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ClassicarGarage Newsletter 25, November 24 2008 | |
The last weekend king winter has shown his face in our region for the first time this year. People in large parts of Europe woke up under a blanket of snow. We hope you took advantage of our winter service and garaging tips presented in our previous newsletter! In several European countries salt was used on the snowy and icy roads. We advise classic car owners who still want to drive their classic car in these regions to wait. It takes at least three intense showers of rain for the salt to wash away from the streets. In this newsletter we present nine new arrived classic cars. Amongst others a magnificent 1955 Porsche 356 Pre A Speedster and a relatively scarce and extremely fast Triumph TR 250! We also pay attention to the InterClassics & TopMobiel classic car show which will be held again the Maastricht MECC in January 2009. Last but not least we inform you about a beautiful book which was published on the Dutch market this week. The English version 'The fate of the sleeping beauties' will be published in the months to come. Sincerely, Click the photographs to view the photo reportages immediately! | |
Porsche 356 Speedster, 1955 | |
Smiths-Veglia. Click here
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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sprint, 1962 | |
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sprint, year 1962. Colour dark grey with a black leather interior and black carpet. This Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint was imported from the USA in the early nineties of the twentieth century. After that the car was fully restored. Two years ago the car was fitted with an overhauled 1600 engine. The overhaul was executed by a top class specialist in The Netherlands. Also the gearbox was overhauled. This Giulia Sprint is in very good condition and the car drives fantastic. The interior features special bucket seats, the original seats are present. Additionally the car sports a beautiful wooden Nardi steering wheel and it comes with a FIVA identity card. Price: on application, please call. Smiths-Veglia. Click here
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Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior, 1974 | |
Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior, year 1974. Colour dark blue with a beige leatherette interior and black carpet. This beautiful Alfa Romeo 'Bertone' was imported from Italy a few years ago. The automobile is in excellent original condition! The pristine bodywork was never welded on and it was given new paintwork in the past. All books are present and the car drove 105.000 kilometers from new. The second gear of the gearbox is not easy to select, estimated repair costs of this minor flaw are within the sales price, please call for information. This is a fantastic original specimen of the last and most luxurious 'Bertone' GT Junior!Price: Euro 15.900,--. Smiths-Veglia. Click here
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Austin Healey 3000 Mk I, 1960 | |
| Austin Healey 3000 Mk I, year 1960. Colour dark blue metallic with a dark red leather interior. Dark red tonneau cover. This fine Austin Healey was fully restored in the year 1998. The automobile is in very good to excellent condition and the car drives perfect. This Healey is fitted with a wooden steering wheel, chrome wire wheels and overdrive. Price: Euro 38.500,--. Lex Classics. Click here
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Austin Healey 3000 Mk II, 1962 | |
| Austin Healey 3000 Mk II (BT7), year 1962. Colour Ice blue metallic over crème white with a blue leather interior trimmed with white piping. Blue soft top and hood cover. This Austin Healey is in excellent condition and the car drives perfect. This is a relatively scarce Mk II three carburettor model. The automobile was fully restored in the past. Recently the car was perfected at Lex Classics. The car was given beautiful new paint and it was mechanically improved. This 'big Healey' features overdrive and wire wheels. Price: Euro 45.500,--. Lex Classics. Click here |   |
Triumph TR 250, 1968 | |
Triumph TR 250, year 1968. Colour red with a black interior. Black soft top and tonneau cover. This tremendous Triumph TR 250 was imported from the USA to the Netherlands in the year 1995. Ever since the car has undergone several partial restorations. Recently the car was perfected at Lex Classics. The automobile is in excellent condition. This car features three double Weber carburettors giving an additional 50 bhp. This is the fastest and most powerful TR we ever drove! The car handles, shifts, steers and brakes perfect! This TR 250 sports wide chrome wire wheels, a walnut dashboard and a wooden sports steering wheel. Price: on application, please call. Lex Classics. Click here
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| Triumph TR 6, 1968 | |
Triumph TR 6, year 1968. Colour dark green metallic with a black interior. Black soft top and hood cover. This masculine TR 6 was fully 'body off' restored in the year 2002. The chassis was powder coated. The automobile is in very good to excellent condition. The engine runs very smooth and the car drives excellent. This TR 6 sports a leather sports steering wheel and two door mirrors. The Triumph TR 6 is the ideal British roadster for people looking for a purposeful design, practicality and a lot of driving fun! Price: Euro 15.500,--. Lex Classics. Click here |   |
| MGB roadster, 1964 | |
MGB roadster, year 1964. Colour British Racing Green with a black interior trimmed with red piping. Black soft top and hood cover. This fine MGB was fully restored in the past, the car is in superb (excellent+) condition! This MGB sports wire wheels and a wooden steering wheel. Classic Cars Friesland. Click here |
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| MGB GT, 1974 | |
MGB GT, year 1974. Colour British Racing Green with a black fabric interior. This beautiful MGB GT was fully restored two years ago, a photo reportage of the restoration is present. The automobile is in superb (excellent+) condition. This MGB GT features Minilite alloy wheels, a leather sports steering wheel, an oil cooler and a period car radio. Price: Euro 12.500,--. Classic Cars Friesland. Click here |   |
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Arrived at Altena Classic Service: Austin Healey 3000 Mk II, year 1962. Colour Ice blue metallic with a black interior and a blue soft top. Very good condition. Fitted with wire wheels, 185/15 tires, chrome luggage rack, Lucas driving and fog lamps, badge bar, tonneau cover, schokdamper modification kit, elektric fan, elektronic ignition, AC generator and a dual circuit brake system. Price: on application, please call. Expected at Altena Classic Service: Jaguar Mk V 3.5 Litre DHC, year 1950. Colour Battleship grey, dark red leather interior, beige mohair hood. Matching numbers. Superb (excellent+) condition. A few years ago the automobile was given beautiful new paint, the body panels were in perfect shape! (Photo's of this partial restoration are present.) This Jaguar is serviced and maintained by Altena Classic Service for years now. The car comes with all invoices and the original instruction book! Price: on application, please call. In the next newsletter you may expect the above mentioned automobiles, and a few magnificent restoration projects of Piet Mozes Restorations. The current restoration of a Triumph TR 250 and recently finished projects of an Austin Healey 3000 and a Volvo P1800 ES!
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| InterClassics & TopMobiel 2009 | |
On January 9, 10 and 11 2009 the classic car show InterClassics & TopMobiel will be held in Maastricht the Netherlands! On this beautiful classic car show you will find many of our quality garages presenting their fine classic automobiles.
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| The fate of the sleeping beauties | |
Between the years 1948 and the seventies of the twentieth century the Frenchman Michel Dovaz collected over sixty classic automobiles. Amongst others 21 Bugatti's were part of his collection. Dovaz kept his collection in barns and on the premisis of his farm in Villemarechal, 100 kilometers south of Paris. The collection was discovered in 1983 by the German photographer Herbert W. Hesselman. In cooperation with author Halward Schrader the beautiful photobook 'Sleeping Beauties' was published. The book showed magnificent images of serene immobility. Classics covered with thick layers of dust and classics which had become one with nature... This classic book is still available via Amazon.com. After publication of the book 'Sleeping Beauties' Michel Dovaz was heavily criticized by many classic car enthusiasts. They detested the way he 'neglected' the beautiful and scarce automobiles in his collection. Michel Dovas received threatening phonecalls and letters from all over the world. Dovas sold a part of his collection and he managed to hide the remaining cars... Now, 25 years later, you can read his story. This month the Dutch book ’Het lot van de Slapende Schoonheden’ was published. An English version will be presented very soon titled: 'The fate of the sleeping beauties'. The authors Ard and Arnoud op de Weegh and Kay Hottendorff investigated the whereabouts of the collection and the sold cars. The thorough investigation, an interview with Michel Dovaz and beautiful photographs make this book a must have! Click here to visit the website of the authors for more information.
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