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Prewarcar.com - Postwarclassic.com: about us
Mailing address:
PreWar PostWar Publishing B.V.
Achterstraat 21
3252 AB Goedereede
The Netherlands
Email: office@prewarcar.com
Phone: +31 6 21276908
Chamber of Commerce
Reg. No. 67510388
(The Netherlands)
VAT number:
NL.857039210 B01
PreWarCar.com started as a concept in 1998 when links on pre-WW II cars & makes were scarce. We are a portal for the scattered information on automobile history and car makes from Aachner to Züst. All information those famous and forgotten automobiles can be found here, including sports and racing cars and (hi)stories attached to them. Bringing together the classified, the auction, dealer, restorer, car club, enthusiast, gallery, rare pictures, event, motor show and rally is our mission.
We are always looking for new, interesting content for our websites. Because we value your individual participation we'd like you to share your stories with us. We love anything that is bizarre, different and away from what you see in general. We love barn finds. Unknown events. Forgotten makes of car and other oddballs. Yet it can also be about people, art and basically anything automotive as long it is intriguing.
Please do let us know if this appeals to you, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Laurens Klein
Managing Director and Owner
Born into a family with a great passion for veteran/classic cars, Laurens has taken his passion to the next level. He is currently the managing director/owner of PreWarCar.com and PostWarClassic.com.
He has a background in both law - a bachelor's degree from the renowned Erasmus University in Rotterdam, as well as in business management - a BBA from the IVA, the Dutch college for Automotive Business Management.
Current cars:
- 1902 Bolide
- 1909 Jackson Runabout
- 1928 Alvis FWD 12/50
- 1934 Riley Lynx 14/6
You can contact Laurens Klein at:
Email: lklein@prewarcar.com
Zack Stiling
Editor-in-chief
Zack Stiling has been a car enthusiast for as long as he can remember. Despite not coming from a motoring family, his parents took him to watch the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run at the age of four, and the rest is history. While his motoring tastes extend as far as the 1960s, early cars a particular interest. He combines his enthusiasm with a broader interest in aspects of 19th- and 20th-century life and culture.
By writing letters to some generous editors when he was 18, Zack started working as a motoring writer. His work has appeared in The Automobile, Octane, Old Glory, and Classic American, among other titles.
Current cars
1962 Hillman Super Minx (daily-driver)
1955 Ford Anglia 100E
1929 Austin Seven fabric saloon (on loan)
By writing letters to some generous editors when he was 18, Zack started working as a motoring writer. His work has appeared in The Automobile, Octane, Old Glory, and Classic American, among other titles.
Current cars
1962 Hillman Super Minx (daily-driver)
1955 Ford Anglia 100E
1929 Austin Seven fabric saloon (on loan)
You can contact Zack Stiling at:
Email: editor@prewarcar.com
Jeroen Branderhorst
Sales manager
Jeroen (1983) has been crazy about prewar cars since he was 13 years old, reading all the great stories about the famous drivers of the 1930's. Especially Italian and English cars are his favourites, but his all time love is Alfa Romeo. Besides driving classis cars & rallies like the Mille Miglia, his other hobby is doing research on car history. After 14 years in the food industry he is now following his heart and started working in the classic car world for his favourite websites. He is married and has got three children. Jeroen speaks Dutch, German, English and Italian.
Current Cars:
- 1933 Morris Minor
Dream car:
- a prewar Alfa Romeo 8C - doesn't matter which one
You can contact Jeroen Branderhorst at:
Email: jbranderhorst@prewarcar.com
Morris Klein-Laarman
Marketing manager
Current cars:
- 1922 Morris Bullnose
- 1967 Morris Minor
You can contact Morris Klein-Laarman at:
Email: morris@prewarcar.com
Jeroen Booij
Editor PreWarCar.com
Jeroen Booij (1975) has always had a soft spot for the underdog. He prefers Probes over Porsches and Ogles over Opels and has a real penchant for anything build in sheds. So far it lead to three books about Mini based cars and some extraordinary discoveries. He found the first car that Gordon Murray built in a British scrapyard, the sole Zagato Mini Gatto in a Milanese barrack and the 1966 Le Mans Mini Marcos in a barn in Portugal. Jeroen is married; he lives in a Dutch hamlet with three children and a cat.
Current cars:
1966 Le Mans Mini Marcos
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Robin Batchelor
Author at PreWarCar.com
Robin has always driven old cars since his 17th birthday - mostly Bullnose Morris tourers which could easily be maintained with a modest toolkit.
During a forty year career flying balloons all over the world, on windy days his crew would retire to the pub while he sought out second hand book shops. Courtesy requires a balloon pilot to always ask permission from the landowner before retrieving the balloon and Robin discovered he could sniff out a Bullnose engine/axle/chassis from 50 paces in farmyards. He also found several complete cars that way and when flying in Africa, stumbled across a pre-war 6c Alfa Romeo!
The workshop gained more tools, the bookshelves gained more books and membership of the Vintage Sports Car Club gained him a few trophies, lots of friends and, within the pages of the Club's quarterly Bulletin, a love of well-researched and written motoring history.
After he sent a few contributions to our website many years ago, we encouraged him to send more.
Jos van Genugten
Author of technical articles at prewarcar.com
As a young machinist and mechanic my hobby and work is repairing and restoring pre-war cars.
If you want technical advise , please send your email to workshop@prewarcar.com
Current cars:
1905 Peugeot 125
Hubertus Hansmann
Author at PreWarCar.com
Current cars:
1983 Mercedes 230E W123
1987 Alfa Romeo GTV6
1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Rutger Booy
Author at PreWarCar.com & PostWarClassic.com
Rutger became part of PreWarCar.com in 2002, infrequently writing an article, but not long after he wrote his articles on an almost daily basis. And additionally from 2010 on he wrote and edited many articles for PostWarClassic.com as well until he retired in 2014. He still writes an occasional article for both magazines.
Current cars:
1959 MGA 1600
Regular contributors:
Gillian Carmoodie, Kit Foster, Michael Schlenger, Ariejan Bos, Tony Hillyard.