When a pre-proposal to look in advance at the possibility of acquiring a 1960 M-B 190 SL| W121.040, came by the end of October 2018 from my good friend Alex Vazeos, I was immediately tempted…
As the Year 2017 is coming to its glorious end with Christmas and New Year Eve celebrations, its fun to share some highlights and offer our Season’s Greetings
Με αφορμή το ορόσημο των 50 ετών από το ξημέρωμα της Παρασκευής 21ης Απριλίου , γράφω κάποιες αναμνήσεις μου και του αδελφού μου Νίκου από εκείνη την ημέρα. Εγώ ήμουν 17 ετών και ο Νίκος 18. Φοιτούσαμε στο σχολείο του Ι.Μ. Παναγιωτόπουλου – “Ελληνικό Εκπαιδευτήριο” στο Π. Ψυχικό, κάθε πρωί ξεκινούσαμε από το διαμέρισμα μας
Closing the year 2016: it has been a very busy year and rewarding too.
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Excitement mounted when I drove down in the GLK to Glyfada accompanied by my friend-mechanic Makis (who undertook the mechanical restoration project of our 1957 Lancia Aurelia GT B20S), to take delivery and assume the new ownership! Now I saw again the Simca (Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile) but this time from a different perspective.
A milestone in the progress of the 1957 Lancia Aurelia B20S, Ser.VI restoration project, was achieved by starting the engine after its complete overhaul
My personal memories of MGB’s go back to my teen-age years when in the mid 60’s an Olympic Airways pilot, Lambis Costides had owned a light blue MGB Mk. I.
The end of the year is fast closing upon us all. For many it is a time of reflection as to how the old year had rolled, or for others … Continue Reading Holiday Wishes 2014/2015 🎄
Since my last post on the Lancia Aurelia GT back in early March of 2014, a lot has happened relating to the restoration of this magnificent Italian classic Grand Turismo car of the mid fifties. On Tuesday 9/9/14 a certain milestone was achieved; the reconditioned Lancia V-6 engine (the first production V-6 engine adopted by a car manufacturer) was installed in the engine bay!
But let’s rewind to where we had left off back in March….[read on].
Over pizzas and vino rosso, the talk circled about a certain Italian project car which a mutual friend was considering of selling. It was a late Series VI Lancia Aurelia GT of 1957 vintage.
Αναφορά από την επίσκεψη στη μεγαλύτερη φέτος και πλουσιότερη διεθνή έκθεση Ιστορικών Οχημάτων, τη γνωστή RETROMOBILE 2014.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was … Continue Reading 2013 in review
Readers of my Blog may have seen a previous post titled: My next classic/veteran car investment? dating 11th May 2011. In that post I was sharing my desire to acquire one … Continue Reading A long time dream comes true! My ‘new’ 82 years old Ford Model A
Η αρχική ιδέα του αυτοκινήτου δεν αποδίδεται σ’ ένα μόνο πρόσωπο. Πολλοί ερευνητές ασχολήθηκαν συγχρόνως και ανεξάρτητα με την ανάπτυξη του αυτοκινήτου.
The History of the Model A 1928-31.
