: Savior In Need

The success story of the Peugeot 205 began 25 years ago. For the French, the car came at the right time - it was the savior in an emergency. today

Peugeot 404 Celebrates 50th Birthday

Peugeot 404 Celebrates 50th Birthday

The Peugeot 404 has been on the road for half a century. The rear-wheel drive was particularly popular and in the African continent

Bond Hunter, Rally Star, Packhorse

Bond Hunter, Rally Star, Packhorse

The Peugeot 504 was neither beautiful like the Citroën DS nor fast like the Renault 5 Turbo. But the French Passat has its place in

Volvo P120: Indestructible Amazons

Volvo P120: Indestructible Amazons

Volvo launched the Amazon 50 years ago. The successor of the legendary "Buckelvolvo" received a to this day not only through the Swedish steel

Best Prices For Eastern Classic Cars

Best Prices For Eastern Classic Cars

Not only everyday objects with a GDR past, but also well-preserved Eastern automobiles are popular with enthusiasts. For very well-preserved Chaika, Tatra Mountains

Daring Men In Their Great Boxes

Daring Men In Their Great Boxes

The Oldtimer Grand Prix will take place at the Nürburgring this weekend. In contrast to the races 100 years ago, today's race is a

Final Rounds For The Beetle

Final Rounds For The Beetle

The days of the VW Beetle are slowly numbered even in Mexico. The one millionth New Beetle is celebrated at the production plant in Puebla. Still will

Daimler Premiere With Cardan Drive

Daimler Premiere With Cardan Drive

A new chapter began 100 years ago at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. With the 35 PS type, the company created the first automobile with a cardan drive

Precision Landing In The Spirit Of The Times

Precision Landing In The Spirit Of The Times

Rüsselsheim still dreams of that today. Hit the nerve of the times with a car and let people rave about it for decades. Today the Opel counts

Baby From Weissach

Baby From Weissach

The 935 / 2.0 Coupé was the lightest 911 that Porsche has ever made. But the life of the racing car with the charming name "Baby" began

Sportiness And Fickle Courage

Sportiness And Fickle Courage

The rotary engine experienced its decline in the late 1970s. For the RX-7 from Mazda, the success story only started there - despite the high

Stable Economic Factor

Stable Economic Factor

The classic car industry is crisis-proof even in difficult times. Around 25,000 people in Germany earn their living with vintage cars

Plenty Of Spice In A Nutshell

Plenty Of Spice In A Nutshell

The Mini has risen to become an automotive style icon within a very short time. The small car owes its birth 50 years ago to a crisis situation

Packhorse With Three Wheels

Packhorse With Three Wheels

Tempo is celebrating its 80th birthday. But there are plenty of memories of the vans that only drove on three wheels because of the tax laws of the time

Royal Openness

Royal Openness

The Dutch royal court has brought an aging dream car back into top shape. The Mercedes 380 SEL Caruna from 1985 is

Registration Record For AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix

Registration Record For AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix

More classic cars than ever before can be admired at the AvD Grand Prix weekend at the Nürburgring. 650 participants from 19 countries have for

Half A Century Of Jaguar E-Type

Half A Century Of Jaguar E-Type

The first prototype of the Jaguar E-Type was put on the wheels 50 years ago. The production version was very fast, but it would be better not to

Crisis Lowers The Value Of Classic Cars

Crisis Lowers The Value Of Classic Cars

For the first time since 1999, the value of classic cars has declined. The reason for this lies in the economic crisis

Audi Sends S3 Into The Race

Audi Sends S3 Into The Race

Audi is continuing its model offensive. The Ingolstadt carmaker will launch the S3 on the German market at the end of the month. The sports car has 265 hp