We’d blend in and take one of the DAFs in the first row. Continue reading
Category Archives: Dutch
Rewind to Harderwijk, Holland, in the 1960s
We’d go with the Borgward Isabella right behind the Škoda Octavia – how about you? Continue reading
Rewind to The Hague, Holland, in the early 1960s
We’d pick the white Dauphine – how about you? Continue reading
Rewind to Amsterdam, Holland, in the 1960s and the 1980s
What car(s) can you identify in the following images? Continue reading
Rewind to Scheveningen, Holland, in the mid and late 1970s
What cars can you identify in these images? What one(s) would you most like to have in your garage? Continue reading
Rewind to Scheveningen, Holland, in the early 1970s (part one)
What cars can you identify in these images? What one(s) would you most like to have in your garage? Continue reading
Rewind to Scheveningen, Holland, in the 1950s and 1960s
What car(s) can you identify in the following images? Continue reading
Rewind to Noordwijk, Holland, in the late 1960s
We’re traveling back to the town of Noordwijk, Holland, in the late 1960s. Noordwijk has always been famous for its beaches, and it looks like the place was just as crowded 50 years ago as it is today. What car(s) can you identify in the following picture? What one(s) would you most like to have … Continue reading
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Topical Advertising: Cutaways (part two)
Cutaways are a fascinating way to discover what lurks beneath the sheet metal of a car. Today, they are generally done with computer programs such as AutoCAD but they were painstakingly drawn by hand by highly-skilled artists for several decades. The best-known cutaway artist is arguably Haynes’ Terry Davey, the man responsible for the drawings … Continue reading
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Topical advertising: Car-based vans (part two)
Car-based vans have been incredibly popular in Europe and abroad since the end of World War II. Generally cheaper to buy, register and insure than larger commercial vehicles, these city-friendly vans and pickup trucks have been widely used as delivery vehicles, work mules and passenger haulers over the past couple of decades. Almost every automaker … Continue reading
