Author: Marc du Bois

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NSU Sportprinz (1965)

The car had been listed two issues in a row in the club magazine of NSU Club Nederland. I did not notice the classified until the second issue, even though there was a photo...

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New moped: Dutch Quickly L (1961)

I bought this Dutch 1962 Quickly L at on Online Auction (http://www.ricardo.nl/). It was a last minute decision, as I had no intention at all to get a NSU two-wheeler.  Most likely the problems...

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Bummer !

The replacement engine my owner got me has a problem, and now I will miss this years National NSU Club Nederland Treffen…

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Disaster !

While driving back from the 20th International NSU Treffen in Neckarsulm (D), a piston broke through my engine, and I am no longer a driveable vehicle ! My owner is doing his utmost best...

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Exhale …

It took almost a month, but I’m getting a completely rebuild exhaust; not just the heat exchanger, but a new muffler as wel (there was a hole in the old one). Very clean, and...

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Sorry, I just farted

There’s something wrong with me, again ! For the third weekend in a row something breaks down ! After driving over 250km’s without problems on a wonderful Easter Monday (we went to a Lentefeest...

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Got the bugs

There must be something wrong with VW Beetles ! Again my owner visited a meeting of air cooled vehicles of the marque VW, and again something went wrong with me. After humming along on...

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Towed away

After driving around to have a look at another air-cooled vehicle, just when we are backing up the driveway of my owners father-in-law, the clutch cable breaks. The next day I’m towed to the...

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April 1st, bang-up day

Maybe some April’s Fool – somebody drove his or her car into my front fender, bending it in an awkward angle, and putting a big dent in me. Luckily, the damage was repaired by...

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Autumn cleaning

A working dynamo has been found, and after some sweating and cursing by my owner, my filty motor compartent is a little bit cleaner, and everything functions again. Apart from the heater hose, which...