Today’s roads are dominated by so-called sport utility vehicles (SUVs). However, their forefathers were designed for off-road use by the military, aid organisations and forestry and agricultural operations. A look back at their actual purpose.
Continue reading Off-road vehicles in action – from army to civil defence
Anyone who thinks about legendary sports cars immediately thinks of the usual suspects – the brands that dominated Le Mans or had their bodies drawn by Pininfarina, Bertone or Zagato. One dreams of American V8 engines, Italian twelve-cylinder engines, British wooden chassis and German perfectionism. Only a few people think of the Land of the Rising Sun – but there were and still are a considerable number of interesting sports cars in Japan, for example the Toyota Supra. Continue reading Toyota Supra – A cult vehicle with many faces
To use cars in racing, manufacturers must produce a number of road versions for homologation purposes. These homologation vehicles are quite rare and sought-after. As new cars, they were the trump card in every car quartet, and even today as classics, many models break records – though no longer on the track, but in terms of price. These ten homologation vehicles were called up most frequently on Classic Trader in 2020. Continue reading CT Analytics | The ten most popular homologation cars
The 80s were a formative decade for motorsport. Especially in rally and touring car racing, new records were set and great but sometimes tragic stories were written.
Continue reading Motorsport in the 80s: New directions in rally and touring car racing
Auctions are an important part of the classic car market. Rare and special vehicles in particular are sold for sometimes extraordinary sums. In our “Auction News” section, we regularly look at the results Continue reading Auction News | Bonhams – The Zoute Sale 2021
The term “tuning” is generally associated with a certain image. The reason for this lies to a not inconsiderable extent in the 80s, when the motto “wider, faster, louder” was lived out with consistency.
Continue reading From Soft to Hard – Tuning in the 80s
Carole de Gara, Siegfried Hammelehle and Rick Lomba travelled to Afghanistan and back in 1973. Leading vehicle: a 2.4-litre Porsche 911 S Targa. How did such an incredible journey come about? Now, 46 years later, we set off on a search for the protagonists of the targa’s tour of that time. Continue reading Targa’s Tour – An incredible journey in a Porsche 911
It all began in 1951, when the Ulm-based Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke presented its S 8 at the IAA in Frankfurt and gave the brand its name “Setra”, which simply stands for the „selbsttragend“, the German word for self-supporting.
Continue reading 70 years of Setra – The story of a self-supporting success
The Modena Motor Gallery (25 and 26 September 2021) is one of the most important exhibitions in Italy related to the Classic cars and motorcycles. ModenaFiere stands for a huge area where visitors can find a wide exposition of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles. Continue reading Modena Motor Gallery 2021 – The Italian Fair you need to go to this Fall
911 – Three numbers have been causing many sports car fans to gasp since 1964. But even detached from the high emotional factor triggered by the sports cars from Zuffenhausen, the brand achieved a great success with the Porsche 911 F-Model that has endured to this day.
Continue reading Porsche 911 F-Model: The beginning of a new era
