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CLASSICAR GARAGE NEWSLETTER 192, 20 MARCH 2024

 
Dear classic car enthusiast,
 
Spring has arrived in our region and many owners have taken their classic car out of winter storage again; the great motoring enjoyment is about to begin again! In the past weeks, beautiful newly arrived classic cars have been driven and photographed.
I present seven of them to you today. You will see two very impressive top quality Bentley Specials built by Racing Green Engineering in Wales of which you can see a massive 'straight-eight' engine pictured above. Furthermore, you will find two great historic rally cars for sale; a Jaguar XK 150 3.8 Litre coupé, and an austin Healey 100/6 with hard-top, both ready for any historic rally/ regularity event. Italian special body enthusiasts are spoiled with a wonderful Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior Zagato, and British sports car adepts can enjoy a smashing series 1 Lotus Elan 1600! At Classic Job the special project of the 1932/33 Citroën Rodalie 'Spido' record car has been updated!

The next newsletter (expected at the beginning of April) will focus on a new ClassicarGarage partner company; stay tuned!

'Enjoy the ride!'
 
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Met hartelijke groet,
Marc Vorgers.
 
*Type errors and price changes reserved.
 
1932/33 CITROËN ROSALIE 'SPIDO' PROJECT AT CLASSIC JOB
 
Classic Job is building a replica of the legendary 1932/33 Citroën Rosalie 'SPIDO' record car for a Dutch customer. Just like the lost original Rosalie 'SPIDO', the recreation is built on a Citroën 15CV chassis with a 2722 cc six-cylinder engine. The aluminum body is recreated using historical photos. The wooden mold to shape the body panels by hand is ready and the first panels of the roof and rear are being made. More information on the website.
 
PHOTO REPORT
 
Telephone international: + 31 529 481 385
 
AUSTIN HEALEY 100/6 RALLY CAR, 1958 
 
Austin Healey 100/6, year 1958. Colour red with a cream white hard-top and a black/anthracite rally interior. This fantastic Austin Healey rally car has been completely and beautifully rally prepared in the past by a specialist in the Netherlands. No expense has been spared to create an ideal rally car. The Austin Healey has always been a competitive racing and rally car. This beautiful example is very powerful, sounds excellent thanks to the special side exhaust and the car drives impressively well. The automobile is in a very good condition and is ready to be used by an enthusiastic (rally) driver and navigator. More information on the website.
 
 
Price: € 66.700, -*.
 
Telephone international: +31 524 561 122
 
JAGUAR XK 150 3.8 LITRE FHC, 1960
 
Jaguar XK 150 3.8 liter FHC, year 1960. Colour Old English White combined with a red interior with red leather rally seats. This Jaguar XK 150 FHC (Fixed Head Coupé) is originally equipped with the powerful 3.8 liter XK engine. This fantastic Jaguar was rally prepared by Altena Classic and Rally Service on behalf of the current owner. The Jaguar is in a very good condition and the car drives and steers perfectly. This beautiful Jaguar XK 150 Coupé rally car is ready for any adventure in the hands of a new proud owner.
More information on the website.
 
 
Price: € 87.500, -*.
 
Telephone international: +31 524 561 122
 
ALFA ROMEO GT 1600 JUNIOR ZAGATO, 1974
 
Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior Zagato, year 1974. Colour dark red combined with a black interior. This beautiful GT 1600 Junior Zagato was sold new in Italy and imported into the Netherlands in 2003. The car has been beautifully restored in the past, with all good parts preserved and still original. The bodywork is completely rust-free and well protected with wax in the cavities. The interior is original with newly upholstered black leather seats and a beautiful period-correct Blaupunkt Frankfurt radio. Mechanically and technically everything is up to date. This Alfa Romeo is in excellent condition and the car drives and steers delightfully. The Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior Zagato is a very rare Alfa Romeo, only 402 examples were built in the period 1972 to 1975. A great find for the Alfa Romeo collector and enthusiast. More information on the website.
 
INFORMATION & PHOTOS
 
Price: € 77.500,-*.
 
Telephone international: +31 26 442 99 37
 
BENTLEY SPECIAL 3/8 RACER, 1951
 
Bentley Special 3/8 Racer, chassis year 1951. This impressive Bentley Special was hand-built by Racing Green Engineering from South Wales in the United Kingdom, and completed at the end of the year 2020. Colour blue with cream white accents, high-gloss black chassis and wire wheels. Interior finished with black leather and black mohair weather equipment. This beautiful Bentley Special 3/8 Racer is based on a 1951 Bentley Mk VI chassis that has been fully restored and was strengthened to accommodate the also fully rebuilt Bentley B81 6516 cc inline eight-cylinder engine and the (fully synchronized) Bentley four-speed manual gearbox. This Bentley special is in a like new top condition! This Bentley Special is registered in the Netherlands and can be imported into any country. More information on the website. 
 
 
Price: € 325.000,-*.
 
Telephone international: +31 524 561 122
 
AUSTIN HEALEY 100/4 (BN2), 1956
 
Austin Healey 100/4 (BN2), year 1956. Colour red combined with a red interior trimmed with black piping and red carpet. Black soft top and tonneau cover. This beautiful Austin Healey 'hundred four' was sold new in the Netherlands. The original owner must have caused quite a stir in the 1950s, because exotic sports cars like this were very scarce in the Netherlands. This Austin Healey was extensively restored in the period 1990-1995 and has rarely been driven since. The car has been restored to original factory specifications and the car shows beautiful original details. This 'Big Healey' is in beautiful and very good condition and shows only minor signs of previsou use. This is a beautiful example available for a very interesting price. More information on the website.
 
 
Price: € 63.750,-*.
 
Telephone international: +31 26 442 99 37
 
 
BENTLEY SPEED 8 SPECIAL,1948
 
Bentley Speed 8 Special, year of built (chassis) 1948. Colour dark British Racing Green
(20% matt) combined with a brown natural leather interior and matching brown wool carpet. Black mohair hood, tonneau cover and hood cover. This beautiful Bentley Speed 8 Special has been restored and built by the renowned company Racing Green Engineering in Wales (UK). The car was completed in the year 2022. This beautiful Bentley Speed 8 Special is built on a 1948 Bentley Mk 6 chassis, which has been restored to brand new condition. The chassis is completed with a large 6500 cc 8-cylinder in-line Bentley B80 engine with dry-sump lubrication, four S.U. carburettors and a fully synchronized 4-speed manual gearbox. This Bentley has had one careful owner who only drove 2700 kilometers with this impressive automobile. The Bentley was delivered to the current owner by Altena Classic Service, the car is in superb condition; like New! There is a long waiting list for newly restored/built Bentley specials at Racing Green Engineering; This is a wonderful opportunity to immediately obtain a TOP example. More information on the website.
 
 
Price: € 345.000,-* (inclusive 21% Dutch VAT - Extra interest for VAT registered parties).
 
Telephone international: +31 524 561 122
 
LOTUS ELAN 1600 SERIES 1, 1964
 
Lotus Elan 1600 (series 1), year 1964. Colour red with a black interior and a black soft-top. This car has production number 258. This beautiful Lotus Elan from the 1st series has been extensively restored, the car was recently completed. The special central tube chassis, the glass fibre reinforced plastic body and all mechanical components, including the Lotus twin cam engine, have been restored and overhauled. The restoration was carried out according to the original factory specifications. An extensive photo report and invoices of the restoration are available. This beautiful Lotus Elan is in a sublime condition and the car sounds and drives perfectly! The Lotus Elan is praised by many experts worldwide as the best-handling classic sports car with the best road holding. The low weight of only 680 kilograms combined with a powerful 105 DIN hp engine has resulted in a spectacular compact sports car with a top speed of 180 km/h and an acceleration of 0-100 in 7.8 seconds; very special achievements in the 1960s. More information on the website.
 
INFORMATION & PHOTOS
 
Price: € 44.500,*.
 
Telephone international: +31 26 442 99 37
 
 
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We build period-correct car radios (with high quality Bluetooth music streaming functionality) for enthusiasts, brand specialists, and restorers all over the world.
View the page VINTAGE AUTO RADIOS for a number of special models that we can
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(approx. 185 x 55 mm) are always in stock.
 
 
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