Klassiska Läsarnas berättelser

Hegi Kalif 3m sailplane

48 years in the making, Hegi Kalif RC Sailplane. Now in my possession but will it fly any soon?

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Andreas : Hegi Kalif 3m sailplane

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.

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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Göran : Facel Vega Dragster

Lumis what a novelty!
Lumis Where was that jaguar E-type dragster again?

DKW

aka Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, Deutsche Kinder-Wagen, Das Kleine Wunder, Des Knaben Wunsch lovely none the same.

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Lumis : DKW

Random Vintage RC plane photos

Hi-start & Aquila on a beautiful winter's day. What could be better?

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Andreas : Random Vintage RC plane photos

Adam Nothing? It certainly seems so!
Andreas Not many things, that's for sure.

Sir David Brown's Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake

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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Horse and Hound : the World's most beautiful Aston Martin DB5

Adam I would take the shooting brake anyway anyway over a regular coupe. which is ok but..
Andreas In an ideal world I'd like to have a DB4 shooting brake.
Andreas To me DB5 nose design was always an after-thought.

Sophisticated Lady by Carl Goldberg...

The Fankenlady is light very agile and reasonable performer. What more would you ask for?

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Andreas : Sophisticated Lady by Carl Goldberg restored

Vintage Classifieds (read classic b...

Mercedes 300SL Gull-Wing for sale 6500Usd, Take that and party!!!

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Visitor : Vintage Classifieds (read classic bargains)

Adam Holy cow, it's aluminium one!
Hans Baumaster Former works car! Four-spoke factory wheels! What is this car?
Hans Baumaster Best of all, roadster rear axle. Huge improvement as it also handles around the corners!
Andreas That would have been the ultimate 300sl.
Andreas Wonder if it was sporting late roadster light alloy block...

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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Andreas : Jaguar E-type fhc s1 full leather interior

Nemo 100% leather!! wow, way to go if a bit expensive?
Visitor Leather is expensive.
Fabulous E-Type Good Job!
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.
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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ClassicDigest Crew : Mercedes 280SE 5.0 W108

Adam Areyou guys taking the engine from 500SL?
Nemo http://www.mechatronik.de/engineering/das-m-coupe-m-cabrio/
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.
Nemo True..
Roy_Mascaro I want to do this swap

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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Adam : Mercedes 300SL Gullwing crashed into two pieces

Gottlieb Anyway...They should send to to Finland to get it fixed in no time: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Saluta+Fennica/970
Nemo They don't call then widow makers for no reason!
Andreas Rudge wheels and no licence plate, however with curbs that does not look like a racing circuit.
Hans Baumaster never lift off when cornering.
Conrad-66 sad sight

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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Adam : Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Concept

Hans Baumaster I'm so glad they did not...
The Chap Sir, how do you find your new 300SL? Mind you, we did copy the rear end of a certain Renault Floride.
Giovanni ooohh no whatta happend?
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.

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Adam : Cuban Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing

Winterbottom What a picture! This must be in the 70's judging by those jeans.
Winterbottom The officer on the other hand...
Andreas Interesting, The wheels look like they are genuine rudge disguised by the steel caps.
Andreas judging by the knock offs...
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 : Bicycle Speed Records

let's only drive,ok? putain,que rapid cette mec lá
Adam Bien sûr, il est français ) Mais sérieusement Regardez l'engrenage sur son vélo !
Andreas It's about time someone did something useful with their Gullwing ; )
BoyWonder Ca c'est superbe comme ca!
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.

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German Car Fan : SGS tuning Mercedes 500 sec pick up

Hans Baumaster Oh my god! I had almost forgotten about SGS.
Hans Baumaster it was a good thing
Adam It actually does not suck.
Adam I certainly could live with one
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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MilkMan : Maserati Dragster by Jim Kinsler

Coltrane Perverted but strangely alluring.
Adam The fact it was a wreck makes it ok in my book
Chris Quinn It will eat Cobras for breakfast.
Americana Was that a small or big block Chevy lump?
American Racer As I recall it was a SBC from a NY-taxi.

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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Dale36 : Michael Corleone's Alfa Romeo 6C 2500

TGK-69 It was a good movie.
Winterbottom They don't make movies like that anymore.

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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BMW Boomer : BMW 507 in snow

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?
Hans Baumaster Beautiful, but no match for 300sl roadster
Gottlieb It looks very good though.
Coltrane Lovely car! in fact I would take it over the mighty Mercedes.
TGK-69 They were hugely expensive I think.

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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BMW Boomer : BMW 850 e31 mule looking like e24 on steroids.

German Car Fan Yes yes and Yes!!
Conrad-66 power sliding BMW is the best BMW
TGK-69 I think 850 was always a bore. This mule on the other hand.

ASS Parade Sportsitzen reference

ASS Parade aka Auto Sport Sportsitzen reference.

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German Car Fan : ASS Parade Sportsitzen reference

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?
JoyRide Is this PC? Anyway send me one of each!
BMW Boomer Cool seats with more than appropriate name for the line of products.
Panu Ahtopaine IIf that is not branding then what is?
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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Nemo : World's shortest propeller shaft

Gottlieb is that a real photo?
American Racer Yes!
MilkMan https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/MilkMan/950
Göran wow
MaxPoke69 Guys, there's nothing wrong with having a short shaft.

Pilot Harlequin sailplane

Pilot Harlequin, super super rare bird. Very interesting concept by John Lupperger. A lot of Aquila with Sagitta wings an all packed into 2M. Smooth airfoil and high wing loading.

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Andreas : Pilot Harlequin sailplane

The Chap A Jolly good little hobby!
F3B res Proper rarity, I've never seen one. I think the kit was 2-3 times the price of a Gentle Lady or similar basic 2m model.
F3B res Should make one fast ship!
Andreas Just guessing, 40 usd vs. 28 for Gentle Lady. for a kid like me the premium would have been too much to hurdle
Andreas Which is kinda stupid as I did purchase a Pilot QB 20h ii, which was about the same as Harlequin.

Vw Beetle play room on wheels.

Back seat Playroom for your VW opportunity or threat?

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Nemo : Vw Beetle play room on wheels.

JoyRide Both, absolutely!
BMW Boomer it's all fun and games until something happens, as my mon used to say.
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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ProtoTipo : Chuck Jordan's Ferrari Daytona Redesign

Nemo Holy shaiteee!
JagMan Almost like a Stutz of that period. which was actually os Pontiac on a drag..so that's convenient for GM
Mac Daddy Steve It's just a Fiat!! So Whatta?
Hans Baumaster Hardly factual
Abroc more is more

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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MilkMan : Get Daytona Started

Andreas Who ever cheats the best wins.
BMW Boomer clever fellas
Nemo That's the way you do it!
JoyRide that's an electrifying story!
MaxPoke69 To race is to cheat.

Porsche 901 test laps

Porsche 901 preproduction car doing test laps.

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German Car Fan : Porsche 901 test laps

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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MilkMan : Ferrari 288GTO Factory Tour

JoyRide Amazing how you can take the basic 308 shape and turn it into this beast! I love it.
Andreas Between 288 and F40, to me there's no question I would rather have 288 anyway.
Miles F40 is faster
Adam 288 is more stylish.
Adam actually F40 in kinda ugly.

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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Pista Primo : Maserati A6 GCS Scrapyard Find

Adam Places like this are history these days. What is the red car on top of the Maserati?
BMW Boomer Maserati A6G/2000? Osca? No idea really, I just had to contribute; )
Andreas My guess would be Siata or Osca.
TGK-69 I have no idea but they look great to me.
Jules Mon dieu!

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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Youngtimer : Michalak Corsaspider

MilkMan Sounds like a ton of fun! Shame it never got into production.
Andreas Interesting
German Car Fan Super! style, light weight, performance, handling, it has everything!
American Racer That would have been criminally fun!
Adam Those must be Ascona strut towers, I bet the rear axle is actually Ascona front one..

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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Andreas : Mercedes 220s heckflosse sharing barn with Spider

Heckflosse Safe and secure for the winter!
Cali Benz Those European headlights! I love them!
Adam cosy
German Car Fan Heckflosse!
Lumis I like the Fiat Spider even more

Sagitta 900 joins the fleet to cras...

Awaiting for the re-maiden. CG 40%1350g!

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Andreas : Sagitta 900 joins the fleet to crashes

Lumis It's graceful for all I know!
F3B res Good job, congrats!
F3B res by the way, how much was it before, in weight?
Andreas Around 1.5

Scheibe Spatz

The latest addition to the fleet, one to three scale Scheibe Spatz segler from Germany.

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Andreas : Scheibe Spatz

Adam Classic! How big is it?
Andreas Around 4 metres
Adam Holy smokes!
Lumis That's one cool sailplane
F3B res A bit too much for me to handle but looks gorgeous.

French 300SL Gullwing Crashed

Once upon a time in France they managed to mangle a 300SL Gullwing pretty thoroughly

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Adam : French 300SL Gullwing Crashed

Heckflosse With optional Rudge knock off wheels.
Jules Yes! true! This car was raced in France. Quess what? It was re-conditioned also!
Adam Oh! Really? That's good news!
The Chap Widow-maker
Jules https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/687/2959

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 : My Jaguar E-type S1 fhc restoration so far

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
Andreas The IRS was a rather compact quick entity to set right: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/44
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
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
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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Andreas : VW Beetle Karmann Cabrio

Hans Baumaster I had no idea you were into air cooled ones.
Andreas I'm not really into beetles or their glorified derivates. The roof system just reminded me of the 30's Mercedes cabriolets so...
Hans Baumaster That's true!
BMW Boomer You've had them all.
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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MilkMan : Pegaso Touring Transparent Plexiglass Body

Adam Wow those polycarbonate auto bodies are super cool. Imagine driving one.
Hans Baumaster Hot and sweaty
Jules Salon de l' Automobile Paris 1953!
RennMeister Pegaso was a great sports car well ahead of its time
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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Göran : Volvo 244 and its camper

Nemo Swedish double decker!
MilkMan gotta admire Swedish efficiency
TGK-69 Wonders of photoshop
NordMan fastest tractor of the north

MB 300sel Waxenberger

What exactly is this? "Waxenberger racing sedan" 500hp claimed, raced by Rauno Aaltonen in Finland!

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Adam : MB 300sel Waxenberger

Göran Rote sau?
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.

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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The Chap : Monaco Trossi Aero-engined GP racer

NordMan Massive torque steering I bet.

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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Nose Art : Spitfire into bits fire

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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Andreas : Too Windy to Tow

F3B res Beautiful glider that Tommy. What do you consider too windy?
Andreas 13m/sec and Tommy flew backwards in relation to the ground.

Sagitta sophisticated lady spirit fuselages

Fuselages to fly

From suave to boxy and in between, Sagitta Sophisticated Lady and Spirit fuselages

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Andreas : Fuselages to fly

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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Käfer Guy : Beetles go South Pole

Lumis Not sure if I waned to do that in todays car.
Lumis don't get me wrong, nothing agains modern cars...it's just that sometimes the simple works the best.
Lumis https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Andreas/33/5326
Lumis relatively modern car ; )

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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German Car Fan : Cool Mule

Andreas That would be a thing!
Adam Cool car
Adam The locals seem more interested on the ol'911 though...
Adam Sign of things to happen perhaps.
Nemo Exactly !

In Memoriam Bruno Sacco

In Memoriam Bruno Sacco, the master 12.11.1933 - 19.09.2024

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Hans Baumaster : In Memoriam Bruno Sacco

German Car Fan Master in the 80's
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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Andreas : "Barn find" Sharknose

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 as well as new tyres, naturally.
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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ProtoTipo : Mercedes w107 / R107 350SL early proposals

The Chap Stag!
Andreas Interesting!
Hans Baumaster Stag..defenitely
Nemo Elegant!
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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Winterbottom : German Dog Lovers Mercedes and Capri

JoyRide I also find them a bit smelly...so that's just brilliant!
BMW Boomer It's a dogs life!
Nemo Dear god!
Andreas German affection can take so many different forms.
Chris Quinn Wunderschön

Compton Coupe Mercedes w111 Flachk�...

There she is, the one owner donor S500. Roughly as frozen as the whole project.

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Andreas : Compton Coupe Mercedes w111 Flachkühler Resto #2

Americana Winter wonder land...
German Car Fan It should be in a garage!

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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Coltrane : Miles Ahead with a Ferrari and occasional Miura

Italian Job In 2002 this very car was converted into a NARD spider replica by certain klutz in the UK, no names disclosed.
Adam Fully agreed. Steve was prince of cool, which is not bad either, is it?
Adam someone chopped open Mines Davis 275 GTB/4. Were they stupid or very stupid? Philistines!
Nemo Very, I'd say
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 : We Do Love our Classics, according to ERS study

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!

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Pista Primo : Lamborghini Miura fun facts

TGK-69 My all time favourite car! Thanks!
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!
Adam The perspex in place go the production car louvres makes it interestingly different.
Adam And those average speeds...mental!
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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Andreas : Pik 20 scale sailplane

Winterbottom But will it ever be?
Andreas Who knows...not likely...
Nemo What is that thing on top of it?
Andreas Engine pod, originally it would have been a glow plug engine. Today electric, naturally
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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ClassicDigest Crew : Heinkel Trojan 200

Lumis Wow! How cool is this thing!
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!

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250GTO Dreamer : World's most original 250 GTO #3589GT

Winterbottom What an intriguing story! I had no idea.
Saluta Fennica Good reading on a special car!
Adam So, how does one compare originality Vs. Proper race history
Adam Would you rather have this or one with "better" racing heritage and say...changed engine?
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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Göran : Austin Healey Hard Top

Andreas Looks like FHC modification to me.
Adam Yeah, the roof is flush with the A-pilar.
Adam The question is, are they related? https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Winterbottom/1277
Winterbottom Are they, in deed?
Andreas Plausible...if unlikely

ClassicDigest restores Trojan 200

A newcomer joins the Classic Digest fleet. Hooray to Trojan 200!

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ClassicDigest Crew : ClassicDigest restores Trojan 200

Andreas Wow! This is so out there...Gotta get one of these some day. Keep up the good work guys!
BoyWonder The most outlandish thing on wheels ever, (which is good)
Giovanni Grazy little car, I love this car!
Jules Waiting for episode II
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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Sherwood John : "Light" the Woodstock VW hippy bus

Chris Quinn Imagine going to a festival and being high all through out it.
Chris Quinn On the roof of it...naturally
Americana Looking at these photos makes me sad.
Americana Not because of what it used to be but what it has become.
Chris Quinn Love bro!

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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Nemo : Grand Prix Vs. Petit Prix

Andreas hard to argue that
Cornelius Modern is faster

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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Winterbottom : Cheetah is No Jaguar

PheasantHuntersUnion As long as it's a feline of some kind we are ok with it!
Andreas Dunlop alloys, outside bonnet latches with foot wells...Interesting dear Watson.
American Racer It's a racer.
Gottlieb Cheetah is the faster one, talking the animals.
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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Slumdog Garage : Slumdog Ferrari

Nemo What the hell is that? Ferrari? Abarth? Vignale?
JoyRide Isn't it obvious? Like they said it's a god damn slumdog Ferrari! : ))
Göran Maybe Siata!?
Italian Job What we have here is the remains of a Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Barchetta Chassis # unknown.
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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West Hills Kid : Bertone BAT 7 Racing in California

American Racer Willow Springs, The Healey seems to be a 4-cylinder 100.
Caveman in Suit people come up with weird ideas. Most likely the same falla that decided to chop off the fins also.
American Racer Hardly an ideal car for a short circuit.

Scuderia Askolin Ferraris; Swedish GP in Kristianstad

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 : Three Ferraris by Finnish Scuderia Askolin

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
Saluta Fennica More about the 0610; https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Saluta%20Fennica/970
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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Gottlieb : Dodge Dart spotting

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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Göran : Saab 95 and 35 Draken

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?
Nemo Is Andreas a fighter pilot?
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?)

Tesla cybertruck

I'll just leave this here. Sorry folks

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Abroc : Tesla cybertruck

Adam Nomen est omen
Americana I doubt it, there's simply not enough draw to pull a 747 with a n empty pick up truck!

B17 Flying Fortress Tail Section Assembly

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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HellCat : B17 Flying Fortress Production Gallery

Americana Looking at our great country today we would not be able to pull this out now!
Americana I'm sorry to say, but that's the truth!

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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Nemo : Lambo Crash

Coltrane When you think you're ==/
Coltrane 007
Adam Ha hah

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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Winterbottom : Triumph TR2 Francorchamps coupé

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.

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Saluta Fennica : Six Day Finnish Ferrari 500TR #0610 MD TR Re-Body

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?
American Racer These guys knew what they were doing.

Our shop ....

Hier warten unsere "Schätzchen" auf folgende Restauration ...

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retrocar : Our shop ....

Americana Nice shop, but who's is it?
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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Nemo : BMW 3.0CSL ScrapYardDog

Andreas Steel doors and 5 series wheels...city pack or decal special.
Adam Good spotting, so most likely owner put on some stripes then?
Andreas Possibly
Göran How could you have missed the Volvo 240?
Andreas We did not, it's a beauty!

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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Nemo : BMW 3.0CSL "Batmobile" Wreck

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.

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250GTO Dreamer : Ferrari 250GTO crashing at Goodwood

JoyRide One careful PO, never raced or crashed, always kept in garage, 100% original and untouched. Any takers at say 50M?
Coltrane As long as there is a vin tag, nothing lost -financially speaking.
el Barón Rojo Oh not 50 Million Euros!
Adam Back then it was just another car to race.
American Racer I saw the GTO in 2004at the Quail

Drogo Carrozzeria built Ferrari 250...

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.

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American Racer : Drogo Carrozzeria built Ferrari 250 GT SWB #2053GT

ProtoTipo So this is what started life as "La “Papera” di Bizzarrini" the first prototype for GTO Ferrari. And yes, it was beast!
Adam SUPER! What is that silver mid-engined racer in the background?
Hans Baumaster It looks very cottage industry special.
Addinsell "It looks very cottage industry special" So It must be British!
Addinsell The Finnish home special looks much more professional! See tha resemples? https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Gottlieb/603/2710

Lamborghini Miura Rudi Klein via RM auction

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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MilkMan : Rudi Klein's "secret" exotic car collection

Italian Job "secret" is a good description, there was even a book written about it.
Italian Job Plus the fact that every Californian enthusiast used to be a customer back in the days ; )
Cornelius You spell it "Porsche"
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.

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Gottlieb : Neglected Cosworth MB

Nemo A shame, really.
3.0CSL M3 rival car.
Adam M3 is either grossly overpriced of 2.3-16 / 2.5-16 underpriced.
Adam What is the story on this neglected example?
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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Ponzu Yozu : Nissan Gloria Hardtop and Silvia Coupe 1975–79

JoyRide Cool, but what's the story with the funky Japanese side mirrors?
Andreas strangely intriguing car
Americana Doing it's best to look like it came from Detroit.
Youngtimer cool
Youngtimer different

Wheel in the air Gallery

Triumph TR3 lifting its wheels.

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RennMeister : Wheel in the air Gallery

Nemo You cannot really push any harder than that. Brave soul!
Coltrane I wouldn't have the nerve. that of course goes without saying!

Jaguar E-type 4.2 S1 FHC DIY restoration project

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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Andreas : E-type Project Vol.1 Escalation

BoyWonder An Icon..I mean THE Icon! Saw one at MoMA btw.
Giovanni Enzo say this beutifullest car in the world! he is right!
Gottlieb Quite a task you've got in your hands, 1500-2000 hrs on labour?
Andreas Possibly, not counting hours -for the sake of personal sanity
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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Gottlieb : Chevrolet Bel Air RIP

Bill McKenna "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
Nemo From Detroit to the woods..then again these days Detroit is worse.
Americana Detroit's not quite as bad as it was...but o'boy was it a jungle!
PheasantHuntersUnion hunting one does come around relics like this.
3.0CSL It was junk the day it rolled out the factory gates. No loss..

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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HellCat : Curtis P40 gallery

Adam Cool..but also potentially lethal.
Nemo I wonder if anyone walked into a running propeller.
Nemo The thought of it gives me shivers.

Mercedes Benz 280SE Automatic W108

Mercedes Benz 280SE Automatic W108 from the top

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German Car Fan : Mercedes Benz 280SE Automatic W108

Andreas That colour! what is it? -other than fabulous!
Andreas Must be Moss Green Metallic DB-834 but it looks better that any I ever saw!
Nemo Green metallic at least

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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Andreas : Bird of Time 3-metre Sailplane Scratch Build Story

Winterbottom Such a beauty you're building . I take shape like that is not the easiest to build. I almost love this as mush as your primary project.
Winterbottom At least I presume the E-type is your primary project, as there's so much going on with you: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/778
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.
F3B res 800g that's very light for an almost finished BOT. well done
Shrike As far as gliders go this has to be one of the most beautiful ones if not the most.

How to Lose VW Beetle in 30 Seconds

How to Lose VW Beetle in 30 Seconds? No worries mate, these geezers are here to help, they show you Just shove to darn beetle into a garbage truck!

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RumRun : How to Lose VW Beetle in 30 Seconds

Nemo What did you expect? They just ordered a new TESLA?
JoyRide Caught in the action, if you know what I mean...
Andreas I once has a 50's Beetle (don't ask!!) The process of selling the darn thing had me dreaming of doing this almost every day.
Winterbottom I'm curious but restrain myself from asking.
ScaleMate This as a diorama : )

Zender Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (S123)

Not my personal favourite but a period piece and thus worth posting: Zender tuned Mercedes-Benz 280 TE

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S123 : Zender Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (S123)

Nemo For me it's yes. I have no idea why though! ha hah
German Car Fan I love the Zender kit, all of it. great design.

Someone's Granny

I'm posting this Plymouth GTX photo just to reming you folks that time flies. Use it wisely.

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Sherwood John : Someone's Granny

Nemo Trouble!

Edgar Schmued the P51 designer

Did you know the fabulous P51 Mustang was designed by Edgar Schmued who was born German, Isn't that ironic?

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HellCat : Edgar Schmued the P51 designer

Andreas I had no idea.
Sherwood John Ironic? Yeah!
Nemo Man for the job, all that matters!

60's bubble car

I have no idea what the purpose was but I'mm 100% sure they weren't sober.

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JoyRide : 60's bubble car

Nemo is this real?

Secret Mercedes Collection

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.

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Gottlieb : Secret Mercedes Collection

Andreas I could see myself in one of these -quite easily.
ClassicDigest Crew Gottlieb, You seem to be able come up with a most amazing stuff. Keep us posted!
German Car Fan They should be driven too.
Adam plenty of DIY here.
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.

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Nemo : Lovejoy and Mercedes 280TE S123

w123-Fahrer the best of the best!
Andreas Better safe than sorry.
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

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Zuffie Puff : 356 Cabrio Zuffies as Dutch Police Cars

JagMan Totally impractical and not that fast, what were they thinking?
Hans Baumaster https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Hans41/663/2905
Nemo Well. it's not like it's any wetter than on a bike..
Salvador Rio A beetle would be more practical and not much slower.

Accidental Post of the Day

Peugeot is nor Swedish, but she could be!

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Göran : Accidental Post of the Day

Nemo strong reliable cars they were.
Adam So they tell men. Still a few working for their living somewhere in Africa?
Sir Dancealot Fab!
Sickboy Yeah, isn't she. I wish she could afford a cooler car.

Ferrari Scrapyard in Modena

Ferrari Scrapyard in Modena featuring Testarossa among others.

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Nemo : Ferrari Scrapyard in Modena

BMW Boomer pre-production cars, crash-test cars, prototypes, mules you name it, part of everyday life in a car manufacturer's life.
Adam Lovers will hate and haters will love.
Années 80 Unbreak my heart...
Cornelius Where they belong baby.
BMW Boomer I would not say boring if not the most exiting cars either

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.

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Americana : Chrysler turbine car in real life

Adam Let the gas turbine idle a while and the snow will be gone..
Sherwood John The turbine surprisingly had some difficulties starting in the less dense air of the mountain areas.
Trucker Joe so it never took off...ha hah

River Bank of Cars

In the 50's/60's they came up with all kind of stupid ideas. Today we have windmill blades for the purpose.

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MilkMan : River Bank of Cars

Horse and Hound Revolting.

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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Gottlieb : Mercedes 220S Hankiralli 1959 winner Onni Vilkas

Mercedes Benz Pagoda was not suppos...

Mercedes Benz 230sl w113 Pagoda was not supposed to be a pagoda top in the first place but to have this very stylish hard top.

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MilkMan : Mercedes Benz Pagoda was not supposed to be one

Andreas A lot of pagoda owners will hate me for saying this but this was a cleaner design...although not as identifiable as the final one.
Andreas And those refined door handles
ProtoTipo It's fresh, airy, modern, elegant.
Conrad-66 Stylish
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.

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Fabulous E-Type : Stunning Vintage Photos of Jaguar E-Type

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.
Coltrane No
JoyRide Vette engine!
JoyRide That will drive the jag boys crazy

Alpina kit for BMW 2000CS

Alpina kit for BMW 2000CS, including: Carbs, Shocks, Bigger tank, stiffer roll bars,ZF 5-speed gear box, steering wheel and Borrani wheels.

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Hans Baumaster : Alpina kit for BMW 2000CS

JoyRide You buy half a car and it becomes 10% faster
JoyRide or less slow
JoyRide I have been advised to reformulate that. You spend a reasonable amount of money to make the car that much faster. Thumbs up!
Adam cool stuff

American Opel GT

Only in America! American Opel GT with stylish Cadillac 59 fins!

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German Car Fan : American Opel GT

JoyRide in a high performance vehicle like the Opel GT those fins greatly enhance the stability once past 300kmh
MilkMan Mini Corvette and mini Caddy. all in one!
MilkMan Ps. I'd love to see the 59 they came from!
JoyRide Both GM, so...
Coltrane This is somewhat confusing., not in a bad way necessarily.

Paddock Photographic Tales

Maserati Monoposto, F1 arriving at the scene, Monaco Grand Prix

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RennMeister : Paddock Photographic Tales

How to do 360 at Indy 500

Ok kids, listen up! This is how to do full 360 at Indy 500, the worlds largest one day sporting event. Or so they say.

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Coltrane : How to do 360 at Indy 500

Nemo From now on every time I go racing in Indianapolis 500 I promise I will follow these instructions.
Nemo Punctually.
Americana come and see for yourselves folks!

Nissan Z Rebirth 1996

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.

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Coltrane : Nissan Z Rebirth 1996

Coltrane https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Coltrane/1259
Jazz Hands 20 thousand was a lot of money back then. I remember the campaign, they seemed grossly overpriced!
Sparrow I would not pay 20 today for one.
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.

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Andreas : Airtronics Sagitta Sailplane Restoration

F3B res Possibly the best wood sailplane there was. Congrats
F3B res Wild livery by the way,
Göran Well, it's very colourful. Good luck with it anyway
Nemo Again...no way!
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!

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Adam : Crashed BMW 3.0CSL Batmobile Race Car

Coltrane Scary
JoyRide holy smokes
RumRun Oh Sh*t!
Andreas Racers of this era were amazingly stock in their structure.
RennMeister Racing definitely was better but also on down side often fatal.

Piaggio Pegna Pc.7

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HellCat : Piaggio Pegna Pc.7

Ponzu Yozu Is this real?
MC Toxic Masculinity not gonna work, moisture in the dizzy.

American Bantam wreck

Finnish American Bantam, which I believe used to belong to Rainer Stolze. Today the car has been restored to roadworthy condition.

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Gottlieb : American Bantam wreck

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!
MilkMan Make that Willys! Bloody autocorrect!
Nemo I did not know that! thanks MM
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.

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Saluta Fennica : Life iterations Jaguar D-Type XKD 530 "Ice Racer"

Andreas This looks like light metallic blue livery the car received during its first year or so in Finland..
Nemo This is one of the best articles in a long time. Keep them coming!
American Racer Ditto!
Adam Grease monkey and "gentleman" racers. That's how the society works.
Speed Demon D-type looks happy!

Onni Vilkas Rally on the thousand lakes, Jyväskylän suurajot, 196 MB 220SE

Onni Vilkas Jyväskylän Suurajot 1...

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.

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Saluta Fennica : Onni Vilkas Jyväskylän Suurajot 1963 MB 220SE

Hans Baumaster That's harsh. Just look at the front tyre!
Hans Baumaster I hope the sump guard was strong built.
Heckflosse When going gets tough, tough get going.
Heckflosse Nothing the hechflosse cannot handle! Great photo though.
JoyRide that tire is history.

Pattern RC World Cup in Sweden 1965

Jesper van Segebaden`s Mustfire pattern RC Plane getting ready for its display during RC1 Word cup in Sweden 1965. Mustfire, get the name?

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F3B res : Pattern RC World Cup in Sweden 1965

Andreas I do, too obvious to miss even if there was no photo.

Sweeping landing marks in snow by A...

This thread is all about the magnificent landing marks swept in snow by my new-old Aquila.

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Andreas : Sweeping landing marks in snow by Aquila

Coltrane It is so beautiful it takes my breath away.
Adam Glides also in (on) snow! perfect
American Racer That's one freezing and beautiful place.I hope it flies as beautiful as it lands.
HellCat Awesome skid marks. You sure don't see that here in Nevada!
Hans Baumaster Seriously moving from cars to classic sailplanes?

JOyriding Merc SEC

I too have found a perfect Merc SEC. Down for a joyride anyone?

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JoyRide : JOyriding Merc SEC

Black Angus Hey..back then a lot of folks thought it was cool.
TGK-69 I think it is still cool-
TGK-69 ish
TGK-69 in a way that emphasises bad taste.

Shark Teeth Nose Art Martin B-26 Marauder

WW2 Nose Art: Shark Teeth Edition

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!

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HellCat : WW2 Nose Art: Shark Teeth Edition

Andreas Sometimes reality and reputation do not match.
Conrad-66 it varies.

Finnish Corvette Stingray 427

A big block Corvette Sting Ray driven in snow in Finland in the sixties. As far as I know the car is still with its original owner.

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Saluta Fennica : Finnish Corvette Stingray 427

Adam Cars are made for driving, they are utilities.
Americana Awesome, the driver has got a pair.
Visitor it musta have been lethal and possibly fun.
Fabulous E-Type Joys of GRP
Coltrane That is how its done.

Jaguar D-Type XKD 530 Ice Racing

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

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Saluta Fennica : Jaguar D-Type XKD 530 Ice Racing

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.

A Barn Full of Mercedes Heckflosse ...

White Mercedes Benz W110 Heckflosse Barn Find

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Gottlieb : A Barn Full of Mercedes Heckflosse cars

MilkMan Cars like this are art, when in their original barn. Once they see the sunlight the magic is gone.
Heckflosse What a find! where is this?
Nemo beautiful photos, thanks!
Mongolian Rhapsody Ghost fleet of old Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut cou...

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupé, photo courtesy of Cushway archives

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Adam : Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupé

Hans Baumaster I cannot understand they went to sell it. Huge disappointment.
MilkMan nothing is sacred these days
Mongolian Rhapsody Who bought the 300SLR?

Simon Spies and his Cars

Simon Spies, born in 1921, revolutionized the Scandinavian travel industry with his company, Spies Rejser, founded in 1956.

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Coltrane : Simon Spies and his Cars

Winterbottom Such a nice sharp dressed young man..
el Barón Rojo Yeah, and a hobo!
Adam I bet he was an ass.
Not so Good Wood Vehicle for the dictator and like minded.

Mercedes Ponton Lang

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.

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Göran : Mercedes Ponton Lang

Hans Baumaster That's nice! Dual exhaust, surely not a V8 though?
Hans Baumaster besides it seems to be bullt on 4.cylinder "Kleine" Ponton chassis so even straight 6 should be out of the question.
Hans Baumaster Perhaps a Ford flathead v8 then?
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.

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Adam : MB 300SL Roadster parked under Disneyland Monorail

Bill McKenna Awesome.