A private passion
I have been interested in automobiles for quite some time. As the following pictures show, the field of interest is very varied. Some photos haven been taken when I have encountered a special car by coincidence, others when I had the chance to drive them myself.
Admiring a Riley RM (somewhere in Northern England, June 2009)
Some rear engined Skodas (Prague, Czech Republic in September 2006)
Waiting for the ferry to cross the English Channel in an Alfa 159 at Port de Calais, France
Chevrolet Impala MY 2007 (USA, September 2007)
Lincoln Town Car at used car dealer (USA, 2009)
Land Rover Defender in Moscow, September 2009
Cadillac DTS MY 2009 in December 2009 in Florida, USA
On the road in a Cadillac DTS in December 2009 in Florida, USA
A group of 3 extremely rare Tatras (Tatraplan, Tatra 87 and Tatra 97) at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum in Florida, USA, December 2009
Plymouth Valiant Signet 200 1963 in April 2010 in Langenthal, Switzerland
In front of the Bristol-Showroom in London, England in March 2011
August 2011 – with an Austin 1800 before attending the British Car Meeting in Mollis, Switzerland
Visit at Kimber House, Abingdon, England in May 2012
Plymouth Valiant Signet 200 as my wedding transport in June 2012 in Altbüron, Schweiz
Police control in Swaziland, November 2012
Volkswagen Citi Golf in South Africa, November 2012
Toyota Camry Hybrid MY 2012 in December 2012 in Florida, USA
Motoring in a Jaguar XK Convertible in May 2013 in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland
Bristol 411, June 2014 in Solothurn, Switzerland
April 2015 in Shaviock, Cornwall, England
Vintage car event in Lindau, Germany in August 2017. The red car is a Chenard-Walcker
A professional passion, too
At my job I have always had a weak spot for cars:
Product training – Launch of the Range Rover Evoque – London, August 2011
Me at my desk at Jaguar Land Rover Switzerland in Safenwil, Switzerland in April 2012
Product training New Range Rover in Marrakech, Morocco, October 2012
A special selection
Triumph Spitfire 1500 (1978)
Austin Metro 1.3 Vanden Plas (1985)
Plymouth Valiant Signet 200 (1963)
Cars – on a personal note
Cars wanted
Some of my dreamcars (de gustibus non est disputandum…):
Tatra 87
Reliant Regal/Robin/Rialto
Reliant Kitten
Austin/MG Montego and Austin Montego Estate
Austin/MG Maestro