About us
- Company Video
- Ernest Praag
- Ron Donders
- Maartje Praag
- Ernst van Kempen
- Lars van Dongen
- Thijs Paijmans
- John Bogers
- Peter Profittlich "In memoriam"
- Jan Smans
- Lianne Laurijssen
- Max van Alphen
- Kai de Ruijter
- Mylene Nuyten
- Jorn de Brouwer
- Jim van Dalen
- Max Butselaar
- Kerem Agcagil
- Patrick de Graaf
- Brett Verhoeven
- Viktor Klemencic
- Jeroen Rood
- Ben Jaworski
- Julian Vos
- Kees Fens
- Richard van de Loo
- Melvin
- Remi Lagache
- Wim Hakkesteegt
- Jeroen Lucas
- Bas van Luxemburg
- Lorenzo Beekmans
- Jurre Lammertse
Kai de Ruijter
Kai de Ruijter (year of birth: 1991) mechanic
I only had 4 hours to enjoy my very first car. It is a red Alfa Romeo 75 from 1991 that I had received on my 22nd from my boss at the time. I was of course very happy with it and therefore drove too fast. I bumped into another car and my Alfa Romeo was total loss. That was very unfortunate! I now own 4 cars: a BMW e46 from 2002, a 1977 Volvo 265 that I am restoring together with my girlfriend, a Ford Fiësta 1400 s from 1987 and finally a Seat Ibiza SXi from 1988 .
Enough now about my cars. I studied for 3 years as a first mechanic and technical specialist at the MBO Da Vinci College in Dordrecht. I have worked for 6 years at classic car company Steutel in Almkerk during my study. After my school time I continued to work at this company. I have never cared much for modern cars, because I find the technique much less interesting. I, as mechanic, think that classic car technology is much more fun and challenging. Here at E & R Classics we are working on restoring a wreck to a beautiful roadworthy classic car. That is exactly where the challenge lies for me, from nothing to a beautiful car.
I actually have a lot of dream cars, but I keep it for now at 2. I find a Ford GT 40 from 1960 with the famous Gulf colors really beautiful, but unfortunately I am too big for this and therefore do not fit. A Ferrari Testarossa has my second preference. Of course in red with a black interior!
