Klassiska Läsarnas berättelser

"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?

Lincoln Convertible Woody

There's wacko and then there is this: the burlnut veneered Lincoln Convertible Treeman special. No further comments

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JoyRide : Lincoln Convertible Woody

Triumph TR3 V8

Ok, since we are talking Triumph Tr today, how about V8 lumped one with flames and a frigging flipping nose!

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Nemo : Triumph TR3 V8

Mercedes 300SL Gullwing vs Triumph ...

300SL Gullwing may be great many things but it's far from ideal weapon of choice when taking a tight apex on race track. As demonstrated by our here struggling to keep the TR2 behind with its swing axles tucking under.

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RennMeister : Mercedes 300SL Gullwing vs Triumph TR2

Hans Baumaster This is true, however, 300SL roadster as well as 190SL and feeble later Pontons had the much improved low pivot one. joint rear axle.
Hans Baumaster https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/687/2959

Maserati Biturbo Resurrection Tales

Dropped in the bonnet, closing it there was a hissing sound from one gas strut...closing again the same hiss from the other corner soon followed by leaking fluid..what are the odds?

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Andreas : Maserati Biturbo Resurrection Tales

Nemo Bloody hell, how did you do it? The color really elevates the car. Such a sharp design now!
Andreas Thanks! Sharp is the word, while I would not call it a beautiful car the design is super clean and sharp. And yes I'm extremely happy with the colour I chose. The other option would have been light metallic green. In hindsight it would not have been this
Adam This?

Summer 2021 curbside spottings

A beautiful pair of 60's vintage Volvo's spotted Duett estate and 544 saloon

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Gottlieb : Summer 2021 curbside spottings

Nemo And a matching pair! Must have the same owner, hats off to them.
Andreas I love the Duett.

560SEC barn find

You open your mouth at a wrong moment in wrong place and this will happen, a 560sec will be blocking your car port. So, beware!

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ClassicDigest Crew : 560SEC barn find

Adam What exactly is that? US version of full motor one?
ClassicDigest Crew 300hp ECE engine. However, m113 seem the most feasible upgrade at the moment
Hans Baumaster Last classic Mercedes coupe?
Nemo Let's assume you can only keep one...-harsh I know- Which will go?
ClassicDigest Crew That's easy. 300TDT will win hands down and 560SEC would be the one to let go.

Jaguar E-type S1 FHC Nose Job

A huge part of the car's exterior consists of the bonnet. It's hardly as surprise that it's also a mammoth task to restore one. Unless you have money burning holes in your pocket as new items are available for the cheque book restorer. My equity is made of sweat though.

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Andreas : Jaguar E-type S1 FHC Nose Job

American Racer Back on the XKE! Keep it up buddy!
American Racer £8505.00 plus taxes to be exact. https://www.martinrobey.com/jaguar/e-type/e-type-series-1-4-2/body/body-fittings-fixed-head-coupe/front-end-panels/117053
American Racer Or £10625.00 plus taxes for the aluminium one.
Adam Good to have this back and in full steam.
Nemo Wow, you really hate that green color : )

Ham-fisted Ozzie crashes F40

A ham-fisted Ozzie boomer crashes F40 while taking the car out for a spin on Gold Coast

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JoyRide : Ham-fisted Ozzie crashes F40

Type 49 Lewis feet with pops hands, there you go
Nemo morons

Unsafe at Any Speed, Can Am Corvai...

Unsafe at any speed? Bullocks! This is Ian Richardson`s Can-Am Corvair imperted to The UK with 8.1liter BBC. The first ever touring car to average +100mph at Silverstone.

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RennMeister : Unsafe at Any Speed, Can Am Corvair in the UK

Type 49 Wow what a monster. BTW to me those flares look a lot like Escort Mk1 factory bubble flares.
Nemo This one's very safe at moderate speeds. It's just that it is capable of reaching speeds where things truly get dangerous.

Barn find Borranis

Things you stumble upon...a set of barn find Borranis.

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Andreas : Barn find Borranis

Adam I once saw Porsche 356 Speedster with Borrani wheels, rarity as well.
Andreas I bet! These are BMW 1800TI /2000CS/Alpina
BMW Boomer I've been lurking at https://e9coupe.com/forum/ for some time and saw someone posting a link to this blog. Oddly the first reaction at e9 Forum was that this is not true and you're making the stuff up.
Andreas Sad to hear the forum has fallen to that level.
Nemo Never mind bro, just give them the good ol' Irish sign of peace

Racing Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing...

I'm wondering if anyone has any information on this incident. These are two 300SL Gulwings parked in the middle of a rally of some kind with third one on fire. This looks like it took place in Germany?

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Adam : Racing Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwings on fire

Winterbottom This looks odd, it seems the third car just fell from the skies and bursted in flames. Is a Gull-wing or Porsche?
Hans Baumaster It has a belly pan and round sills, thus I think it is another 300SL. But how on earth did it end up on the roof and burning?
Andreas Parallel parking, always a drag...
RennMeister That is Richard von Frankenberg's Porsche 645 Spyder prototype at Berlin Grand Prix 1956. He shot out the bank and flew through the hedges finally landing next to 300SL #49.

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

JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO EST MORT

Jean-Paul Belmondo "Bebel" l'acteur cascadeur, L'hymne du cinéma français est mort, RIP Bebel.

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Jules : JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO EST MORT

Jimmy Steward

Jimmy Steward Hollywood's most straight up fella was not only an actor and WW2 pilot but also a vivid modeller.

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F3B res : Jimmy Steward

Adam Well, what do you know!!
Adam What do these use for fuel?
Andreas In case of a glow plug, engine methanol-castor oil mixture. If diesel a mixture of kerosene, ethanol, ether, castor oil and cetane / amyl nitrite booster.
Andreas I cannot tell from the picture which. What I can tell it's a beautiful plane, hats off to James!

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

Alfa BAT 7

Alfa Romeo BAT7 living up to its name I guess..

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JoyRide : Alfa BAT 7

Andreas Unlike many think BAT stands for Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica not Bertone Aerodinamica Tecnica.
JoyRide I had no idea what it stood for.

Camel Tow Truck

Have no fear, Camel Tow is here

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JoyRide : Camel Tow Truck