German Archives - A Career of Great Car Articles by John Matras

1961-1970 BMW Germany I-4

BMW 2000Tilux: A sports car for sharing

History originally published in AutoWeek April 11, 1983 Find the roughest road you know: 40-year-old concrete, cracked, broken and rudely patched. Knife-edge ridges and holes.…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1971-1980 Germany I-4 Porsche

1977 Porsche 924: New appreciation for the Porsche they loved to hate

History originally published in AutoWeek August 19, 1991 It’s the Porsche everyone loves to hate. By what’s been said and written about the original Porsche…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1951-1960 BMW Germany V-8

Social climber: The BMW 507 was upwardly mobile

History originally published in AutoWeek October 24, 1983 The BMW 507 is a beautiful car. It is well-proportioned, refined and visually harmonious. It is a…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1921-1940 BMW Germany I-6

1939 BMW 321: From bureaucrat to burgher, the war changed many things

History originally published in AutoWeek, February 28, 1983 It was a fitting motorcar for the professional, this new BMW 321, a good choice for the…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1961-1970 Germany I-4 Opel

1970 Opel Kadett Rallye 1.9: Imported Sizzle

History originally published in AutoWeek August 5, 2002 The Opel Kadett was advertised as the “Mini-Brute,” and one could hardly argue with the first half…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

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