olyslager foundation

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by ericnuyt
I was wondering if some one could tell me more about that foundation? Was its only purpose studying old vehicles? Does it still exist? What was the relation with Wheels and Tracks magazine? Were both Mr Vanderveen and Olyslager Dutchmen?

Bart Vanderveen used to work for Piet Olyslager, both Dutchmen. Bart worked from the Olyslager foundation's office in the UK (read more in the last issue of W&T).
Olyslager's main business was, and apparently still is today, to collect all sort of (technical) automotive information. A well known product - to me anyway - was their Vraagbaak car repair manual series (comparable to Haynes repair manuals). Although Mr. Olyslager's name is prominently displayed on Bart's books, these books about old vehicles were not the main business of the Olyslager Foundation.

Later Bart convinced Winston Ramsey of After the Battle to publish Wheels & Tracks and a number of his books on military vehicles.

H.