The new issue of AutoBild Klassik recently hit the newsstands. Many interesting topics invite you to take a look inside the magazine.
The squandered legacy of Count Trips - racing driver estate
Run down, ripped off, at odds: The foundation that was supposed to preserve the Renngrafen's estate screwed up. At least the most important pieces can now be viewed again.
Now the readers are testing! - Vintage cars in demand
Normally, classic cars are reviewed and rated by the editors of Auto Bild Klassik. For this issue, however, they asked their readers for their opinion! With stopwatch, tape measure and popometer, they put five of the public's favorites through their paces.
Jürgen Paul steps into the irons - ABS developer
As a young engineer, he tinkered with the "anti-lock braking system" for almost a decade. Auto Bild Klassik stops the pensioner who revolutionized driving safety 40 years ago.
Too good to be true - the sports cars from Pegaso
60 years ago, Pegaso built its last sports cars in Spain. They are fast, technically sophisticated and have extravagant bodies - but they still don't make it to the top. How can that be?
Four for all occasions - Porsche with four-cylinder engines
Today, only six-cylinder engines are considered proper Porsche engines. But that is historical nonsense. For decades, four-cylinder engines were the dominant power units in Zuffenhausen. But how does the Porsche with the true "real Porsche engine" drive?
Change of electricity provider - Batteries for classic cars
Classic cars are often left in the garage for weeks and months on end. This puts a strain on the battery. Are special classic car variants the solution? Batteries for classic cars, modern technology in a classic look: more disadvantages than advantages?
Biedermann and Ballermann - Mercedes /8
From the farmer's diesel to the division manager's petrol engine, the Mercedes /8 had everything the German could justify to himself and his neighbors. But there was never any real abundance. How does a /8 drive that draws from the full?
Vorsprung durch Handwerk - Audi tuner Matthiss
Without Hans Matthiss, Audi would hardly have had a suitable car for James Bond in the 80s! For ten years, the coachbuilder made cars suitable for celebrities on a factory contract and thus provided the blueprint for Quattro GmbH.
Wouldn't that be something for us? - 7th Lake Constance Classic
It's fun to watch - but isn't it much better to drive a classic car rally yourself? Auto Bild Klassik asked participants of the Bodensee-Klassik. Five of the 180 participants have eight things to think about and reveal why they love rallies.
Newly combined - station wagon rarities
For decades, the estate car was loved and yet not taken seriously. Hardly any other body variant produced so many designs, prototypes and one-offs that never went into series production.
The hottest 10 minutes in movie history - 50 years of "Bullitt"
No digital tricks, no big words. It's the epic chase between Ford Mustang and Dodge charger that makes "Bullitt" unique to this day, despite its rather convoluted plot. To mark the anniversary, Auto Bild Klassik reveals why nobody has been bothered by it since 1968 and how the movie cars feel today.
