Dr Paul Nieuwenhuis
@drpaulncarguy
Automotive philosopher, environmentalist and car guy; author of The Green Car Guide (1992); Sustainable Automobility (2014) and other works. Chair of UK DAF Owners Club.
I can now see where I go wrong when waxing the car...I need a hat and tie! 😃
Spotted this again today. I still like them, still a rare car. It never had the range people expected and range has only increased since it was launched...still 🤔
1:43 collection of French low volume vehicles almost full; one more microcar needed. One more Mochet - the yellow one -added today.
Do buy Classic.Retro.Modern magazine; there really is no other mag like it. And even better this month as it has two articles by me! 😃
And also these. US cars of the '80s and '90s - like that little Chrysler - are still not fully appreciated. At least the Olds' is not going anywhere 😉
...spotted a few interesting cars with varying degrees of patina:
Spent last week in the civilised bit of North America...and...
Ah yes, that weird notion that people are somehow not part of ecosystems 🤔. We cover this in Chapter 20 of our 2021 book Sustainable Consumption, Production and Supply Chain Management:
Came across a Mini meet at the High Peaks Bookshop and Cafe on Sunday, which was nice.
Fordite or Detroit agate is formed by years of automotive paint accumulation in mass production paint plants. I got this Ford Mustang paint example today. As a car guy I think these are stunning:
Disappointingly, I spotted only two Dutch cars at Interclassics Maastricht:
Never seen so many Bizzarini in one place as at Interclassics Maastricht:
Decided to swap Retromobile for Interclassics Maastricht this year; smaller show and more expensive (UK prices 😬). Few clubs and mainly dealers, but there are some posh ones in Benelux, so...
Spotted last week in Eindhoven, Netherlands. A very different vibe from each:
A mint, used Edsel Bermuda in 1:43 by Minichamps just added to the collection. The new owner has parked at the diner and is heading for a burger...
When I see a Rochdale, I always think of @jeckythump.bsky.social , so here, from the Classic Motor Show:
Although quite a few are still alive and relatively well out on the roads of Polynésie Française:
I guess you were wondering what happens to old Twingos? Well, a fair few seem to go to Tahiti to die:
Our hire car in Canada: one of the very last Chevy saloons, a 2025 Malibu.
Much as suspected, but nice to see detailed figures in this report by T&E showing biofuels may actually be worse than fossil fuels for transport: