Click here to view ClassicarGarage Newsletter 45,
February 25 2010.

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Today we added four new arrived classic cars for sale at Lex Classics: a 1958 Jaguar XK 150 3.4 Litre -S- OTS (roadster) in concours (show) condition, a 1958 Borgward Isabella TS 'Schreiber' cabriolet in concours (show) condition, a 1973 Jaguar E-type V12 2+2 FHC in very good condition and a 1957 Jensen 541 in very good condition!
This week we tested and photographed six new arrived classic cars for sale at Classic Cars Friesland and at Smiths-Veglia! Large format previews of the photographed classic cars will be added to our Twitpic photo page this morning!

Today we added a magnificent classic automobile at Amicale Facel Holland. A 1963 Facel Vega Facel II (Sold) in superb (excellent++), near concours condition! This impressive Facel II features a 355 bhp. 6.2 Litre V8 engine, 3-speed automatic transmission, Powr-lock limited slip differential, power steering, power windows, air conditioning and Borrani wire wheels. This fine automobile was extensively restored by AFH. In my opinion one of the most beautiful and intriguing classic cars ever built!

Last week we tested and photographed six new arrived classic cars at Lex Classics and at Amicale Facel Holland!
Classic cars for sale added at Lex Classics: a 1962 Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Litre in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1967 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 2 in superb (excellent++), near concours condition, a 1968 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 2, extensively but decent rally prepared, in superb (excellent++) condition. A 1959 MG MGA roadster, sporty/racy modified, in excellent to superb condition, and an early 1965 MG MGB roadster in superb (excellent++), near concours condition!
At Amicale Facel Holland we photographed a fantastic 1963 Facel Vega Facel II fitted with the 6.2 Litre V8 engine. This automobile will be added to the website shortly.

Today we added two more classic cars for sale at Altena Classic Service. A beautiful and scarce 1968 Porsche 911 2.0 S in excellent++, near concours condition! And an impressive 1966 Jaguar Mk II 3.4 Litre rally car in very good to excellent condition. This car was rally prepared and optimized by Altena Rally Service. Shortly you may expect ClassicarGarage Newsletter 45 with all prices and more interesting information, click here to subscribe! 

Last week we tested and photographed four new arrived classic cars for sale at Altena Classic Service.
The following cars were added to the website today: a 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sprint GT rally car in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1968 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL 'Pagoda' in excellent to excellent+ condition, a 1972 Porsche 911 2.4 S rally car in superb (excellent+) condition. Additionally we photographed a 1971 Datsun 240 Z which was fully rally prepared by Altena Classic Service for a client.
Shortly we will add a 1966 Jaguar Mk II 3.4 Litre rally car in very good to excellent condition and a 1968 Porsche 911 2.0 S in superb (excellent+) condition! 

We tested and photographed at Imparts and at Classic Cars Friesland. today we added five new arrived classic cars for sale to our collection. Starting today you will find larger standard pictures which the sales presentations!
Added at Imparts: a tremendous 1930 Rolls Royce 20/25 Open Tourer Special. Restored/overhauled and rebodied in 2009, superb condition! A very original 1969 Jaguar E-type 4.2 Litre series 2 OTS (roadster) (Sold) in very good original condition! Modified to European specifications. Additionally we added new (snow free) photo's of the 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL!
Added at Classic Cars Friesland: a 1956 Austin Healey 100/4 BN-2 in 'M' specification, (Sold) superb (excellent++) condition, near concours! A 1968 Triumph TR 250 in recently restored concours (show) condition and a 1962 MG MGA 1600 Mk II roadster (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition!

We added three new arrived classic automobiles at Imparts and at Altena Classic Service. With some car presentations we also introduce wide screen photo video's!
At Imparts a beautiful and excellent driving 1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 1 (Sold) in very good condition!
At Altena Classic Service: a tremendous 1938 Talbot Lago T23 cabriolet with bodywork by Figoni et Falaschi in superb (excellent+) condition, and a 1974 Alfa Romeo Giulia GT 1600 Junior 'Bertone' in superb (excellent+) original condition!
Added this afternoon: a 1958 Jaguar XK 150 3.4 Litre OTS (roadster) in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1960 Jaguar XK 150 3.8 Litre DHC in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1968 Jaguar E-type 4.2 Litre OTS (roadster) in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1963 Austin Healey 3000 Mk IIa (under option)(convertible) in superb (excellent+) condition and a 1967 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 2 (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition! 

This week we tested and photographed a classic car for sale at Imparts. Added to our sales collection: a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL in very good original condition! This beautiful 190 SL drives perfect and the engine and brake system were overhauled recently! The car comes with a (white) hard top!

From today, January 15, until Sunday, January 17, the Maastricht InterClassics classic car show is being held. The 2010 theme is 100 years Alfa Romeo. You can also visit Altena Classic Service, Lex Classics and Imparts (1Class additions) at the show!
See www.ic-tm.nl

The last week we have been 'transporting' sold classic cars from our Dutch sales collection to our ClassicarImages archives. The international chapters will follow shortly!

Today we updated a few restoration projects a Piet Mozes Restorations and we added a classic car for sale at Altena classic Service!
At Piet Mozes Restorations we updated the 1968 Triumph TR 250 restoration project. This fine automobile is finished and the quality is astonishing! We also updated the 1964 Austin Mini Cooper S restoration project which is still in progress.
At Altena Classic Service we added a 1963 Jaguar Mk II 3.4 Litre in very good condition for sale. This automobile was tested and photographed in November 2009 and it is now ready for sale! Because the owner wants to buy a cabriolet next spring this Mk II is on offer for a very interesting price!

Last Friday we photographed at Smiths-Veglia. We added four new arrived automobiles for sale to our sales collection! Let's start with a beautiful and scarce (only 766 built) 1966 Lancia Flavia Vignale cabriolet in very good condition. The car drives absolutely delightful!

Further more three special and exclusive automobiles have arrived coming from a collection. The car are being sold for the first owner who bought the cars brand new. The presented motor cars are still in brand new top condition. Therefore we photographed them in the showroom of Smiths-Veglia. These cars never saw a drop of rain, not to speak of snow which is covering our region this week.
Added: a 2003 Morgan +8 '35th Anniversary' edition  in never used BRAND NEW condition! 0 kilometer from new and still not registered. This Morgan features all options! Then a scarce 'top of the line' 1995 Jaguar XJS 6.0 Litre V12 convertible (Sold) in brand new top condition! The automobile drove only 19.000 kilometers form new! Then a 1995 MG RV8 (Sold) in brand new top condition! This car drove only 6000 miles from new! All these motor car do not show any sign of use; UNIQUE!
Shortly you may expect ClassicarGarage Newsletter 43, click here to subscribe! 

The winter entered our region like a thief in the night, after one night of snow the entire Dutch traffic was was jammed... Luckily we tested and photographed seven new arrived classic cars at Geert Jan Peters and Classic Cars Friesland earlier this week.
Today we added two classic cars for sale at Geert Jan Peters: a fantastic 1989 BMW Z1 in excellent original condition! This very playful driver drove only 73.800 km. from new. Also added a beautiful 1979 Lancia Beta 2000 Spider in superb (excellent+) original condition! 

This week we tested and photographed at Imparts. Today we added a 1960 Triumph TR 3a in very good to excellent condition to the sales collection!
We also updated the news page at Classic Cars Friesland. Eight British classic cars for sale have arrived at this firm. The automobiles will be driven and photographed as soon as the weather allows us, hopefully next week.

We added two classic cars for sale at Geert Jan Peters Classic Automobiles: a beautiful 1972 Volvo P1800 ES in excellent original condition and a rather scarce 1974 Jensen-Healey Mk II in superb (excellent+) original condition!

Today three beautiful British classic cars for sale were added at Altena Classic Service: a very impressive 1935 Alvis Silver Eagle Special (Sold) in very good condition, a 1948 Jaguar Mk IV 3.5 Litre DHC in perfect concours (show) condition and a 1979 MG MGB roadster in very good original condition!

Today we added five beautiful British classics at Lex Classics.
A 1954 MG TF 1250 in superb (excellent++) condition, near concourse, a 1959 Austin Healey Sprite Mk I 'Frog Eye' in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1961 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II in superb (excellent+) condition, a 1964 Austin Healey Sprite Mk II rally car in superb (excellent+) condition and a 1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 1 in superb (excellent+) condition!

Today we added two brand new restored classic cars to our sales collection! At Amicale Facel Holland a 'Top of the line' 1958 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe in concours (show) condition, at Imparts a magnificent 1969 MG MGC GT. in concours (show) condition!
Shortly you may expect ClassicarGarage Newsletter 42, click here to subscribe! 

Last Friday we tested and photographed at Altena Classic Service. Today we added five beautiful new arrived classic cars for sale to our collection! A tremendous 1964 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 1 in excellent condition, a fantastic driving 1973 Triumph TR 6 (Sold) in excellent condition, a relatively scarce 1968 MG MGC roadster (Sold) in superb (excellent++) condition, near concourse! A beautifully restored 1974 MG MGB roadster (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition and a beautiful 1964 Jaguar Mk II 3.4 Litre in excellent condition. This fine classic saloon is fitted with a delightful modern 5-speed manual gearbox! All presentations include a special photo video with engine sounds!
If the weather allows us we will drive and photograph around five arrived classic cars at Amicale Facel Holland, Lex Classics and at Imparts this week.

Today we added a lovely 1974 Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI (Sold) to the sales collection at Geert Jan Peters. This scarce Alfasud TI is in excellent original condition and the car drives like new! Which European car enthusiast did not drive an Alfasud in the 70'ies or 80'ies of the twentieth century? I had a complete flashback to those days because of the delightful handling and the fantastic boxer engine!
 This presentation is complete with  video. We also added a video clip at the BMW 2002 Baur cabriolet and the Alfa Romeo Berlina 2000!
Friday, November 6, we will drive and photograph at Altena Classic Service!

Last Friday we tested and photographed a beautiful classic car at Smiths-Veglia. A tremendous 1959 Austin Healey 3000 Mk I in excellent to superb (excellent+) condition. With some detailing this 'Big Healey' can easily be brought to concourse (show) condition! The sales reportage features a video clip with engine sounds!
Yesterday we visited Geert Jan Peters, we drove a fantastic 1974 Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1500 TI in excellent original condition! This car will be added shortly.

Today we added a new arrived classic car for sale and added/updated some fine projects at Piet Mozes. At most of the classic cars on offer at Piet Mozes video clips are added to the presentations! 
Added for sale: a tremendous driving 1971 Triumph TR 6 in superb (excellent++) condition, near concourse!
Projects added/updated: a photo reportage of a beautifully restored/rally prepared Triumph TR4 and an update on the 1964 Mini Cooper restoration project!

This week we drove and photographed at Classic Cars Friesland and at Piet Mozes. In this update we added the following classic cars for sale at Classic Cars Friesland: an Old English White 1952 MG TD in superb (excellent+) condition, a crème white 1953 MG TD in superb (excellent+) condition, a fantastic 1959 MG MGA 1500 roadster (Sold) in concourse (show) condition, a British Racing Green 1974 MG MGB roadster (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition and a Bordeaux red 1976 MG MGB roadster in superb (excellent+) condition! We also added new photo's at the red 1953 MG TD!
Shortly you may expect new items at Piet Mozes; a superb Triumph TR 6 for sale, a reportage of a rally prepared Triumph TR 4 and an update of the Mini Cooper restoration! 

Last week we tested and photographed four new arrived classic cars at Lex Classics. (Added October 16): a fantastic 1963 Jaguar E-type 3.8 Litre OTS (roadster) series 1 (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition - with video clip!
Also added: a tremendously well driving 1968 Jaguar E-type 4.2 Litre OTS (roadster) series 1.5 (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition (with video clip), a beautiful 1961 MG MGA 1600 coupe in excellent condition (with video clip) and a seldom seen 1953 Singer SM 1500 roadster in very good condition!
More video's of classic cars in our collection are also available on http://tinyurl.com/ClassicarVideo.

Last Friday we tested and photographed at Classic Cars Friesland. Today we added four new arrived classic cars to the website. A beautiful 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia cabriolet (Sold) in superb (excellent++), near concourse, condition. This car comes with a special video clip. More classic car video's can be found at our Youtube channel http://tinyurl.com/ClassicarVideo. These video's will be coupled to the website shortly.
Other fine cars added: a 1961 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II (Sold) in superb (excellent++), near concourse condition, a 1953 MG TD in superb (excellent+) condition and a 1960 MG MGA 1600 coupe (Sold) in superb (excellent+) condition!

This week we drove and photographed at Smiths-Veglia and at Imparts. As you can see in the photo's fall has arrived in our region. At Smiths-Veglia we added a 1968 Jaguar E-type 4.2 Litre OTS (roadster) series 1.5 in superb (excellent+) condition! The automobile drives immaculate! The car was restored in the past and the mechanics were overhauled by a renown specialist in The Netherlands.
At Imparts we added a 1971 MG MGB roadster (Sold) in good overall condition. A true driver car with minor signs of use. This MGB drives excellent!

Today we enjoyed a long drive with a 1957 Jaguar XK 150 3.4 Litre FHC which is for sale at Imparts. The automobile was fully restored a few years ago. What a timeless beauties these Fixed Head Coupe models are... The bride and broom you see in the photo reportage were very impressed by the XK! Very interesting price.

The last week we tested and photographed at Lex Classics, Imparts and Geert Jan Peters Automobile Restorers. Today we added the following classic cars for sale to our collection:
at Lex Classics: a very impressive 1959 Austin Healey 3000 Mk I rally car in excellent condition and a beautiful, very fast, 1973 Triumph TR 6 PI in very good to excellent condition! We also made new photo's of the 1963 Austin Healey 3000 Mk IIa (Sold) which now features dark blue sides! Also added a 1967 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 2 in excellent condition, this automobile was sold immediately after we visited Lex Classics.
At Imparts we added: a tremendous and 1982 Aston Martin V8 Volante series 2 in superb (excellent+) original condition! This scarce automobile (only 245 built) drove 24.000 miles from new!
Added at Geert Jan Peters: a beautiful 1972 Alfa Romeo Berlina 2000  in very good to excellent original condition! This car features it's original first paint, shows all original details, is well documented and the car drives like new!

Today we added three British classic cars at Classic Cars Friesland. A beautiful 1952 MG TD (Sold) in excellent condition, a perfect driving MGA 1600 roadster in very good condition and a fantastic 1960 Triumph TR 3a (Sold) in immaculate concourse (show) condition!

Yesterday we tested and photographed four British classic cars for sale at Piet Mozes Restorations and at Classic Cars Friesland.
At Piet Mozes we added: a beautiful 1967 Triumph TR 250 (Sold) in excellent to superb condition! The automobile was fully body off restored in the past and perfectly serviced and maintained ever since.
At Classic Cars Friesland you may expect: a Triumph TR 3a in perfect concourse (show) condition, a MG TD in excellent condition and an MGA 1600 roadster in very good condition, click here for previews!
On Monday, September 14, we will photograph at Lex Classics.

Today we added three beautiful classic cars for sale at Amicale Facel Holland and at Smiths-Veglia.
At Amicale Facel Holland: a very scarce, 100% original 1939 Cadillac 61 convertible with Fisher body! This car is in UNIQUE never restored condition! Apart from an old paint job the chassis, body and interior were untouched for 70 years! Technically and mechanically the automobile was extensively serviced by AFH. The automobile drives delightful! The car is very scarce, only 8 Cadillac 61 convertibles with Fisher body are known to exist today.
At Smiths-Veglia: a 1951 Jaguar Mk V Drop Head Coupe (Sold) in perfect concourse (show) condition! This very fine automobile was just finished after a full body off restoration by Upper classics of New Zealand. A restoration reportage with hundreds of photo's and detailed invoices are present.

Last week we tested and photographed at Smiths-Veglia. This was an event to remember because we drove an original Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS for the first time, and a tremendous and very scarce Porsche 959!
The Porsche 959 can historically be seen as the Bugatti Veyron of the twentieth century. Both super sports cars are the technical hallmarks of their era. Driving a 959 is a very impressive experience. The 959 performs and drives quite similar to a 2004 911/996 GT2 previously driven by the ClassicarGarage. The 959 feels a little less sophisticated and refined but more racy, bold and masculine. It is a true road race car, yet comfortable with excellent road holding, explosive acceleration (without Turbo lag), a magnificent engine sound and a rugged feeling of the mechanics. Do never under estimate this super sports car, it is seriously fast and yet easy to drive.

Today we added the following fine and scarce classic cars for sale: A very scarce 1953 Porsche 356 Pre A 1500 S coupe in perfect concourse (show) condition. Without doubt the best and the most beautiful specimen you will find world wide. A scarce original 1973Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Touring (Sold) in superb (excellent++) condition, near concourse. Perfectly restored and largely modified to RS Sport specification. A 1973 Porsche 911 2.4 S Targa (Sold) in concourse (show) condition. Perfectly restored and originally delivered in the beautiful colour 'Gulf blue'.
A very scarce 1988 Porsche 959 in superb (excellent+) original condition. This 959 was recently extensively serviced at Porsche Classic Center in Stuttgart. 'Last but certainly not least' wonderful and scarce 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Speedster (Sold) in original concourse (show) condition! This Speedster is truly brand new and the car drove only 6390 kilometers from new!

As you could read and see on Twitter we have tested and photographed a few very special and exclusive classic cars at Altena classic & Rally Service. Adding the classics to the website took more time than normal regretfully because of the large amount of photo's, history investigations, new models stories and translations. today we added the following classic cars for sale: a tremendous and impressive 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster in superb (excellent+) original condition! No top restoration comes near the beauty and 'soul' of this perfect original and low mileage car! Then a delightful 1971 Mercedes-Benz (W108) 280 SE 3.5 V8 convertible (Sold) in superb (excellent+) original condition. This automobile also shows the timeless beauty of originality, even the 38 years old interior looks brand new! Then a 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL 'Pagoda' in superb (excellent++) condition, near concourse! Professionally and perfectly restored and fitted with a manual gearbox and air-conditioning!
Then a fantastic 1956 Jaguar XK 140 3.4 Litre SE DHC (Sold) in superb (excellent++) condition, near concourse. Original SE equipped from the factory! Then a mighty 1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 2 (Sold) in very good condition and last but not least a rugged 1973 Volvo 142 S rally car in perfectly prepared superb (excellent+) condition! Subscribe to our newsletter for additional information and pricing!

Special items archive

Photo reportage InterClassics/Topmobiel January 2007
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In January 2007 the InterClassics/Topmobiel classic car show was traditionally held in the MECC, Maastricht, the Netherlands. It was a beautiful and compact show and the quality of the classics on sale and services offered were high. The ClassicarGarages Amicale Facel Holland, Altena Classic Service, Classic Cars Friesland. Piet Mozes Restorations and  Smiths-Veglia were present on the show. We made a photo reportage of their presentations, click the photo below to view the reportage.

Mercedes-Benz museum: photo reportage
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On April 20 and 21 2006 we visited Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart. For the second time we were invited in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center and the new museum. In December 2005 we visited the museum during the decorating stage. Now the new Mercedes-Benz museum is almost ready for the public; the gates of the worlds most impressive automobile museum were opened on May 20.
Click the photo below to view our reportage of 52 photo's.

Five year anniversary ClassicarGarage
November 19
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On December 1st the ClassicarGarage celebrated it's five year anniversary! We celebrated this anniversary on November 26 with the garage owners on a delightful location. Click here for a photo reportage.
Last week we saw one day of good weather and we took the opportunity to drive and photograph new arrived classic cars at Altena Classic Service and Classic Cars Friesland.