It is a fixture in the racing calendar of many classic car enthusiasts and one of the most beautiful classic car events in Europe: the Kitzbüheler Alpenrallye, which will be taking to the road for the 29th time from June 1 to 4, 2016. With 180 classic cars, 3 stages, 600 kilometers and 30’000 horsepower, the Alpenrallye will once again conquer the mountains.
From May 26 – 28, 2016, the „Gaisbergrennen für historische Automobile” will take place for the fourteenth time, commemorating the famous Gaisbergrennen of yesteryear, which counted towards the European Mountain Championship.
The Škoda 1000 MBX De Luxe turned 50 years old. In March 1966, the elegant two-seater celebrated its debut at the International Motor Show in Geneva. The spacious five-seater with rear engine and rear-wheel drive went into series production in October of the same year and represented the pinnacle of the 1.0-liter class at the time.
This year, the April edition of the classic car market even comes in a double pack. In addition to the üusual classic car market with a wide range of topics from the latest chrome Benz, üto the very private coupé from Donald Healey to the 20th Histo Monte, there is the special issue Prices 2016, which shows a trend analysis of classic cars from 1920 to 1990 on 356 pages.
From now on, the 14 platforms of the paternoster at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt are once again on display. The exhibition „Variations in Red“ features 13 classic automobiles from Audi's corporate history, as well as two NSU Quickly two-wheelers and a 1:2 scale model of the Audi Cabriolet. All the gems are painted red and come from the Audi Tradition historical vehicle collection. They offer a unique scenario in this compilation.
Volvo's trade fair appearance at this year's Techno Classica from April 6 to 10, 2016 in Essen will be dominated by legendary station wagons: The Swedish premium brand will be presenting six historic estate car models from the past six decades – and the new Volvo V90 at the world's largest classic car show. The top model, which was shown to the world for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of the month, will have its German premiere in the Ruhr metropolis. The Volvo S90 premium saloon also celebrates its debut in Germany on the opening day of the show.