EMW T327. Not so much a replica as a former BMW in East Germany taking a different path, off the same pre war design. Eisenach in Thuringia ended up in the Eastern Zone after the war and they just restarted off the pre war designs. The factory continued to use the BMW brand for some years and then change to EMW with the blue being replaced with red on the roundel. In guess that this makes the car about 1952 production.
Someone will remember the connection between EMW and Wartburg. I know they both came from Eisenach but cannot recall whether they were from the same factory.
huh. OK. I found more pics and they do all look like that. Really thought '67 would have still had the '65-'66 taillights, and I definitely thought it said shelby on the back.
A '67 Mustang (and thus, Shelby) is a very different car than a '65 or '66.
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yes, a 1953 EMW. Like Graham said, it sounds more like a continuation, since they had the factory sitting there, and just kept making cars behind the curtain. With the red instead of blue on the badge.
I am not sure about the LeCar but the R5 was ubiquitous in Europe when I was living there. They were remarkably space efficient. Like the R 16, the gearbox was in front of the engine, allowing the spare wheel to be stored above the gearbox. That made for a really spacious cabin for such a small car. However the odd gear linkages meant that the gear shift was sort of spongy, especially when the car was tired.
That red, usually badly deteriorated, seemed to be the favourite colour. Most that I remember had saggy suspension.
There were also two turbo derivatives, the R5 Turbo, which was basically a mid engine, rear wheel drive monster to compete with the Lancia Stratos in Rally competition and the later, more sedate, R5 Turbo II which used more of the normal R5 mechanicals. A colleague, a mechanical engineer, had one of the latter. It was thrashed mercilessly and cost so much to maintain that my employer banned them from our fleet! Gee, it was fun! (and terrifying).
The sign in front of the car read 1962, but I don't want to post it because it has the owner's name and city on it, although I know they ok'ed it for the show.
The only picture I have of a 1960 Sir Stirling Moss race car is this one.
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My recollection is that it was actually an almost experimental ground effect vehicle using the M1 engine for Group C racing. I cannot recall the detail but there is something scratching at my memory
I shouldn't have laughed too loud I guess, as '63 and later Studebakers, my favorites, only wrote out "20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120", and "140" and "160" in "Super" models...they even skipped the 'odd' tens!
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The Bonneville R3 Avanti that set the U.S.A.C. land speed records would be the only one that needed the 160 speedo. The R2 Hawk went 140 at Bonneville and an R2 Lark, 132.
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No takers on #35441, not many of these came to our shores but later versions enjoyed some popularity at the height of the Euro car boom in the early 60s.
You're close Mr. S but the Hillman Minx Californian was described by Octane magazine as "a 1953 Minx Drophead coupe with a permanent hardtop attached". The car in the photo is a 1953 Hillman Minx convertible (AKA "drophead coupe") but without the h/t it can't be a "Californian". link .
If we're going to get really pedantic it's a Hillman Minx Mark V or Phase V . Ireally should go for a PhD in Pedantry. Rootes Group nomenclature and badge-swapping would make an excellent thesis project. :sick:
The Californian hardtop wasn't removable - it was a pillarless two door saloon - like the later Sunbeam Rapier. also the Hillman Minx convertible preceded it by a few years - the first version of the Californian wasn't sold until 1953, whereas the convertible was on sale by about 1950/1.
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EMW T327. Not so much a replica as a former BMW in East Germany taking a different path, off the same pre war design. Eisenach in Thuringia ended up in the Eastern Zone after the war and they just restarted off the pre war designs. The factory continued to use the BMW brand for some years and then change to EMW with the blue being replaced with red on the roundel. In guess that this makes the car about 1952 production.
Someone will remember the connection between EMW and Wartburg. I know they both came from Eisenach but cannot recall whether they were from the same factory.
Cheers
Graham
A '67 Mustang (and thus, Shelby) is a very different car than a '65 or '66.
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Our model was the infamous leCar.
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I am not sure about the LeCar but the R5 was ubiquitous in Europe when I was living there. They were remarkably space efficient. Like the R 16, the gearbox was in front of the engine, allowing the spare wheel to be stored above the gearbox. That made for a really spacious cabin for such a small car. However the odd gear linkages meant that the gear shift was sort of spongy, especially when the car was tired.
That red, usually badly deteriorated, seemed to be the favourite colour. Most that I remember had saggy suspension.
There were also two turbo derivatives, the R5 Turbo, which was basically a mid engine, rear wheel drive monster to compete with the Lancia Stratos in Rally competition and the later, more sedate, R5 Turbo II which used more of the normal R5 mechanicals. A colleague, a mechanical engineer, had one of the latter. It was thrashed mercilessly and cost so much to maintain that my employer banned them from our fleet! Gee, it was fun! (and terrifying).
Cheers
Graham
The only picture I have of a 1960 Sir Stirling Moss race car is this one.
Maserati 's sports racing cars especially the 250S and the Tipo61 were the mounts of many famous racers in the 50s and early 60s.
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My recollection is that it was actually an almost experimental ground effect vehicle using the M1 engine for Group C racing. I cannot recall the detail but there is something scratching at my memory
Cheers
Graham
Toyota MR2 from early '90s. There is one (also in red) up the street from me, right now. It looks like a little Ferrari 348
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Graham
Found a photo of it racing
http://alex62.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/29/ho- bbs81c.jpg
I remain doubtful about the front end. Seems implausible in a ground effect car
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Graham
Toyota MR2 from early '90s.
Exactly, it's a '92. I know a couple of guys who have 'em and they really love them.
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Both cars are postwar even if one doesn't look it.
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As a kid, I used to laugh at how Rambler speedometers went "1,2,3,4,5,6," etc. instead of "10, 20, 30", etc.
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Which was once mistaken to be the dominant life form.
Wheels are non-stock Panasports or Minilites.
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The pretty Fiat 124 Coupe. This one looks a little sad with panels not very straight
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Graham
Yup that is a Gen 2 (1969-73) Fiat 124 Sport Coupe 1600. It lacks bumpers because it's been modified for Autocross racing.
Styling was by Boano.
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That looks like a wide body version of the same car.
My daughter told me the cars were there for some VIP drives around the track.
There are several lovely Italian Coupes of that era. I think they look better without bumpers, although impractical.
Cheers
Graham
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Paging Magnette or Grahampeters.
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Ah, no need to trouble our brothers on foreign shores---I've suffered enough under British cars to take this one:
That is, I believe, a Hillman Minx "Californian".
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The car in the photo is a 1953 Hillman Minx convertible (AKA "drophead coupe") but without the h/t it can't be a "Californian". link .
If we're going to get really pedantic it's a Hillman Minx Mark V or Phase V
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