Wendler’s woeful Maico 500 Sport prototype

Earlier this year, we investigated a rather good-looking car that appeared in a photo submitted to us by Greg Steinmayer and discovered that it was a Beutler-bodied Maico 500 Sport prototype that unfortunately never made its way into production. Peter Svilians, who provided the answer, also made mention of a Wendler-bodied Maico 500 Sport prototype […]

Have a Coke and smile

Coca-Cola doesn’t have too many direct ties – or even indirect ties – to the collector car hobby. There’s the “coke-bottle shape” of many muscle cars and the urban legend that you can use the soft drink to clean rust off chrome (it’s probably a good chelating agent – just think of what it does […]

Argentine flower car restoration finished

When we last heard from our friend Fernando Aguerre regarding the pair of Hermida y Nazzi-bodied Argentine Cadillac funeral cars, he was well under way with the restoration of the flower car. Now we’re pleased to report that Fernando has finished that car’s restoration and is preparing for the more labor-intensive task of restoring the […]