The new SwissClassics Revue 80-4/2020 presents the Alfa Romeo Montreal, which is 50 years old. The story of Gildo de Guido is an exciting one. His main job was as a restaurateur, but he also drove sports and racing cars. Although he was certainly fast, he was often somewhat overshadowed by his more successful contemporaries. The special explains how the valuation of classic cars works. The buyer's guide focuses on the first Ferrari road sports cars with V8 engines, i.e. the 308 GTB/GTS models, but also the 208 GT4 and 308 GT4. An exciting report on HMO, a Swiss company specializing in the construction of sidecars for BMW motorcycles, is included, as is the history of the Studebaker Champion. And of course there are also reviews, previews and an extensive vehicle market.
Anniversary: 50 years of Alfa Romeo Montreal
Its development history is special and so was the car. With the Alfa Romeo Montreal, the Milan-based car company presented a coupé with an eight-cylinder engine that looked like a show car and had the genes of a racing car. We follow the traces and show a really green Alfa.
Gildo de Guidi: the fast gastronome
He ran the Gerberstube restaurant in Schaffhausen. And he drove sports and racing cars with some success, albeit in the shadow of more famous contemporaries such as Rindt, Quester and Perrot. A look back at the sixties is worthwhile.
Special: Valuation
Accurately determining the value of historic vehicles has a significant impact on their insurance costs, but also on the determination of the extent of damage in the event of accidents or theft. Our article explains which factors influence the value of a classic car.
Buying advice: Ferrari/Dino 208/308
The eight-cylinder models were the first Ferrari road car to bear the emblem with the prancing horse that did not have 12 cylinders under the hood. The 208/308 models were popular and they still offer a comparatively inexpensive introduction to Ferrari ownership today. But what should you look out for so that you don't have to pay the bill after the purchase?
HMO: Special motorcycle sidecars from Switzerland
From 1969 onwards, when BMW only built motorcycles that were not approved for sidecar use, small series manufacturers filled this gap. Today, the HMO sidecars, built from 1975 by Paul Hegetschweiler in Ottenbach, have achieved cult status. The HMOs were not motorcycles with sidecars, but were designed from the ground up as asymmetrical three-wheelers.
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