Göran
To you and all the world, merry Xmas and a much much better new year
Curtis P40 gallery
In the early pre Pearl Harbour days. P40 fighters scattered around the plant yard in different stages of construction, from bare fuselages to test running planes.
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
JoyRide
swinger activity starts once another caravan comes around.
Americana
Is that bad 70's photoshop? the Honda looks way too big!
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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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!
Adam
Winter wonder land, Santa's secret test facility
American Racer
That sure ain't no California and this thing's not for the weak.
Random Vintage RC plane photos
Et voilá! My little Sunny. I must say I was not fully in love in the beginning with this bird but as building days pass I love it more and more! Bending the wings was a last minute idea. I really like the presence it gives. To me it's the curved wing that makes the plane
The Chap
Just checking the greasing points, sir....
Hans Baumaster
Judging by the policeman's uniform I'd say this mishap it took place in Germany.
Henry
I always thought they all had an under pan but this one's got fully exposed space frame.
Andreas
I was thinking about the under belly as well. Possibly they only used it for high speed events and left out for events like this to help with the excessive heat build up?
RennMeister
This was Gaisberg -Austrian hill climb race.
Royal w112 300SE cabriolet
Prince Philip of Belgium in his metallic green / cognac Mercedes 300 SE W112 Cabriolet.
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Oh Eclipse, one of the first E Gliders along with the Goldberg Electra. How does it fly, power off that is?
Andreas
s A lot better than I was expecting. It has a wide speed range due to e205 air foil and glides better than some pure gliders of the era. I also managed to reduce the total weight from 1250 gram to 960 and move the centre of gravity 10mm or so rearwards.
Sophisticated Lady by Carl Goldberg...
The Fankenlady is light very agile and reasonable performer. What more would you ask for?
During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Force used scale models for several critical purposes such as training and education (pilots and other crew), mission planning as well as public relations and recruitment. The modes builders were USAAF personnel.
Göran
it looks like model plane advertisement from the 80's or something!
Roger Moore with "The Persuaders A...
In the British TV series "The Persuaders!" starring Roger Moore, he drove an Aston Martin DBS alongside Tony Curtis in his Dino 248. The show ran from 1971 to 1972, and the Aston Martin DBS added a touch of classic British sophistication to their adventures!
356 Cabrio Zuffies as Dutch Police Cars
Think of a police cat today a Euro hatch back, stw or VW van. Dutch irks politic on get 60's were made of different wood, they drove Porsche 356 cabriolets
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!
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
Göran
Balls of steen and a head of bone help a lot-
Confiscated Alfa Romeo Sprint "prot...
This little Alfa Romeo Sprint, that was alleged to be a Bertone prototype, was confiscated by the Finnish tax officials and will be auctioned soon. The car has no paperwork to confirm its history or origin though.
Winterbottom
At the time someone thought it was a good idea....today though.
Get Daytona Started
The rumor has it after their first disqualification at 24HRS du Mans due to illegal jump start. Shelby came up with a clever plan. Should they have a flat battery there was a bit rain coat under which one could hide a battery with cables running inside the sleeves. A trick that worked
Bought unseen at more than reasonable price. What was supposed to be a Sagitta 900 in well-used condition turns out to be a scratch build 600 with a few extra wing ribs to reach a wingspan of 2.3m. But it has been through a thing or two... Stay tuned for more.
Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Scuderia Askolin #0723 GT. According to Ferrari that refurbished the car mechanically a few years back this is the most original 250GT TdF on the planet!
Constructed by Augusto Monaco and Carlo Felice Trossi, the 1935 Monaco Trossi is a front-engine model intended for Grand Prix racing. Nevertheless, owing to its formidable driving dynamics, it never graced the racing circuit. This remarkable vehicle boasts a 16-cylinder (3982cc), 2-stroke, radial!
The car on left was piloted by race drivers, struggling to make a living and risking their lives. The one on the right on the other hand ...we'll man children cruising line around the track paid a few million / hour.
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.
Andreas
First of all the Harlequin looks absolutely beautiful in the air.
Andreas
Secondly, as long as you keep up the speed she glides actually quite nicely and manages to respond to the controls as you might expect, especially the stabilator is very sensitive to the stick.
Vintage Classifieds (read classic b...
Mercedes 300SL Gull-Wing for sale 6500Usd, Take that and party!!!
Andreas
Wonder if it was sporting late roadster light alloy block...
the World's most beautiful Aston Ma...
This is the world's most beautiful DB5. It was initially a brainchild of sir David for herring his Labradors around in style. The car had such a great style other people wanted one just like it too. they had to resort to Harold Radford's services.
I thought it would be nice to do something completely different for a change. A full leather interior seems a good idea and should uplift the cockpit to another level. I'll start with the boot floor...
Andreas
Expensive? Depands on what you compare to, a complete interior kit is easily 7000-9000. In reality they are never complete and most of it would be hardura anyway. But yes scratch building the interior using vinyl would be less expensive.
280SE 5.0 -a little story how (not?) to swap a 5.0 m117 light alloy engine followed by a four speed slush box into a vintage Mercedes, 280SE w108. To make things more ticklish the whole procedure will be carried outdoor during the winter months. OK, admitted under a roof -Oh boy aren't spoiled?
Andreas
While I wouldn't mind the extra power of the Mechatronik car seeing that tacky giant plastic plate under the hood is enough to make me feel sick...Plain tacky.
So you like your 300SL roadster then? Consider your selves lucky cause the result could have been a lot different...or. let's face it it would have been horrendous!!
Nemo
So glad they didn't go for the design on right.
Salvador Rio
Interesting to see how different it could have been. I'd like to see the silhouette on the other side too.
Cuban Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing
Cuban 300SL but not the one that people have seen a million time. This Gullwing is in fairly good nick sporting mustard paint job -hardly original, funky hub caps and custom bumprettes.
RennMeister
This looks remotely familiar, just a second!
Bicycle Speed Records
As the card says "Jose Meiffret L'homme le plus rapide du monde, 186 km/h derrier Mercedes 300SL Gullwing"
Basically, Jose Meiffret the worlds fastest man, 186 km/h behind a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
ClassicDigest Crew
Hi Adam, This is a great story. We would love to see someone recreating the scene with their 300SL and a daredevil on a bike.
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.
Maserati A6 Dragster by Jim Kinsler of Kinsler fuel injection fame. Bought as a wrecked race car without its engine, installed with a blown and injected Chevy engine. Maserati saw quite a bit of success on the strip.
Breathtakingly beautiful BMW 507 basking in the sun somewhere in the Alps. Unfortunately the development and execution were so poorly led that the car almost killed the factory. And frankly it was not dynamically up to Mercedes 300SL standards...(did I just say that ; )
Andreas
Excellent! I very much prefer School Mann / ASS seats to the commonplace Recaro. Truth be told, I never understood the difference between them, take ASS 401S vs Scheel Mann RS 401s, aren't they the very same seat?
GM car designer Chuck Jordan was a known Ferrari lover. Chuck used park his Daytona GM's design garage, His staff would occasionally pull stunts on their boss, such as this GM-ish redesign on the Daytona
I've been workin on my E-type for quite a while now and it might be a good idea to come up with a bit of resume as things are all over the place, spiritually and physically. The photo shows the chassis as it is looking better than the rest of it. Sorry for the dust, I take care of it one of these...
Andreas
The bonnet on the other hand, intimidating job that is still to finish. Replacing the frames with new ones must have been one of the best decisions on this restoration. rebuilt engine and gearbox went in easier than expected https://www.classicdigest.com
German Car Fan
That is the ultimate German dream limousine!
German Car Fan
25.000 USD...east coast port? That's not Finland though!
Gottlieb
There's a ton of ledends of this car in Finland some true some not.
Gottlieb
However, it was always owned be Urpo Lahtinen and his estate. I have no idea who Paul is.
Spitfire into bits fire
Spitfire JG726/`AN-L, 417thSquadron, Royal Canadian Air Force cannibalised for parts at Gabes air base. Scrapped after colliding with a Hudson during take-off on 19 April 1943
Andreas
Amazingly all of these have flown by now, one to new home even.
Beetles go South Pole
Back in 1963, Volkswagen pulled off a brilliant marketing stunt by sending three Beetles to Antarctica. Yep, they were the first regular cars to make it to the South Pole!
What makes a barn find? Liberal amount of dust, debris, chicken shit and of course the barn? Can you find something that was never lost? I think you cannot so this is not really a barn find. Just parked in a barn for a winter and then some.
BMW Boomer
Well well, what do you know! How long has it been like that?
Americana
Running when parked... one careful owner...always garaged...never run in rain...and all that jazzzz!
Andreas
Boomer, I'd say a day of TLC. Depends if the carbs need to come out for an autopsy or not. Other than that, brakes, fluids and petrol hoses should do the trick.
Andreas
Oh, you asked how long like that, sorry my bad, since 2005 I guess.
Mercedes w107 / R107 350SL early pr...
Mercedes R107 SL-series has to be one of the most recognized 2-seater cabriolets in the world. It could have been quite different though as this very Triumph(isque) early proto type shows.
They call Steve McQueen “the king of cool”. Now that is of course complete and utter bollocks as those who know will tell you the real king of cool was Miles Davis, at his peak nothing would come close to Miles' aura of cool.
According to ERS: Over half (52%) of motorists who don’t have a classic car, would like to own one.
‘Nostalgic’, ‘distinctive’ and ‘stylish’ are the words most associated with classic cars.
40% of classic car owners say they are “fun to drive”
Coltrane
4/5 (76%) of respondents overall say classic cars should be preserved as they were made However, 2/3 (55%) also claim classic cars can be modified and still retain their appeal.
Coltrane
Three quarters (73%) of classic car drivers say insuring their car was cheaper than expected Almost half (45%) of classic car owners use their cars for ‘everyday trips’
Coltrane
with driving and maintaining a ‘nostalgic’ and ‘distinctive’ car being the pleasures of ownership. ‘Style’ was the top factor (24%) in indulging in a classic car, over age (20%) or even rarity (12%)
The Chap
Not sure how to construe this part: "(76%) of respondents overall say classic cars should be preserved as they were made However, 2/3 (55%) also claim classic cars can be modified and still retain their appeal"
Hans Baumaster
If it looks like a genuine article then it will do
Lamborghini Miura fun facts
During his testing days the young Kiwi Bob Wallace was doing 600 miles a day at high speed over Italian public roads. shuttling between Modena, Milan Rome and Palermo. On the toll road between Modena and Milan he once would average 160 Mph!
Jules
Ça y est ! la petite voiture la plus cool qui soit !
World's most original 250 GTO #3589...
Chassis #3589GT is among the most original of the 36 250 GTOs ever made, it is also more famous for rotting on a trailer in a field in the midwest than actual race history!
ClassicDigest Crew
Hi Jules, the II part of the Trojan Saga is on its way. We have just been so busy with our Mercedes 280 se 5.0 project. (as well as developing classicdigest site...)
"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.
Three Ferraris for the Finnish Scuderia Askolin team competed at the Swedish GP in Kristianstad on 11 August 1957. From the left: 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC s/n 0702MDTR, driven by Curt Lincoln and Heimo Hietarinta, finished in 9th place overall.
Saluta Fennica
1956 Ferrari 500 TR s/n 0610MDTR, driven by Lars Finnilä and Seppo Rikkilä, finished in 15th place overall.
Saluta Fennica
1957 Ferrari 250 GT TdF s/n 0723GT, driven brand new from the factory by Curt Lincoln, secured victory in the GT race. The nose and colour resemble those in the sales brochure i.e. two tome gold!
Saluta Fennica
Behind the Scuderia Askolin there's a Ferrari 335 S, was driven by Phil Hill to the 2nd place and Mike Hawthorn to 4th place
Andreas
Although I've been lucky enough to have some "air" time in a Draken simulator I've never driven a Saab 92/95/96. So, unfortunately no help there...
Coltrane
You aren't talking home computer simulator are you?
Americana
I doubt it, there's simply not enough draw to pull a 747 with a n empty pick up truck!
B17 Flying Fortress Production Gal...
Strategy might win battles, but industry wins wars! The B-17 Flying Fortress is the third-most produced bomber ever, following the American B-24 Liberator and the German Junkers 88.
In the early 70's someone had the idea of sending three Espadas to promote a new James Bond 007 film. Apparently, the drivers were a tad too satisfied with then selves as they managed to crash all the cars at once.
They only produced 22-24 Triumph TR2 Francorchamps coupés in total, out of which 2 or 3 are believed to be long door ones. This one is bespoke, so to speak.
Coltrane
Rare and neat cars. the auxiliary headlights would be more at home inside the air tunnel.
Andreas
As much as I love Francorchamps coupé I cannot help asking myself why not just get a hardtop...
Six Day Finnish Ferrari 500TR #0610...
The Finnish build Ferrari 500 TR #0610 by Scuderia Askolin story: 1958 Eltsu grand prix is due in a week when Fred Geitel and Curt Lincoln are returning from a practice in their Ferraris when Fred suddenly hits a barrel of mash falling from an oncoming lorry.
Italian Job
I don't know where to begin. This is above my understanding, these artisans created a beautifully executed 500TR body out of nothing!, no plans, templates, body bucks,. I bet they had not seen another Ferrari before.
Italian Job
Masters of their trade, they don't make them like they used to.
Italian Job
And Thanks to Saluta Fennica for sharing the story!
Nemo
Six frigging days!! No way who were these men?
German Car Fan
Chrome wheel arch trim, aluminium deck. I' say it is real CSL
Andreas
That may or may not be a real CSL but it's definitely no Batmobile. A genuine BM would have the roof-mounted rear aerofoil as well as a spoiler under the rear wing. And the lid would be steel on the bat ones, not aluminium.
Andreas
The chrome arches look quite convincing though.
3.0CSL
Absolutely not a BM for the very reasons Andreas already mentioned. possibly CSL hard to tell.
BMW Boomer
who knows, most likely a standard 3.0CS with some bits bolted on.
Ferrari 250GTO crashing at Goodwood
At the Goodwood Tourist Trophy race in August 1963, Howard Statham captured this photograph of Tommy Hitchcock in Prince Zourab Tchkotoua's Ferrari 250 GTO (Chassis Number 3647). During the race, Hitchcock spun off at Magwick corner and ascended the earth bank located on the outside of the circuit.
Drogo Carrozzeria built Ferrari 250 GT SWB #2053GT
started life initially as a Ferrari 250 GT SWB chassis coachbuild into the first GTO-prototype in 1960 -
aka 'Anastasia' -an expression for not so attractive women in Modena.
Rudi "the rude man" klein was an ex butcher turned into exotic scrapyard keeper in his new homeland the US. Rudi would source exotic wrecks all over the US part them up and sell tha spares at his ""porche foreign auto" scrapyard.
Italian Job
actually not! It was "Porche" as the factory was too skittish about using their brand name for a scrapyard.
American Racer
Absolutely no secret. That being said, I bet there are cars locked in there that no outsider has ever seen.
Neglected Cosworth MB
Another neglected 190 2.3-16 mercedes, car that broke speed records, introduced Ayrton Senna to the world and after rough start ruled DTM....all forgotten now. There goes the fame and fortune of this world.
Nemo
You cannot really push any harder than that. Brave soul!
Coltrane
I wouldn't have the nerve. that of course goes without saying!
E-type Project Vol.1 Escalation
Hi there, I thought some of you might be interested in my little humble E-type project. It’s a series 1 FHC with 4.2 engine and syncro box, of which the latter should make it almost driveable in today's traffic. Here, the beast is featured in its natural habitat, California that is, back in the 80’s
The Helldiver was designed to carry a larger bomb load, have increased speed, and offer better defensive armament compared to its predecessor. However, the Helldiver faced significant developmental challenges and initially had a troubled history.