Classic Car News
The sweet life at the Mac Museum Art & Cars
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„Dolce Vita – the wonderful lightness of being“ is the name of the current exhibition at the MAC Museum Art & Cars in Singen, which offers the combination of rare Italian automobiles with pictures showing the südliche Lebensgefühl and enchanting landscapes, exhibited in modern and unusual architecture, until October 30, 2022.
Alpina Bovensiepen GmbH Buchloe focuses on classic cars of the Alpina tradition
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The Alpina Bovensiepen GmbH realigns itself. The rights to the Alpina brand are transferred to the BMW Group. Alpina will continue to stand for automotive diversity in the luxury segment. However, in addition to development activities, Alpina Bovensiepen GmbH intends to focus more on the service business related to its own company tradition and also offer the restoration of youngtimers and classic cars of its own brand, among other things.
Wide range of classics on offer at the start of spring at the Toffen auction on March 26, 2022
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89 vehicles of all kinds, including high-riders, motorcycles and an amphibious vehicle, will go under the hammer at the Oldtimer Gallery in Toffen on 26 March 2022. In total, the 89 lots represent a value of around CHF 3.1 million, with each vehicle expected to fetch CHF 34’506 (EUR 33’816). Triumph, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo and Ford are the brands most strongly represented, with a Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, two Dodge/Chrysler Vipers and three Citroëns as well as a Lancia Delta Integrale sure to generate a great deal of interest.
Pioneering one-off - The Maserati Boomerang turns 50
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Half a century ago, the radical Maserati Boomerang was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The powerful mid-engined coupé was based on the Bora, its uncompromising wedge shape was conceived by Giorgetto Giugiaro and was to help shape the automotive design of the following years. Even today, the Boomerang still looks futuristic…
Champagne with Churchill - a reading at the Emil Frey Classic Center
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Winston Churchill not only drove around in a Morris or a Land Rover, he was also a passionate and talented painter in addition to his office as Prime Minister. His painting teacher was even Swiss, but there is a lot more that many people don't know about the talented politician. You can find out some of this in a reading by Philipp Gut at the Emil Frey Classic Center on 27 March 2022…
The classic cars will return to Fribourg on March 26/27, 2022
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Following the demise of the OTM Fribourg, the Swiss Retromecanika will follow in its footsteps. On 26/27 March 2022, the milestone birthdays of the Citroën 5CV, MGB and Renault 5 will be celebrated, among others…
Safety thought ahead: Volvo VESC 50 years ago
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In mid-March 1972, the Swedish car manufacturer surprised everyone with a bright orange, groundbreaking prototype: the Volvo VESC (Volvo Experimental Safety Car) presented a variety of forward-looking safety technologies – and at the same time gave concrete indications of the Volvo 240 series model that followed two years later. With the VESC, Volvo was also already researching sustainable technologies at an early stage.
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