This year, the April issue of the Classic Car Market even comes in a double pack. In addition to the usual Oldtimer Markt with a wide range of topics from the last chrome Benz to Donald Healey's very private coupé and the 20th Histo Monte, there is also the special edition Prices 2016, which presents a 356-page trend analysis of classic cars from 1920 to 1990.
Viva Teutonia
There are probably few cars that deserve the term "German craftsmanship" as much as the Mercedes-Benz W123 series. On its fortieth birthday, author Till Schauen recalls his experiences with the ore-solid Swabian.
Between 1926 and 1932, the Bucciali brothers made a name for themselves with breathtaking front-wheel drive designs, although these never went into series production. Only three of these exotic gems have survived, and the Bucciali TAV 30 is one of them.
Donald's favorite Healey
It was said to have been Donald Healey's favorite car. This prototype of a powerful 100 Coupé that was never built in series. Donald had driven it himself for almost ten years and tested developments on it. In December 2015, it went under the hammer at Bonhams. For 639,900 British pounds. Memories of a very special car - the Austin-Healey 100 Coupé.
The first series of the Opel Corsa was once seen on every corner as an entry-level and city car built by the millions, but today the little car from Zaragoza is making itself scarce. The classic car market shows what you should definitely look out for when buying a Corsa A.
Relationship box
When two-wheelers had long been outlawed, Heiner Petschinka bought a brand new DKW F12 Roadster. Half a century and a quarter of a million kilometers later, he is still loyal to it. And for good reason...
The interaction between driver and co-driver is the difference between victory and defeat in a rally. If there is a marriage proposal at the end, the navigator can say: "You have reached your destination!"
Now it's all happening
Anti-lock braking systems are now widespread in many classic and even vintage cars - and cause confusion when the yellow ABS warning lights in the cockpit no longer go out. The fault can usually be found in the wheel sensors - and can be detected with a simple multimeter...
They have been rusting in the moorland forests of Lower Saxony for decades. Two nature photographers discovered them by chance and brought them to light - the economic miracle dreams of our parents that were discreetly disposed of half a century ago.
