The new issue of MotorKlassik recently hit the newsstands. Many interesting topics invite you to take a look inside the magazine. Once again, MotorKlassik is packed with exciting driving reports, for example on the Porsche 964 Carrera 2, the Mercedes-Maybach 19 Litre, the BMW 520, the Citroën CX, the Rover 3500 and many more, as always of course with practical buying advice on every car featured.
My driving 911 - Porsche 964 Carrera 2
Heinrich Lingner bought it over ten years ago because it was cheaper than a 993 and more suitable for everyday use than a Carrera 3.2. At that time, the 964 series was something like the failed branch of the family of air-cooled 911s. Today, it is a collector's item that is rarely allowed out.
The Frenchman - Portrait of Ansgar Olberding
Anyone who visits parts markets may think that trading in classic car spare parts is a romantic business. However, Ansgar Olberding in Vechta shows that it only really works with tight organization. For all his professionalism, "The Frenchman" has not lost his grip on reality.
Doctor Maybach - Mercedes-Maybach 19 Litre
19 liter displacement, 280 hp, Vmax 200 km/h, brakes only on the rear axle. It takes a mixture of courage, technical expertise and madness to drive the Mercedes-Maybach. MotorKlassik has it all.
Character actors - BMW 520, Citroën CX, Rover 3500
Gosh, those were the days! In the mid-70s, you could still choose between real characters. Here was the sporty BMW five with a straight-six turbine, there was the powerful Rover SD1 - and then there was the CX for all the non-conformists.
The little lord - Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
The first factory-bodied Rolls-Royce was intended as a self-driving car for the US market. The plan didn't work out, its twin brother Bentley R drove away. Today, the graceful Silver Dawn is an endearing rarity with all the virtues of the famous brand.
From coast to coast in a toaster - USA in a VW bus
Kathy Hicks and Bryce Allemann call their VW Westfalia the "toaster" - because of its shape. For its 50th birthday, they treated it and themselves to a special trip: They drove from San Francisco to New York and back in four weeks.
Big act for a little Brit - Austin A35 Saloon
Martin Voigt from Augsburg particularly likes saloons, even if they are as small as the Austin A35. When he bought the car, he would never have imagined that so much effort would be required to restore this tiny British four-door from the ground up.
Alpine star - Alpine 1600 S Group 4 works racing car
Rediscovered by chance and then restored to its original condition: an Alpine 1600 S, which was used by the German Renault works team as a Group 4 racing car from 1971.
