This car I bought mainly because I think this is the most beautiful Porsche
I reallly wanted this one because it was so nice
It is not so simple. You cant run to a store for parts to fix it
For me it was important to have proper transportation
...and that pathetic chemistryteacher would turn on the left sign when he turned right...
...to comtinue in an extreme slow pace
I'm Sander
I'm 39
I purchased this car..
..two years ago in England.
My love of Porsche started..I suppose around 13 years ago.
I started as a Citroën enthusiast, but switched to Porsche after a tip from a friend..
...he'd heard about a 912 for sale.
The first 911 model, but a four-cylinder.
Subsequently bought...
..years of tinkering, refurbishing...
..but my greatest love was the 356. The primal Porsche..
..the very first..
..with actually the same engine as in the 912.
But after 12,13 years I decided to get rid of the 912..
And buy a 356. Actually, I've altered it ..
..quite considerably. I love driving especially in a sports car.
The best thing about Porsche is..
..it is light and quick..
..I've even made it quicker by putting a later engine in it.
Fitted Disc brakes, adjusted the suspension...
...& now drives like a dream.
Every time you drive this care it conjures up a smile on your face..
..and sometimes on the faces of others.
But as you make a trip to say the south of France, A trip I often make..
..with a couple of friends to..
..burn a little petrol in the alps, now that really is hard work.
But that's also the beauty of a car like this..
..now that's playing, you can throw & fling it around and is amazingly fast..
..for a car build in '59...60.
I bought this car..
..because well actually I think it's the most beautiful Porsche and as I..
..think rationally, solely about
..it's user friendliness..
..and also the costs involved, I should have really kept my 912.
It was far more practical & you could take things along with you...let's be honest though...
.. the handling was better, but I prefer this car simply because..
..it's the prettier of the two.
Driving this car..you feel everything.
There is no spring suspension in these seats.. Steering is light, engine in the rear of course..
..so as you drive through the mountains..
..you can push him anyway you want. The nicest thing about a car like this..
..compared to a modern car: Is that you..
..can exactly feel the machine working for you.
You can actually feel the car slipping into gear..
..the gearstick enter the gearbox, & you can actually feel when you open the throttle the gas rod slip backwards.
You can feel exactly the mechanics..
..to send you on your way with the speed you desire..
..it is also a car you could call 'maintenance friendly' which I have always thought...
..a blessing.
One disadvantage...
...what should be mentioned are the costs involved.
The maintenance..
..I do everything myself..but the prices of the spares..
..are extremely expensive.
And always a gulp before ordering anything.
Often via the internet, because most spares..
..come from America.
The camera will probably shake a bit; Amsterdam isn't the best place..
..to go out for a drive, because of the many traffic lights, traffic calming ramps & speed cameras.
We're out of the urban areas, so I think we can push the gas pedal down a little further.
Sun is shining..
..a lovely day for fun and games..
When I picked this car up from England, on a trailer..
..it was a snowy December day
The car was totally original and had a reconditioned engine with matching numbers.
I took off with a friend to France, drove through the alps
..but then..
..the performance began to irritate me a little 75 horse power.
Wasn't enough I thought.
So I was in a bit of a quandary..I wanted a bit more speed..
..so, we were driving home, when a friend of mine, the passenger..
..leaning with his knee on the gear stick..
That was in hindsight not a good idea By the time we'd reached Belgium..
..the car wouldn't change gear anymore & it transpired that..
..the gearstick had broken off from the gearbox.
So, engine out, gearbox out..
..the gearbox I sent to England for an overhaul, & then started..
..basically the whole rebuilding, & then it dawned on me..
..while we're at it, let's replace the engine, I picked up a 912 engine, specially adjusted..
..everything overhauled, replaced & now a bit faster & the gearbox..
..ratio's calculated with a computer, also overhauled, brakes adjusted..
..until it's finally ended up as I wanted it to be, as it is now.
I have a turned it into a bit of a racer for the non connoisseurs out there..
..the rear is from a 356 BT5.
The bumpers from the front and rear removed..
..the holes for the bumper mountings..
..welded shut & I've fitted a racing exhaust system underneath.
The engine has been modified, and is fitted with a 'Big Bore'
..more torque..
... sharper camshafts. Carburetors that I had overhauled in America.
Now there's like about 125 horsepower under the bonnet
Then we're off..
..and I can honestly say, it can now really kick ass.
My love of engineering started, I reckon when..
..I was around fourteen.. When my cousin pulled up in..
..his very first car, I sat for hours in that car..
..and then you turn 15, 16 and you buy a moped I bought at that time a 1958 'Tyfoon'
..a jalopy built in 1958, so you could say I've always been a partial for old technology..
..it's to do with 'the looks'.
This car was drawn by the hand.. ..built.. designed..
..built.. designed..so if you love engineering, you love Porsche.
It's fast.. it's..
.. easy to tinker about with and it is beautiful.
Actually, there isn't a part, electronic or mechanical, which hasn't..
..passed through my hands.
Except for the little 6 volt radio, which I disconnected..
..the valve radio still works though..
..but that is just about the only part of the car I haven't tinkered with, and the rest...
..has really all been renewed..
..to make the car faster.
Sometimes I think..
..who's ridden in this car and where has the car been?
I am the third owner, the first owner was..
..someone on the board of 'Porsche club America' He'd also raced in the car..
..in the States.
Then the car was taken to England, where I picked it up.
I often ask myself if people would be shocked if they heard..
..that the car isn't..
..totally original..
...the real purists wouldn't be happy but ultimately for me it's about..
..speed in combination with reliability..
..is important and that is exactly what this car is.
This car is dependable and fast.
And that's nice..
My name is Theo Jansen. My passion for Lancia started in the 60's.
It took a lot of effort to find a good Lancia...
...parts were also needed...
...so we bought a few more of the same type to keep myself on the road.
One led to another until the focus changed to pre-war cars.
It appeared to be a large field, the old Lancia's, we concentrated on those.
My name is Dick Jansen, 50 years. We were spoon-fed with it, so to speak.
We don't know any better. It's cars and cars...
...and evertything that goes with it like books about cars and so on.
And I remember so well, when I was young, I walked in a garden filled with Lancia's.
We slowly evoluated to older Lancia's, the prewars. Those seemed unreachable at the time.
I can't say we're finished and probably never will.
There always will be some other exotic Lancia showing up we want.
You are never finished. You cannot walk into a store and just buy parts to make it run again.
You need to gain knowledge and practice.
Lots of tinkering. Spending evenings and weekends.
For me it's very important to have good transportation...
...and I found it in the Lancia.
As you step in such a car, you will instantly change into a varmint, Seriously.
It's a tremendous experience. The wind striking your hair, the rattling ofthe fenders...
... the big steering wheel in your hands...
The elements have their part but you'll forget everything while experiencing this marvelous sensation.
Our Lancia Lambda Speciale...
...shortened by about the length of the door. We guess about 1 meter...
...done by Lancia England in the 30's...
...to make it a sportscar for racing.
They made 6 of these and, as far we know, there are only 2 left. One in the States and this one.
It's a very special Lambda because it had just one owner from 1929, when he was born, until 1979.
We were into Lancia for years and got older ones. We agreed to search a Lancia Lambda.
What we did, we went to the carjumble every year (well known by every oltimer addict)...
... where we had a market stand to sell goods.
We got the idea to put a sign that said: "Wanted, Lancia Lambda"
And the next day, the former owner of our Lancia came to us...
...and spoke the legendary words: "I think you want to buy my Lancia Lambda"
An appointment was easy made and the next day we went off to Gilmore
The garage doors opened and we saw a Lancia Lambda, or what was left of it.
Very timid I asked the man if I was allowed to sit in it, a bit like I sit here now...It was OK.
So we sat there for a while and...
...to our surprise, the man asked the four of us: "Shall we drive it a little bit?"
We thought that was impossible! In this car? Impossible! It looked like a wreck.
My father in the frontseat and I stepped in the back.
As I stepped in the first thing happened I felt through the floor with my feet on the street again.
We drove the car and really enjoyed it. The fenders shaking.
One tumbler-arm was broken and the engine produced a lot of smoke.
After a few kilometers and endangering the whole area...
...we turned around and went back through our own smoke to the garage again and we completed the deal.
The engine. A four cylinder small angled 2.6 V-engine but...
...because the cylinders are reamed, it is now about 2.8 liters.
This car has it's own history.
The car was owned for a long time by flight commander Buckle.
In WW2 he was the man delivering messages where to drop bombs...
...from the ministry to various airports.
He used this car for it.
As a precaution the windshield was removed to protect it from debris.
Just imagine, From the ministry to several RAFairport as fast it goes.
Gosh... he kept driving this car until 1979...
... neat!
My name is Carlo Brantsen, managing editor at Carros, 54 years of age,..
...and over time I started to be a kind of Volvo adept
It is not my childhood sweetheart or...
... my father's car when I was young...
No, it all started when I found a wrecked Volvo....
...an graphite gray Volvo 740...
... the most remarkable car ever built.
Not fancy.
Actually, it did remind me of my chemistry teacher I hated so much at college.
But, it's a nice object, even in the bad shape it was.
It was offered to me for €300, about 6-7 years ago in 2007...
...and I thought:"I just take it. I start fixing it"
Just even for the children because...
... they are better off in an old but sturdy Volvo instead of some rusty Japanese car for safety aspects.
It became a project. An graphite gray Volvo 740 in real bad shape.
And very slowly, it changed into a, in mint condition, white 740 and...
And for me it gives a lot of fun
But I must realise, I spent a lot of money on it thet never will return
And then people start asking me: "Why... why? With your job you drive Rolls Royce's, Bentleys, Ferrari's, Maserati's...
... why this brick?"
Because this is what it is. In fact it has the format of a brick...
...the style children draw a car in...
.. just right angles... chac,chack,chack
I did it the same, and even still do.
Well, I still owe them an answer. I just don't know
What did we do on this car?
It got repainted in white, inside and out...
... quite a job because it had this graphite gray color.
About € 3-4000.
Another interiour, € 1500
Technics, about € 3-3500
The bottom needed some welding, another 2K...
...and it goes on ... and on...
Look, this hated scienceteacher would singal to the right and turn left...
...and drive way too slow.
I drive like this because I want to spare the car, of course!
But as I saw it back then, this was the way all Volvo's were driven.
This car is from 1986...
... and ran for about 340.000 km.
It is quiet, no rattling things.
The chars were perfect, and still are, and ..
...they are so nice!
You have a fantastic view all around because there are no thick posts with airbags built-in and such.
That's maging driving a youngtimer or classic such fun.
And it gives a certain level of comfort. Powersteering and brakes...
...good light and if you do it right even airconditioning and such things.
This comfort is important for me, especially when traveling long distances,
This is not an exotic car. It's not a classic Italian or British car.
And this gives a lot of advantages.
Parts are easy to get and not expensive.
I am not a real technician so,for most things I bring it to the shop.
But I never have to wait for 3 weeks for some chrome strips for the windshield or something.
In this sense I can imagine the youngtimerowner has something to explain because...
...their cars are not exotic, but...
it is also very convenient.
Also, you can keep the car in a reliable state
Well...
It's not beautiful, it's beautiful in ugliness...
It has a streamline like an appartmentbuilding.
Not exactly fuel-economic, it has automatic gears.
But, it's a good car, it moves nice...
You can travel long distance with it...
Even with 340000 km counted
26,27 years old.
And if I need to go to Groningen and back, I just do it.
Chairs are comfortable, one of Volvo's strong advantages...
...powered steering and brakes...
... well, these are advantages compared to the real -so to say- real classic cars.
This car is OK.
And there things get boring...
...becuase, when a car is finished you can drive it, and it drives nice...
...but... what's next?
We use to say: "To own a thing is the end of the fun"
Tha's not completely truth, but...
...it starts itching so I bought another one...
... and all counters are back to zero
This one is not in the bad shape as the graphite gray one one but...
...it certainly needs some attention.
It's a nice car. Ithas the frontlike the 940...
... but very much like the 740...
...it's a transition model that was only short in production.
It has a fast engine. 16 valves and double overhead camshafts
Leather finish, sunroof, airco, and...
...was once owned by Alexander Pechtold, who...
...with this car in the background...
...in 2008, if I remember correctly, showed op in my magazine, Carros
...it needs a good overhaul.
So this is the next project and for now...
...we enjoy the white one.
I just like it so much to be in this car...
...that allows it to cost that amount of money compared to the commercial value.
It's real fun to me and every Euro I spend on it is spent well..
Just make fun of me... thats OK...
I'm fine with it.
...this is perfect, such a SM.
I remember so well. My boss handed me the keys of a SM an told me:
"Once you drove this car you are wasted for life"
And het was right! The SM is simply...
...The Car, The Über Citroën
And also: The über GT
The SM was designed by Robert Opron It has a pure, almost organic style
Minimalistic. No shiny stripings, No unnessecary logo's
Just the pure object
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