Me and a couple of workmates had to drive over to Rotterdam
yesterday to inspect some equipment in the company warehouse; one of the guys
mentioned that there was a classic car dealer not far away and suggested a
short diversion to take a look. We were expecting a small garage; imagine our
astonishment to find a warehouse (literally) packed to the roof with classic
cars, motorbikes, model cars, signs and other various motoring ephemera.
Just priceless was the look on young Fraser’s face – he had been
telling us on the drive over about his small collection of motorcycles – well
when we walked in to be confronted with literally hundreds of motorbikes
stacked around the walls and all in running order, his jaw almost hit the
floor.
As for the cars, again there were hundreds, of all types and
makes including classics that I’d never seen outside of magazines. One floor
contained cars in running order for sale, while the lower floor was jam-packed
with cars for restoration. In one row I counted 15 air-cooled Porsches; there
were 10 Datsun 240Z’s, 30 or more MGB’s – you get the drift.
We ended-up spending hours in there, the owner happy to let
us lift bonnets, stare at engines and generally behave like kids. It was car
and motorbike porn heaven; I nearly proposed to a 1966 E-type Jaguar, and I
believe my pal Dave may have married an 1965 Alfa Romeo Veloce spider with the
most beautiful cast aluminium sump, I’m sure I saw him licking it.
Lovely stuff!
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| All for sale! |
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| MG TF's, TR4/5/6'S |
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| Bikes, bikes, bikes |
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| ....more bikes |
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| Porsche spider |
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| No idea! |
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| 1967 Mustang fastback |
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| Ten 240Z's in a row |
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| Two of these with 383 Hemi |
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| Downstairs resto projects - Jags, Triumphs |
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| 15 air-cooled Porsches |
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| Fiat convertibles on shelves! |
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| TR's |
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| Four Ford pick-ups in backgrouns. |
