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Merry Christmas and a happy new yea...
May 2025 be a better year!
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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.
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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 -
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NordMan This is the better version! no question. -
Andreas Look at Opel now¡ -
Giovanni Verry good!
Spitfire Spotting
Not so long ago, one would see something of this nature on the road, feels so distant now as it has been raining two weeks non-stop...
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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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1975 Toyota Celica GT «Freestyle»...
Kneissl Ski Team next to what I believe is Toyota Celica GT «Freestyle» customized by George Barris. No further info available
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Adam Barris was Hollywood must have something to do?
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N:5069 Batmobile!
Michael Corleone's Alfa Romeo 6C 25...
Michael Corleone's Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 he drove during his exile in Sicily.
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TGK-69 It was a good movie.
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Winterbottom They don't make movies like that anymore.
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Adam I believe 6C was aged of its time, even post war ones.
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Americana Great movie or movies!
Detroit Steel as Land Fill
There was a time when Detroit's finest was considered only good for land fill. They were wrong of course.
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Rosie the riveter
Beautiful female worker on b17 plexi nose bubble.
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Obscure stuff
This is a Swedish paradise in the 70's, Orange VolVo 244GL, Polarvagnen caravan and matching tracksuit all taking place in the woods, naturally.
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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. -
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Coltrane it's almost unreal in its beauty. What a place you've got there!
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Adam Winter wonder land, Santa's secret test facility
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American Racer That sure ain't no California and this thing's not for the weak.
Nürburgring Touristenfahrten in Po...
Nürburgring Touristenfahrten has for more than 50 years allowed Joe average a chance to LARP a race driver, like our hero in his Porsche 356 here
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American Racer Nothing to it, brake hard before and accelerate through the apex.
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German Car Fan Nürburgring rocks!
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N:5069 Driver error.
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Speed Demon Swing axle action at its worst.
Bad Day for Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Must have been Monday for this Daimler-Benz Werks w194 300SL racer. Could this be Targa Florio 1952?
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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?
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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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Hans Baumaster That 300SE is the finest post war cabriolet.
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Robert Klienge Does anyone know if the car survives?
Total Eclipse ( of the heart? )
Yes it's true I got myself an e-glider. But I have a good excuse it's vintage...Airnautics Eclipse from the 80's -I guess.
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Adam Beautiful.
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F3B res Oh Eclipse, one of the first E Gliders along with the Goldberg Electra. How does it fly, power off that is?
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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?
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Göran I suppose that's enough : )
U.S. Army Air Force scale models
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.
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Andreas Very neat stuff.
Pilot Q.B. 1800 laser cut kit
This is the very reason behind the short kit, my friend's QB 1800 gliding beautifully in the 80's.
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Aston in the Wall
After all you're just another Aston in the wall...
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Coltrane ...Teacher leave them kids alone...
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Hans Baumaster It's actually DB6
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Adam Actually that's DB6 but never mind.
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NasWag Ha ha Haa!
Expensive scrap metal
Would you pay over 200.000 sterling for a pile of AC Ace scrap metal? Someone just did at H&H auctions!
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Great Pains Spirit 2m
She flies beautifully, very sensitive to weak thermals.
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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!
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Winterbottom Hmm, in a way yes, but exclusive and hand build.
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The Chap "De mortuis nil nisi bene"
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Hankey Bannister I'm with Claudius. Posh Mustang! That's what it is. -
Göran brutal & powerful
Cortina MK1 Snowed in
No way to treat such a classic, is it? I'll promise to take it indoor soon!
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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
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Hankey Bannister most cars would blow doors off this beetle.
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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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..
BMW 850 e31 mule looking like e24 o...
I think this is the BMW GT coupe they should have built! It is of course BMW 850 e34 mule that looks like an e24 on steroids.
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German Car Fan Yes yes and Yes!!
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TGK-69 I think 850 was always a bore. This mule on the other hand.
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Hankey Bannister Mucho macho
Bernie was here
I'll just park this here and wait for a ticket.
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Nemo "how many times do I have to tell you, you need to press the clutch with your left foot, it's not that hard ol'berniboy"
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Göran Sharing a moment, those two
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Hankey Bannister Man of many talents.
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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Ford Escort Mk1 Special
You could say this MK1 Escort is more special than an average one.
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Andreas It does have some rather unique features, I give you that.
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Adam Let's say it out loud...it's horrible in every imaginable way.
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Göran They over did themselves with this one.
Rocket Man Fritz von Opel
"Cause I'm the Rocket Man and Elton's just an imposter " Fritz von Opel
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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.
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Hans Baumaster Pretty sure this is not a genuine Bertone, if it is someone must have modified it afterwards.
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Hans Baumaster Is it steel or Aluminium?
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Stefan_Holmström Financial problems, it is sold because of the previous owners debts.
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Andreas Touché
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Winterbottom Brand management for dummies.
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Winterbottom Vol 1.0
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Americana Possibly more stupid than the so called cyber truck
MGB Whale Tail
Improves speed and the looks...if you believe hard enough.
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Nemo "Rear spoilers reduce drag.....improve performance and drag" Really?
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Adam dear god
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Andreas Dear god!
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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
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Andreas Who ever cheats the best wins.
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Nemo That's the way you do it!
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JoyRide that's an electrifying story!
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MaxPoke69 To race is to cheat.
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.
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Classic Chevy STW spotting
Classic Chevy STW spotted, not sure but I guess it's 55 handyman.
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Friday Hot Rod
Hemi Rod besides very quick it was also very loud!
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Gandy Dancer make that Lovable and Lethal too!
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Speed Demon I need this ; )
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NasWag That hemi lump weighs more than the rest of the car!!! Ha haa
Neglected Mercedes Benz 220SE Coupe...
A Neglected Mercedes Benz 220SE Coupe that spotted a while ago.
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Coltrane So it's the same model I posted earlier on.
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Nemo only that it has seen the world...and then some
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Andreas With the looks of it we have a 220se with w112 300se chrome trim.
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German Car Fan Low grill 280se bumpers.
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Andreas Actually, they come from a w108 not a flachkühler.
Countach Park
I'll just leave my contact here if you don't mind, peasants! hah!
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Adam Oil pan in danger.
Matra Banghera
I'm posting these Matra Bagheera cutaway s just because they are so gorgeous
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Adam Quite a layout! How wide was it?
Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Scude...
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!
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Roomeo 0925GT is the most original TdF. William Harrah -car, never raced, amazingly low mileage.
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Saluta Fennica or does it come with "proper" history like this puppy here?
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TGK-69 what is proper history?
Mercedes 220S Hankiralli 1959 winne...
The winner of Hankiralli 1959 (snow rally) Onni Vilkas with his Mercedes Benz 220s Ponton rally car. 1959 was the first year the even was organised.
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Adam Quite a cap he has got.
Monaco Trossi Aero-engined GP race...
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!
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Grand Prix Vs. Petit Prix
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.
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Hegi Kalif 3m sailplane
Santa stuck in the snow with his Kalif.
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Adam Snow already, up north no doubt
Vauxhall Cresta STW
Isn't this just gorgeous? Vauxhall Cresta STW. Actually I know not much about it but I already want one!
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Mercedes 300SL Gullwing crashed int...
Not sure where and how but this unfortunate Mercedes 300SL Gullwing crashed into two pieces for what ever the reason.
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Gottlieb Anyway...They should send to to Finland to get it fixed in no time: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Saluta+Fennica/970
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Nemo They don't call then widow makers for no reason!
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Andreas Rudge wheels and no licence plate, however with curbs that does not look like a racing circuit.
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Hans Baumaster never lift off when cornering.
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Conrad-66 sad sight
Compton Coupe Mercedes w111 Flachk...
There she is, the one owner donor S500. Roughly as frozen as the whole project.
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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.
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.
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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.
Pilot Harlequin sailplane
She does not look too shabby,does she...
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F3B res No she doesn't!
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F3B res But...how does she fly?
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Andreas That is a good question.
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Andreas First of all the Harlequin looks absolutely beautiful in the air.
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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!!!
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Adam Holy cow, it's aluminium one!
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Hans Baumaster Former works car! Four-spoke factory wheels! What is this car?
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Hans Baumaster Best of all, roadster rear axle. Huge improvement as it also handles around the corners!
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Andreas That would have been the ultimate 300sl.
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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.
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First ever 300sl Gullwing
First ever W198 300SL gullwing at the the International Motor Sports Show in New York's Seventh Regiment Armory on February 6 to 14, 1954
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VW Käfer Oval Faltdach
VW Käfer Oval Faltdach, early beetle with a sliding roof in a barn, staircase to heaven?
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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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Jaguar E-type fhc s1 full leather i...
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...
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Nemo 100% leather!! wow, way to go if a bit expensive?
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Coltrane Not that's more like it!
Mercedes 280SE 5.0 W108
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?
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Adam Areyou guys taking the engine from 500SL?
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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.
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Nemo True..
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Roy_Mascaro I want to do this swap
Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Concep...
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!!
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Hans Baumaster I'm so glad they did not...
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The Chap Sir, how do you find your new 300SL? Mind you, we did copy the rear end of a certain Renault Floride.
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Giovanni ooohh no whatta happend?
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Nemo So glad they didn't go for the design on right.
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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.
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Winterbottom What a picture! This must be in the 70's judging by those jeans.
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Winterbottom The officer on the other hand...
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Andreas Interesting, The wheels look like they are genuine rudge disguised by the steel caps.
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Andreas judging by the knock offs...
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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
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Adam Bien sûr, il est français ) Mais sérieusement Regardez l'engrenage sur son vélo !
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Andreas It's about time someone did something useful with their Gullwing ; )
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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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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.
Maserati Dragster by Jim Kinsler
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.
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Coltrane Perverted but strangely alluring.
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Adam The fact it was a wreck makes it ok in my book
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Americana Was that a small or big block Chevy lump?
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American Racer As I recall it was a SBC from a NY-taxi.
BMW 507 in snow
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 ; )
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Adam I tend to agree. I always took notice of its wheels, those must be the skinniest tires on any post war GT! Why was it?
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Hans Baumaster Beautiful, but no match for 300sl roadster
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Gottlieb It looks very good though.
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Coltrane Lovely car! in fact I would take it over the mighty Mercedes.
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TGK-69 They were hugely expensive I think.
ASS Parade Sportsitzen reference
ASS Parade aka Auto Sport Sportsitzen reference.
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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?
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JoyRide Is this PC? Anyway send me one of each!
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BMW Boomer Cool seats with more than appropriate name for the line of products.
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Panu Ahtopaine IIf that is not branding then what is?
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American Racer oh my word.
World's shortest propeller shaft
This in world's shortest propeller shaft. It belongs to a Chevy Cheetah.
Mine's longer.
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Gottlieb is that a real photo?
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American Racer Yes!
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Göran wow
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MaxPoke69 Guys, there's nothing wrong with having a short shaft.
Vw Beetle play room on wheels.
Back seat Playroom for your VW opportunity or threat?
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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
Chuck Jordan's Ferrari Daytona Rede...
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
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Nemo Holy shaiteee!
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JagMan Almost like a Stutz of that period. which was actually os Pontiac on a drag..so that's convenient for GM
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Hans Baumaster Hardly factual
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Abroc more is more
Porsche 901 test laps
Porsche 901 preproduction car doing test laps.
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MaxPoke69 Great shot!
Ferrari 288GTO Factory Tour
Check to these photos of what I consider the last classically beautiful Ferrari, the 288 GTO!
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Maserati A6 GCS Scrapyard Find
Maserati A6GCS piled with other 50's and 60's racing cars in a strange scrapyard in Mexico in the 70's
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Adam Places like this are history these days. What is the red car on top of the Maserati?
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BMW Boomer Maserati A6G/2000? Osca? No idea really, I just had to contribute; )
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Andreas My guess would be Siata or Osca.
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TGK-69 I have no idea but they look great to me.
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Jules Mon dieu!
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
Scheibe Spatz
The latest addition to the fleet, one to three scale Scheibe Spatz segler from Germany.
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French 300SL Gullwing Crashed
Once upon a time in France they managed to mangle a 300SL Gullwing pretty thoroughly
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Heckflosse With optional Rudge knock off wheels.
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Jules Yes! true! This car was raced in France. Quess what? It was re-conditioned also!
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Adam Oh! Really? That's good news!
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The Chap Widow-maker
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My Jaguar E-type S1 fhc restoration...
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...
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Andreas Initially it was all about escalation. Someone had already started the restoration, unfortunately not up to my extremely low standards so it all had to be done again: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/5
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Andreas The IRS was a rather compact quick entity to set right: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/44
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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
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Andreas After all the dirty work with the body etc working with the interior parts feels almost like a therapy. https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/1026
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Adam You are a lot further at it than I had imagined.
VW Beetle Karmann Cabrio
VW Beetle Karmann Cabriolet I once owned. I believe it was 1956 or thereabouts.
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Hans Baumaster I had no idea you were into air cooled ones.
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Andreas I'm not really into beetles or their glorified derivates. The roof system just reminded me of the 30's Mercedes cabriolets so...
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Hans Baumaster That's true!
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BMW Boomer You've had them all.
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German Car Fan Why not restore yourself?
Pegaso Touring Transparent Plexigla...
Here's the deal I know absolutely nothing about this car, but it's too cool not to post the photos. Perhaps someone can add info on it.
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Adam Wow those polycarbonate auto bodies are super cool. Imagine driving one.
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Hans Baumaster Hot and sweaty
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Jules Salon de l' Automobile Paris 1953!
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RennMeister Pegaso was a great sports car well ahead of its time
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Justin Case One thing's certain, it won't rust!
Volvo 244 and its camper
I think the Volvo owner got the idea of the camper wrong somehow
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MB 300sel Waxenberger
What exactly is this? "Waxenberger racing sedan" 500hp claimed, raced by Rauno Aaltonen in Finland!
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Göran Rote sau?
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German Car Fan That is the ultimate German dream limousine!
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German Car Fan 25.000 USD...east coast port? That's not Finland though!
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Gottlieb There's a ton of ledends of this car in Finland some true some not.
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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
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Too Windy to Tow
Gorgeous sunny winter day, but wind gusts are too strong to launch on histart. 2M 650g Balsa & Koverall,
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Fuselages to fly
From suave to boxy and in between, Sagitta Sophisticated Lady and Spirit fuselages
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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!
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Cool Mule
Porsche had the coolest Mules in the 70's like this tuned Audi 100 Coupe -actuallu Porsche 928 tester.
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In Memoriam Bruno Sacco
In Memoriam Bruno Sacco, the master
12.11.1933 - 19.09.2024
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German Car Fan Master in the 80's
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Andreas I bet he had a good life.
"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.
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BMW Boomer Well well, what do you know! How long has it been like that?
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Americana Running when parked... one careful owner...always garaged...never run in rain...and all that jazzzz!
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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.
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Andreas as well as new tyres, naturally.
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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.
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The Chap Stag!
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Andreas Interesting!
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Hans Baumaster Stag..defenitely
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Nemo Elegant!
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BMW Boomer Italian liikoin, then again wasn't Stag designed by Michelotti?
German Dog Lovers Mercedes and Capr...
I always liked to think the Germans loved their Pooches. Looking at this geezer I'm not so sure anymore. Could go either way really.
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JoyRide I also find them a bit smelly...so that's just brilliant!
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BMW Boomer It's a dogs life!
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Nemo Dear god!
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Andreas German affection can take so many different forms.
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Chris Quinn Wunderschön
Miles Ahead with a Ferrari and occa...
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.
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Italian Job In 2002 this very car was converted into a NARD spider replica by certain klutz in the UK, no names disclosed.
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Adam Fully agreed. Steve was prince of cool, which is not bad either, is it?
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Adam someone chopped open Mines Davis 275 GTB/4. Were they stupid or very stupid? Philistines!
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Nemo Very, I'd say
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Miles An I thought it was about yours truly!
We Do Love our Classics, according ...
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”
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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.
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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’
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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%)
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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"
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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!
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TGK-69 My all time favourite car! Thanks!
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Italian Job Mike Parks did Modena-Milan in a Ferrari 250 LM 32 minutes -that's an average of 172 mph -on a public road! which is utterly mad!
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Adam The perspex in place go the production car louvres makes it interestingly different.
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Adam And those average speeds...mental!
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BMW Boomer Between BMW M1 and a Lambo...Lambo wins hands down.
Pik 20 scale sailplane
Pik20 vintage scale sailplane, +45 years old and still not finished :)
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Winterbottom But will it ever be?
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Andreas Who knows...not likely...
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Nemo What is that thing on top of it?
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Andreas Engine pod, originally it would have been a glow plug engine. Today electric, naturally
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ScaleMate wow how big is that?
Heinkel Trojan 200
It's a lesser known fact that Trojan was manufacturing McLaren racing cars as well as a Formula 1 constructor.
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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!
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Winterbottom What an intriguing story! I had no idea.
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Saluta Fennica Good reading on a special car!
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Adam So, how does one compare originality Vs. Proper race history
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Adam Would you rather have this or one with "better" racing heritage and say...changed engine?
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Andreas Interesting!
Austin Healey Hard Top
Random photo of an Austin Healey hard top that looks quite interesting. Not a factory item I'd say and not one that you see often.
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Andreas Looks like FHC modification to me.
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Adam Yeah, the roof is flush with the A-pilar.
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Adam The question is, are they related? https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Winterbottom/1277
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Winterbottom Are they, in deed?
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Andreas Plausible...if unlikely
ClassicDigest restores Trojan 200
A newcomer joins the Classic Digest fleet.
Hooray to Trojan 200!
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Andreas Wow! This is so out there...Gotta get one of these some day. Keep up the good work guys!
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BoyWonder The most outlandish thing on wheels ever, (which is good)
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Giovanni Grazy little car, I love this car!
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Jules Waiting for episode II
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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.
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Chris Quinn Imagine going to a festival and being high all through out it.
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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!
Cheetah is No Jaguar
It breaks my heart lads but I have to let you know, It's a cheetah not jaguar.
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Andreas Dunlop alloys, outside bonnet latches with foot wells...Interesting dear Watson.
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American Racer It's a racer.
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Gottlieb Cheetah is the faster one, talking the animals.
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German Car Fan Perhaps it has a London taxi engine under the hood?
Slumdog Ferrari
Slumdog Garage presents today's special!
Scrapped and bent Ferrari vintage racer abandoned behind a shed in a slum.
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Nemo What the hell is that? Ferrari? Abarth? Vignale?
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JoyRide Isn't it obvious? Like they said it's a god damn slumdog Ferrari! : ))
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Göran Maybe Siata!?
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Italian Job What we have here is the remains of a Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Barchetta Chassis # unknown.
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Salvador Rio I know a place where they can build a 100% accurate copy.
Bertone BAT 7 Racing in California
Bertone BAT 7 racing Austin Healey still with its fins intact. The wheel spats have been removed though.
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American Racer Willow Springs, The Healey seems to be a 4-cylinder 100.
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American Racer Hardly an ideal car for a short circuit.
Three Ferraris by Finnish Scuderia ...
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.
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Saluta Fennica 1956 Ferrari 500 TR s/n 0610MDTR, driven by Lars Finnilä and Seppo Rikkilä, finished in 15th place overall.
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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!
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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
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Saluta Fennica More about the 0610; https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Saluta%20Fennica/970
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American Racer That's some lineup from Finland! Private team?
Dodge Dart spotting
Dodge Dart spotted at a casual car park
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Americana 69 GTS, tribute. Great car
Saab 95 and 35 Draken
Saab 95 and 35 Draken, so alike you can hardly tell them apart. Also almost identical to steer.
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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...
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Coltrane You aren't talking home computer simulator are you?
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Nemo Is Andreas a fighter pilot?
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Andreas absolutely not, however I had the chance to try out the real thing.
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Coltrane So how was it to fly the Draken (is that dragon?)
Tesla cybertruck
I'll just leave this here. Sorry folks
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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.
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Lambo Crash
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Italian Job Masters of their trade, they don't make them like they used to.
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Italian Job And Thanks to Saluta Fennica for sharing the story!
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Nemo Six frigging days!! No way who were these men?
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American Racer These guys knew what they were doing.
Our shop ....
Hier warten unsere "Schätzchen" auf folgende Restauration ...
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Americana Nice shop, but who's is it?
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BMW Boomer I can see German and Italian machinery
BMW 3.0CSL ScrapYardDog
BMW 3.0CSL with its thin light metal panels making it rust prone next to nothing. #running when parked #never run in rain or snow #rustbelt #tinworm
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BMW 3.0CSL "Batmobile" Wreck
To be hones I have no idea if this really is a genuine CSL of CSL Batmobile. who knows? It's certainly very very rusty!
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German Car Fan Chrome wheel arch trim, aluminium deck. I' say it is real CSL
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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.
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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.
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JoyRide One careful PO, never raced or crashed, always kept in garage, 100% original and untouched. Any takers at say 50M?
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Coltrane As long as there is a vin tag, nothing lost -financially speaking.
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Adam Back then it was just another car to race.
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American Racer I saw the GTO in 2004at the Quail
Drogo Carrozzeria built Ferrari 250...
Drogo Carrozzeria built Ferrari 250 GT SWB #2053GT
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aka 'Anastasia' -an expression for not so attractive women in Modena.
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ProtoTipo So this is what started life as "La “Papera” di Bizzarrini" the first prototype for GTO Ferrari. And yes, it was beast!
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Adam SUPER! What is that silver mid-engined racer in the background?
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Addinsell The Finnish home special looks much more professional! See tha resemples? https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Gottlieb/603/2710
Rudi Klein's "secret" exotic car co...
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.
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Italian Job "secret" is a good description, there was even a book written about it.
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Italian Job Plus the fact that every Californian enthusiast used to be a customer back in the days ; )
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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.
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Nemo A shame, really.
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3.0CSL M3 rival car.
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Adam M3 is either grossly overpriced of 2.3-16 / 2.5-16 underpriced.
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Adam What is the story on this neglected example?
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Youngtimer SAVE THIS CAR!
Nissan Gloria Hardtop and Silvia Co...
It's brown, luxurious, has CC-hips, and most of all it's pillar-less.
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JoyRide Cool, but what's the story with the funky Japanese side mirrors?
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Andreas strangely intriguing car
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Americana Doing it's best to look like it came from Detroit.
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Youngtimer cool
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Youngtimer different
Wheel in the air Gallery
Triumph TR3 lifting its wheels.
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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
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21 Comments | 23/10000 Images
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BoyWonder An Icon..I mean THE Icon! Saw one at MoMA btw.
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Giovanni Enzo say this beutifullest car in the world! he is right!
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Gottlieb Quite a task you've got in your hands, 1500-2000 hrs on labour?
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Andreas Possibly, not counting hours -for the sake of personal sanity
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The Chap I have always prefered the refined FHC over OTS
Chevrolet Bel Air RIP
Chevy returning to Nature... Impala or Bel Air, you tell me?
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5 Comments | 3/10000 Images
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Bill McKenna "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
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Nemo From Detroit to the woods..then again these days Detroit is worse.
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Americana Detroit's not quite as bad as it was...but o'boy was it a jungle!
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PheasantHuntersUnion hunting one does come around relics like this.
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3.0CSL It was junk the day it rolled out the factory gates. No loss..