It's finally that time again, the September issue of Oldtimer Markt is back on newsstands. This month's issue once again features many exciting topics, such as the Salzburg Beetle, Jaguar's 80th anniversary and the wild South American duck.
The speeding Mozart ball
Black hood, red-white-red rally stripes and a chain of four Bosch bend lights on the chrome bumper: this is the legendary Salzburg Beetle, which helped the Wolfsburg endurance runner to late rally fame. The report tells the story of the Beetle, from Paul Schwarz's Salzburger Nockerln to the oil slick and the energy crisis.
Despite the sporty image of the Jaguar brand, the first Jaguar model was a saloon. It is now exactly 80 years since this premiere model, the Jaguar SS 1, was presented by William Lyons. The report tells the whole story of the last 80 years, as well as many entertaining anecdotes about the brand.
Disastrous love affairs are standard fare in the film industry. But in rare cases, the femme fatale is a car. For Michel Worbel, the restoration of his '85 Plymouth Belvedere almost ended in tragedy.
Heat battle
The 43rd AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix attracted 52,000 spectators to the Eifel this year. As always, they were treated to thrilling motorsport with racing cars from 1907 to modern times in mostly summery weather. In addition, there was also the 25th anniversary edition of the AvD Historic Marathon to watch this year.
Two other events also celebrated their milestone birthdays. The Südtirol Classic celebrated its 30th birthday this year. To celebrate the classic car rally, Oldtimer-Markt went on the big Dolmitenrour at the "Rallye der Sympathie", as it calls itself.
The Schloss Dyck Classic Days also took place for the 10th time this year and what began as a modest garden party for historic vehicles has developed into a permanent fixture on the scene in just a few years, now attracting over 30,000 visitors every year.
War and peace
Between 1938 and 1946, the Swiss Willy Bernath built car bodies, but the number remained small due to the Second World War. Not even a handful of his vehicles survived, but the ones that did are masterpieces. One of them is an unusually styled open Citroën. Find out more about the artist and his car bodies in the report.
At the end of the 1960s, two vehicles in particular dominated the street scene in the Ruhr area: the Opel Rekord and the Ford Taunus P7b. Anyone who had made it into administration instead of having to work underground could go one better and order a 26M or Commodore A. But which was better? But which was better? V6 or in-line six-cylinder? The article makes the comparison.
Artificial handles
You are traveling with your classic, but suddenly it goes on strike. What do you do now? This article shows you how you can help yourself with a few stogies and simple roadside aids. But it's even better to take precautions, and we'll help you with that too, so that you'll remember your long journey fondly.
The wild duck
In this report, you go on an adventure with Walter Schäfer and his 69 box duck. A journey of 19,000 kilometers across seven South American countries, over broken bridges, through tropical jungles and scorching deserts begins.
