The 1984 Nürnburgring Race of Champions also known as the 1984 Nürnburgring Opening Race was organized by Mercedes-Benz on the new Nürnburgring race track on 12/05/1984 to celbrate the opening of that track. Mercedes invited 20 of the world’s top drivers including nine Formula One World Champions. The event provided a good opportunity to market […]
It was time again to visit my friend Jang Birsens at the Matchbox Museum. It always feels like I’ve not been visiting the museum for years, because so much has changed and many interesting and rare treasures are on display in the museum and have found a new home. This time, I decided to just […]
Karl Abarth was not yet 11 years old when he fitted his scooter’s wooden wheels with a leather belt so that he could ride faster than the older neighborhood children. This event is symbolic of his personality. When Karl Abarth once had to replace a driver who was ill, he immediately achieved the best […]
In 2020, I was looking for a first-generation Ford Mustang and was lucky enough to find a 1968 GT Coupe with a 390ci engine in Highland Green, the color of Steve McQueen’s legendary Ford Mustang Bullitt. Looking through the car’s paperwork, I found a letter from Kevin Davey, President of Greenlight, addressed […]
In 1971, the Citroën GS was voted Car of the Year by a jury of European automotive journalists. To promote this title, Citroën launched a marketing campaign involving a handful of GS sedans and station wagons decorated with the flags of the countries from which the jury members came. All these cars were hand-painted and […]
Following on from a record-breaking 2023 edition, the 2025 International Motor Show Luxembourg will feature even more highlights. These include an exhibition on the theme of Ferrari, which is sure to generate a lot of buzz. 25 iconic models from the prancing horse brand will take your breath away! The tone will be set, with […]
With this report I will show you handmade Citroën Traction pre-war model cars made by the extraordinary craftsman Roland Devos. He discovered in a shop window in Toulouse (F) copies of Citroën Traction 15CV models. That was the beginning of a great model car history. He began an enormous project on Traction models recreating the […]
As I have a collection of EBBRO model cars, I also needed to find the catalogs from the different years of manufacture. They are a little difficult to find and I am still missing quite a few catalogs, but adding them to my Wish List here on hobbyDB I am sure I will get them […]
One of the best known Citroën models is certainly the Traction Avant. It was produced during a period of 20 years as limousine, convertible, coupe and commerciale. The holy grail of the traction’s is the “22CV “a V8 powered Traction Avant from the mid 1930s. Citroën decided to build a luxury sedan, a car […]
Last week, I visited the MBX Museum again, and as always, Jang had some superb new additions to his collection. The museum is growing by leaps and bounds, and soon there won’t be any more room. Walking through the different floors of the museum with Jang is a real pleasure because he has so many […]
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