These 10 cool classics were registered in the Netherlands in July

Once again, several beautiful classics have found their way to the Netherlands.

Time flies, it is already September, but we still want to go back to the cars that received a new license plate from the RDW in July. This time focused on the classic license plates, there were more than 200. We went looking for ten interesting examples.

Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint

In the early 1950s, Alfa Romeo introduced the 1900 Coupé Super Sprint, presenting the car as ‘the family car that wins races’. And it was right, thanks to victories in the Targa Florio and the Stella Alpina, for example.

The 1900 C Super Sprint is a real collector’s car these days. It was actually the last Alfa Romeo chassis that was provided with a beautiful design by the famous coachbuilders. Think of names like Zagato, Ghia, Bertone and Touring.

The green example that was registered in July comes from Carrozzeria Touring. A few years ago the car was still red and could better be described as a ‘barn find’. A very extensive ‘nuts and bolts’ restoration followed, among others by the Dutch company Classic & Exclusive. Nowadays the car is dark green and is now ready to make the Dutch roads more beautiful.

ASA 1000 GT

At the end of the 50s, Enzo Ferrari wanted to build a small and affordable GT. This resulted in the ‘Mille’ that was presented by Bertone at the Turin Motor Show in 1961. A body designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, while the technology largely came from Ferrari. However, Enzo did not want to build the car and therefore ASA was founded, Autocostruzione Societa per Azione.

At the 1962 Turin Motor Show, the ASA 1000 GT was presented, the final version of the Mille. The car, nicknamed the ‘Ferrarina’, had a 1,032 cc engine with an output of 95 hp and a body made of fibreglass. Unfortunately, the car was not a success and ultimately less than 100 were built.

The copy that appeared on Dutch registration in July, was delivered new in France and remained in the possession of the first owner for over 50 years. With almost 17,000 km on the counter and executed in red with a ‘tobacco’ interior, the car was auctioned in Monaco in June. The result was € 72,800, but even more important is that the car has found a Dutch owner.

Aston Martin DB4

The DB4 was presented in October 1958 and was the first Aston Martin to feature ‘Superleggera’ coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring. It was also the first production car to go from 0 to 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) and back in under 30 seconds, thanks in part to disc brakes.

The blue DB4 that was registered in July is a ‘Series 3’ example. The car left the factory on 22 June 1961 in Caribbean Pearl with a dark blue interior, with destination Paris, where the first registration was assigned on 10 October 1961.

In 1969 the original engine was replaced with a ‘Special Series’ engine, taken from a crashed DB4 Series 5 Convertible. In 1970 the car was sold and reacquired by a family in Paris, where it remained for over 50 years.

Last year the car was sold in Brussels via Bonhams for €362,250 and is now in Dutch hands.

BMW 503 Convertible

The BMW 503 made its debut at the 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show together with the BMW 507. The car had a 3.2 liter V8 with 140 hp and was built from 1956 to 1962.

One of the 78 ‘Series 1’ copies was registered in the Netherlands in July. The car left the factory in December 1956 in the colour Steingrau and was immediately shipped to America. The first owner in California had the car for 25 years. The second owner decided to spray the car dark red and eventually sold it to a Dutchman in 2017. A very extensive restoration followed, which is why the car now has the colour BMW Fjord Blue.

Early July the car was provided with blue plates, but unfortunately that was short-lived. The car was auctioned on July 27th via the RM Sotheby’s auction in Tegernsee and brought in €421,250. A nice amount for the then owner, but unfortunately the new owner lived abroad, so the car has already been exported.

Essex Phaeton

A brand of which there are only 28 on Dutch license plates, but all almost 100 years old! The name Essex originated in 1919 from the car brand Hudson and was intended for buyers with a slightly smaller budget.

The car registered in July was from 1930, was a white open version and equipped with a 2,638 cc six-cylinder engine that delivered about 60 hp.

Ferrari 330 GT 2+2

Allestimenti 683. Or production order 683 of the model 330 GT 2+2. Not much is known about the first years of this car, but in the 80s she drove around in America, in red. In the 90s she ended up in Germany and then in Austria, where she stayed in the Automobilmuseum Stainz, among other places. Around 2013 the move to our frog country followed and after a major restoration the car is now apparently in such a good condition that it can be driven again. Perhaps in silver-gray, as the car has been for a long time, or perhaps in green, as the RDW registration suggests.

Iso Rivolta IR 300

Iso is an Italian car manufacturer founded by Renzo Rivolta. Although they started with the production of refrigerators, they then produced scooters, motorcycles and small cars, including the famous Isetta. From the early 1960s they started making luxury and sports cars, combining Italian design with powerful and relatively reliable American V8 engines.

The first model was the Iso Rivolta IR 300, produced between 1962 and 1970. A coupé designed by Bertone and equipped with a V8 from the Chevrolet Corvette, with 300 referring to the number of horsepower.

The car that was registered in July has been given the old license plate from early 1967. So it is a car that was originally delivered in the Netherlands and is now back on the original plates!

Maserati 3500 GT

In July, not one but two Maserati 3500 GTs appeared on a fresh Dutch license plate. One of them is a grey 3500 GT Vignale Spider that left the factory on January 14, 1963 in Bianco with a Blu interior. A very rare model of which only 242 were built!

Rolls Royce Phantom III Saloon

Another impressive car that was registered in July: a Rolls-Royce Phantom III with a body by Barker. The car was delivered on January 29, 1937 to Commodore Louis D. Beaumont, an American who lived in Cap d’Antibes in France. Two years later, the car was shipped to the United States, where it would remain for over 50 years. In 1995, the car became part of a large collection that was auctioned earlier this year in Paris under the name of the ‘Timeless Collection’. The Rolls-Royce fetched € 143,750 there.

Studebaker Big Six Touring Car

The oldest car to be registered in the Netherlands in July dates from 1922. It is a Studebaker Big Six, the largest and most luxurious car from the Studebaker brand, which already had an EV in 1902 and only came with a petrol engine two years later.

However, the example in question looks more like a ‘Small Six’. After all, the Big Six should have a six-cylinder with 5,798 cc, but at the RDW registration they got stuck at 3,394 cc. Apparently, the car is now equipped with a different and smaller engine.

Comments

1. spiderman say

   I’ll take the BMW 503.

2. martinus.intermediate gas say

   And that’s all that matters 🙂