If you have read our report on the Volvo P1800 versus the Polestar 1, you knew there was a sequel to come. In this report, we discuss the Polestar 1 and our experiences with it.
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Patrick Verheeken
Festival of Speed 2021, the weekend of the maestros: 10 and 11 July
With the Maestros, we have arrived at the main theme of the FOS 2021. Last year, Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx were scheduled as guests of honour and, due to a one-year delay, Roger Penske was added to this duo.
Read moreGoodwood Festival of Speed 2021, The Maestro’s
It will be the second year in a row that we miss the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Last year it was cancelled for the reason we all know by now. This year we could theoretically go. However, the practice makes it so difficult that it would be almost impossible to do.
Read moreClassic Volvo P1800s versus Polestar 1
Today we start with something new, old versus new. We start off with the duo Volvo P1800s and a Polestar 1. At Polestar, they don’t hide the fact that the P1800 was the model for the Polestar 1.
Read moreRetrospective 3: BMW Schnitzer 1 : 1997 – the year with the McLaren F1 GTR in the FIA GT Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A promise is a promise and here is the first article on the history of Schnitzer BMW. We are not going to do it chronologically but pick out random years or periods. And the first one is perhaps a little atypical with the year 1997, when Schnitzer was sent out by BMW Motorsport to the FIA GT Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the McLaren F1 GTR Longtail.
Read moreRoadtrip: Mont-Ventoux & surroundings
Not on my list
Actually, the Mont-Ventoux was not directly on my list. Rather by coincidence, I had to work in the immediate neighbourhood for a client.
If you are around, it would be almost unforgivable not to climb this bare mountain.
Read moreBreaks & Station Wagons on display in Autoworld
A bit of a special category, breaks & station wagons. But I didn’t want to let it pass. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I have been driving an estate car for years. And to me these are and remain very practical cars. Although fortunately a lot has changed in recent decades.
Read moreGoodwood Festival of Speed, the silver anniversary!
We at Wheels-and-Things have given you brief impressions of the highlights of each of the first three days of the Festival of Speed. Now it is time for the complete overview, read along and immerse yourself in a mix of old and new.
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