The second issue of SwissClassic Revue is now available in stores and at newsstands. The lead article in this issue is about the Porsche 924, and there is also a buying guide to the Triumph Spitfire / GT6 and articles on the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500, Mercedes Benz 190 Ponton, classic car tires, DecorPlast and various Neo Classics.
Reports on current events, vehicle advertisements and other information are of course, as always, an integral part of the issue.
Porsche 924 - Water cooling and engine ahead
The Porsche 924 didn't have it easy. Although it was modern and comparatively inexpensive to build, it was still not a "real" Porsche for many friends of the company, even though a lot was done to make it better and faster over the course of its career.
The right classic car tire
Owners of older cars know it. New tires are due every few years, but the search for suitable models becomes increasingly difficult as the vehicle ages...
Almost forgotten - Mercedes Benz 190 Ponton
60 years ago, the Mercedes Benz 190 was a common sight on our roads. Nowadays, the knobbly saloons have become rare and are probably rarer than the 190 SL sports car, which owes its technology to them.
Neo Classics - Modern classics with a future
The Porsche 997 Sport Classic 2009 was sold out within just 48 hours. Apparently the retro look was well received by Porsche enthusiasts, and how! As the successor to the Maserati 3200 GT, first shown at the IAA in 2001, the sports car from Maserati marked a turnaround away from the turbocharger and towards more displacement.
Buyer's guide - Triumph Spitfire / GT6
The Triumph Spitfire and its closed counterpart GT6 offer many qualities: Dashing looks, manageable technology, good spare parts availability and plenty of riding fun to boot. And despite all this, they are among the most affordable fun vehicles among classic cars. Strange...
Swiss Carrossereien - Alfa Romeo Tüscher (6C 2500)
Tüscher car bodies on Alfa Romeo chassis are rare, and the one on chassis 913014 has a very special history.
Company portrait - DecorPlast - How cars got more design and color thanks to Swiss help
Car wrapping is by no means a modern-day fad. It started back in the seventies and a name from that time is still active today: DecorPlast.
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