About Jack Braam Ruben

Jack Braam Ruben (1950, The Netherlands) started working for H.M. Services in Germany in 1972, preparing government sales (Disposals Organisation). At the same time working for J. Braam Ruben & Sons in the Transportation and Custom Clearance Dept.

In 1974 he returned to the Netherlands, buying and selling government surplus cranes, trucks, jeeps/landrovers, minesweepers, floating bridges etc etc. He started under his own name in 1980 , specialising in smaller military automobiles.

His passion was always collecting classic and historic vehicles. It started with a 1920 De Dion Bouton, followed by Jaguar, Mercedes, the first Bugatti Type 57 came in 1977.
From then on he concentrated mainly in pre war makes such as Alfa-Romeo, Bentley, Mercedes, Bugatti and older Ferrari's.

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First steering wheel.
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First set of wheels.
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With the Family-Tatra in 1952
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With father and brother at the RAI
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First automobile
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At the1987 Mille Miglia in the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
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During one of many Mille Miglia's
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With Daniëlle and T37 at Chateau St.Jean Molsheim