It took ten years to find all the necessary parts to restore this 1962 Daf pickup, which is extremely rare. Of the 800 type 750 pickups built only three are still known to exist. Two of these reside in the United States, making this example the only one known in Europe. The previous owner bought […]
Yes, it is a real Porsche, albeit worlds apart from the legendary sports cars of the same name. Both however share their roots. Fer- dinand Porsche was assigned by Adolf Hitler not only to develop the Volkswagen, but also a ‘Volksschlepper’ or ‘people’s tractor’. Three prototypes were made in 1934, all petrol-engined. A diesel engine […]
This somewhat tired-looking 1951 Peugeot 203 Fourgonnette, probably a French Army supply vehicle, shows how you might find a nearly 70-year old workhorse after years of intensive use – if it can be found at all. Furthermore, it shows what challenges a restorer faces when trying to get a car like this back on the […]
Only three Morris Minor Pickup fire engines are known to exist. The original was an early 1953 model, based on a prototype chassis of the then-new van. It was converted into a fire appliance by the en- gineering division at Morris Motors in Oxford (UK) for use on the fac- tory grounds. The small vehicle […]
This pickup version of the Fiat Topolino 500 C is considered ex- tremely rare. Although history research continues, it is probably one of a small series of six examples made by Fiat itself, maybe as a trial run for production. This is the first of that series and the only one with right-hand drive, which […]