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Sagitta 900 Crash an Rebuild Tale
Today, my Sagitta 900 had it's re-maiden. In exceptionally beautiful and freezing northern winter weather. There was a low hanging inversion layer or below which it was -15 Celsius and around -2 above.
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F3B res This could be the most beautiful photo of a glider I've ever seen in my life. -
Coltrane I'm so glad this photo was on the cover page as I would have missed it otherwise. -
Coltrane it's almost unreal in its beauty. What a place you've got there!
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American Racer That sure ain't no California and this thing's not for the weak.
Clint's ol'Ferrari
Back in 1975, this Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer rolled off the line and into the hands of a lucky chap in Italy. Not long after, it crossed the pond to the States, where Amerispec Corporation gave it the full legal makeover – including those rather unfortunate American-style bumpers
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F3B res No Grand Torino this time?
Mercedes 600 Pullman scrap yard
A six door Mercedes 600 W100 pullman in a scrapyard with a w124 land sitting on top of it.
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Coltrane By the looks of it, yeah!
Heckflosse 230 W110 Hill Climb
Mercedes Benz 230 w110 participating a hill climb competition in Tenerife in the early 70's. 230 had a 6-cylinder 2.3 litre engine with twin carburettors and a special radiator inside the front panel.
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Speed Demon Looks like someone lost their engine in the very same corner.
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Adam Tenerife, Canary Islands! what a place, ideal climate.
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Adam Too many tourists these days, I'm afraid.
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Adam And the car, that's fabulous too!
W201 Suspension
Here's one more for you "German Car fan"
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Speed Demon Mad max kinda thing.
Opel GT spotting
Sweet looking Opel GT aka "the Mini Vette"
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Speed Demon Looks nice, lacks go though.
Ferrari 275 GTB Compact
Ferrari 275 GTB Compact, very popular among the London newly rich folks
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Speed Demon Grand slam
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Speed Demon If you race, these things will happen to you.
Mercedes w111 coupe crash
Very severely crashed W111 coupe
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Hans Baumaster Either it went into a slide or missed on coming traffic in a junction .
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Göran Oh my. That looks very bad
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Göran fatal even
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Coltrane In deed it does.
Unlikely Birth of the BMW E30 Touri...
The BMW 3 Series Touring owes its existence to an unconventional beginning—an old, wrecked E30 sedan and the vision of BMW engineer Max Reisböck. In the early 1980s, Reisböck found himself in need of a roomier vehicle to accommodate his growing family.
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Heckflosse I did not know it was a private design effort!
Opel limousine spotting
beautiful Opel, not sure which model Käpitan perhaps?
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Göran Käpitan for sure.
Nissan Skyline coupe
Slightly tuned Nissan GTR spotting, JDM
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Opel Rekord Coupe spotting
Another Opel with a fair amount of Americana in its design.
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Topaz II kit by Premier
For reasons beyond my comprehension, I've ended up with another old sailplane kit. This time a British kitted Topaz II.
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F3B res Never saw one, must be quite rare.
Ford Ranger II Pick up concept
Designed by Syd Mead, who worked for Ford's Advanced Styling Studio in the 1960s, this unique Ford pickup was built on a 1963 Ford station wagon frame.
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Best Looking Corvair Ever: XP 875
Best Looking Corvair Ever: XP 875
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BoyWonder Gosh yes!
Jaguar E-type racer abandoned in a ...
Jaguar E-type racer abandoned in a back street, check the additional cooler in the bonnet, that's hood Travis
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Hans Baumaster wonder if that's massive oil cooler or auxialry radiator?
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Andreas Dunlop alloys, there something going on here!
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Streamline Big oil cooler under the hood I quess.
Lamborghini Contact Production Line...
A Yellow Lamborghini Countach body rolling down the production line in the 80's in Sant'Agata. A fitter is busy with the front suspension.
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Americana Let they try, let them learn. -
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Streamline I really love the fact it was this home made, not like today as they are just another division in the VAG cartel of same sh*t in different box.
Pilot Harlequin sailplane
Spring day with the Harlequin on my field. The good news is the bird does glide rather well the not so good news is it handles lie a pig, especially with turbulent wind.
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Adam Looks Like you had a good day there!
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Streamline Looks aerodynamic to me!
Porsche 356 Speedster Heckflosse
Porsche 356 Speedster with Heckflosse -This fella thought it was much groovier with fins and continental kit...#zuffierod
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Nemo Sometimes bad enough turn good, but this time??
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Heckflosse Heckflosse..ha haa!
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Adam People are hard to comprehend.
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Uncle Harry Federalized version.
Mercedes multilink suspension
Mercedes multilink suspension rig during pre production test of the best suspension solution so far
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MB 190 2.3-16 "Cosworth"
Mercedes 190 2.3-16 Cosworth in the Woods, where many fine classics have found their destiny.
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Gottlieb With m117 visco fan.
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Nemo Its carbon footprint in under zero. Greener that EV, which are not that green in reality.
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Adam Well....It's art now.
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Speed Demon For something that was initially designed to win B-group rallies and then dominate DTM it look quite stationary.
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Lumis Priceless patina!
Mirage III inside a mountain
The Mirage III, a French-designed delta-wing fighter, was widely used by the Swiss Air Force from the 1960s to the early 2000s. These aircraft were stored and maintained in hardened mountain bunkers and could be deployed rapidly in case of conflict.
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Nemo That looks like something out of star wars
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Lumis Yeah, the imperial fighters stored like that.
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N:5069 Clean and precise as it should be, they are Swiss after all.
Max Hoffman and Porsche 356 Speedst...
Max Hoffman was instrumental in introducing brands like Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz to the U.S. market in the 1950s. The the 356 Speedster for example, Max persuaded Ferdinand Porsche to create a stripped-down, entry-level version of the Porsche 356 -Now the most desired version of any 356!
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P51 Mustang wooden wheel
P-51 Mustang with British RAF markings During the war years rubber was of shortage so they an attached wooden whees to stroll around the factory at North American Aviation, Inglewood California,
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Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Saoutchik...
Hi, i am Ragnar and this is Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Saoutchik Coupé. Not the most beautiful 30's Mercedes or Saoutchik body there ever was.
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JoyRide Wickedly fugly
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Panu Ahtopaine Well...it's different I give you that much.
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Gottlieb That's horrible!
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Adam I'll pass this time, thanks anyway!
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Nemo hump tail...
Mercedes 300SL racing seat belt
Check out the safety equipment, the stylish helmet and the very peculiar massive racing lap belt. Never seen one like that before! were they common at the time?
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American Racer I would not call them common, never seen one quite like that.
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Lumis safety first!
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Ragnar That's a hefty one! Still he'll hit his head on the steering wheel
World's most butchered Ferrari 25...
The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, chassis 0758TR, has got to be the most butchered, disrespected, and downright ugliest Ferrari 250 TR to ever exist. It started life just fine, racing in smaller events around the Caribbean and South America—nothing too glamorous, but hey...
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Adam You're not kidding...that is as ugly as they come.
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Adam Great reading by the way! Thanks.
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Streamline Nothing remotely sensible by the looks of it
Alex Cunningham Commodore Special
A.Cunningham Opel Commodore Special was a one-off special for Alex, then general manager of Adam Opel AG and later a candidate for presidency. Flash body modifications were in-house job while the performance bits came from Irmscher-Tuning
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German Car Fan Toll! you found color photos! I only had these b&W: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/German+Car+Fan/283/1919 -
Adam Different color, license plate, wheels and no bubble flares. Same car in different iteration or another one?
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Andreas Look at Opel now¡
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Giovanni Verry good!
Wonderful Times Ahead with W111
Beautiful dash in a w111 220S sedan with webasto manual sun roof
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Andreas Lovely!
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Adam Life is good for the fella.
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Heckflosse in deed
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Gottlieb true style and standard
Graupner Super Cirrus Scratch Build
With Sunny and Blue Phoenix off my table I thought it might be a good moment to scratch build a Graupner Cirrus, with a twist. I'll be utilizin KeilKraft Elmira airfoil and a vintage GRP fuse I managed to pick up last summer, shortly after selling my original Graupner Cirrus.
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Nemo Wow Wow...easy tiger!
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Nemo As great as these are, I think you should get back to the E-type https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/5
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Andreas You know what...sometimes I feel the same way.
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Andreas Not often though.
Lamborghini Countach L150 Prototipo...
In the mid-'80s, Lamborghini had big plans to modernize the Countach with the L150 project, led by Giulio Alfieri. The goal? Fix the Countach’s quirks—better comfort, improved cooling, and sleeker styling.
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Paddock Photographic Tales
Mercedes W196r #22 with #18 in the paddock.
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Americana Slick cars
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American Racer If there was one racer I could have, I think this is it. W196 is just the ultimate combination of speed and beauty.
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Italian Job Amazing what the Germans were able to deliver, before boredom became their paradigm.
Jaguar E-type S1 as a towcar
Here's something you don't see every day if ever -Jaguar E-type S1 coupe used as as a towcar for what looks like MG TF. Brands Hatch in mid sixties.
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Coltrane Wow! That's a scene! The story is this E-type FHC used to belong to Ivor Arbiter, an instrument maker and businessman as well as avid race driver. His biggest achievement may however be the drop-T in Beatles logo. allegedly paid 5 Sterling for the design
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Adam People You Ain't seen nothing yet! https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/748/3109
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American Racer There was a guy named Hardy Prentice that used to compete in SCCA Runoffs that had his XKE tow the TR3 racer across the US.
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RennMeister Very nice photo.
Obscure stuff
Plymouth Super Bird Minivan No idea who where or why?
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American Racer For a wheelchair perhaps?
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Italian Job Looks that way.
Wheel in the air Gallery
Triumph TR3 lifting its wheels.
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Nemo You cannot really push any harder than that. Brave soul!
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Coltrane I wouldn't have the nerve. that of course goes without saying!
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American Racer Go Team 3, Go!
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Streamline Pedal to the metal!
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Italian Job Take on prisoners!
Raymond Loewy BMW 507
If BMW 507 had anything going for it that was its looks. This Raymond Loewy version of the BMW 507 though...I'm not sure what to think of it, other than give me the original, please!
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Streamline The moustache!
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Italian Job Kit car Corvette, anyone?
Random Vintage RC plane photos
Having fun landing on it's wing tip. Banking right, full left rudder, pulling stick 100%
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World's Slowest Rally
It was the slowest rally known in the history of mankind.
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Andreas take your time.
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American Racer Yeah! hah
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Adam setting the pace.
Mercedes Benz 600 Landaulet
You can tell a fella has imoecaple sense of style when they decide to wear red maga caps while taking a ride in a 600 landaulet
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Nemo It's an American thing no matter where you go even highest profile Amelia island / Pebble beach there is always a bunch of boomers with cheap Chinese baseball caps...
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Gottlieb That's true!
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The Chap The problem is they are not in a Phantom!
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American Racer Mercedes 600, the dick()tators' wheels.
Pilot Q.B. 1800 laser cut kit
Back in the days, this was the the fleet of our gang. All by pilot ok model, Tommy, QB 1800, QB 2500 and Flying Feather: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/657
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Coltrane I bet you have a lot of great memories.
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Coltrane That!
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American Racer Nice hobby, you should come to California without one of those.
Aquila Flying
Another beautiful windy day and Aquila coping with gusts of 10 metres a second and more
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Coltrane Your photos just keep getting better. How many sailplane are you flying currently?
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F3B res And how many Aquilas?
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Andreas Three Aquilas plus three other operational sailplanes ( Tommy, FF, Eclipse) scratch built BOT, Sagitta 900 mod and my original vintage design under construction.
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Andreas and PIK20, Marks Model's BOT NIB that I will never built.
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Andreas And Paragon.
Scrapyard Rolls Royce Camargue
Rolls Royce Camargue may have been the most expansive car in its day but it also takes to scrapyard like a fish to water or Jimmy to gin, cheers to that!
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Youngtimer So scrapyard might no be a bad place for one ; )
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American Racer I don't fancy one of those.
Steve McQueen -Prince of cool- and ...
Prince Of Cool Steve Mc Queen tossing a frisbee during a break on Bullit film set.
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Nemo With hubcaps and all..
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Speed Demon This Charger had about 12 hubcaps, give and take a few.
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Speed Demon prince of cool though?
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Göran Nizeee!
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Americana The man!
MGE
Sir, this really is your E-type OTS, trust me! We changed fluids, served the brakes and it passed MOT with flying colours.
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Jules Alors...c'est génial!
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Coltrane I see no reason why it would raise any suspicion.
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Panu Ahtopaine That went pretty smooth, didn't it.
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Lumis Neat!
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Marcus I thought I`d sniff at it but it`s kinda cute.
Mercedes C124 as Porsche Mule
Someone on this page said Porsche had the coolest mules. I fully agree! This is not a wide body C124 AMG but a mule for a V8 Porsche that never happened. O'boy is it cool or what?
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Youngtimer Looks a lot like Mercedes-Benz 300 CE 6.0 32V AMG would...I'm baffled!!
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American Racer Looks like fun!
Covid-19 Corona SM?
Covid-19? Corona? SM? never herd...what are they? Think I'm good though, mate!
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Panu Ahtopaine Be safe!
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Andreas Quite handy these days.
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Hans Baumaster I would be more afraid than feel safe.
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Abroc I could live with that:
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Nemo I know people that are into this thing.
FSO 1100 Coupé prototype like Espr...
What looks like 70% Lotus Esprit and 30% Fiat 1/9 is actually Zbigniew Wattson's FSO 1100 Coupe Prototype.
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Jules Looks very modern to me.
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Hans Baumaster stunner
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JoyRide Commies will not tolerate.
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BIG Z Not that bad, shame about their government!
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Jules bad politics! lousy regime
Ferrari 275GTB art car
Ferrari 275GTB art thing that I know absolutely nothing about other than it's pretty cool and most likely lived in France of all the places!
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JoyRide At least it's not boringly red this time!
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Coltrane It's bonkers and I love it
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Streamline refreshingly different
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Italian Job A hero car of a French film nouveau.
Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta
ex-Fred Ducato's light metallic blue / navy blue Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta at Pebble beach in 1955
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The most produced bomber B24 Libera...
During World War II, Willow Run was a powerhouse of production, turning out 428 B-24 Liberators at an astonishing rate. Between April 24 and April 26, 1944, a record 100 bombers took to the skies from the plant. By 1945, Ford was responsible for 70% of all B-24s, manufacturing 6,972 of the 18,482 to
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Packards and Steam engines
Way too cool not to post! Packards and Steam engines vintage ads.
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Hans Baumaster Both are extremely beautiful.
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Streamline Could it be anymore beautiful?
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Streamline Hardly!
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Nemo were these just concepts / art works of actually build into cars?
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Jules I hope real, not sure?
Shelby Cobra with camera rig Cannon...
Shelby Cobra 427 with a camera rig holding no less than three film recorders Cannon Ball Run Warner Bros behind the scenes!
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Volvo 245 cut-away
Volvo 245, probably the best STW of all times.
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w123-Fahrer Correct, right after Mercedes S123 ; )
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Nemo In the 80's and 90's every university professor in a Hollywood film used to drive Volvo SWT (or Saab 900) What does that tell us?
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Andreas Highly utilitarian.
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Streamline That sofa though!
W109 300 SE L 6.3 -70
Long way home:
From factory Stuttgart to US. Then back to Germany, Berlin. Then to Frankfurt and finally to Finland.
Ab Werk Stuttgart nach US, dann zurück nach Deutschland, Berlin. Dann nach Frankfurt und schließlich nach Finnland.
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HeliTruck
The bearded fella (not related) showing off his stylish helicopter based off road adventure RV. How cool is this?
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Coltrane when form follows function and availability is the master plan
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Claudius-76 The supply of downed ruski choppers was rich.
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Streamline Looks convenient
B17 Gallery wings of glory
f B-17 #42-32000 Assigned to the 524th Bomb Squadron, /379th Bomb Group WA-P Kimbolton 27/2/44. crash landed 4th of July in Felpham, Sussex, UK due to flack damage. The garden owner gave crew tea and coffee!
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Claudius-76 Tea and coffee...
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Streamline Things out of ordinary.
Stars and Cars
Barry Gibb famous for his high-pitched falsetto as witnessed by BeeGees fans trying hard to keep his Lotus Europa hatch from getting blown away by the wind.
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Streamline Got the wings of heaven on my shoes I'm a dancing man and I just can't lose...
Bird of Time 3-metre Sailplane Scra...
To size up what needs to be done and to motivate myself to push further I decided to assemble the bits and pieces together. Starting to look like a proper sailplane. 800 grams as is with the servos, which isn't bad considering its size.
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Winterbottom Such a beauty you're building . I take shape like that is not the easiest to build. I almost love this as mush as your primary project. -
Winterbottom At least I presume the E-type is your primary project, as there's so much going on with you: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/778
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Andreas In top three at least when it comes to cars. I might enjoy building ang especially flying gliders even more...on a good day.
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F3B res 800g that's very light for an almost finished BOT. well done
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Shrike As far as gliders go this has to be one of the most beautiful ones if not the most.
My Daily Dose to Nostalgia Dragster...
My nostalgia dragster today is Sherman Allison Messerschmitt KR 200 Dragster, where Hemi has replaced the Sachs 2 stroke.
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Nemo Nice way to run circles around any ol'Cobra
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Fred Does it have a Beetle front axle?
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F3B res Aviation to Motorsport.
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RennMeister A ton of fun
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Streamline Aww
Ferrari 512S FIA Homologation line ...
The line up of 25 Ferrari 512S for FIA Homologation in Maranello in 1969. The yellow one is the chassis #1030 for Scuderia Ecurie Francorchamps
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Nemo I wonder how many were really in running order that day ; )
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JoyRide the first and last of the line!
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Americana Who cheats the best wins, that's Motorsport for y'all.
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F3B res Candy shop.
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American Racer Most of them had an engine at that point anyway!
Ferrari 288 GTO factory test
Ferrari 288GTO wearing the famous MO prove licence plate, pre-production car.
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Italian Job Ferrari 288 GTO Prototype number six, s/n 47711
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Italian Job Notice 288 GTO emblem, which the production cars did not wear.
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Italian Job Sold to a private individual unknown whereabouts, to me at least!
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Lumis I understand the GTO has a longitudinal turbo engine and 308 transverse one but how difficult would it be to turn a 308 into GTO replica?
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Italian Job difficulty is a matter of each individual capabilities.
Liberty Bell
In 1976, Bob and Doris Rich piloted a radio-controlled Sr. Falcon model aircraft, Liberty Bell, on a transcontinental flight to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial. The journey began in Kitty Hawk, NC, on October 1 and ended in Oceanside, CA, on October 29. Over 3,026 miles, the aircraft logged 68 hours
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Large executive sedan w124
Large premium brand sedan Mercedes Benz 300D behind which there is a tiny little Mini.
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German Car Fan Fat cars for fat people.
AC Cobra ARTCAR
I think someone wrote an article on this AC Cobra artcar on ClassicDigest.com, I could not find the story though.
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Coltrane I also love the very 300SL artmobile you shared previously: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/443/2306
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Lumis Ars longa vita brevis!
VW Käfer Oval Faltdach
VW Käfer Oval Faltdach, early beetle with a sliding roof in a barn, staircase to heaven?
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Göran Good barn!
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Streamline In Germany and California..yes
Starstruck Mercedes 300SL
It seems 300SL Mercedes was the weapon of choice for many of Hollywood's stars in the late 50's early 60's Or was it just a promotional gimmick by the factory, go figure.. click on to see more stars in 300SL Mercedes.
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Andreas obviously, Max Hoffman working his way in Hollywood...
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Giovanni Glamour a Hollywood come ha usato per essere...
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JoyRide Talk about pointing fingers , boldie!
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Coltrane Wasn't he Russian?
Ringo Starr rocking a Facel Vega
Tyre kickers beware! It's Ringo time! Here's Sir Ringo's other motor with stacked head lights.
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Mercedes Benz 500sec s1
Mercedes Benz 500 sec brown metallic, battles the northern winter, but for how long?
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MilkMan salt..slush..snow..ice..
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German Car Fan It needs a garage for the winter
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Coltrane Probably the last Mercedes that had that real old time Mercedes grace. left.
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Coltrane That of course is just my humble opinion.
Triumph & Morgan
Nice looking lived in Triumph TR3 attending some kind of accuracy trial it seems. Not sure where you're need a spotter in a car like that though.
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MB Semi Trailer Coach
Many may have seen Cuban commuter busses made of semi trucks. but this Mercedes from the 50's is certainly a novelty! In fact it is not what it seems to be a coach but a promotional lorry for Melissa, German herbal tonic!
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3 Comments | 3/10000 Images
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Cheap Tricks How cool is that?
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Cheap Tricks Very!
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Coltrane I think the Cubans call them camel...
W123 velours
Very stylish dark green w123 W123 creme velours and climate control.my guess is 300d
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Coltrane Not too shabby!
Stunning Vintage Photos of Jaguar E...
The Mamas & Papas showing off their motors in 1967. It seems Mama Michelle and John Phillips had better taste than the rest of the group-
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Timber loading Mercedes 300sl
You paid ridiculous money for your 300SL Roadster so you might make it work for its living, right? Here's the Stuttgart's finest hauling a mighty timber load...
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Hans Baumaster So different back then! Imagine turning up on the lawns of Pebble Beach like this today.
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Andreas Adam, you always come up with this weird and wonderful 300SL material. Keep it coming, thanks.
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Gottlieb Interesting. The plates look like this could be in Sweden. Which kinda would explain it....
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Jules Nice car and very versatile
200D w110 Heckflosse Barn Find
Over the time you find yourself facing moments that underline passage of time and the fact that it's not indefinite, all things come to an end one way or another.
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17 Comments | 6/10000 Images
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Giovanni OooHH. very thigth fit that door!
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German Car Fan Some bar there! I wish I too could find a place like that
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German Car Fan Bar...erh..barn
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German Car Fan Is that BMW 3.0CSI door?
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Adam And so she heads for the light...
Compton Coupe w111 Flachkühler Res...
This particular example was found in a mildly sinister back yard in the heart of Compton L.A.
Somehow we survived inspire of demoralizing comments by so called friends.
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12 Comments | 24/10000 Images
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German Car Fan Looks pretty sound!
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Andreas It is, exeptionally so.
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Heckflosse German plates on it?
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Andreas They would have come in handy when the cops pulled you over on Sunset boulevard...
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No Problemo! Yo Homie! Compton rulez ok!!
How to Win Friends & Influence Peop...
How to win Friends and influence People? That's easy all you need is this 220SE Cabriolet, the rest will just happen!
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Panu Ahtopaine And just like that the emblem was gone.
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Cheap Tricks not too shabby
Lava Lamp inventor
Where would we be without this man and his ingenious Astro Lamp invention?
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Proper Camper
There's campers and then there is proper campers. your call.
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Too Many F40 Ferraris
Looking to purchase something truly individual would F40 suit me?
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BIG Z A few million on the run.
"Light" the Woodstock VW hippy bus
Back in the summer of '69, Dr. Bob Hieronimus got a cool gig painting the Woodstock Light Bus for his buddies in the Baltimore rock band, Light. He worked his magic by a lake just outside Baltimore, and this groovy VW bus set off on its epic journey to the legendary Woodstock festival.
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Chris Quinn On the roof of it...naturally
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Americana Looking at these photos makes me sad.
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Americana Not because of what it used to be but what it has become.
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Chris Quinn Love bro!
Le Mans Winning Alpine a210 Barn Fi...
Gerard Gombert was once a handsome mechanic and local motorcycle racing daredevil over the years something snapped and Gerard turned a hoarder of race and sports car wrecks, mostly Alpine.
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5 Comments | 6/10000 Images
Bayer K67, All Polyurethane body Ca...
Some call Bayer K 67 the world’s first car with an all-plastic -polyurethane that is, stressed body. They are wrong, Lotus Elite was!
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9 Comments | 5/10000 Images
New wire wheeled Ford GT40s at John...
Very nice display of brand new Ford GT40s at John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd. The Opalescent Silver Blue,Original demonstrator P/1069 was dispatched by John Wyer to Garage Filippinetti for display at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show before touring Ford Dealers around the world.
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5 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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Adam P/1069 all the way in Finland! https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/906/3826
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Adam Ps, great array of early GTs all with Borrani wire wheels.
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Adam n 1971, P/1069 was acquired by Anthony Bamford of JCB fame. and thus repainted to JCB yellow. Not very stylish in my book.
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Gottlieb A sight for sore eyes! I also love those wire wheels that look so much better than the Halibrands
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Cheap Tricks How many much for the lot then and now?
Ford GT40 life hack #1
This shot harks back to the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, showcasing a rather dramatic issue faced by the factory Ford GT40s on Daytona’s dizzying high banks.
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9 Comments | 3/10000 Images
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Coltrane Thanks to the considerable centrifugal forces at play, the GT40’s suspension decided to compress just enough to let the right-front tyre get uncomfortably close—indeed, too close—to the underside of the car’s bodywork.
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RennMeister With cardboard covers taped duct taped to protect the headlights. all makeshift solutions that work.
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MilkMan All Go -No Show!
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Gottlieb Imagine driving one to a concourse show like that these days!
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Coltrane Hah! The all-knowing judges would soil themselves over it!
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Coltrane Rootes Arrow, more specifically Sunbeam Vogue
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Coltrane Thanks to badge engineering also available as Chrysler Hunter, Chrysler Vogue, Dodge Husky, Hillman Arrow, Humber Sceptre, Singer Gazelle , Sunbeam Arrow and many more...
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Abroc Orphant car
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Coltrane Yes
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Cornelius Crappy car nobody wants.
Porsche Type 823 Fake Tank
Imagine the exhilarating experience of driving a Porsche Type 823 fake tank, the epitome of battlefield glamour! Imagine the thrill as you cruise along in your deceivingly tank-like contraption, its thin tin body offering the ultimate (lack) sense of security, drawing the enemy artillery fire
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4 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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Americana Poor Bastards!
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Americana what a stupid ass thing!
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Göran Stupid propaganda thing. no good for anything but getting killed!
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German Car Fan Madness!
W111 Heckflosse safety cell
Designed by Béla Barényi, the W111 was the first series-production car to incorporate crumple zones into its design, a revolutionary step that remains a fundamental principle in modern car safety.
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6 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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Gottlieb That's the gospel but actually already the Ponton series had the Barényi, safety cell.
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American Racer Anyway it seems to work
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Andreas Excellent design working just as it was meant to.
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Hans Baumaster True
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MilkMan shame about the car
MB L319 & VW kastenwagen
Old photo of Finnish MB L319 & VW kastenwagen, needless to say I prefer the L319.
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German Car Fan both are great
VW Käfer Oval spotting
An old spotting of VW Käfer are Beetle, oval with folding sunroof. I believe desirable in certain circles.
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German Car Fan Very desirable
Elvis and Mercedes 300SL roadster
Wait a minute, did Elvis trade this 300SL roadster for the BMW 507? Not sure if that was a smart move?
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MilkMan That would not be a smart move at all. Anyway, the fella leaning on the screen frame looks like an owner to me.
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MilkMan As Elvis look on..in admiration of some sort ; )
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Hans Baumaster The 300SL is registered in Hamburg area, Elvis was stationed 450km south in Friedberg.
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Adam Good point
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German Car Fan Super!
FireVette
I'm not sure if this is too much for the vet guys to handle but to me the Stingray with firebird nose doesn't look half bad.
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2 Comments | 1/10000 Images
57 Chevy Bellair convertible.
Mint condition Chevy Bellair convertible in metallic light red/pink
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MilkMan with a continental kit and all...
Compton Coupe Mercedes w111 Flachk�...
There she is, the one owner donor S500. Roughly as frozen as the whole project.
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10 Comments | 16/10000 Images
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Americana Winter wonder land...
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German Car Fan It should be in a garage!
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Adam This w220 has a life mission now.
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Années 80 Good luck with it!
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Cornelius Stupid plan you destroy the car's value! Don't do it.
Oil Delivery
Fine art at its best, "Heating Oil Delivery” by George Hughes
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Americana That's more like it!
Sophisticated Lady by Carl Goldberg...
The Fankenlady is light very agile and reasonable performer. What more would you ask for?
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1 Comments | 36/10000 Images
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Göran I suppose that's enough : )
Vw Beetle play room on wheels.
Back seat Playroom for your VW opportunity or threat?
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6 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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JoyRide Both, absolutely!
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BMW Boomer it's all fun and games until something happens, as my mon used to say.
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MaxPoke69 Even a slow car may be dangerous
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Visitor Other than that, opportunity.
Project Tip-Tow
Project Tip-Tow was a Cold War-era experiment by the U.S. Air Force that aimed to extend the range of early jet fighters by having them "tow" next a larger aircraft, specifically a B-29 or B-36 bombe. Tip Tow was a brainchild by Richard Vogt an eccentric German aeronautical engineer.
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3 Comments | 2/10000 Images
Hegi Kalif 3m sailplane
Santa stuck in the snow with his Kalif.
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2 Comments | 52/10000 Images
Waking up the Shark Nose (BMW 3.0 C...
The shark nose's been dormant longer that it should. So it was finally time to open the Aladdin's cave and let the sun shine in on the dusty blue paint. The engine was as happy as ever to wake up after hibernation but the brakes not so...
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6 Comments | 4/10000 Images
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Hans Baumaster Excellent!
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German Car Fan They were men to be driven, you know...
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Gottlieb Noce, BTW managed to spot the earlier short nose 2000CS on a trailer today.
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German Car Fan You're talking bout this? http://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Gottlieb/389/2193
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bucket and sponge You too guys, give it some soap!
Merry Christmas and a happy new yea...
May 2025 be a better year!
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6 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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Winterbottom Thank you. And Merry Christmas to you as well!
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Americana Thanks! You and your family too!, merry Xmas!
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N:5069 Nice stingray, happy holidays to you all!
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Göran To you and all the world, merry Xmas and a much much better new year
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German Car Fan And a happy new year
Turbonique Rocket Powered Turbo Rea...
Turbonique -the rocket powered turbo rear axle- came about in 1962 in Orlando, Florida, a stone's throw from NASA rockets, by Gene Middlebrooks, a Nasa subcontractor on the propulsion system for the Pershing missile program, looking for new business.
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13 Comments | 8/10000 Images
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Gottlieb Holy Smokes and Thunder!
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Panu Ahtopaine Splendid idea..indeed.
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Hans Baumaster Absolutely mad idea!
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NasWag Mega awesome!
Mercedes Velours Vs Leder
When it comes to Mercedes interiors you cannot pass velours when it comes to 70's and 80's cars.
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4 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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Hans Baumaster Two very different approaches to luxury interior. Velours can be fragile and hard to keep clean but no one can deny how comfortable they are.
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w123-Fahrer Those must be w123 Series 2 velour (suede) seats
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Heckflosse Are they for sale?
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Andreas Not really!
Airtronics Aquila Solarfilm Failure
Beautiful sunny day with potent thermals and my new old Aguila solarfilm wing goes on a holiday in the sun. I tried a few hi-starts and it was dreadfully bad.
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2 Comments | 14/10000 Images
Mercedes 220s heckflosse sharing ba...
Two survivors of different breed sharing their barn, Mercedes Benz 220s Fiat 1500 Spider.
w111: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/276
https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/55
https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/112
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Heckflosse Safe and secure for the winter!
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Adam cosy
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German Car Fan Heckflosse!
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Lumis I like the Fiat Spider even more
Lenny Kravitz works on his Vw Beetl...
Today Lenny Kravitz has mainly been working on his Bug. How's your day so far?
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8 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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Andreas ...Mr. cab driver fuck you I'm a survivor...
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JoyRide Staged or real? I have no clue!
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Panu Ahtopaine Bug nut working on his lug nut
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JoyRide How old is Lenny anyway?
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JoyRide Seems pretty fit
Sporty Camaro SS
They never said it was a sports car but a Sporty Sportster, thus SS I guess!
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1 Comments | 1/10000 Images
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MaxPoke69 SSShhhh!
Cobra 289 for sale, vintage ad
It does not seem like a lot of money for a 289 AC Cobra these days but actually 9000 was a lot for such an obsolete car in 1974.
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N:5069 Iowa Cobra
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Winterbottom rust belt cobras tend to be affordable....
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Winterbottom Not
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MaxPoke69 9000 won't buy yo a replica even these days!
Facel Vega Dragster
Once upon a time in my dear Sweden someone thought a Face Vega would make a great drag racer.
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Pilot (OkModel) Tommy vintage Sailp...
This is where it all started on Xmas in 1983 or so. My very first RC plane ever, Pilot Tommy. The poor glider snapped its wing on a towline in 84-85 what was left of the bird was (kinda) patched in one piece put away in an attic and forgotten for 36 years. Until now that is!
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10 Comments | 35/10000 Images
Michalak Corsaspider
Michalak Corsaspider a clever speedster concept by Michalak Corsaspider and build by Voll, 2.0l-engine with 115HP from the Kadett GSi sits behind the driver with bits of Ascona. 40kg less than standard Corsa It was was a blast!
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11 Comments | 2/10000 Images
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MilkMan Sounds like a ton of fun! Shame it never got into production.
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Andreas Interesting
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German Car Fan Super! style, light weight, performance, handling, it has everything!
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American Racer That would have been criminally fun!
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Adam Those must be Ascona strut towers, I bet the rear axle is actually Ascona front one..
SGS tuning Mercedes 500 sec pick up
Styling Garage (SGS), a renowned coachbuilder and tuner located near Hamburg, Germany, operated from 1979 to 1986. The firm, which became synonymous with luxury and opulence, specialized in crafting extravagant designs predominantly based on the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-class.
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9 Comments | 4/10000 Images
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Hans Baumaster Oh my god! I had almost forgotten about SGS.
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Hans Baumaster it was a good thing
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Adam It actually does not suck.
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Adam I certainly could live with one
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Lumis I like it.
Dkw F89 Roadster
Who would have imagined! Inside a humble DKW f89 there is almost beautiful roadster. I have no idea who did the modification though!
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5 Comments | 2/10000 Images
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German Car Fan It looks good!
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German Car Fan Very good!
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Winterbottom Frankly I always thought so called hot Rodgers lack imagination repeating the same formula over and over again. I would take this over any ol'32 hiboy or other cliche-rod
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Gottlieb East German IFA
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Andreas Outstanding
Aeronaut Stratos model of the year ...
Introduced in 1983, winning the model of the year award the same year, what ever that means. The cool bit is you can still order the kit directly from the manufacturer!
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2 Comments | 3/10000 Images
Complete Idiot's Guide to Restoring...
Idiots' guide to restoring c123. What to expect when you've got the hots for a rusty Mercedes coupe carcass.
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15 Comments | 13/10000 Images
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w123-Fahrer When did you restore C123?
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Andreas in the 90's, way before internet, web stores or common sense were invented.
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JoyRide Oh Boy What a joy!
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Jules Massive...Massive job!
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German Car Fan You did it. that's alla that matters.
VW Sirocco Rally team
VW Sirocco Rally Team busy at social isolation, not fully successfully so though.
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Panu Ahtopaine Let's be careful out there!
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RennMeister Looks like a fast team.
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BIG Z Looks staged to me
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Nemo right
Pontiac GTO 1970
Beautiful 1970 Palisade Green Pontiac GTO cruising in the night, nothing can beat that!
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1 Comments | 4/10000 Images
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Nemo Looking good
Peugeot 205 interior design
Everyone knows the mighty Peugeot 205 was designed by Pininfarina. And what a great job they did! However you might not know the interior was penned by Paul Bracq!
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Iso Grifo A3/C Bizzarrini taking it...
What you're looking, is actually two Iso Grifo A3/C Bizzarrinis no.0214 & 0210. combined by racing legend and ex WWII B-24 belly gunner Max Ernest Balchowsky.
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12 Comments | 5/10000 Images
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Italian Job That's how it was back then. People harping about matching numbers and the rest of that BS have absolutely no idea of the reality when it comes to historical racing cars. It was all about mix and match to make it to the next race.
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Americana It used to be matching what you could get your hands on, whereas today it's all about matching numbers in one way or another -if you know what i mean...
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Jules very interesting!
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Adam Mix-matching-numbers.
