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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro

Techno Classica Essen Part 1

April 21, 2025 By pete

Mille Miglia participant in 1955 and 1956, this Fiat 1100/103 TV was the sports variant of the popular Fiat 1100.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

For the 35th time, the Techno Classica show was held in Essen, in the Ruhr Valley, in western Germany. Created in 1989, this show has become over the years the German equivalent of the Retromobile show in Paris or Auto Moto d’Epoca in Italy. Even larger than the Paris show, the Essen show contains fewer exceptional vehicles, with foreign dealers, particularly British ones, being less present. However, there are always interesting discoveries to be made there, and that’s what we’ll see below.

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Tagged With: 1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS, Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro, car shows in Germany, hugues vanhoolandt, Mille Miglia eligible cars, O.M., Techno Classica Essen 2025, type 665 SMM

Techno Classica with Hugues Vanhoolandt

April 15, 2024 By pete

Good news… the Ballot brand is reborn! Here is the new Ballot called Grand Prix with… electric motor!

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

The traditional Techno Classica show in Essen, Germany, of which this was the 34th edition, marks, as every year, the end of the winter period of shows before the resumption of historic races and elegance competitions. This year was no exception to the rule but we could see that certain spaces were empty and that certain merchants present last year were absent this time. Could this be a sign that the classic car market is looking for a second wind?

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