There were 2 Hungarian Pannonia models from the late 1950s made in Budapest, with beautiful aircraft-inspired Duna sidecars attached….
Oley 2016
Once riding season begins, the posts fall behind a bit. The annual visit to Oley for the AMCA swap meet took place in April. It […]
Rometsch Roadster
Friedrich Rometsch was a German coachbuilder based in the Halensee section of Berlin. The company was founded in the 1920s when classic coachbuilding was still […]
Official Start
This winter was not bad. Besides a few periods of super cold, we managed to slip in rides here and there. They were short, but […]
Porsche Pilgrimage
It happens every year. The calendar says April and two events immediately spring (pun intended) into focus. The first this year is the Hershey Porsche […]
Glas Goes Goggo
For a maker of farm equipment, Hans Glas GMBH has some very interesting and critical connections to the car and motorcycle industry (see BMW 2002 […]
Uber Sedan
On the heels of the Neue Klasse sedans, BMW saw the need for a larger sedan that would comfortably seat 5, and yet would be […]
Vegas Vintage
Although there is a pretty famous vintage motorcycle auction held in Las Vegas each January, it is not typically a Mecca for vintage two-wheeled machines. […]
Another Hidden Gem
The city of Las Vegas is not known for being understated. It is the embodiment of glitz and glamor. So when you find an auto […]
A Cancelled Combination
The Konig 500 was a competitive racing machine in the 1960s. As mentioned in Konig: From Watercraft to Motorcraft, the origin of the Konig 500 […]
An Extra 50cc
The Adler M200 was introduced at the Frankfurt show in 1951. It was a twin cylinder with alloy heads, helical gears connecting the primary drive […]
Porsche Sportomatic: Visionary or Delusionary?
Nobody asked for this. Not in a Porsche. Not in 1967. Some say that this was the emerging influence of Sales and Marketing. Some say […]
AWO – Simulating Simson
The story of the split between BMW and EMW after WWII is well known, but a similar story impacted other manufacturers as well. The Simson […]
Audi Fox
1972 introduced a new platform for the Audi 80 dubbed the B1. It was the replacement for the F103 series covered previously in this blog […]
Geier Werke
Geier began operations in Lengerich Germany in the early 1900s producing bicycle frames. In the early 1930s they began producing their first motorcycles which utilized […]
Wartburg 311
The twisted history of German car manufacturers would lead you to believe that at one point in time or another, they were all intertwined in […]
Opel GT
A small German car with an international flavor that achieved success in America and beyond. That is a pretty good resume if the years are […]
Maico Grand Prix Winners
As previously noted (see Maico On Road), Maico had a good deal of success in the motocross and enduro world starting in the 1950s and […]
Heinkel Tourist
A friend who always seems to find oddball motorcycles (or perhaps they find him at this point) discovered a strange scooter of German origin. As […]