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1894 Daimler Engine

Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft engine #602 that makes it a very early unit in deed, circa 1895, give and take a year or two.

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Andreas : 1894 Daimler Engine

Random Vintage RC plane photos

Having fun landing on it's wing tip. Banking right, full left rudder, pulling stick 100%

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Andreas : Random Vintage RC plane photos

Jules Formidable!
Shrike What a gem. I loved the build story. thanks
Adam How cool is that!
Adam That being said please save some time for the cars, especially the Flachkuhler

Swedish Ferrari 250GT Lusso 50 year...

Ferrari 250GT Lusso more than50 years ago along next to an ambulance / fire engine.

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Göran : Swedish Ferrari 250GT Lusso 50 years ago

TGK-69 Were you able to buy this for the same price as new Saab or Volvo?
Spinner I think so, yes.

Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing in the...

Metallic Green Mercedes 300SL Gullwing doing a bit of trackway fun in the 70's in Sweden.

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Göran : Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing in the 70's Sweden

Adam That could be DB396 metallic blue. What ever it is it looks fab.
Nemo Red Ferraris and Silver Gullwings...a tad boring choice if you're asking me.
Hans Baumaster Not sure but this looks better than the traditional silver.
Saluta Fennica That's a proper classic!
TGK-69 I wonder how expensive these cars were back in the day?

Mercedes Benz 300SL in the 1970's S...

Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster during a classic car club rally in the 1970's Sweden. light blue metallic with black hard top, very nice!

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Göran : Mercedes Benz 300SL in the 1970's Sweden

Coltrane Very nice photos of living with classic cars in the 70's. Mind you the cars were 15 years or so at the time!
Coltrane Isn't that a flat rad Morgan next to the 300SL?
Adam both are great
Adam but my heart beats to the SL
Hans Baumaster It is safe to assume these cars survive today., right?

Fiat 1200 Trasformabile

Fiat 1200 Trasformabile, two seater roadster in someone's backyard. Way back...

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Lumis : Fiat 1200 Trasformabile

Andreas That is a lovely little Spyder!
Andreas Quite desirable these days too...
Adam A bit of mini Caddy there...and Facel Vega
TGK-69 1200cc...not a real speedracer

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?
MaxPoke69 Frencie car with good ol' American V8 Hemi
Saluta Fennica I think this car today has been restored.

Historic Ferrari Race Car

What exactly is this historic Ferrari race car? I believe it used to belong to a Swedish team, perhaps?

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Göran : Historic Ferrari Race Car

Italian Job 750 Monza by the looks of it.
Italian Job Interesting livery
NewBie Was it really pink?
NewBie or is that colorisation error?
NewBie or because of old age of film?

MGE

Sir, this really is your E-type OTS, trust me! We changed fluids, served the brakes and it passed MOT with flying colours.

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The Chap : MGE

Jules Alors...c'est génial!
Coltrane I see no reason why it would raise any suspicion.
Panu Ahtopaine That went pretty smooth, didn't it.
Lumis Neat!
Marcus I thought I`d sniff at it but it`s kinda cute.

Mercedes 600 Pullman scrap yard

A six door Mercedes 600 W100 pullman in a scrapyard with a w124 land sitting on top of it.

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Heckflosse : Mercedes 600 Pullman scrap yard

Speed Demon some....rust
Coltrane By the looks of it, yeah!
Adam The 600 looks like it's beyond a feasible restoration.
Hans Baumaster Everyone seems to be missing the most valuable bit in the photo. ; )
Nemo And what might that be?

Classic cars in Demolition Derby

Rolls Royce, perhaps an early Phantom setting destroyed in Demolition Derby.

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Lumis : Classic cars in Demolition Derby

Adam Idiots!
NewBie no good

Mercedes 190SL Prototype

The story of the Mercedes-Benz 190 SL prototype began with a rather blunt dismissal. When Rudolf Uhlenhaut's colleague Nallinger proposed a lower-priced convertible based on the 180 sedan, legendary US importer Max Hoffman—never known for his patience—replied curtly: “That’s not going to happen.”

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Adam : Mercedes 190SL Prototype

Andreas Sure enough, when I was very very young and bought my first ever classic cars, a pair of 180/190 Ponton I soon had the idea of converting one to a cabriolet. The sketches I drew were not that different from this proto, in fact almost identical. I've never
Andreas The Ponton in question: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Andreas/218/1663
Andreas I've never seen this photo though before!
NewBie cute little Mercedes

Making canopy the easy way

Making clear plastic has been a drag, until now. Here's a super easy way to make a canopy using a PET, Polyethylene terephthalate, bottle. Naturally, you beed a form, in this case a Graupner ASK 14 form that I carved at the tender age of 14 out of a solid block of hardest birch wood I could find.

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Andreas : Making canopy the easy way

F3B res It will last a few century!

Max Hoffman and Porsche 356 Speedst...

Max Hoffman was instrumental in introducing brands like Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz to the U.S. market in the 1950s. The the 356 Speedster for example, Max persuaded Ferdinand Porsche to create a stripped-down, entry-level version of the Porsche 356 -Now the most desired version of any 356!

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Adam : Max Hoffman and Porsche 356 Speedster

Andreas Simple and relatively light, I believe the rear of the body shares more with the Karmann built Notchback coupe than regular 356 coupe.
N:5069 It's a bit Leepu isn't it? really..
N:5069 It's a bit of chop job, let's admit that, shall we?
Lumis Era of elegance and style.

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.

Opel GT spotting

Sweet looking Opel GT aka "the Mini Vette"

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Gottlieb : Opel GT spotting

Speed Demon Looks nice, lacks go though.
Adam Serious wheels!

Clint's ol'Ferrari

Back in 1975, this Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer rolled off the line and into the hands of a lucky chap in Italy. Not long after, it crossed the pond to the States, where Amerispec Corporation gave it the full legal makeover – including those rather unfortunate American-style bumpers

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Coltrane : Clint's ol'Ferrari

F3B res No Grand Torino this time?
Adam Clint knew better and drove European mainly!

Mercedes w111 coupe crash

Very severely crashed W111 coupe

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Gottlieb : Mercedes w111 coupe crash

Hans Baumaster How very unfortunate..
Hans Baumaster Either it went into a slide or missed on coming traffic in a junction .
Göran Oh my. That looks very bad
Göran fatal even
Coltrane In deed it does.

Sagitta 900 The Rise, Fall, and Res...

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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Andreas : Sagitta 900 The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection

F3B res This could be the most beautiful photo of a glider I've ever seen in my life.
Coltrane I'm so glad this photo was on the cover page as I would have missed it otherwise.
Coltrane it's almost unreal in its beauty. What a place you've got there!
Adam Winter wonder land, Santa's secret test facility
American Racer That sure ain't no California and this thing's not for the weak.

Heckflosse 230 W110 Hill Climb

Mercedes Benz 230 w110 participating a hill climb competition in Tenerife in the early 70's. 230 had a 6-cylinder 2.3 litre engine with twin carburettors and a special radiator inside the front panel.

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Heckflosse : Heckflosse 230 W110 Hill Climb

Speed Demon Looks like someone lost their engine in the very same corner.
Adam Tenerife, Canary Islands! what a place, ideal climate.
Adam Too many tourists these days, I'm afraid.
Adam And the car, that's fabulous too!

W201 Suspension

Here's one more for you "German Car fan"

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Adam : W201 Suspension

Streamline Lambo want their LM002 back!
Skunk at the Picnic just as ugly as LM : )
Speed Demon Mad max kinda thing.

Ferrari 275 GTB Compact

Ferrari 275 GTB Compact, very popular among the London newly rich folks

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JoyRide : Ferrari 275 GTB Compact

Gottlieb Horror!
Göran Rich folks don't care. someone, will slave away to restore their lack of racoon skills
Panu Ahtopaine Brilliant, instant Kamm tail!
Speed Demon Grand slam
Speed Demon If you race, these things will happen to you.

Unlikely Birth of the BMW E30 Touri...

The BMW 3 Series Touring owes its existence to an unconventional beginning—an old, wrecked E30 sedan and the vision of BMW engineer Max Reisböck. In the early 1980s, Reisböck found himself in need of a roomier vehicle to accommodate his growing family.

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Youngtimer : Unlikely Birth of the BMW E30 Touring

Heckflosse I did not know it was a private design effort!

Opel limousine spotting

beautiful Opel, not sure which model Käpitan perhaps?

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Gottlieb : Opel limousine spotting

Göran Käpitan for sure.

Nissan Skyline coupe

Slightly tuned Nissan GTR spotting, JDM

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Gottlieb : Nissan Skyline coupe

Opel Rekord Coupe spotting

Another Opel with a fair amount of Americana in its design.

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Gottlieb : Opel Rekord Coupe spotting

Topaz II kit by Premier

For reasons beyond my comprehension, I've ended up with another old sailplane kit. This time a British kitted Topaz II.

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Andreas : Topaz II kit by Premier

F3B res Never saw one, must be quite rare.

Ford Ranger II Pick up concept

Designed by Syd Mead, who worked for Ford's Advanced Styling Studio in the 1960s, this unique Ford pickup was built on a 1963 Ford station wagon frame.

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MilkMan : Ford Ranger II Pick up concept

Best Looking Corvair Ever: XP 875

Best Looking Corvair Ever: XP 875

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ProtoTipo : Best Looking Corvair Ever: XP 875

JoyRide Not too shabby...Actually I like it a lot.
BMW Boomer That's super sleek for Corvair.
N:5069 It looks very Italian to me, which is good.
Andreas What a shame they did not have the courage to produce cars like this.
BoyWonder Gosh yes!

Jaguar E-type racer abandoned in a ...

Jaguar E-type racer abandoned in a back street, check the additional cooler in the bonnet, that's hood Travis

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Nemo : Jaguar E-type racer abandoned in a back street

Hans Baumaster wonder if that's massive oil cooler or auxialry radiator?
Andreas Dunlop alloys, there something going on here!
BarnHunter club racing in the 70s
BIG Z bad to the bone...
Streamline Big oil cooler under the hood I quess.

Yellow Lamborghini Countach production line

Lamborghini Contact Production Line...

A Yellow Lamborghini Countach body rolling down the production line in the 80's in Sant'Agata. A fitter is busy with the front suspension.

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Black Angus : Lamborghini Contact Production Line Photos

Nemo Cool!
Americana Let they try, let them learn.
Italian Job This too was different back then
Streamline I really love the fact it was this home made, not like today as they are just another division in the VAG cartel of same sh*t in different box.

Pilot Harlequin sailplane

Spring day with the Harlequin on my field. The good news is the bird does glide rather well the not so good news is it handles lie a pig, especially with turbulent wind.

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Andreas : Pilot Harlequin sailplane

Adam Looks Like you had a good day there!
Streamline Looks aerodynamic to me!

Porsche 356 Speedster Heckflosse

Porsche 356 Speedster with Heckflosse -This fella thought it was much groovier with fins and continental kit...#zuffierod

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Zuffie Puff : Porsche 356 Speedster Heckflosse

Nemo Sometimes bad enough turn good, but this time??
Heckflosse Heckflosse..ha haa!
Sir Dancealot Well..Seemed like a good idea at that time.
Adam People are hard to comprehend.
Uncle Harry Federalized version.

Mercedes multilink suspension

Mercedes multilink suspension rig during pre production test of the best suspension solution so far

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German Car Fan : Mercedes multilink suspension

Cheap Tricks That would have sold like hot cakes in the US. HaHaa
Adam Here you go : https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/1362/5719

MB 190 2.3-16 "Cosworth"

Mercedes 190 2.3-16 Cosworth in the Woods, where many fine classics have found their destiny.

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Andreas : MB 190 2.3-16 "Cosworth"

Gottlieb With m117 visco fan.
Nemo Its carbon footprint in under zero. Greener that EV, which are not that green in reality.
Adam Well....It's art now.
Speed Demon For something that was initially designed to win B-group rallies and then dominate DTM it look quite stationary.
Lumis Priceless patina!

Mirage III inside a mountain

The Mirage III, a French-designed delta-wing fighter, was widely used by the Swiss Air Force from the 1960s to the early 2000s. These aircraft were stored and maintained in hardened mountain bunkers and could be deployed rapidly in case of conflict.

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HellCat : Mirage III inside a mountain

HellCat The overhead crane system visible in the image was likely used for maintenance and efficient aircraft handling within the confined underground space.
Nemo That looks like something out of star wars
Lumis Yeah, the imperial fighters stored like that.
N:5069 Clean and precise as it should be, they are Swiss after all.

P51 Mustang wooden wheel

P-51 Mustang with British RAF markings During the war years rubber was of shortage so they an attached wooden whees to stroll around the factory at North American Aviation, Inglewood California,

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HellCat : P51 Mustang wooden wheel

Nemo Do not inflate...
JoyRide For hard landings strictly
MilkMan Flintstones edition
Nose Art Did P51 have four cannons? or A-36?
HellCat In deed, The " British " Mk IA/P-51 used four 20 mm Hispano wing cannons. And yes the Allison engine.

Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Saoutchik...

Hi, i am Ragnar and this is Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Saoutchik Coupé. Not the most beautiful 30's Mercedes or Saoutchik body there ever was.

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Ragnar : Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Saoutchik Coupé

JoyRide Wickedly fugly
Panu Ahtopaine Well...it's different I give you that much.
Gottlieb That's horrible!
Adam I'll pass this time, thanks anyway!
Nemo hump tail...

Mercedes 300SL racing seat belt

Check out the safety equipment, the stylish helmet and the very peculiar massive racing lap belt. Never seen one like that before! were they common at the time?

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Adam : Mercedes 300SL racing seat belt

American Racer I would not call them common, never seen one quite like that.
Lumis safety first!
Ragnar That's a hefty one! Still he'll hit his head on the steering wheel

World's most butchered Ferrari 25...

The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, chassis 0758TR, has got to be the most butchered, disrespected, and downright ugliest Ferrari 250 TR to ever exist. It started life just fine, racing in smaller events around the Caribbean and South America—nothing too glamorous, but hey...

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American Racer : World's most butchered Ferrari 250 TR

Adam You're not kidding...that is as ugly as they come.
Adam Great reading by the way! Thanks.
RennMeister No joking that is the fubar of all fubars!
Abroc People, what are they thinking?
Streamline Nothing remotely sensible by the looks of it

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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Hans Baumaster : Alex Cunningham Commodore Special

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
Adam Different color, license plate, wheels and no bubble flares. Same car in different iteration or another one?
NordMan This is the better version! no question.
Andreas Look at Opel now¡
Giovanni Verry good!

Wonderful Times Ahead with W111

Beautiful dash in a w111 220S sedan with webasto manual sun roof

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Heckflosse : Wonderful Times Ahead with W111

Andreas Lovely!
Denise Stylish!
Adam Life is good for the fella.
Heckflosse in deed
Gottlieb true style and standard

Scheibe Spatz

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Andreas : Scheibe Spatz

Lumis It looks huge!
F3B res They tend to look bigger indoors, That's around 4 meters.

Graupner Super Cirrus Scratch Build

With Sunny and Blue Phoenix off my table I thought it might be a good moment to scratch build a Graupner Cirrus, with a twist. I'll be utilizin KeilKraft Elmira airfoil and a vintage GRP fuse I managed to pick up last summer, shortly after selling my original Graupner Cirrus.

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Andreas : Graupner Super Cirrus Scratch Build

Andreas https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/1243
Nemo Wow Wow...easy tiger!
Nemo As great as these are, I think you should get back to the E-type https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/5
Andreas You know what...sometimes I feel the same way.
Andreas Not often though.

Lamborghini Countach L150 Prototipo...

In the mid-'80s, Lamborghini had big plans to modernize the Countach with the L150 project, led by Giulio Alfieri. The goal? Fix the Countach’s quirks—better comfort, improved cooling, and sleeker styling.

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Black Angus : Lamborghini Countach L150 Prototipo, 1987

Paddock Photographic Tales

Mercedes W196r #22 with #18 in the paddock.

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RennMeister : Paddock Photographic Tales

Americana Slick cars
Jules as beautiful as fast these cars
American Racer If there was one racer I could have, I think this is it. W196 is just the ultimate combination of speed and beauty.
Italian Job Amazing what the Germans were able to deliver, before boredom became their paradigm.

Jaguar E-type S1 as a towcar

Here's something you don't see every day if ever -Jaguar E-type S1 coupe used as as a towcar for what looks like MG TF. Brands Hatch in mid sixties.

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JagMan : Jaguar E-type S1 as a towcar

Coltrane Wow! That's a scene! The story is this E-type FHC used to belong to Ivor Arbiter, an instrument maker and businessman as well as avid race driver. His biggest achievement may however be the drop-T in Beatles logo. allegedly paid 5 Sterling for the design
Adam People You Ain't seen nothing yet! https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/748/3109
American Racer There was a guy named Hardy Prentice that used to compete in SCCA Runoffs that had his XKE tow the TR3 racer across the US.
The Chap Mega!
RennMeister Very nice photo.

Obscure stuff

Plymouth Super Bird Minivan No idea who where or why?

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Göran : Obscure stuff

American Racer For a wheelchair perhaps?
Italian Job Looks that way.

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!
American Racer Go Team 3, Go!
Streamline Pedal to the metal!
Italian Job Take on prisoners!

Raymond Loewy BMW 507

If BMW 507 had anything going for it that was its looks. This Raymond Loewy version of the BMW 507 though...I'm not sure what to think of it, other than give me the original, please!

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Adam : Raymond Loewy BMW 507

Streamline The moustache!
Italian Job Kit car Corvette, anyone?

World's Slowest Rally

It was the slowest rally known in the history of mankind.

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Nemo : World's Slowest Rally

Andreas take your time.
American Racer Yeah! hah
Adam setting the pace.

Mercedes Benz 600 Landaulet

You can tell a fella has imoecaple sense of style when they decide to wear red maga caps while taking a ride in a 600 landaulet

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JoyRide : Mercedes Benz 600 Landaulet

Nemo It's an American thing no matter where you go even highest profile Amelia island / Pebble beach there is always a bunch of boomers with cheap Chinese baseball caps...
Gottlieb That's true!
The Chap The problem is they are not in a Phantom!
American Racer Mercedes 600, the dick()tators' wheels.

Pilot Q.B. 1800 laser cut kit

Back in the days, this was the the fleet of our gang. All by pilot ok model, Tommy, QB 1800, QB 2500 and Flying Feather: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/Andreas/657

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Andreas : Pilot Q.B. 1800 laser cut kit

Coltrane I bet you have a lot of great memories.
Claudius-76 Time before smart phones
Coltrane That!
American Racer Nice hobby, you should come to California without one of those.

Aquila Flying

Another beautiful windy day and Aquila coping with gusts of 10 metres a second and more

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Andreas : Aquila Flying

Coltrane Your photos just keep getting better. How many sailplane are you flying currently?
F3B res And how many Aquilas?
Andreas Three Aquilas plus three other operational sailplanes ( Tommy, FF, Eclipse) scratch built BOT, Sagitta 900 mod and my original vintage design under construction.
Andreas and PIK20, Marks Model's BOT NIB that I will never built.
Andreas And Paragon.

Scrapyard Rolls Royce Camargue

Rolls Royce Camargue may have been the most expansive car in its day but it also takes to scrapyard like a fish to water or Jimmy to gin, cheers to that!

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JoyRide : Scrapyard Rolls Royce Camargue

Youngtimer I think they look like a pile of....it.
Youngtimer So scrapyard might no be a bad place for one ; )
American Racer I don't fancy one of those.

Steve McQueen -Prince of cool- and ...

Prince Of Cool Steve Mc Queen tossing a frisbee during a break on Bullit film set.

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Coltrane : Steve McQueen -Prince of cool- and his cars

Nemo With hubcaps and all..
Speed Demon This Charger had about 12 hubcaps, give and take a few.
Speed Demon prince of cool though?
Göran Nizeee!
Americana The man!

Mercedes C124 as Porsche Mule

Someone on this page said Porsche had the coolest mules. I fully agree! This is not a wide body C124 AMG but a mule for a V8 Porsche that never happened. O'boy is it cool or what?

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ProtoTipo : Mercedes C124 as Porsche Mule

Youngtimer Looks a lot like Mercedes-Benz 300 CE 6.0 32V AMG would...I'm baffled!!
American Racer Looks like fun!

Covid-19 Corona SM?

Covid-19? Corona? SM? never herd...what are they? Think I'm good though, mate!

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JoyRide : Covid-19 Corona SM?

Panu Ahtopaine Be safe!
Andreas Quite handy these days.
Hans Baumaster I would be more afraid than feel safe.
Abroc I could live with that:
Nemo I know people that are into this thing.

FSO 1100 Coupé prototype like Espr...

What looks like 70% Lotus Esprit and 30% Fiat 1/9 is actually Zbigniew Wattson's FSO 1100 Coupe Prototype.

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ProtoTipo : FSO 1100 Coupé prototype like Esprit

Jules Looks very modern to me.
Hans Baumaster stunner
JoyRide Commies will not tolerate.
BIG Z Not that bad, shame about their government!
Jules bad politics! lousy regime

Ferrari 275GTB art car

Ferrari 275GTB art thing that I know absolutely nothing about other than it's pretty cool and most likely lived in France of all the places!

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Adam : Ferrari 275GTB art car

JoyRide At least it's not boringly red this time!
w123-Fahrer Special
Coltrane It's bonkers and I love it
Streamline refreshingly different
Italian Job A hero car of a French film nouveau.

Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta

ex-Fred Ducato's light metallic blue / navy blue Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta at Pebble beach in 1955

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Streamline : Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta

Nemo Not beautiful in traditional sense but stylish and interesting.
Jules yes
Jules it is

The most produced bomber B24 Libera...

During World War II, Willow Run was a powerhouse of production, turning out 428 B-24 Liberators at an astonishing rate. Between April 24 and April 26, 1944, a record 100 bombers took to the skies from the plant. By 1945, Ford was responsible for 70% of all B-24s, manufacturing 6,972 of the 18,482 to

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HellCat : The most produced bomber B24 Liberator

Nemo machines of death and terror
Jules Yes but..On good guys side

Packards and Steam engines

Way too cool not to post! Packards and Steam engines vintage ads.

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Bill McKenna : Packards and Steam engines

Hans Baumaster Both are extremely beautiful.
Streamline Could it be anymore beautiful?
Streamline Hardly!
Nemo were these just concepts / art works of actually build into cars?
Jules I hope real, not sure?

Citroen DS

Beaty of the 60s visualised in one photo

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Jules : Citroen DS

Shelby Cobra & camera rig Cannon Ball Run Movies

Shelby Cobra with camera rig Cannon...

Shelby Cobra 427 with a camera rig holding no less than three film recorders Cannon Ball Run Warner Bros behind the scenes!

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Americana : Shelby Cobra with camera rig Cannon Ball run

Nemo To my amazement they use rigs like this even today! One would think smaller cameras would suffice.
Elfkungen Shaky old thing

Volvo 245 cut-away

Volvo 245, probably the best STW of all times.

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Göran : Volvo 245 cut-away

w123-Fahrer Correct, right after Mercedes S123 ; )
Nemo In the 80's and 90's every university professor in a Hollywood film used to drive Volvo SWT (or Saab 900) What does that tell us?
Andreas Highly utilitarian.
Elfkungen A legend!
Streamline That sofa though!

On the way to Finland / Auf dem Weg nach Finnland

W109 300 SE L 6.3 -70

Long way home: From factory Stuttgart to US. Then back to Germany, Berlin. Then to Frankfurt and finally to Finland. Ab Werk Stuttgart nach US, dann zurück nach Deutschland, Berlin. Dann nach Frankfurt und schließlich nach Finnland.

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Timo_S : W109 300 SE L 6.3 -70

Andreas Ein echte autobahn-stürmer!
Giovanni Big motore 6,3 really?
Henry Use the force luke: )
Andreas So What's up with this monster Timo?
Timo_S Slowly but steadily it comes together. Some progress picturess added.

HeliTruck

The bearded fella (not related) showing off his stylish helicopter based off road adventure RV. How cool is this?

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JoyRide : HeliTruck

Coltrane when form follows function and availability is the master plan
Claudius-76 The supply of downed ruski choppers was rich.
Streamline Looks convenient

B17 Gallery wings of glory

f B-17 #42-32000 Assigned to the 524th Bomb Squadron, /379th Bomb Group WA-P Kimbolton 27/2/44. crash landed 4th of July in Felpham, Sussex, UK due to flack damage. The garden owner gave crew tea and coffee!

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Nose Art : B17 Gallery wings of glory

Claudius-76 Tea and coffee...
Streamline Things out of ordinary.

Stars and Cars

Barry Gibb famous for his high-pitched falsetto as witnessed by BeeGees fans trying hard to keep his Lotus Europa hatch from getting blown away by the wind.

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Coltrane : Stars and Cars

Streamline Got the wings of heaven on my shoes I'm a dancing man and I just can't lose...

My Daily Dose to Nostalgia Dragster...

My nostalgia dragster today is Sherman Allison Messerschmitt KR 200 Dragster, where Hemi has replaced the Sachs 2 stroke.

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Speed Demon : My Daily Dose to Nostalgia Dragsters

Nemo Nice way to run circles around any ol'Cobra
Fred Does it have a Beetle front axle?
F3B res Aviation to Motorsport.
RennMeister A ton of fun
Streamline Aww

Ferrari 512S FIA Homologation line ...

The line up of 25 Ferrari 512S for FIA Homologation in Maranello in 1969. The yellow one is the chassis #1030 for Scuderia Ecurie Francorchamps

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RennMeister : Ferrari 512S FIA Homologation line up

Nemo I wonder how many were really in running order that day ; )
JoyRide the first and last of the line!
Americana Who cheats the best wins, that's Motorsport for y'all.
F3B res Candy shop.
American Racer Most of them had an engine at that point anyway!

Ferrari 288 GTO factory test

Ferrari 288GTO wearing the famous MO prove licence plate, pre-production car.

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Spazzaneve : Ferrari 288 GTO factory test

Italian Job Ferrari 288 GTO Prototype number six, s/n 47711
Italian Job Notice 288 GTO emblem, which the production cars did not wear.
Italian Job Sold to a private individual unknown whereabouts, to me at least!
Lumis I understand the GTO has a longitudinal turbo engine and 308 transverse one but how difficult would it be to turn a 308 into GTO replica?
Italian Job difficulty is a matter of each individual capabilities.

Liberty Bell

In 1976, Bob and Doris Rich piloted a radio-controlled Sr. Falcon model aircraft, Liberty Bell, on a transcontinental flight to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial. The journey began in Kitty Hawk, NC, on October 1 and ended in Oceanside, CA, on October 29. Over 3,026 miles, the aircraft logged 68 hours

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F3B res : Liberty Bell

Nose Art I take the RC was from a surveillance vehicle.
Nose Art Which was going pretty fast as the average speed was 44 mph
Nose Art I wonder how many landings that was?

Large executive sedan w124

Large premium brand sedan Mercedes Benz 300D behind which there is a tiny little Mini.

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Gottlieb : Large executive sedan w124

German Car Fan Fat cars for fat people.

AC Cobra ARTCAR

I think someone wrote an article on this AC Cobra artcar on ClassicDigest.com, I could not find the story though.

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Adam : AC Cobra ARTCAR

Coltrane Here you go: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/The+Chap/242
Coltrane I also love the very 300SL artmobile you shared previously: https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/443/2306
Robert Klienge Amazing what a little pill can do?!
Années 80 I want one, I need one even if its too old for me, ha ha haaa
Lumis Ars longa vita brevis!

VW Käfer Oval Faltdach

VW Käfer Oval Faltdach, early beetle with a sliding roof in a barn, staircase to heaven?

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Gottlieb : VW Käfer Oval Faltdach

Käfer Guy a Gem!
Göran Good barn!
MilkMan I'm sure there is a taker for this car
Streamline In Germany and California..yes

Starstruck Mercedes 300SL

It seems 300SL Mercedes was the weapon of choice for many of Hollywood's stars in the late 50's early 60's Or was it just a promotional gimmick by the factory, go figure.. click on to see more stars in 300SL Mercedes.

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Adam : Starstruck Mercedes 300SL

Andreas obviously, Max Hoffman working his way in Hollywood...
Giovanni Glamour a Hollywood come ha usato per essere...
JoyRide Talk about pointing fingers , boldie!
NoOneFamous These cars! They literally are for rich and famous!
Coltrane Wasn't he Russian?

Ringo Starr rocking a Facel Vega

Tyre kickers beware! It's Ringo time! Here's Sir Ringo's other motor with stacked head lights.

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The Chap : Ringo Starr rocking a Facel Vega

Göran That's one very beautiful car!
Giovanni maybe kick broken car?!
Adam How many did they make, Facel Vegas I mean?
Jules 357pcs FVs & FVS, 842pcs FV&HK, 182pcs Facel II, in total 2,900 cars
Adam Thanks, Facel II is even more rare than I imagined.

Mercedes Benz 500sec s1

Mercedes Benz 500 sec brown metallic, battles the northern winter, but for how long?

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Gottlieb : Mercedes Benz 500sec s1

MilkMan salt..slush..snow..ice..
German Car Fan It needs a garage for the winter
BenzBoyz Yeah
Coltrane Probably the last Mercedes that had that real old time Mercedes grace. left.
Coltrane That of course is just my humble opinion.

Triumph & Morgan

Nice looking lived in Triumph TR3 attending some kind of accuracy trial it seems. Not sure where you're need a spotter in a car like that though.

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Lumis : Triumph & Morgan

Americana just like my mother in law would...
MilkMan Great photos, but what on earth are they up to?
Adam nice shot, must be Oz
Falco Just young lads having fun.
Coltrane Lovely little motor this TR.

MB Semi Trailer Coach

Many may have seen Cuban commuter busses made of semi trucks. but this Mercedes from the 50's is certainly a novelty! In fact it is not what it seems to be a coach but a promotional lorry for Melissa, German herbal tonic!

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Hans Baumaster : MB Semi Trailer Coach

Cheap Tricks How cool is that?
Cheap Tricks Very!
Coltrane I think the Cubans call them camel...

W123 velours

Very stylish dark green w123 W123 creme velours and climate control.my guess is 300d

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w123-Fahrer : W123 velours

Coltrane Not too shabby!

Stunning Vintage Photos of Jaguar E...

The Mamas & Papas showing off their motors in 1967. It seems Mama Michelle and John Phillips had better taste than the rest of the group-

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

Coltrane You are biased.
Coltrane But you are also right!

300SL_roadster,300SL_hauling,timber_in_300sl

Timber loading Mercedes 300sl

You paid ridiculous money for your 300SL Roadster so you might make it work for its living, right? Here's the Stuttgart's finest hauling a mighty timber load...

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Adam : Timber loading Mercedes 300sl

Trucker Joe Any hauling's good hauling....
Hans Baumaster So different back then! Imagine turning up on the lawns of Pebble Beach like this today.
Andreas Adam, you always come up with this weird and wonderful 300SL material. Keep it coming, thanks.
Gottlieb Interesting. The plates look like this could be in Sweden. Which kinda would explain it....
Jules Nice car and very versatile

200D w110 Heckflosse Barn Find

Over the time you find yourself facing moments that underline passage of time and the fact that it's not indefinite, all things come to an end one way or another.

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Andreas : 200D w110 Heckflosse Barn Find

Giovanni OooHH. very thigth fit that door!
German Car Fan Some bar there! I wish I too could find a place like that
German Car Fan Bar...erh..barn
German Car Fan Is that BMW 3.0CSI door?
Adam And so she heads for the light...

Compton Coupe w111 Flachkühler Res...

This particular example was found in a mildly sinister back yard in the heart of Compton L.A. Somehow we survived inspire of demoralizing comments by so called friends.

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Andreas : Compton Coupe w111 Flachkühler Resto #1

German Car Fan Looks pretty sound!
Andreas It is, exeptionally so.
Heckflosse German plates on it?
Andreas They would have come in handy when the cops pulled you over on Sunset boulevard...
No Problemo! Yo Homie! Compton rulez ok!!

How to Win Friends & Influence Peop...

How to win Friends and influence People? That's easy all you need is this 220SE Cabriolet, the rest will just happen!

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Nemo : How to Win Friends & Influence People?

Panu Ahtopaine And just like that the emblem was gone.
Falco This car would certainly suit my style.
Cheap Tricks not too shabby

Lava Lamp inventor

Where would we be without this man and his ingenious Astro Lamp invention?

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JoyRide : Lava Lamp inventor

Nemo Lost, absolutely lost!
BIG Z I had one..those were the times!

Proper Camper

There's campers and then there is proper campers. your call.

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Gottlieb : Proper Camper

Coltrane Grey one, please.
Nemo and burn the white in the front.
Nemo Seriously though...What is that?
BIG Z That looks tough.

Too Many F40 Ferraris

Looking to purchase something truly individual would F40 suit me?

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JoyRide : Too Many F40 Ferraris

BIG Z A few million on the run.

"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!

Le Mans Winning Alpine a210 Barn Fi...

Gerard Gombert was once a handsome mechanic and local motorcycle racing daredevil over the years something snapped and Gerard turned a hoarder of race and sports car wrecks, mostly Alpine.

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RennMeister : Le Mans Winning Alpine a210 Barn Find

Andreas I know the feeling..
NordMan The price! Wow...
Gottlieb What a Magnificent place
NordMan and car also!
BIG Z I'm digging it

Bayer K67, All Polyurethane body Ca...

Some call Bayer K 67 the world’s first car with an all-plastic -polyurethane that is, stressed body. They are wrong, Lotus Elite was!

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ProtoTipo : Bayer K67, All Polyurethane body Car

Adam Interesting
Adam Would be interesting to try how it changes from going to hot summer day to a freezing winter day somewhere up north.
Giovanni no safety this car!!!
Nemo Tupperware, now available as car too.
The Chap I find the whole idea odd, to say the least.

New wire wheeled Ford GT40s at John...

Very nice display of brand new Ford GT40s at John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd. The Opalescent Silver Blue,Original demonstrator P/1069 was dispatched by John Wyer to Garage Filippinetti for display at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show before touring Ford Dealers around the world.

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MilkMan : New wire wheeled Ford GT40s at John Wyer's

Adam P/1069 all the way in Finland! https://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Adam/906/3826
Adam Ps, great array of early GTs all with Borrani wire wheels.
Adam n 1971, P/1069 was acquired by Anthony Bamford of JCB fame. and thus repainted to JCB yellow. Not very stylish in my book.
Gottlieb A sight for sore eyes! I also love those wire wheels that look so much better than the Halibrands
Cheap Tricks How many much for the lot then and now?

Ford GT40 life hack #1

This shot harks back to the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, showcasing a rather dramatic issue faced by the factory Ford GT40s on Daytona’s dizzying high banks.

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Coltrane : Ford GT40 life hack #1

Coltrane Thanks to the considerable centrifugal forces at play, the GT40’s suspension decided to compress just enough to let the right-front tyre get uncomfortably close—indeed, too close—to the underside of the car’s bodywork.
RennMeister With cardboard covers taped duct taped to protect the headlights. all makeshift solutions that work.
MilkMan All Go -No Show!
Gottlieb Imagine driving one to a concourse show like that these days!
Coltrane Hah! The all-knowing judges would soil themselves over it!

Brit spotting

Sunbeam without the sun.

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Gottlieb : Brit spotting

Coltrane Rootes Arrow, more specifically Sunbeam Vogue
Coltrane Thanks to badge engineering also available as Chrysler Hunter, Chrysler Vogue, Dodge Husky, Hillman Arrow, Humber Sceptre, Singer Gazelle , Sunbeam Arrow and many more...
Abroc Orphant car
Coltrane Yes
Cornelius Crappy car nobody wants.

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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JoyRide : Porsche Type 823 Fake Tank

Americana Poor Bastards!
Americana what a stupid ass thing!
Göran Stupid propaganda thing. no good for anything but getting killed!
German Car Fan Madness!

W111 Heckflosse safety cell

Designed by Béla Barényi, the W111 was the first series-production car to incorporate crumple zones into its design, a revolutionary step that remains a fundamental principle in modern car safety.

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Heckflosse : W111 Heckflosse safety cell

Gottlieb That's the gospel but actually already the Ponton series had the Barényi, safety cell.
American Racer Anyway it seems to work
Andreas Excellent design working just as it was meant to.
Hans Baumaster True
MilkMan shame about the car

MB L319 & VW kastenwagen

Old photo of Finnish MB L319 & VW kastenwagen, needless to say I prefer the L319.

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Gottlieb : MB L319 & VW kastenwagen

German Car Fan both are great

VW Käfer Oval spotting

An old spotting of VW Käfer are Beetle, oval with folding sunroof. I believe desirable in certain circles.

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Gottlieb : VW Käfer Oval spotting

German Car Fan Very desirable

Elvis and Mercedes 300SL roadster

Wait a minute, did Elvis trade this 300SL roadster for the BMW 507? Not sure if that was a smart move?

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Visitor : Elvis and Mercedes 300SL roadster

MilkMan That would not be a smart move at all. Anyway, the fella leaning on the screen frame looks like an owner to me.
MilkMan As Elvis look on..in admiration of some sort ; )
Hans Baumaster The 300SL is registered in Hamburg area, Elvis was stationed 450km south in Friedberg.
Adam Good point
German Car Fan Super!

FireVette

I'm not sure if this is too much for the vet guys to handle but to me the Stingray with firebird nose doesn't look half bad.

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Americana : FireVette

MilkMan not as bad as it sounds
Adam Apart from destroying a perfectly good Stingray it's a hoot!

57 Chevy Bellair convertible.

Mint condition Chevy Bellair convertible in metallic light red/pink

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Gottlieb : 57 Chevy Bellair convertible.

MilkMan with a continental kit and all...

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!
Adam This w220 has a life mission now.
Années 80 Good luck with it!
Cornelius Stupid plan you destroy the car's value! Don't do it.

Oil Delivery

Fine art at its best, "Heating Oil Delivery” by George Hughes

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Falco : Oil Delivery

Americana That's more like it!

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

Göran I suppose that's enough : )

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
Visitor Out of propositions this drawing.
Visitor Other than that, opportunity.

Project Tip-Tow

Project Tip-Tow was a Cold War-era experiment by the U.S. Air Force that aimed to extend the range of early jet fighters by having them "tow" next a larger aircraft, specifically a B-29 or B-36 bombe. Tip Tow was a brainchild by Richard Vogt an eccentric German aeronautical engineer.

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HellCat : Project Tip-Tow

Andreas Vogt, of course!
Nose Art Mental idea!
Visitor Such a weird idea, Personally I don't get it.

Hegi Kalif 3m sailplane

Santa stuck in the snow with his Kalif.

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Andreas : Hegi Kalif 3m sailplane

Adam Snow already, up north no doubt
Visitor A frozen project?

Waking up the Shark Nose (BMW 3.0 C...

The shark nose's been dormant longer that it should. So it was finally time to open the Aladdin's cave and let the sun shine in on the dusty blue paint. The engine was as happy as ever to wake up after hibernation but the brakes not so...

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ClassicDigest Crew : Waking up the Shark Nose (BMW 3.0 CS)

Hans Baumaster Excellent!
German Car Fan They were men to be driven, you know...
Gottlieb Noce, BTW managed to spot the earlier short nose 2000CS on a trailer today.
German Car Fan You're talking bout this? http://www.classicdigest.com/readers-stories/show-ad-detail/Gottlieb/389/2193
bucket and sponge You too guys, give it some soap!

Merry Christmas and a happy new yea...

May 2025 be a better year!

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Nemo : Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2025

Winterbottom Thank you. And Merry Christmas to you as well!
Americana Thanks! You and your family too!, merry Xmas!
N:5069 Nice stingray, happy holidays to you all!
Göran To you and all the world, merry Xmas and a much much better new year
German Car Fan And a happy new year

Turbonique Rocket Powered Turbo Rea...

Turbonique -the rocket powered turbo rear axle- came about in 1962 in Orlando, Florida, a stone's throw from NASA rockets, by Gene Middlebrooks, a Nasa subcontractor on the propulsion system for the Pershing missile program, looking for new business.

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Americana : Turbonique Rocket Powered Turbo Rear Axle

Gottlieb Holy Smokes and Thunder!
Panu Ahtopaine Splendid idea..indeed.
ProtoTipo Genius!
Hans Baumaster Absolutely mad idea!
NasWag Mega awesome!

Mercedes Benz W123 Velours Vs C126 leder

Mercedes Velours Vs Leder

When it comes to Mercedes interiors you cannot pass velours when it comes to 70's and 80's cars.

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Andreas : Mercedes Velours Vs Leder

Hans Baumaster Two very different approaches to luxury interior. Velours can be fragile and hard to keep clean but no one can deny how comfortable they are.
w123-Fahrer Those must be w123 Series 2 velour (suede) seats
Heckflosse Are they for sale?
Andreas Not really!

Airtronics Aquila Solarfilm Failure

Beautiful sunny day with potent thermals and my new old Aguila solarfilm wing goes on a holiday in the sun. I tried a few hi-starts and it was dreadfully bad.

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Andreas : Airtronics Aquila Solarfilm Failure

JoyRide That's what time does to your skin...time for a facelift buddy!
F3B res If solar-film is a bad idea then black solar film is even more so. But it flew great in the winter didn't it?.

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

Lenny Kravitz works on his Vw Beetl...

Today Lenny Kravitz has mainly been working on his Bug. How's your day so far?

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Nemo : Lenny Kravitz works on his Vw Beetle

Andreas ...Mr. cab driver fuck you I'm a survivor...
JoyRide Staged or real? I have no clue!
Panu Ahtopaine Bug nut working on his lug nut
JoyRide How old is Lenny anyway?
JoyRide Seems pretty fit

Sporty Camaro SS

They never said it was a sports car but a Sporty Sportster, thus SS I guess!

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MilkMan : Sporty Camaro SS

MaxPoke69 SSShhhh!

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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Nemo : Cobra 289 for sale, vintage ad

JagMan 9000 still is a lot of money to normal people!
N:5069 Iowa Cobra
Winterbottom rust belt cobras tend to be affordable....
Winterbottom Not
MaxPoke69 9000 won't buy yo a replica even these days!

Pilot (OkModel) Tommy vintage Sailp...

This is where it all started on Xmas in 1983 or so. My very first RC plane ever, Pilot Tommy. The poor glider snapped its wing on a towline in 84-85 what was left of the bird was (kinda) patched in one piece put away in an attic and forgotten for 36 years. Until now that is!

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Andreas : Pilot (OkModel) Tommy vintage Sailplane Rescue

Adam Ok, I see a pattern here. How many planes will this turn into ; )
F3B res Time flies, plane not.
Andreas So true! ; )
JoyRide I also once had OK-model..she vas 177cm
F3B res 177 of wingspan?