Andreas
German affection can take so many different forms.
Triumph TR2 Francorchamps coupé
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?
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.
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.
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?
Andreas
absolutely not, however I had the chance to try out the real thing.
Coltrane
So how was it to fly the Draken (is that dragon?)
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
3.0CSL
It was junk the day it rolled out the factory gates. No loss..
Sophisticated Lady by Carl Goldberg...
As always...another old heap of balsa fell into my hands. Not that I mind, restoring old woodies beats restoring old cars any day... Well at least it's a lot less blood sweat and tears.
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.
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.
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!
F3B res
A proper find and such beautiful sailplane. Did you know Hegi were the first to launch commercially RC helicopters that actually flew, despite fixed pitch rotor. Best of all they were scale Cobras!
ScaleMate
Revell! wo w I never knew they got involved in flying models. Is that a scale model of a sailplane, cause then it would make sense.
Coltrane
Beautiful sailplane, one of many that you seem to have.
Andreas
I do remember Hegi Cobras, as a matter of fact there was one recently for sale near by.
Andreas
I do remember Hegi Cobras, as a matter of fact there was one recently for sale not too far away.
Someone's Granny
I'm posting this Plymouth GTX photo just to reming you folks that time flies. Use it wisely.
Lucky me, I was invited to take a peak at a private Mercedes collection in an undisclosed location. This collection is the real mc coy, all the cars have been restored single-handedly by the owner –a true old school enthusiast.
Hans Baumaster
What a massive job to build and restore all these amazing cars by hand!
Lovejoy and Mercedes 280TE S123
In my current job, selling forged art, I find I need every bit of credibility I can obtain. Thus it is only natural my weapon of choice in Mercedes Benz 280TE.
Adam
Very stylish way to transport works of art, genuine or not.
Adam
The trunk by the way seems to be the Iconic Louis Vuitton trunk from 1870-80. or a very good replica ; )
ClassicDigest Crew
What a display of impeccable taste, referring to the car.
356 Cabrio Zuffies as Dutch Police ...
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
BMW Boomer
I would not say boring if not the most exiting cars either
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!
BMW Boomer
Between BMW M1 and a Lambo...Lambo wins hands down.
Chrysler turbine car in real life
Out of 55 Chrysler turbine cars ever produced by Chrysler (read Ghia in Italy)
50 were subjected to real life conditions by 203 individuals. I'd say this one found its way to NY to tackle snow and ice.
Nemo
I love these old factory photos while the final shape is still developing into something we take for granted today.
Stunning Vintage Photos of Jaguar E...
In 1962, a Jaguar XK-E was restyled in New Jersey by Dick "Korky" Korkes for Bobby Freedman. Originally a fastback coupe, it was transformed to feature a double Bubble Top split by a central panel with chrome bands across the roof.
Fabulous E-Type
The bonnet was shaved and moulded to the body for a sleeker appearance. Side scoops, trimmed with two chrome bars, were installed behind the front wheel openings. The headlights were recessed into the body, and the headlight housings were chromed,
Fabulous E-Type
The Jaguar Bubble Top was powered by a fuel-injected Corvette engine and featured a pair of distinctive chromed pipe-style headers. Upon completion of the bodywork, the car was painted in Candy blue.
In 1996, Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. restored and sold 1970-1972 Z sports cars at select dealerships, priced at over £20,000. To generate interest, their advertising agency, TBWA Chiat/Day, launched a nostalgic campaign in motoring magazines, emphasising the retro appeal.
Adam
I wonder how much a Toyota 2000GT was back in 96?
Airtronics Sagitta Sailplane Restor...
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.
Andreas
Nice to see so many of you appreciating its artsy livery.
Crashed BMW 3.0CSL Batmobile Race C...
Crashed BMW 3.0CSL Batmobile race car most likely at the Nürburgring ring in Germany. The photo goes to show how stock there touring cars were in the 80's, safety cages unheard of!
MilkMan
A lot of people don't know that American Bantam also invented the worlds most famous 4x4
MilkMan
Known as Bantam BRC when first launched in 1940. Mind you they only built 2600 and some Jeeps before the mass production was transferred to Ford and Williams, which is nowadays associated with Jeep!
TGK-69
It seems they closed a lousy deal on it. Could have made millions not doing a damn thing.
Life iterations Jaguar D-Type XKD 5...
Life iterations Jaguar D-Type XKD 530 "Ice Racer" I do my best to give you an idea of the many guises XKD 530 wore during its life in Finland. This is the D-Type soon after arriving in Finland. I'm guessing in Helsinki getting ready for "Eltsu" GP.
Onni Vilkas landing his Mercedes Benz 220SE after a jump, on of many during the Rally on the thousand lakes in Finland 1962. Vilkas, together with his co-pilot Jorma Pulkkinen finished third in their class.
Very impressive Shark Teeth Nose Art on the Martin B-26 Marauder "widowmaker" aka "Martin Murderer", "Flying Coffin", "B-Dash-Crash" Which actually was totally opposite as the Marauder ended World War II with the lowest loss rate of any U.S. Army Air Forces bomber!
Jaguar D-Type XKD 530 may not have won 24hrs du Mans but it has led a life less ordinary than most. Here you'll find a unique series of photos of XKD 530 on an ice circuit in Kokkola new in winter season 1956-57 by Curt Lincoln. As well as a short glimpse to its picturesque life in Finland & the UK
RennMeister
Its life was colourful in the UK also when they had two cars with the same chassis# xkd 530
American Racer
Nothing exotic about recirculating vin when old racing cars are concerned.
American Racer
They existed to race and win and nothing else mattered. Anything would be changed if needed engine, drivetrain body. They weren't collectors items but tool for the job..
Göran
Great car, top photos. Any idea what color it was?
Saluta Fennica
XKD 530 was in Scuderia Askolin livery, that is blue and white.
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.
There were quite a few good "Karosseri" companies in Sweden that would have no problem with building a lang Ponton "Merca" if the client wanted. Those days are gone now.
Andreas
That certainly looks like V8 exhaust! Relatively thin pipes also suggest moderate displacement, As the mighty Rover V8 was not available before 67 and 50's American cars were plentiful in Sweden in the 60's ...
Andreas
Ford flathead is the most plausible option.
MB 300SL Roadster parked under Disn...
Once upon a time someone parked their Mercedes Benz 300SL roadster under the Disneyland monorail.
The 1971 Apollo 15 crew with their rides. The Lunar Rover and three 454 Corvettes. Commander David R. Scott, Command Module Pilot Alfred M. Worden and Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin
Americana
Astronauts back then at least had proper cars.
Bill McKenna
The only nation to put a man on the moon...take that China!
Once Fiat Ghia then Cobra
The Italian-bodied Cobra, a coupe, sitting on chassis CSX3055, sports a body crafted by Giovanni Savonuzzi and built by Ghia. Originally, this body was fitted onto a Fiat 8V chassis. Rumours suggest that back when it was still part of the Fiat, it belonged to Lady Campbell.
Adam
John Willment, known for his work building race cars for Ford, stumbled upon this discarded body in a junkyard. He decided to marry it with a spare 427 Cobra competition chassis, creating a unique fusion of styles and performance.
Adam
Under the hood, a Holman-Moody 427 engine, equipped with twin four-barrel carburetors, was installed. Reports claim that this setup could propel the car to speeds of up to 200mph, which is a lot of hot air obviously!
Finally a beautiful day! We took out two Great Pains Spirits, 100 and tiny 2m. The photo was taken right after I landed the 2m on top of the 100...Slam!
For reasons beyond my comprehension I bought my friend's Great Pains Spirit 100 glider. What is done is done, the plan is to lose at least 200g to help launching.
F3B res
That was unexpected of you! Or is it for your friend?
Andreas
We had two kits made. Unless someone takes this of my hands I have no option but build it, which shouldn't take too long as it really is very simple construction. Should that happen I do have a few ideas how to improve its performance though.
Andreas
First of all, I would extend the wing to 2100mm, carve Aquila type winglets, move the servos forward as much as possible, replace the wooden steering rods with carbon fibre ones, aluminum tubes for the tail plane rather than brass, remove the CG well back
Fiat 1500 Spider the Historic Rally...
Ok, let’s make it official; I’m an AUTOholic, at least when it comes to vintage stuff in need of rescue. Thus it’s hardly a surprise I just couldn’t say no to this little spider when finding it. I was sold and so was the spider!
Going through some old stuff I found my old Saito Fa-45 helmi, this was my last ever glow plug engine, purchased for a self designed P51 Mustang scale plane. P51 was never finished and thus Saito never flew. Looks pretty good, dontcha think?
Andreas
A Hemi is a Hemi, never mind the brand. My Fiat's one of them
"Barn find" Sharknose
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.
In 1972 Daimler Benz was contemplating on updating the existing 600 to W100F by adding w116-like elements to the car. 1977 they went on to build a prototype w100FL with an array of elements imported from w116 as well as w123
Hans Baumaster
I'd say they're both W100 FL. Wasn't W100 F just a clay model with w116 light clusters back and front? This looks like an operational car, doesn't it.
Pininfarina came up with a new type of grill with their 1958 Alfa Romeo 2000 coupe concept. Opel was fast to copy the design in their Opel Rekord P2 launched in 1960.
There are many restored 300SL out there but very few that have actually been cherished and taken care by the original owner. This os one of them the Cushway Family 300SL Roadster 380.000ml. Photos courtesy of Kidd in a Sweet Shop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-6Rvv82SKU
Original BMW 3.0CSL Alpina in Helsinki Finland. First owned by a 18-time Monte Carlo Rally competitor and class winner in 1965, Onni Vilkas. Mr Vilkas also rallied 300SE w112, 220S W111 as well as BMW 2800CS.
Poor Ol'e9, the finest driving machine I ever had and here it is collecting dust while yours truly is busy tinkering with all sorts of old Benz-mobiles and E-types. I really have my priorities F**ked up this time, sorry : )
Coltrane
I never saw e36 or its wheels...in the eye of the beholder I guess.
BMW 3.0CSI e9
A friend of mine in Brazil sent me these photos of a 3.0CSi or 3.0CSL they restored over a decade ago. If my memory serves correct the car belonged to a F-1 racer, could have been Fittipaldi.
Andreas
Very thorough work, would be interesting to find out more about the cars history. Fittipaldi's family had a BMW dealership in Brazil so the rumours might not be that far from the truth.
Italian Job
That's a great shot of what is known as (Bob) Tucker's 6c2500, his son still owns the car to this day. A lot of rumors circulate around the Alfa circles whether this is the only Riva 6C 2500 or one of two rather similar Riva cars. I thinks there are two c
People, feast your eyes on the ugliest AC Cobra in the history of mankind with a face like fugu, screen that looks like it came from a London bus...however...
el Barón Rojo
Ok, you have shifted from cars to old gliders, interesting!
Lamborghini "Miura" AMS the almost ...
In the year 1972, in a display of unparalleled automotive enthusiasm, Doug Call of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., embarked on an extraordinary journey. His destination? A quaint workshop nestled in the heart of Bologna, where the renowned Lamborghini AMS awaited his arrival.
Nicolas Arroyobought this 300SL (chassis number 5500586) directly from the dealer, which had imported it to Cuba in 1955 to use as a show car of sorts. Under Arroyo’s ownership, it participated in the Gran Premio de Libertad and other Cuban races of the period. This life continued until the 1959
RennMeister
When the new government was established, Arroyo, who had also been the Cuban ambassador to the United States just a year earlier, moved off the island and settled in Washington D.C., selling the Benz to a Cuban race team in the process.
Here's a rare color photo if the E-type Geneva auto show debut in March 1961.
Seeing this historic photo reminds me how differently E-type owners take to the history than say Porsche owners. Every E-type owner I know is fine with the fact that theirs is an evolution of the Le Mans winning D-type.
BMW Boomer
I wonder if Beetle community finds the fact that theirs is the predecessor of Porsche problematic?
Mercedes Benz 250SE Coupe Barnfind
To those who complain about vintage sailplane stuff I've been into lately. This was my Mercedes Benz 250SE w111 Coupe barn find that I managed to track down a long time ago...
Andreas
Nope, I had it for a year or so. Cleaned the injection pump to get it running and that's about it. The car went to someone who was planning to drop in an LS or similar lump.
Mercedes Benz 280SE being made
Beautiful shot of a white Mercedes 280SE body being lowered on to its axles and drivetrain. Notice the wood floors!
A friend of mine sent the lovely photos of a barn fresh collection of 60's Mercedes Fintails. I'll start with this black beauty, dusty and oh so lusty.
As far as WW2 planes are concerned it does not get much weirder than this. P.12 Lysander Delanne, a prototype with a Nash & Thomson turret in the tail.
The Junkers Jumo 004 marked a groundbreaking advancement as the first turbojet engine used in combat worldwide, leading the way in axial compressor turbojet technology. Produced by Junkers in Germany during the later stages of World War II, around 8,000 units were manufactured.