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About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle # 28: 1962 Adams XP

Outer space projects are not our cup of tea and that was shown by the number of correct answers on last week's quiz. Only three -Mark Nugent, Kaspars Dortãns and Donald van Mourik- came up with the right answer. Both Kaspars and Donald coughed up a lot of information about this experimental car, but in this case the winner must be Mark Nugent, who in a super short sentence told us all we asked for: "The designers name for (car puzzle #28) is Dennis Adams, he worked for Marcos, and the prototype was called the XP." Congratulations, Mark, the T-shirt is yours! See Read More for the answers given by Kaspars and Donald.

Saturday, 04 February 2012

Not your average model

And we’re not talking about the Edsel, but of the nice lady who is willing to pose on the hood. She fronting an ad for an exposition about 125 years of Automotive Advertising and you do have to be in the advertising business to be brave enough to ask a 71 year old model to recommend your product. But we are positive that the creators of the exhibition -among them our own Hans Horwitz- know what they do. The exhibition lets us look at automobiles in a different way by telling the story in themes like ‘Style and Status’; ‘It's a man's world’ and ‘Queen of the road’. The exposition of 125 years of Automobile Advertising will be held from February 17 until April 15 in the Louwman Museum in The Hague. Highly recommended, but the website is in Dutch language only!

Friday, 03 February 2012

Highlights at Retromobile

Retromobile in Paris will held from February 1st until the 5th. If you are there, why not send us your best shots!
(click READ MORE for earlier photos)


An all different look at our cars and the people involved. Japanese artist Todoroki Tomohiro likes to emphasize on the human aspect and character of the car's face. That's why he doesn't use the straight metallic lines but more the wrinkled aging lines of their owners faces.

Thursday, 02 February 2012

Which oil?

A book review by Michael E Ware: We read a lot about petrol, its make-up and suitability for use in the older car. I don’t seem to remember such a debate when it comes to oils and other lubricants. This 120 page book at first goes into the history and development of oils. Obviously the owners handbook, if you have one, probably specifies an oil that is just not available these days. You may wonder which modern oil suits your particular car. This book gives owners all the information they need to understand the lubrication demands of their cars, and to relate these demands to modern options. This is not bed-side reading, it is technical in places, it has to be, but it’s written in an understandable manner. The author Richard Michell has spent a life time working in lubricants and owning what are now classic cars. His present stable includes a well lubricated Porsche 912, Lancia Beta Spider and an Austin 7. (continue at Read More)

Thursday, 02 February 2012