The new Auto Bild klassik magazine has hit the newsstands and provides plenty of reading material. Five nine-eleven models are pitted against each other and there is also a review of 2016.
Which is the Über-Elfer?
Five 911s compete, each the top model in its series. They are put through their paces on the 3.8 km test track. But the everyday character is also tested and major differences are identified between the 911 Turbo generations.
Novelties from 1987
Car novelties are a reflection of their time. 1987 - Beetle, Kadett, Granada, brand new Golf II and the car dream of the year, the Ferrari F40. And the Opel Senator 3.0 CD and the Mercedes MB 100 also celebrate their 30th birthday in 2017.
Hollywood's car man
Wire mesh, industrial sheds and bizarre scrap cars, with a Dodge Charger being welded in the middle. Dennis McCarthy and his team are preparing the "Fast & Furious" car for an exhibition. He is the man who constantly supplies the film industry with old sheet metal.
Erdmann & Rossi
Arthur Waldenberger wants to revive the coachbuilder Erdmann & Rossi. There will be a replica of every lost car and, if the market allows, new cars will also be built.
Review of 2016
2016 was a year full of old cars and new sensations. At the end of 2015, it was assumed that classic car prices would only go up, but this year the situation calmed down. Was this just the calm before the storm?
In search of rustnis and exotix
High-priced classics cost about the same everywhere, but exciting stainless exotics are sometimes available at low prices in Gaul. The best chances of finding a rust-free classic are in the rural south of France.
What you don't need!
As long as you have the right tools, almost anything goes. That's why there are so many special tools for classic cars. Be it a brake piston resetting tool, a spring compressor or an oil filter claw - you need them all for certain jobs.
Studies by Audi and BMW
The two trump cards of star designer Giorgio Giugiaro are BMW Asso di Quadri and Audi Asso di Picche. Over 40 years ago, Audi and BMW presented the design studies with the same lines and the same ideas under almost the same name.
