Having already journeyed through 1,380km of their European motor museum tour, the three Dutch friends – Dik Boosman, Jan Mol and Pim van der Veer – were now on the fourth day of the tour. And the challenge for the day... To visit three museums in 24 hours. Admittedly there were only 160km of driving involved, but it was an exciting challenge nonetheless. Collezione Mario … [Read more...]
Articles by: Pim van der Veer
Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
“The most automotive show in the world” Nobody, either involved or interested in the motor industry, can ignore the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 (Internationale Automobil Ausstellung - IAA) dedicated to cars in uneven years in Frankfurt, and to commercial vehicles in even years in Hanover. Past IAAs drew between 900,000 and one million visitors from all over the world. This … [Read more...]
British Autojumble Waalwijk 2013
On the 30th of June, for the 15th time, the three MG clubs in the Netherlands: MG Car Club Holland, MAG-Type Owners Holland and MG T-Type Owners Holland organised (as a federation) a big event in a large park in Waalwijk under the name of the British Autojumble Waalwijk. The formula is simple. The only entrance to the park is watched by a team of volunteers so that only … [Read more...]
European Motorshows off to a Busy Start in 2012
The motor industry and automotive trade are a never boring source of information about technical innovation and market trends. In order to keep up-to-date, Pim attended the press days 6 and 7 March at the Geneva Motor Show, the press and VIP day of 21 March at the TechnoClassica Essen, the biggest classic car event with 2,500 cars on display, most of them for sale, and the … [Read more...]
30 years of the motor show: 1981-2011
Pim van der Veer, one of our photographers, looks at how the dynamics of international motor shows have changed over the last thirty years. The Frankfurt Motor Show – or as it is properly called, the IAA Internationale Automobil Ausstellung – is the biggest motor show held in Europe every other year (uneven years), the Paris Motor Show being held alternately in the even … [Read more...]
