The new issue of AutoBild Klassik recently hit the newsstands. Many interesting topics invite you to take a look inside the magazine.
Money or love? Love!
In the eyes of many people, old cars had degenerated into garage gold. But suddenly prices are falling. About the end of investors and the slow return of real classic car fans.
Open up! - Open-top classics with hangers
The German spring calls for you to open up. You are surrounded by sunshine and warm air! Anyone who thinks exclusively of convertibles is missing out on a few refined classics. Chevrolet Corvette C3, Triumph Stag, BMW 320/6 Baur Topcabriolet, VW-Porsche 914 2.0, Bertone X1/9, Toyota MR2.
Wow, Matula! - Claus Theo Gärtner
As an Alfa-driving private detective, Claus Theo Gärtner played his way into the hearts of millions of television viewers. Now turning 75, this autobiography tells the story of the star of the TV series "A Case for Two".
The supercharged BMW - BMW KR 6
This is the only vintage BMW that ever took part in races with supercharger technology. For decades, nobody knew of its existence - now it has resurfaced.
The monument caretakers - Stroke Eight meets predecessor and successor
The bourgeois middle class is Mercedes' cultural base. To understand why, Auto Bild Klassik takes its Stroke Eight to the generation meeting - where Swabia is at its most Swabian.
Yes, I love Lada!
Samara driver Olaf Zastrow explains the appeal of the Russian for him and why the Lada is not only an ideal second car, but also a great classic. The Hamburg car collector lives and loves the cultural dichotomy.
I wish I'd kept it ...
What does the Auto Bild Klassik team actually do in their private lives? The same as the readers: playing with old cars. And never quite getting over the odd break-up. 7 employees talk about their cars.
Pixel error - what now?
Garages often advise expensive replacements for defective digital displays. In most cases, a much cheaper repair is possible. The problem: Old digital displays in classic cars can run out of pixels over time. Illegible displays are annoying...
Who bids more? - Auctions every second
A new car on the stage every few seconds, several thousand people in the audience: classic cars are auctioned off in Arizona to the sound of hell and popcorn. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a mix of wrestling match and cauldron. Axel E. Catton was one of the bidders.
"...then I heard: My owner is dead" - BMW M1
Driven 7329 kilometers, then forgotten in Sicily, now rediscovered and restored - but the history of this BMW M1 remains a mystery. Let's just let him tell it himself.
The man who invented the Beetle for the second time
The first inventor of the Volkswagen was Ferdinand Porsche. He made the prototypes. But it was Heinrich Nordhoff who really put it on the road in desperate times. The man of vision died 50 years ago.
