Classic Cars

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Awesome ! My old calendar Renault 1992 is working for 2020, a leap year also.

 

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VW Beetle painted on Volkswagen van

 

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1948 Paris Motor Show part 1

 

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1948 Paris Motor Show part 2

 

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MERCEDES-BENZ


Benz type D - 1899

60/70 - 1904

28/60 - 1908

Torpedo 100 ch - 1913

Grand-Prix - 1914

28/95 - 1920

Targa Florio - 1924

 

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MERCEDES-BENZ


S - 1930

SS - 1930

SSK 38/250 - 1930

540 K - 1936

230 - 1937

W 125 - 1937

 

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MERCEDES-BENZ


300 SLR - 1955

W 196 - 1955

300 SL - 1956

300 SEL 6.3 liter - 1968

350 SLC - 1973

240 D - 1974

450 SEL 6.9 liter - 1976

 

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1972 Toyota RV2

 

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1987 Chevrolet Express

 

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Flaminio Bertoni at Citroën and Louis Bionier at Panhard liked baroc style. Tormented forms, sculptures, various ornaments, each had his personality but both had the same tastes. To soon disappeared, Flaminio Bertoni didn't know the Dyane designed by Louis Bionier and expected to replace the 2CV. At this time Citroën was the owner of Panhard (1965).

 

[jeanlouis]

Why the inverted rear window on the Ami 6 ?


At the late fifties, Citroën staff asked to the stylist Flaminio Bertoni to draw a saloon four doors with external trunk (3 volumes) in 4 meters. This car would be a kind of luxurious 2 CV or at least a less basic version. The platform, just made longer, would remain the same. Flaminio Bertoni presented his project with the inverted rear window and he said he didn't know how to make a 4 doors saloon, 3 volumes, in 4 meters long with a traditional rear window. It was not the reality as we can see below. Before the production, the future Ami 6 was already controversed!



After the Ford Anglia, Ford came back to a saloon with a classical rear window. It was the Ford Escort in 1968.



Fiat 1100R and especially Fiat 128 were under 4 meters.


The rear body of the first Peugeot 204 was not very pretty with it bumper in 2 parts.
I forgot Renault 8 and Simca 1000, also 3 volumes but with the trunk in front.

 

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1956 Pontiac Club de Mer - the Jet Age inspired concept car

 

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1953 FIAT 1100 "Boat Car"

 

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Cecil Kimber created MG (Morris Garage) at Abingdon in 1928. He began with the Midget, a sportive version of the Morris Minor. He also improved Wolseley 6 cylinders engine, a firm bought by Morris, before to assemble it on his cars.


MG type K Magnette 1932

MG Midget PA Airline 1934

MG type NA Magnette 1935

MG SA 1936

MG TC 1946

MG TD 1949

MG TF 1955

MGA Twin Cam 1958

MGB GT 1974

 

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1967 Meyers Manx DualSport S

 

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Citroën DS21 (Neyret/Terramorsi) London-Mexico Rally 1970

Citroën DS21 (Neyret/Terramorsi) London-Mexico Rally 1970
Neyret and Terramorsi competed in the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon, also in a Citroën DS21, finishing in 9th place. This time they failed to reach the finish.

 

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Gas station

A motorist refueling his Renault at a Shell filling station at Blashford, Hampshire, England, 1930

 

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Citroën DS 19 number one at the 42th Paris Motorshow in 1955


News Paris Match had the exclusivity for presenting this expected new model.
To bad this news was not published because of a strike of the book trade union.
The model on the photo is Gina Lollobrigida.

When arrive the time of Paris Motorshow, nobody has still seen this car.
Public curiosity is enormous. A lot of people is waiting for the opening of the Grand Palais doors.

The new Citroën arriving by night on a truck





A large air entrance under the front bumper





The president of Citroën Pierre Bercot is presenting the DS to the French Republic president René Coty who has personally a Traction 15/6 hydropneumatic.


At the opposite of the 2 CV in 1948, the public can see the mechanical.
The apparent complexity under the bonnet is nothing beside a modern car.

The first dashboard designed by Flaminio Bertoni was entirely white.

A comfortable rear seat

At Citroën archives there is some colours pics of this special podium DS 1955, a pre-serie handmade model. Maybe have you also some colours photos of this outstanding motorshow ?

 

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Cars... made in the Soviet Union from 1950s to '70s. part 1