In the 9th edition of Oldtimer Markt, we learn interesting facts about the Puch 500, Tojeiro MG and many more. There are also stories about the Wankel engine, the project of a Waldorf school graduate and the Eifel Rallye Festival.
Saint Felix
Sixty years ago, Felix Wankel's engine was launched into a promising future with much advance praise. Initially revered like the Holy Grail, most of the trochoids waned during the oil crisis of the 1970s at the latest. This article sheds light on the history of this unusual concept and focuses on one car celebrating a special anniversary: the NSU Ro 80, which is turning 50 these days.
Grazer G'schichten
Restoration madness on the open-ended Rittsteiger scale: How the third-oldest Pucherl was resurrected just in time for the 60th anniversary of the Fiat Nuova Cinquecento and Puch 500. When the Austrian Hermann Rittsteiger was 18 years old, he bought his first Puch. At the time, they were available for very little money, as the Graz-based vehicle manufacturer had suffered a certain financial weakness 30 years earlier.
The silent star
John Tojeiro, a racing car builder of Portuguese-English descent, acted according to the motto "silent star - loud creations". His Tojeiro-MG ultimately led to the AC Ace - which later became the legendary Cobra.
Rarely beautiful - Peugeot 404 vs. Fiat 1500
Big brother, little brother - or fraternal twins? The elegant coupés from Fiat and Peugeot designed by Pininfarina have a lot in common stylistically. However, the duel between the two 1966 models reveals small and subtle differences in the details.
Paula's project
A restoration as a practical project for a Waldorf school graduate? Only sounds crazy at first. At second glance, it is the imaginative and energetic work of a seventeen-year-old.
Daun by the river
When local residents are delighted that roads are closed for motorsport events, they can only be Eifel residents. At the Eifel Rallye Festival, the locals were also delighted. What would this region be without gasoline?
Burning tires
Anyone who claims that Romania has nothing more to offer in terms of automobiles than passionless TV vans and rusty Dacias has not yet driven the Transfagarasan, the most beautiful road in the world. Five different BMWs from the eighties and nineties were used to drive the 117-kilometer road over the Fagaras Mountains.
