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FYI: none of the vehicles is located at my home address, so any unannounced visit would be in vain ...
On July 9th, 1999, I bought a green 1970 NSU 1200C. I was looking for an oldtimer as a second car, and
as I was born over an NSU dealership, the choice for a car from that company seemed logical. The car
currently looks like the picture on the right. Click on the image for several large pictures
The car had a little more issues the anticipated at first. After driving it for about 3 years I took
it apart for restauration, but in the end had to scrap it.
On September 14th, 2000, 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.
On October 25th, 2000, this 1965 Sportprinz was added. I always had the dream of getting a Sportprinz, and
later a Wankel Spider, but that it would actually happen this fast, was beyond imagination.
On October 30th, 2002, I bought this 1958 Quickly L on eBay). A very beautifull
restored moped that replaced the previous one, which was in a dismatled state by then.
The seller that had the above L for sale, also had a nice original N. And as I had to drive to Frankfurt to
collect the L, adding the N to the load seemed logical. Makes a nice moped for the wife, not?
On May 25th, 2003, I bought a bicycle without actually having seen it before saying "yes". I just needed something
to ride on the first ever dutch NSU Bike Tour. And I was not disappointed.
On February 28, 2004, I bought 2 25-inch white-wall tires for the dutch Quickly L. The seller then showed
me he had a dutch Quickly S/2 that had to go. And for a nice price, so once the NL-L is done, a new project is
now in place.
April 17, 2004: It's getting crowded in my shed: the club magazine of the NSU Club Nederland had a classified for
a 1960 Quickly T - in parts, but complete. The rear shock absorbers were broken, but that was compensated by the
fact that there's additional tools, and a lot of paperwork.
March 19, 2006: During a visit to a person that has loads of NSU stuff, I noticed this bike - it is a TT-K, but has a normal 3-speed engine
mounted. Thinking that the engine would come later, I decided to add this one to the growing collection. Initially just in
storage - a rebuild will have to wait.
In October 2006 I was able to buy a Quickly I had known for a long time - it was originally bought by my grandfather
who owned a NSU dealership. It was used for short trips by the mechanics. It had been stored for over 30 years. The
renewed moped registration in the Netherlands seemed a good moment to take it of the hands of my uncle.
End of November 2006 I was able to get a very nice early model N, with the silencer on the left and the small (3l) tank.
It needs a lot of work before it's driveable again, but it was a good buy.
Early September 2007 the NSU Club Nederland was offered a Quick 52 which was in the early stages of being
restored, but then put away for 15 years. The then owner was emigrating to Asia and could (or would) not
take it along. The club auctioned the kit to it's members, and I came out the highest bidder (with a
very low offer, BTW). After some initial cleaning, and an engine overhaul it is now close to being
ready for it's MOT.
On August 15, 2008, while waiting in the office for some jobs to complete I abused the boss' PC for
some private browsing. Doing a quick check on eBay, I noticed a Quickly Cavallino for sale. Start
price was just € 1, but there was also a Buy It Now option wit a very reasonable price.
Looking at the pictures I noticed some missing and some incorrect parts, but these would be a nice
basis for a restauration. So I hit the button.
Picked it up at the seller's home in Germany on August 17. In the next few weeks, a detailed
inspection will be done and the hunt for replacement parts for those missing, incorrect or broken
will begin.
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