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Eureka, it’s a hearse!!

January 24, 2020

Built in 1956, this Cadillac hearse, built by Eureka of Indiana, has had only three owners. And most of the…

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

January 22, 2020

British Leyland was already in big trouble when they decided to design a full-size saloon car for the Australian market….

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

September 4, 2019

A family take-over in Texas, USA: Tiffany Kruse starts her own auction house Republic Auctions. She more or less takes…

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

The first Italian-designed car of Japan

September 3, 2019

It seems like the best of both worlds: a car that is designed in Italy and built in Japan. This…

Dutch Saab Museum is closing, collection is for sale

September 2, 2019

Apparently it is not a good time for car museums these days. Here’s another one that is selling out, it…

Dutch Saab Museum is closing, collection is for sale

The oil magnate, the gardener and the Mercedes-Benz

September 1, 2019

So you think the full glass panoramic roof was first introduced in cars like the Renault Megane or Peugeot 308…

The oil magnate, the gardener and the Mercedes-Benz

Rare conversion: Ford Lotus stationwagon

August 31, 2019

In the 1960’s, stationwagons were big, bulky things, often looking pretty boring. One of the exceptions was the Mk I…

Rare conversion: Ford Lotus stationwagon

Make your bid now on this collection of British classics

August 29, 2019

Not all collector cars are actually cars. Here’s a collection of pedal cars that is being sold online right now….

Make your bid now on this collection of British classics

The famous Cord trademark is for sale now

August 28, 2019

The world-famous Cord brand is now up for grabs. It has been the name of famous automobiles in the 1930s,…

The famous Cord trademark is for sale now

You can’t get them much bigger then this

August 28, 2019

When it comes to big cars, Cadillac is a league of their own. And you will find them literally everywhere…

You can’t get them much bigger then this

A classic Toyota from the pre-Lexus era

May 26, 2018

For sale

The Soarer is a really classic Toyota, it’s a 2+2 coupé that is the predecessor of the Lexus SC coupé. In fact, it was built before Toyota had invented Lexus.

The box-shaped Toyota Soarer was available in Japan, the USA and the Asian market and was never on sale in Europe. For Toyota-enthusiasts, that

Toyota

Simca Aronde P60: An American in Paris

May 25, 2018

For sale

What was it that made the 1950’s Simca Aronde P60 so successful? Was it their highpowered Rush-engine? Was it the French comfort? Or was it the American styling?

Probably it was all of that.

Of all the French carmakers, Simca was the least French. After all, they built Fiat models under license during the 1930’s

Aronde, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, Simca

This Jaguar XK 120 Coupe has been hiding for 25 years

May 22, 2018

Auction

What is it with Jaguar XK120’s that makes people forget about them? Here’s a barnfind Jaguar that spent the last 25 years in a garage, covered in junk.

This sad, neglected remainder of a car was once a proud, blue Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe.

It was delivered new in 1952 to some unknown person

barnfind, Bonhams, Jaguar

New: classic car sale at Dutch Concours d’Elegance

May 21, 2018

News

For the first time, there will be a sale of classic cars during the Concours d’Elegance in the Netherlands this summer. So don’t be surprised if you see cars there with a sign ‘Te Koop’ on them.

The Dutch Concours d’Elégance at the Royal Palace Het Loo in the city of Apeldoorn was first organised

Concours d'Elegance, Netherlands

Classic Ford campervan available for the summer

May 21, 2018

Auction

This Ford Thames was turned into the famous Dormobile campervans in the 1960’s.

It was the British who created the first caravans in the early 1930’s.

They also have a history of creating campervans.

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In the 1960’s and 1970’s, it was a firm named Martin Walter Ltd of Folkestone that became famous fort

Dormobile, Ford, Mathewsons

Grand Basel: The greatest autoshow on earth

May 20, 2018

News

There is a new event coming up in the classic car business. Grand Basel Miami Beach will be a spin-off from the famous Art Basel art fairs.

It will be an event where only the top of classic cars will be for sale, for a discerning clientele.

The first edition will be held in Miami

Art Basel, Grand Basel, Idris Elba

An Australia barnfind: Jaguar XK120 roadster

May 20, 2018

Auction

The romantic concept of a barnfind is that it’s an old car, completely original, that was put away in a shed many decades ago and forgotten. But that is not always the case, as this Australia barnfind shows.

But that is really the case with here. This 1951 Jaguar XK120 has been in a barn

Australia, barnfind, Jaguar, Shannons

Renaults little big car

May 19, 2018

For sale

The little Renault 5 was in many ways ahead of its time. Not because of its technical features, but because it was the first small three-door hatchback.

At the introduction in 1972, the Renault 5 was a considered a very smart, very modern small car.

For instance, it didn’t have the usual chromed tubes for

France, LeBonCoin, Renault

A Mercedes workhorse from Portugal

May 11, 2018

For sale

Long before Mercedes-Benz produced their own stationwagon, the Portuguese were doing it for them.

It took Mercedes-Benz a while to discover that there was a demand for stationwagons.

During the 1960’s, stationwagons got really popular in Europe and brands like Opel, Ford, Peugeot, Fiat and even Borgward produced combi-versions of their best selling sedans already

eBay, Germany, Mercedes-Benz, Movauto, Portugal

A million dollar Lancia… and another one

May 10, 2018

Auction

You don’t see many of these Lancia Aurelia Spider America’s. But this month, there are two of them to be sold at auction. Both are estimated at around 1 million euro.

It is the first time that the Italian auction house Aste Bolaffi in Milano has a sale of classic cars.

Until now they have

Aste Bolaffi, Italy, Lancia, Monaco, RM Sotheby's

Here’s your chance, get yourself a real Bertone

May 9, 2018

Featured, News

Just two weeks to go before in Italy the sale starts of the contents of Stile Bertone. Auction house Aste Bolaffi has now published the catalogue online. And if you enjoy car history and car design, you will probably start drooling the moment you see it.

The Bertone sale is part of a larger sale

Alfa Romeo, Aste Bolaffi, Bertone, Ferrari, Fiat

Just a plain old Opel Kadett

May 8, 2018

For sale

There was a time when this was all you needed: some space for 4 people, a simple 50 hp engine, a gear lever of a meter long and a roof over your head.

That is exactly what the Opel Kadett B offered in the late 1960’s and early ‘70’s.
And nothing more.

If you bought

Kadett, Netherlands, Opel

On auction

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

Posted: January 22, 2020

British Leyland was already in big trouble when they decided to design a full-size saloon car for the Australian market. And guess what? It was even a pretty good car. But still, production stopped within two years. In the 1960s and ‘70’s the Australian car market was dominated by the large cars, like the Ford […]

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April 2018: prices at auction went up

Posted: May 4, 2018

In April 2018, a few more classic cars were sold at auctions worldwide than in April last year. But they made a lot more money. As always, April is the busiest month of the year when it comes to classic car auctions. During some weekends there were 5 or 6 auctions going on. The 35 […]

Update – Thieves hit Dutch auctioneer: 4 Porsches stolen

Posted: April 7, 2018

During the Easter weekend, four Porsches and two other classics were stolen from an auction house in the Netherlands. The burglary was discovered only a few days later. This reports the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf. According to the newspaper, three Porsches (presumably 911’s), a 1971 Mercedes 280 SL, a 1964 Porsche 356 and a 1973 Jaguar […]

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

Posted: September 4, 2019

A family take-over in Texas, USA: Tiffany Kruse starts her own auction house Republic Auctions. She more or less takes over from her dad, who has managed Dan Kruse Classics since 1972. San Antonio based Dan Kruse Classics has been one of the premier classic car auction houses, the business started as early as 1972. […]

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OldtimerDAILY

Eureka, it’s a hearse!!

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

The first Italian-designed car of Japan

Dutch Saab Museum is closing, collection is for sale

The oil magnate, the gardener and the Mercedes-Benz

Rare conversion: Ford Lotus stationwagon

Make your bid now on this collection of British classics

The famous Cord trademark is for sale now

You can’t get them much bigger then this

A classic Toyota from the pre-Lexus era

Simca Aronde P60: An American in Paris

This Jaguar XK 120 Coupe has been hiding for 25 years

New: classic car sale at Dutch Concours d’Elegance

Classic Ford campervan available for the summer

Grand Basel: The greatest autoshow on earth

An Australia barnfind: Jaguar XK120 roadster

Renaults little big car

A Mercedes workhorse from Portugal

A million dollar Lancia… and another one

Here’s your chance, get yourself a real Bertone

Just a plain old Opel Kadett

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

April 2018: prices at auction went up

Update – Thieves hit Dutch auctioneer: 4 Porsches stolen

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

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