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The 24th edition of the Flanders Collection Car exposition, anchored at the Flanders Expo Gent on January 28–29, 2012, functioned as an authoritative platform for classic automotive design and historical technical preservation. The event curated a highly technical marketplace of specialist exhibitors, offering rare mechanical spare parts, bespoke restoration tools, and archival automobilia to the European classic community.

The 2012 technical spotlight focused heavily on high-end European chassis development, with particular emphasis on Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz design lineage.

Key engineering highlights from the exhibition included the Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) Platform: A preservation showcase detailing the post-war mechanical architecture of Stuttgart’s grand tourers. Technicians highlighted the M121 1.9-liter overhead-cam inline-four engine, focusing on its dual Solex twin-choke side-draft carburetors and its fully independent suspension setup, featuring front double wishbones and a rear single-joint swing axle.

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The exhibition layout also integrated deep structural representations from local restoration outfits and the Belgian Federation for Old Motor Vehicles (BFOV/FBVA), emphasizing period-correct maintenance, body panel fabrication, and component history tracking for pre- and post-war classics.

But that's not the end of all ... many other cars were present and you can enjoy some examples in the gallery here below. For more, you can check our twitter account #FlandersCollection.