Classic Car News
Altbüron mountain stage on August 18, 2013 under the sign of Le Mans
Events
In just a few days, on Sunday, August 18, 2013, they will once again thunder up the short mountain in the canton of Lucerne, the touring, GT, sports and racing cars of yesteryear. In 2012, the Bergprüfung Altbüron took a break, but in 2013 it is back in full force and the field of participants is more than just impressive, with almost 20 original Le Mans racing cars and many rarities from üover 100 years of racing.
Renault R4 - All models 1961 to 1994 (book review)
The book "Renault 4 - All models 1961 to 1994" is a work on one of the most successful cars in history. Having barely disappeared from everyday road traffic, memories of the practical five-door car are already fading. So it's good that there is now a reasonably priced book available. This book review describes the 192-page German-language book and explains who should buy it and whether it is worthwhile.
Unique pieces and rarities go under the hammer at Coys on August 10 at the AVD OGP
Products
Coys will be holding an auction as it does every year in 2013, more precisely on August 10, 2013, as part of the AVD Oldtimer Grand Prix. The lot list, which features üover 60 cars, also includes some real rarities, including the Benetton B191 by Schumacher, a BMW/AFM 328 Roadster with a Nürburgring past and a Lancia Aprilia Spider ...
Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2013 - jewel-studded, motorized garden party
The Classic Days took place at Schloss Dyck on the weekend of August 2-4, 2013. Motorsport demonstration runs, a Concours d'Elegance, brand club meetings and many other attractions once again made the well-attended event a highlight of the season. Our extensively illustrated event report with over 400 pictures shows impressions and results in words and pictures. If you missed the event, you can at least relive it virtually on Zwischengas.
British Car Meeting Mollis with English Ford models as guests of honor (Aug. 25, 2013)
Events
As every year, the British Car Meeting will take place this summer on August 25, 2013 in Mollis. All vehicles with British roots are invited, regardless of whether they are 100 or 20 years old. Around 1’200 vehicles are expected, and this year's guests of honor are the Ford models of English provenance.
Picture gallery "Racing Legends" - Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2013
On the weekend of August 2-4, 2013, the Classic Days Schloss Dyck took place, where sports and racing cars from the past were allowed to present their shapes and sounds on a triangular course. This picture gallery shows many of the participating vehicles, some of them in detail and at length. On display are a variety of Bugatti sports and racing cars, Bentley pre-war sports cars, a Porsche 917, an Alfa Romeo 33/2, several Mercedes Benz SSK sports cars and many other rarities.
Ferrari won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the last time in 1965 - Will the Porsche rival return in 2015?
Motorsport
Ferrari üis seriously considering returning to Le Mans with a sports prototype in the LMP1 class, fittingly in 2015, 50 years after the last overall victory with Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory in a Ferrari 250 LM
Unique Indianapolis racing car up for auction at Mecum
Products
On August 17, 2013, the Indianapolis race car Hupp Comet developed by Russel Snowberger and dating from 1932 under the hammer ...
50 years of Porsche 911 in the furnace works - of cast iron and non-magnetic
More than 500 Porsche 911s gathered at the Ofenwerk in Nuremberg on July 13 and 14, 2013 to celebrate the anniversary of the German sports car par excellence. They discussed, drove and celebrated. This extensively illustrated event report provides a review of the occasion and at the same time clarifies the now widely used term "cast-iron".
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