No, I didn’t get sick. Nor am I trying to see anything on the laptop. I can’t, because the steering wheel would be in the way. So what do I want in this freak of the 80s, an Opel Kadett GSI 16 V? Certainly one of the less successful cars of the time, but still historic now, because what male country dweller with a fresh license wouldn’t have wanted one of these back then? Those who wanted a GTI… I belonged to neither the one nor the other faction, my first was a Granada Turnier, I had to move equipment back then. Even if that doesn’t interest you now.

So back to the real question: what was the photographer doing under the jacket in the car? He was trying to photograph the instruments. Not easy at all, because they were terrible digital displays that weren’t really bright. To get a hint of contrast and fewer reflections, I ducked under my jacket. Of course, the accompanying editor shamelessly took advantage of this…