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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 157 Beeckestijn is a historical buitenplaats dating from the 18th century in a park by the same name in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands. The Beeckestijn site was a buitenplaats in the 15th and 16th centuries before the current English-style garden was designed in the 18th century. The house and the accompanying gardens […]

The Netherlands has had many successful Formula One drivers in the past. Max Verstappen is the most succesful one and of the latest Dutchman to join this exclusive group of drivers. Dutchman Jan Flinterman was the first one in 1952 to race a Formula One Grand Prix. In 2022 we saw a new Dutchman entering […]

1985 FIA Formula One Round 11 – Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort, 23-25 August, 1985 With Lauda having announced his retirement at the preceding Austrian Grand Prix, Zandvoort was buzzing with speculation about the driver market. (Report by Tom Prankerd & photography by Guido Fijen) Rosberg had already signed up for the McLaren seat, while Williams […]

Between November 1986 and Januari 1999, I lived here at the Lijnbaansgracht in Amsterdam. Some old and new photo’s from this place:

1984 FIA Formula One Round 13 – Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort, 24-26 August, 1984 (Report by Tom Prankerd & photography by Guido Fijen) Attention at the Dutch Grand Prix was diverted from the closely-balanced Lauda versus Prost fight by the news that Brazilian starlet Ayrton Senna had been tempted away from Toleman and signed by […]

Didier Pironi (F) in Ferrari 126C2 – Ferrari V6 t/c from Scuderia Ferrari (1) Nelson Piquet (BR) in Brabham BT50 – BMW TURBO S4 from Parmalat Racing Team (2nd) Niki Lauda (A) in McLaren MP4B – Ford Cosworth DFV V8 from Marlboro McLaren International (4) Jan Lammers (NL) in Theodore TY02 – Ford 3.0 V8 […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 70 The Reguliersgracht is an canal in the center of Amsterdam, it connects the Herengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht. The canal with its typical canal houses is part of the second phase of the canal development plan, which was built from 1658. It was originally intended to be a street and […]

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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 33 The Jan Schaefer brug or Jan Schaefer bridge (Bridge No. 2000) in the Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam is located in the harbor, and connects the Piet Hein Kade with the Java Island. The bridge was designed by Ton Venhoeven and named after the politician Jan Schaefer (1940-1994). Special with […]