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The year has come with plenty to do, to keep our youngtimer young. The list of to do is long. Fix oil leakage, followed by oil change Exchange wipers Change suspensions Suspension cones Headlight fittings Change driver seat belt Fix speakers New rear window seal Break back plate fix Change break and clutch fluids ChangeContinue reading “Aperoli w/o tires”

The weather forecast: rain & cold. Aperoli & us ready for a last Oldtimer weekend this year. Off we go! On the way to Kassel. The reality: rain turned into snow along the way. Surprisingly a lot of that white stuff came down. The last kilometers turned into a first little adventure: it was alreadyContinue reading “Aperoli in winter wonderland (again)”

We made it back home ♥️ Another beautiful drive through Indian summer in Germany. We got Charlie back, too ♥️

You think “Ciao Italy” and the grande finale is just about to start. Lago di Como e dello Spluga: 51 (+x) tornante (hair pin curves) for our personal farewell. My job as navigator: looking 90 degrees around the curve for others (bikes, cars, trucks) and tell hubby if free or not (I bet I haveContinue reading “Aperoli on Tour_stop#4”

3rd stop: Italy 🇮🇹 From the snow into the sunshine & blue sky. Ciao, Bella Italia! We arrived at the lake with its unique shape: with its three branches it looks like an upside down Ypsilon. The lake, where the Milanesi spend their weekends… We are at “Lario” – that’s how the locals call LagoContinue reading “Aperoli on Tour_ stop#3”

Next stop: Austria 🇦🇹 The only rule: no toll road & no motorway. Aperoli loves mountains. And so do we. Some are already covered in snow. All passes (still) open. A bit of a debate with hubby on how to fly… I mean drive those winding curvy roads… (me: poor baby Aperoli, hubby: Aperoli wantsContinue reading “Aperoli on Tour_stop #2”

Pretty much one year ago, we started the “Deutschland Rally”. Now we are taking Aperoli on tour again: Bella Italia! It’s not exactly a rally. Well, it might turn into one. Originally we had planned this trip on the motorcycles (yes, hubby made his dream come true: he bought another motoguzzi). It snowed already onContinue reading “Aperoli on Tour again”

Rally no. 3 cancelled for us: we tested Covid positive (and actually feeling sick…). Bummer. Probably a little souvenir from the USA. Instead of enjoying driving our mini in sunshine under blue sky via the Swabian Alb… we sleep, have pizza delivery and hohes C. Hubby is feeling quite ok again, I suffer from theContinue reading “Rally #3 – canceled”

Our summer rally is about to start. Yeah! 3 days to go… We are registered with start number #103. It’s the Bosch Boxberg Classic, categorized in tradition & sport (not exactly sure anymore why we signed up for the sporty category…. I blame hubbby). Anyhow, start is at the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart. TheContinue reading “3 days to go….”

Great news! We received the nomination letter for our next rally! We made it, we are in! Yeah! Getting ready for rally #3 in June. The “Bosch Boxberg Klassik” will start at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart & will finish on day 2 at the Bosch race ring in Boxberg: 350km via tulip signs &Continue reading “Rally #3”