Finally: Dinkel is a carjourno

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Another batch from the uber-gorgeous Jensen Interceptor 383 Mk2:

Touring did a great job designing.


On paper it's a pretty bold statement but the car drives refined and on par with period offerings. But that Chrysler 383... man!


The Interceptor is one of those cars you need to experience in the real world and say: this is something very special.

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Yesterday was a good day:

1970 Intermeccanica Italia & 1971 DeTomaso Pantera


High compression Ford 351 Cleveland is a riot!


The Italia roadster - one of only 97 built - has the more docile small block 351 and a tidy five speed gearbox. With about 300 hp on tap the Intermeccanica makes for a great cruiser.

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You gotta love these hubs.


Peugeot 403 detail.


Lovely patina.

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April 27: 1st Speedgelb meeting, Doorn, NL:

Porsche 968 Club Sport in Speedgelb looks the bizz!


1973 Porsche 911 2.4 on cookie cutters


My favorite of the meeting: Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6

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Rally prepped Triumph TR6 ready to attack the Tulpen Rally 2018:

What a great machine. Goes like it looks: not very subtle...


Details... The boot packs a massive fuel cell.


Back in the late 70s the TR6 was my favorite car together with the Marcos and the Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Veloce and Junior.

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Lucky I got to drive this one:

1991 Porsche 964 Turbo


Not much different to the early 930 car.


In fact a 3.3 964 Turbo is the most modern you can get to driving old skool Porsche Turbo. The later 964 Turbo is more refined. Which is... boring.


Big smile: this is it.

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Outlaw 911 with 300 brake 993 engine.


Two hour run was a challenge.


1977 2.7 looked like a sleeper: hot car!

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Laste repo for Dutch SL Mercedes Revue:

AMG diesel: C 30 CDI.


AMG GTR.


Eleven turned up at a monsoon morning: at 12:30 the rain stopped.


Impressive GT with the only Dutch SLK 320 AMG.


Could not resist...

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Some beautiful cars, great pictures of them as well.

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Cheers for that I'm still using a 3200x2400-something Olympus E300 which dates back to 2005.

Sadly I've decided to stop working for the 3 Dutch car magazines Onschatbare Klassieker, RS Porsche Magazine and SL Mercedes Revue and will do freelance jobs only.

Still got bucketloads of goodies to process and post

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Dauwtrappers 02 last weekend:

Outlaws, R Gruppe, 996 and 997, 3x 356, Cayman... quite a herd for a sunday drive!


Ouch and what a beauty. Top-navigator Bas lost 1st and 4th and had to give up. DRS03 in the making!


Quick 356 Coupe and mega 2.8 R Gruppe racer resting.


This original Speedster is some piece of kit.

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Spa Summer Classics is not going to happen unfortunately. Here's a shot from the 2015 Spa Six Hours meeting: light and agile Chevron B8 races through La Source.

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Last friday I dropped by at Rik Zuurbier's hide out and bumped into this Junior converted to fast road spec: original Savali two litre.

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Citroën GS & GSA:

1,3 million kms on the red GSA and the GS was up for a paint job.


The famous eye.


Gorgeous patina on the high miler. Second engine BTW.

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Original Ruska buggy:

Great Dutch contribution to the car history.


The thing is a riot to drive and every slight bump makes the car jump around.


Basic dash.


The sound is biblical, the performance not so much...

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Marcos 1800 GT racer is...

... beautifull,


... pretty basic,


... amazing and quick, because it's so light,


... achingly pretty.

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Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster:

This looks as good as it looks.


There's all the power you'll ever want right there.


Superb office.


The obligatory art shot.


A brutal machine.

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DauwtrappeRS July 27:

Meet up and 7 hot cars.


Fantastic workshop and the best Dutch Porsche temple I've seen so far: Speed Service, Sittard.


For sale is this 55k euro 964 RS clone. Brutal thing!


Inside the green gold outlaw: tidy office!


Due to some route and sat nav mishap I led the pack in the 2 litre 147 which went well. Eye candy RSR clone looks the part. Regular R Gruppe member.

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Great RS clone for sale: basic street racer.


As is this one as well: Rikard's street Cupper.


R Grupper ST yum: 1970 2.2 S to die for.

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964 RS clone detail:



1970 ST spec 2.2S


That 993 powered RSR rep is a gem in it's own right.