Ignacio Saenz de Camara
From a very young age, I was attracted to any vehicle, regardless of whether it was my father's Renault 4, my grandfather's DKW 800 S van or Uncle Santos' Lambretta. And of course, the cars that I saw in motoring magazines from the age of 11. I also like writing, which is why after leaving teaching I worked as an editor and tester at Autopista... See more
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7th Bakaiku Rally, an edition with almost 270 participating vehicles
On October 12, cars from various eras, classic motorcycles, antique bicycles and even old trucks were brought together in the Navarrese town of Bakaiku.
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in TestingKrupp Büffel L55 Truck Test from 1955: big game
The Krupp company shows the development experienced by Germany after World War II. In just five years it went from manufacturing outdated gas-powered trucks to building this modern Büffel (Buffalo), equipped with a three-cylinder, two-stroke cycle diesel engine.
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in Testing, SubscriberTest Triumph Mayflower from 1950, a miniature Rolls-Royce
Sir John Black, who was the director of the Standard Motor Company, had the idea of creating an economical car and exporting it to the United States to earn foreign currency. The United Kingdom had regained peace, it was necessary to build vehicles suitable for the post-war period and in this sense the Triumph Mayflower was an ideal model, with its two-door body, modern aesthetics and less than four meters in length.
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in Testing, SubscriberTest: Volkswagen Beetle 1300, arrived from the Sahara
We boarded a very special unit that was originally registered in El Aaiún in 1967, when it was still Spanish territory.
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in Testing, SubscriberTest: Nissan Bluebird 1.8 Turbo SGX, an indestructible sedan
The Japanese firm decided to import these sedans from Japan, so that the Spanish public could get to know other models... in addition to the Patrol all-terrain vehicle or the Vanette vans. And even though they were imported in small quantities, their quality was evident.
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Guide to microcars in Spain in the 50s, ingenuity in the hardships of the post-war
An exhibition in Gironella (Barcelona) serves as a common thread to review how the so-called microcars proliferated in the postwar period in the absence of other means of transportation.
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in ClubsTribute to Julio Santamaría of the Araba Classic Club
Julio, who left us two years ago as a victim of the coronavirus, was a true expert on the Ford Mustang, the “pony car” par excellence.
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in Testing, SubscriberTest Fiat Coupé 1.8 16V: the last in a long line
It is the last coupé in the long history of the Turin brand, and the first units are also going to be 30 years old, the perfect excuse to take the controls of this unit.