Fifty years ago, the legendaryäre Coupé Škoda 110 R celebrated its trade fair premiere in Brünn. The elegant rear-engined sports car became a great sales success and served as the basis for the Czech car manufacturer's legendary rally and racing cars. In addition to the Škoda 180 RS and 200 RS prototypes, the Škoda 130 RS, which became known as the 'Porsche of the East‘, can also be traced back to the 110 R. This news article shows the history of the 110 R.
One of the most versatile automobiles turns 35: the Multivan from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. A crossover of passenger car, van and camper – multivariable, Multivan. In 1985, Volkswagen presented it as a world premiere at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt on the basis of the T3. The Multivan quickly became the icon of European vans. Today, in 2020, it is offered in nine different versions as the Multivan 6.1: from the particularly inexpensive Multivan 6.1 „Family“ to the top-class Multivan 6.1 „Exclusive“. But its history also began 35 years ago at what was already the largest motor show in the world. This news article takes a look backü
No Lägern Classic 2020, but the replacement event “Lägern Classic Cruise” attracted around 250 classic and vintage cars, which drove around the Lägeren in corona-safe style on September 6, 2020.
From October 16 to 18, the Messezentrum Salzburg will be transformed into a marketplace for historic garage showpieces that will make time stand still on the automobile speedometer for three days at the international classic car fair. The eagerly awaited Dorotheum auction and the special show „110 Years of Austro Daimler“ are just two of the highlights on the weekend of the fair.
Now the Concours d’Elégance of Belgium, the Zoute Grand Prix, must also admit defeat to the coronavirus. The 11th Zoute Grand Prix will be postponed from October 2020 to October 7-10, 2021. The Bonhams auction, also scheduled for October 11, 2020, will still take place, but online …
Not happening after all. For a long time, things looked good for a Veterama Mannheim in October 2020, but now it has to be canceled after all - the risks are too high and the framework conditions too restrictive. It would be better to skip it once again than to jeopardize the strong Veterama character with a compromise event…