RevWorks’ long-awaited first major auto show – RetroSpective – was one I couldn’t miss. Even if it meant driving 700km (434 miles) from Deep in the Forest’s 10th Anniversary Event in Germany back to the Netherlands.
I left Oberhof at 8:00 and arrived in Brielle around 15:00. That only gave me an hour and a half to capture everything. Given the sheer size of RetroSpective, it quickly became clear that this would be impossible. But I tried!
The name RevWorks may be familiar to you, perhaps from my reporting on this year’s RevWorks. Secret Garage Meet 2.0 or their curated hall at the International Motor Show Amsterdam 2024If not, I’ll give you a quick summary…
RevWorks is a Dutch modified car community brand founded in 2012. Originally inspired by this website, they have grown to become a household name in the European scene, organizing sub-shows within IAMS and 100% Tuning – and their own standalone events, such as the Secret Garage Meet mentioned above and their annual RevRun – a three-day, Gumball-inspired event featuring 70 modified sports, performance and supercars touring through the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
So the 2024 RetroSpective wasn’t RevWorks’ first rodeo, but it was their first major auto show.
The idea for the event came about in 2019, when the team was planning the 2020 RevRun. They wanted a “RetroRun” for cars 25 years and older, on a different route and at a slower pace.
We all know what happened in 2020 and both events were put on hold. But when the world returned to normal, so did the RevWorks event schedule.
However, it would be several more years before the retro event became a reality.
The wheels started turning last year when the RevWorks team, while visiting a private collection of two brothers, were shown an impressive museum/bar with vintage Porsches, Mercedes-Benzes and American muscle cars. The brothers discussed the idea of hosting an event on their property, and from there, the RevWorks RetroRun rally concept evolved into a static show around 25-year-old cars called RetroSpective.
For the event, RevWorks invited cars from all eras: hot rods from the 60s, lowriders from the 70s, homologation specials from the 80s and tuners from the 90s.
They balanced custom cars and showed off rare performance vehicles from obscure tuners, like this Strosek 930 straight out of the ’80s.
The Liberty Walk Countach, previously only seen in Europe at Ultrace2024 Also on display was another controversial creation based on a supercar.
The F40 Barchetta Buerleys is a one-off Ferrari F40 LM that has been modified to such an extent that Ferrari has deregistered it and the owner is no longer allowed to call it a Ferrari.
While not all show cars are race cars, the The Audi S1 quattro Pikes Peak was a beautiful showpiece.
Indoor areas at auto shows are usually reserved for special machines, but not here. Instead, the interior of RetroSpective was filled with an RC drift course, sneaker vendors, a pop-up tattoo parlor, and arcade machines.
The arcade video games inspired some seriously cool t-shirts and the show’s Top 10 trophies.
I was really blown away by the variety of cars on display at RetroSpective. The fact that there were non-show cars on display alongside show cars gave the event a unique atmosphere – something never seen before in the Netherlands. RevWorks is really onto something good and I can’t wait to see how RetroSpective develops in the coming years.
Collin Tiemens
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