Overview
- Retro Classics staged its first Essen show across eight halls with about 600 exhibitors and roughly 2,500 vehicles.
- Dealers offered everything from a €1.65 million Bugatti EB110 GT and a road‑legal Kremer‑Porsche 962 at €1.19 million to a €2,750 Fiat 126 and a low‑mileage VW Polo at €11,999.
- Reviewers from Autozeitung and BILD reported empty or thinly used areas in several halls and a smaller pool of cars for sale than last year’s fair.
- The program blended sales floors with club and maker displays, including Citroën’s “Citroën Strasse,” Opel Classic’s showcase with Alt‑Opel IG, and a hall for historic trucks and buses.
- Techno Classica will run in Dortmund on September 24–27, 2026 under a more international concept, and Retro Classics has set Essen for April 14–18, 2027.