Photo Gallery «The classic car hobby in all its variations»

Every classic car enthusiast loves the automobile in their own personal way. These fundamentally different preferences should be summarized here for once in the form of a small picture story. One can only marvel at how diverse and extreme the subject of classic cars is.

Some are delighted with the barn find, because their real hobby....

... is not the driving, but the restoration.

They use all available options to turn a pile of "junk" into a great oldie.

Others are looking for a car that has already been fully restored so that they can explore the roads and landscapes straight away.

Be it a leisurely coffee trip through the old town ...

... or a trip to a meeting where social aspects play a much bigger role than the trip itself.

But many want to drive, ...

... drive all day ...

... and deep into the night!

For example, you take part in a rally where there is a lot of driving for three to four days. It's not the victory that counts ...

... but much more the driving itself and ...

... above all, you get to enjoy the numerous fans at the roadside.

Whether the weather is sensational ...

... or is absolutely desolate, ...

... whether sun ...

... or snow, ...

... or even an icy winter night. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF DRIVING!

Members of a third group don't just want to ride, no, they want to ride fast - really fast - and therefore take part in races.

Real duels ...

... and hot drifts ...

... are of course a lot of fun to ride.

Here, people "board" without much consideration for the material, ...

... until one or the other of the oil-spitting engine, ...

... or even stopped by an unplanned cold deformation.

Another "more serious" group hardly drives at all. They want to present the car to a selected jury on a silver platter.

These vehicles are usually restored beyond new condition and are treated like jewels.

Like at a fashion show, the cars are first presented to the public ...

... and then presented to the judges, ...

... to be awarded a prize at the end.

However, the gigantic special bodies are also less suitable for everything else.

Yes, and let's not forget the collector, ...

... who hoards his own museum.

And then there is the last and probably most extreme variant, which is called a trial in England.

The Brit tries to climb hills over muddy paths, the Swabian looks for the nearest gravel pit, ...

... where he is happy about every puddle ...

... like a little boy.

But in the end, one thing becomes clear. The car is INCREDIBLY MUCH FUN, each in their own way.