A wild mixture of brands and models from all over the globe, preferably the ones I remember vividly. That’s my kind of classic car show alright. This year’s edition of the Auto Motor Classic Day, held on September 10, was certainly one of those shows. Enjoy the tour.
1977 Toyota Carina 1600 De Luxe.
1974 Mercedes-Benz 280 S.
1972 Fiat 127.
1985 Peugeot 505 GL.
1982 Mitsubishi Starion Turbo EX.
1995 TVR Chimaera 4.0 V8.
1992 Alfa Romeo 164 S 3.0 V6.
1991 Saab 900i 2.1 16v.
1988 Volvo 340 GLE.
1976 Plymouth Fury Sport, driving around in the Netherlands ever since it was brand new.
Just like this 1976 Toyota Corolla De Luxe.
1974 Land Rover 109 2.3 diesel.
1993 Volvo 480 S. The 480, introduced in 1986, was the first FWD Volvo. It has gained a cult status in my country.
Another Mopar with its first registration in the Netherlands, this 1970 Imperial Crown.
1976 MGB Tourer.
1990 Mazda 323 1.6 GLX.
Inside the main building I caught this 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione. Four wheel drive, 210 hp. A monster of a C-segment hatchback, then and now.
Peace man, a 1984 Citroën 2CV6.
1965 Sunbeam Tiger, powered by a Ford 260 cid V8.
1968 DAF Pony truck, powered by DAF’s 844 cc air cooled 2-cylinder boxer engine. And of course it has a Variomatic transmission.
1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL.
1992 Audi 80 (B4) 2.0 E.
More of this later.
Great shots – especially the old Mopars. Canadian winters aren’t kind to old cars, and most of them rusted away long ago thanks to our heavily salted roads. I like the patina on the old Land Rover as well. I’d take one of those over a Range Rover any day – a simple, functional vehicle with much less to go wrong and easier to fix when it does. I also liked the red 505. An old Peugeot is a rare sight in Canada, and about a month ago I saw a blue 505 in a Toronto grocery store parking lot. A bit of rust, but holding up very well. You also get a lot of Volvo models that we never see in North America. An interesting series of shots, and I’m looking forward to the next instalment.
+1 to the Peugeot, such elegant, sweet-driving things. In Aus, they didn’t rust, but just got too old to exist anymore, including my last one. I would love to know why in all the years they were made, the door fit remained awful, this lovely red one being no exception.
New Zealands oversupply of old Peugeots got vacuumed up and exported to Africa not many left now.
That Imperial is magnificent. Or maleficent. Or both. Looks like it ate the world, looks like some swish van der Rohe skyscraper reclining.
And even though it is clearly parked north-south here – for sideways in Holland, one end would be in the North Sea and the other in Germany – all praise to the resourceful Dutch owners haven’t put a scrape on it in 40 years. Quite superb on all points.
The variety is so inviting; I would enjoy that event.
Which brings me to criticize American car shows/cruise ins/cars ‘n coffees. I am so bored by Corvettes, Chevelles, Mustangs, Mopar muscle coupes, “tri-five” Chevrolets and the like yet I see so many of them that I’ve lost motivation to go to these events just to see the same type of cars over and over again.
The cars at this Dutch event are captivating for all the differences. I’d stop and look and many of these cars, rather than walk by without a glance at a row of Corvettes or Chevelles. What is wrong with Americans that keeps the Corvairs, Packards, DeSotos and Studebakers left alone and inspires a person to bring yet another Malibu coupe to shows?
Amen.
It is nice to find a show with some variety. I stumbled across a small one in our neighborhood just this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see a pristine MGB, XJ-S V12, Grand Wagoneer, and a mint-condition 1985 Crown Victoria among the (beautiful) Mustangs and Corvettes.
What do you own?
I just love that black-cherry color on the 1992 Mercedes SL.
A friend here in California bought a Peugeot 505 when they were newish, after a Datsun 510 wagon got drowned in a freak storm. The 505 had a sort of mohair plush upholstery that made it impossible to slide around in the seat — whether you wanted to or not. I asked why he didn’t go for the wagon version; he said it was too much car (remember how long they were ?) and the rear suspension was far more pedestrian than that of the sedan.
The four-door Land Rover is the only one I’d want; the wheelbase of the two-door — and of later four-doors — was just too short to invite confidence or admiration, I thought.
Nice to see some smaller Volvos, including their first FWD, that never made it to America.
That Peugeot is a clone to one my friends dad had in the late 90’s. It kept going and going. They stopped selling in Canada so getting parts and probably some rust finally did it in.
I can’t believe that Corolla is still in stock condition. I can’t remember the last time I saw one without some big wheels and a later engine swap.
Great show with some cars I have never seen in the metal here in Canada. Especially the DAF pick up.
It is a treat to see vehicles that do not come to the USA. I particularly like the Lancia, the two Volvos and the DAF Pony. The truck is a clever use of compact construction. Thanks. send more if you can. The 1970 Imperial in hindsight looks pretty good. It is a barge that just floats along. This one may have the option “P33” – power vent windows.
What would you rather, a DAF Pony or a Hyundai Pony?
🙂
Did they import the Toyota Carina to North America?
That backend strikes a chord with me from when I was a kid.
Very briefly from 1972-1973, and just the two door sedan. It was an odd fit in the lineup here because it was only powered by the 2T engine shared with the higher trim Corollas, and the similar sized Corona used the larger and more powerful R-series motors.
It is not every web site, or author, that posts pictures of a B-body Fury instead of a Montreal.
There will be a part two…
Imperial = star car. Other worldly in scale and very unexpected in Europe, glad it’s having a happy second life.
Thanks for the CC Cavalcade
Great selection – had not seen a DAF Pony before. With that 2 cylinder and the Variomatic, it must have a unique sound while pulling away.
Very great assortment of cars! I would love to see more of that Volvo 480! Too bad they were never sold in the U.S.
Fun stuff! I just barely remember the Toyota Carina. And that Imperial, I cannot recall seeing one with those special disc brake wheelcovers.
That Volvo 480 looks interesting…of course I have a long standing fetish for hatchbacks.
Some odd ducks turned up at the Orphan show here yesterday, including this original owner 91 Peugeot 405.
A couple of SMs.
And a Panhard.
A refugee from down under.
I’d love to find an Australian Ford or Holden here, never happened so far.
Yum. I’d be on that dark red Peugeot 505 like a duck on a June bug. And the Imperial is fabulous. There’s just something about those vast but refined brutes that makes me want to drive one to California. They were, and are, very special cars. If only I had an aircraft hangar to park one in.
Fun facts: that very same Imperial Crown is featured on Wikipedia’s Imperial site (scroll down to 1970).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_(automobile)
And the 1976 Plymouth Fury Sport can also be found here:
https://www.allpar.com/history/chrysler-years/1976.html
I’m sure you didn’t miss the DAF 33 next to the Volvo 480 – looks a great example.
For me, the Mercedes 450 or the DAF Pony, which I’d never seen before. Thanks for the selection
My kind of car show! I remember reading somewhere that the Volvo 480 was originally intended to be sold in the US, so it was designed with US vehicle regulations in mind hence the existence of the rear side marker lights. It would be interesting to see a Talbot Solara or a Chrysler 1308 at these shows, but I don’t know if these cars were sold in the Netherlands.
Simca, Talbot(Horizon,Solara and others…Chrysler(2 litre for example) where on sale in the 70’s 80’s in the Netherlands.
But not many are survived…….
Lovely stuff as per usual, Johannes. Carina gets my vote.
Kind of annoying that the cars I grew up with are now “classics”. I don’t feel that old.
Great post as always, though.