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"OkCars- 22k Crossroads" (okcars) 12/13/2013 at 14:22 • Filed to: None

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Party-vi > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 14:24

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Dat supercharger.

Cheesewhiz > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 15:53

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There is a small shop or company in Canada that sells racing memorabilia like this — Drivers' estates typically liquidated them, as they weren't the mega-rich of F1 drivers today. In addition to trophies, drivers often received very nice watches and typically presented their crews with watches after wins, usually with an engraving on the back. You can buy Fangio's or Nuvallari's own very elegant watch, provided you bring a lot of cheddar.

I met a gent whose even-numbered (factory) Ferrari racer won a few big races and he now has all the trophies, watches, ribbons and even the clothing used in those races. It's very cool.

Axial > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 15:54

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That is such a good-looking engine...it's almost as if streamlining and late Art Deco were being applied to blocks as well as bodies!

Diesel > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 15:58

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Someone should take Hamilton for a field trip.

Just wear your damn mask... > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 16:02

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I see London,
I see France,
I see another Penske "Unfair Advantage"
And some rustling in my pants

112358132134 > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 16:22

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i got wood

Josh Welton > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 16:27

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You know you're a redneck when you see "1950s F1 Trophies" and automatically think of this...

Blondude > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 17:04

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Dem cooling fins.

ScreenShot > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 17:29

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Ingrid Bergman?

Way to dis on a classy woman, you name dropping fame whore...

Maxaxle > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 17:47

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Some oddly classy part of me wants to drink champagne out of one of these.

Maxaxle > Blondude 12/13/2013 at 17:48

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If only I could buy a computer power supply with cooling fins.

Maxaxle > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 17:50

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Hey, waitaminute. Shouldn't these be made from car parts? This could easily be one of those cone bits they used to put on supercar engines...

fintail > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 17:51

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Looks like someone visited the MB Museum, which is a good way to spend a day in Stuttgart.

Advan > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 17:58

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I've put together a gallery of some other pictures from the MB museum in Germany here.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Diesel 12/13/2013 at 18:56

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His dad tried, but he got fired.

cwestwell > Maxaxle 12/13/2013 at 19:01

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http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=…

NigelAstydameiaburn4 > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 19:11

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Heinrich Potter and the Goblet of FIA?

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Advan 12/13/2013 at 19:17

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Nice! and you were actually there? These pictures weren't taken by me.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > fintail 12/13/2013 at 19:18

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I would if i could, sadly, these pictures weren't taken by me. They were uploaded by Merdedes Petronas F1 team Facebook page

Maxaxle > cwestwell 12/13/2013 at 19:30

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Close, but I'm talking fins, not grills. Nice, though.

Jarek Thompson > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 19:33

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So many possibilities

rickmcginnis > Cheesewhiz 12/13/2013 at 19:52

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There's a shop in Yorkville here in Canada that deals in this sort of stuff - trophies and drivers' suits and other memorabilia, in addition to the deluxe scale car models and posters. Very nice, but very, very expensive.

cwestwell > Maxaxle 12/13/2013 at 20:02

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Unfortunately they don't make it anymore but Thermaltake used to make an awesome passive copper fin PSU.

Antec also used to make this

Tetrisaurus > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 20:03

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You'd imagine that the Mercedes F1 team might have taken a bit more time with the composition wouldn't you?

I mean it's not like they probably have free access to the place without customers or anything.

DocV2 > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 20:06

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fintail > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 21:20

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Oh, too bad. And yeah, they look like typical tourist pics (I've taken a few hundred myself), funny.

Advan > OkCars- 22k Crossroads 12/13/2013 at 22:39

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Those ones up top were similar to what I took, but I have a lot more from when I was in Germany a few years ago. They even start the tour with a stuffed horse.

Cheesewhiz > rickmcginnis 12/14/2013 at 01:07

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That's got to be the guy! He has truly amazing stuff that encompasses racing's golden age. Not cheap, but history like that probably shouldn't be. After all, if you own a historic race-winning car, driven to victory by Von Trapps, having his trophy too makes driving it all the more special. Cheers!

rickmcginnis > Cheesewhiz 12/14/2013 at 10:09

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Here he is:

http://www.collectorstudio.com/

According to his site, recent arrivals at the store include a Senna McLaren race suit and stopwatches used in the movie LeMans . The first time I went there he watched me like a hawk when I walked around the store, gawping like a kid. It was only after I'd asked a few vaguely knowledgeable questions about the stock and F1 history that he even told me about the second floor, where all the really nice stuff is.

Maxaxle > cwestwell 12/15/2013 at 13:06

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I like the second one, but it's a shame they don't make it anymore.