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Classic Car - give it away if necessary?

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Created on April 9, 2026

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Martin Sigrist, translated by DeepL

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Daniel Reinhard

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Bruno von Rotz

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Petra Sagnak

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O-iO

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PICTUREBLIND - Jürgen Sendel

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Gaston Westphal

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Archiv

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Daniel Reinhard

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Bruno von Rotz

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Petra Sagnak

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O-iO

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PICTUREBLIND - Jürgen Sendel

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Gaston Westphal

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Archiv

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Bernhard Taeschler, Honorary President of the SHVF and organizer of the Micro Car Meeting in his FMR Tiger 500

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SMHV President Bernhard Täschler speaks to the Swiss club presidents

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Back then, the first car was still a formative event, the car a new member of the family

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Outdated in terms of safety technology, but always a defining feature of childhood

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Impressions of the Mallorca Classic Week 2021 - A close finish in the children's race

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Lotus Elan S2 (1964) - the children shout "honk" - Oldtimer in Obwalden (O-iO) 2019

Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG Mai Foto-Galerie 2026

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The children draw circles on the Audi R8 race cab - Arosa ClassicCar 2018

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Arouse curiosity

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Club events with fun for the youngsters too

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Childhood memories of classic cars!

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Children also experience things by "grasping" them - when the screaming starts, you don't have to be surprised if their interest soon fades.

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An excellent example of a child-friendly classic car event is the "Oldtimer in Obwalden" O-iO. There is even a soapbox race.

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NSU Prinz (1960) - auch die Kinder hatten Freude daran

Renault R8 (1963) - viel Platz im Fond, nicht nur für kleine Kinder - Fotos aus Verkaufsprospekt

Impressionen von der Mallorca Classic Week 2021 – Ein knapper Finish beim Rennen der Kinder

Lotus Elan S2 (1964) - die Kinder brüllen "hupen" - Oldtimer in Obwalden (O-iO) 2019

Die Kinder malen Kreise auf das Renntaxi Audi R8 - Arosa ClassicCar 2018

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Summary

Bernhard Taeschler was president of the Swiss Historic Vehicle Federation SHVF, the umbrella organization for classic cars, and organizes the micro-car meeting in Switzerland, which takes place every four years and is the largest of its kind in Europe. He has long been concerned about the lack of succession and has now come up with an amazing idea

This article contains the following chapters

The most important questions and corresponding answers
A letter to friends and interested parties

Estimated reading time: 10min

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Bernhard Taeschler was President of the Swiss Historic Vehicle Federation SHVF from 2015 to 2024 and is now Honorary President. He is a former President of the Automobil Club der Schweiz Sektion Mitte and has been organizing the Micro-Car Meeting, the largest of its kind in Europe, every four years for 50 years. One of the aims of the umbrella organization SHVF is to secure the future of the classic vehicle. This includes the necessary laws, the know-how and, last but not least, the people who are involved in this field and want to secure their knowledge so that they can pass it on one day. No wonder, then, that the former president has given this all kinds of thought - and has also come up with some highly unusual solutions, which he has sent in a letter to friends and key players in the Swiss classic car scene.

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NSU Prinz (1960) - auch die Kinder hatten Freude daran

Renault R8 (1963) - viel Platz im Fond, nicht nur für kleine Kinder - Fotos aus Verkaufsprospekt

Impressionen von der Mallorca Classic Week 2021 – Ein knapper Finish beim Rennen der Kinder

Lotus Elan S2 (1964) - die Kinder brüllen "hupen" - Oldtimer in Obwalden (O-iO) 2019

Die Kinder malen Kreise auf das Renntaxi Audi R8 - Arosa ClassicCar 2018

Die Kinder zeigten ihre Begeisterung an den 75 bunten Käferlein, ...

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