Automotive

Not quite as cool as Jocke’s though. My grandfather has owned 5 cars throughout his life, he was born in 1910 and left us in 2001. He never really went to school and grew up in a pretty poor region here in Flanders were i still live a poor life. He always...  

Hello Bim You grandfathers first Mercedes seems to have been a 4-cylinder W121 190 first series 1956-59 turtle back/Ponton series with either a gasoline or diesel engine. This was the predecessor model to the finback series W110/111/112. W 120s were very ... 

Indeed Ponton ... that’s it ! Apparently that car was made in Brussels and it rusted away in two years or so. Warranty ? Never heard of in those days 🤣.

And it involves cars and women most of the time 😁

Who doesn’t remember the epic drives in the cars of fathers, grandfathers, uncles and even friends.

Beetles, very very old 2CV’s, DS offcourse, 404, my uncle’s Firebird, BMW 320i E30 with the six pot (what a sound), my uncle’s BMW old 728 and 730i, even a ride i the 252 hp 745i. Volvo Amazon of my other uncle and our neighboor, Volvo 240, my fathers lit... 

.... all have fond car memories.

Thank you very much for sharing your memories.

I really hope to meet you soon Dirk !