Classic Car Meeting In Osterode

"Mark - Sixpots None The Richer" (marklinde) 05/05/2015 at 18:50 • Filed to: Kolbenfresser, Carspotting

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I visited !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! a few days ago to lick some sheet metal. The local Classic Car Club invited owners for the 15th time to park their beloved vehicles on the old market square and in the streets of the historic city center.

All cars which are at least 20 years old were welcomed there thus making my Boot exactly one month too young. Of course, I might have argued my way in, but honestly, who wants to look at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , anyway?

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Maybe I’ll go next year, and just to annoy some people I might park my unwashed black distress beside some precious award winners.

Allow me to set the mood. On my way to the historic city center I passed a vacated toy store. The empty rooms behind the display windows decorated with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! stickers and countless other derelict shops in the city center are a sad reminder of the fact that the region is a front runner and textbook example of the demographic change and shrinking population in Germany. The district on the edge of the Harz Mountains lost about 20,000 inhabitants since the 70’s. On top of that mostly younger people move away to the big cities making the remaining 74,000 people the oldest population in all of Germany. How severe is this process? Well, vicious !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! again in the wastelands of Lower Saxony! Flocks of scientists interview and probe every person left in the region in order to find solutions for the problems created by an overaged population and to prepare the rest of Germany for the challenges lying ahead. A bit of nostalgic escapism from the beigeness is therefore very welcome there, and because the twisted madness at my workplace makes a Fargo episode look like a romcom I needed it as well.

Let’s end the melancholic part right here and get started with this Iltis parked on a driveway.

It wasn’t the only one there.

To conclude the military theme I give you a Steyr-Puch-Haflinger.

As you know it’s always important to be attentive at car meets because sometimes there are gems parked offside the actual event too. See?

It’s a 230TE four-speed manual with black leather interior and in contrast to the vacant cinema in the background it’s in a very nice shape!

But what do you do if your Merc isn’t as spotless as the previous example? The simple solution seems to be giving it a rough black paint job

and an Harley-Davidson sticker for extra “bad-assedness”.

There was a more interesting Diesel Merc with a rough black paint job though.

A 1953 170V with a lively 40hp engine. The details are beautiful in a morbid way.

Rust is awesome!

This Rekord Coupe was almost perfect. I wouldn’t do anything to it apart from stopping the decay right there of course.

It does look better than the perfectly restored ones, right?

Right?

Although...

Meaty!

They might need a more adequate power unit under the hood, but damn it, those tiny Corvettes GTs are so gorgeous.

You obviously can’t talk about beauty and ignore the E-Type Jaaaaag. So have a 4.2:

You think this is grounded to the ground?

Think again while looking at this creation...

I’m not a fan. Looks like a dog scooting around...

Someone else went in a similar direction.

The rims, brakes and the engine sound however suggested an entirely different spirit behind this build.

Is this really a carbon fiber bumper? I think so.

If the Beetle wasn’t enough to convince you that small cars can be sporty too, look at this supercar:

This is not a supercar you think? It sure is and here is why:

Excessive amount of exhaust tips? Check!

Central driving position like a race car? Check!

Crazy steering wheel? Check!

Cool name? Check!

And lastly: In Top Gear logic it’s kind of a Messerschmitt so there’s almost a direct connection to WWII Luftwaffe fighters which makes this little car very sinister despite the quirky yellow color.

See, how much more supercar can anything be?

Oh, well...

Mon Dieu!

I think it’s a supercar. You might complain about the lack of ridiculous engine specs right until you see one in the flesh and realise how small and light those A110’s are. They are “super tiny”!

Those weren’t the only interesting cars I found. For reasons beyond my control, however, Kinja doesn’t allow me to upload more photos so I made a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . And now !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! too.

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JR1 > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 18:56

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I never knew the Messerschmitt had four wheels! I only thought they came with 3

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > JR1 05/05/2015 at 18:59

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I’m glad I could show you some new stuff. :-)

JR1 > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 19:00

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Learn something new on Oppo everyday!

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 19:04

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Gotti 75 BAs!!! Hells fuggin yiisssss.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/05/2015 at 19:09

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Haha! :-D

RallyWrench > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 19:09

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I would daily drive that Alpine. Wow.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > RallyWrench 05/05/2015 at 19:10

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It might ride like a bag of pebble stones though...

Never mind!

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 19:10

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I love seeing Gottis in the wild. I’m a huge fan of this random defunct French wheel company. I spent a lot of time looking for my own set.

Cé hé sin > JR1 05/05/2015 at 19:14

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Strictly speaking they did. The Tiger was a four wheel development by FMR who had taken over production of the three wheeler.

The Tiger is worth serious money nowadays.

RallyWrench > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 19:14

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Sacrifices must be made!

Flavien Vidal > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 19:41

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What the fuck is this??? Who did that to the Alpine?? FYI, this is NOT normal lol

Bobby Z. > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 20:16

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I visited Osterode a few days ago to lick some sheet metal.

I think my browser’s Google Translate is acting up LOL. I wish American car meets were more like this. Rusty classics are more coffin than car in the USA.

stoke > RallyWrench 05/05/2015 at 21:23

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I know I don’t need my spine for anything.

Blondude > Flavien Vidal 05/05/2015 at 21:25

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It just hinges in a different place now.

SirPoopyPants > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 21:28

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I'm actually totally cool with the slammed Bug for whatever reason.

Flavien Vidal > Blondude 05/05/2015 at 21:43

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I know, my father owns a 1600Sc...

Pretty weird though...

it seems to be a group 4. I didn’t know they were like that..

James > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 21:46

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I would do terrible, degrading things to myself in front of my friends and extended family to get an Alpine of any generation. It would have to be in that blue, though.

I mean... dear god.

ringrat > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 21:47

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What is the red convert to the left of the 170v? Cannot Identify it. Looks like a pudgy MGB with a Miata windshield?

Blondude > Flavien Vidal 05/05/2015 at 22:07

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Huh, looks like they did hinge there after all.

I’m kinda surprised they don’t all do that. It seems like it would make working on the engine a whole lot easier.

Flavien Vidal > Blondude 05/05/2015 at 22:10

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Working on the engine is actually not that bad...

You can remove the whole backend where the license plate is in order to work on the engine.

$ 8 > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 23:12

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If that really is a carbon fibre bumper, why???

The only reason for actually using carbon fibre would be for weight reduction, so why not just remove the bumper as a whole and say even more weight? Unless your wallet will be significantly heavier...

Gixxer750 > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 23:26

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Hmmm I see nicer cars at the 7 11 parking lot

Tapas > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 23:38

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My god...that blue Alpine is fucking stunning!

That and the wheels just work :)

CrapcanPilot > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/05/2015 at 23:39

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Dat fitment gives me the feels dawg!

Nauraushaun > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/05/2015 at 23:43

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Ugh, rust on the fuel filler cap. Every time you fill this puppy up you’ll be reminded that it’s trying to return to the ground.

wlb50 > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 00:07

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Cool assortment! Love the Open GTs - you hardly see any of those. Was surprised to Porsche 914s / called VW/Porsches in Europe.

ChickenMcBooty > James 05/06/2015 at 00:22

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+1

And there’d be not an ounce of shame in that walk of shame.

Niklasnick > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 01:59

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I think I saw that one driving on the Autobahn to Hamburg just last weekend!

Porschephile > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 02:21

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That Alpine makes me all sorts of hard.

KatzManDu > RallyWrench 05/06/2015 at 04:19

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I’ve been trying to find one or find a way to afford one now that I’m in Belgium. I really don’t want a car loan, though. Decisions!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 04:56

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Nice!

Am I the only one that’s a bit excited by the spread of wolves? My second passion after cars is nature, and it’s so rare that you hear of anything expanding its territory, let alone an apex predator like a wolf.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > ringrat 05/06/2015 at 05:58

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It’s a Fiat Barchetta. I didn’t take a picture.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Niklasnick 05/06/2015 at 06:05

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The owner must have patience. ;-)

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Nauraushaun 05/06/2015 at 06:06

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My car has rust on the fuel filler cap as well. :-(

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Gixxer750 05/06/2015 at 06:07

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Would really love to see some pics.

kanadanmajava1 > JR1 05/06/2015 at 06:07

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The Tiger is really rare (and expensive of course). I think that only 320 were made.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 06:32

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Yes, it’s romantic and comeback stories are always appreciated.

Yet I’m torn. If I was living in reach of a wolf pack I think I’d be a bit of a Nimby. ;-)

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > SirPoopyPants 05/06/2015 at 06:53

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The decent thing would be to insult your worthless opinion and expose you and your family to ruthless public ridicule.

But I’m tired right now and willing to give you a pass this time. But behave from now on!

;-)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 06:54

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It’d be a bit scary if you’re going for a walk in the woods alone, but I just see it as a matter of preparation. Carry a big ol’ air horn and some pepper spray and you should be fine :)

I think I’d be ok with it :) plus, there’s plenty enough deer around me to support a small pack of wolves...

Mark Jacob > Gixxer750 05/06/2015 at 06:56

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TROLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO!

Go die.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 07:07

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Air horn and pepper spray? Those are euphemisms right? Surely, you mean this “air horn”:

and some “pepper spray”:

:-D

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 07:20

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Hah :) here in the Old World you’d come to the attention of the secret services if you were wandering around with those :)

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > $ 8 05/06/2015 at 07:26

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I think there is no mystery here. The owner’s intention wasn’t to create the ultimate gutted and bare sportscar. It’s a showcar - which happens to drive well too, I guess. The owner obviously thinks it looks better - and a bit more like a sleeper perhaps - with a bumper. And since it couldn’t be a normal one - because showcar - he clearly needed something special...

As long as I don’t have to pay for it, I’m fine with it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 07:32

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HNNNNNGGGGGG!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 07:33

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HNNNNNGGGGGG

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 07:33

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HNNNNNNGGGG!

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 07:37

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With this firepower, I’m my own secret service!

MUUUUHAAAAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAA-HAAAA!

HAAAA!

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/06/2015 at 07:42

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Stroke or fan?

:-D

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 07:47

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stroke!

these all need NSFW tag.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > JR1 05/06/2015 at 08:05

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Only the TR-500 did... It really is a supercar BTW, it may not have been fast in an absolute sense, but it was very fast for a microcar (0-60 in about 25 seconds and a top speed of nearly 80!) and it had advanced adjustable suspension(!), making it capable of astonishing feats of handling. One of these holds the sales record for microcars at $280,000. Only 320 were made.

ptak appreciates old racecars > James 05/06/2015 at 08:10

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I guess I’ve never noticed it before, but they are stunningly gorgeous automobiles.

ptak appreciates old racecars > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 08:11

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FUCK

Fuel_of_Satan > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 08:23

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Oh my, that's sexy. That little bump there for the air cleaners. Did you notice that Torch? Are you ok?

I'm fairly certain I've seen this car before somewhere on the interwebs or in a magazine. The level of detail is too much to be a different one. From what I recall there are far more Porsche-parts than the Cup wheels (Not engine though).

I'm hoping I remember it from an online article somewhere and someone else comes up with a link.

Fuel_of_Satan > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 08:25

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That's kind of how they got extinct in the first place.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Fuel_of_Satan 05/06/2015 at 08:32

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Really? Not by stuffing them with stones and them falling in wells after that?

JR1 > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 05/06/2015 at 08:49

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For a microcar that is really phenomenal. I had no idea they were that quick. And adjustable suspension? What was Messerschmitt thinking!

Fuel_of_Satan > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 08:50

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Was that I little random or did I miss a paragraph about wolves here?

Personally I think it's great. My country, Norway, got its wolf population back up relatively recently as well. They may even be related to yours. I used to live in area well populated by wolves for 6 years and I only saw one once . I think that's what it was anyway, it was across a huge field. It looked too big to be a dog, people around and it ran away as soon as I laid eyes on it.

They know why they're rare! People = Bad news. Don't even be within eyesight.

A lot of people in that area (Rural, many farmers/animal owners) were extremely vocal about not wanting wolves back but the common denominator among all the ones I talked to was that they only knew what the Grimm brothers taught them about wolves.

I don't have children playing in the woods or animals on graze though. Those are the people whom complain because they don't know that you're unlikely ever to see a wolf unless it's dying (Rabies in particular makes them "friendly". Well, not friendly but zero-fucks-given at least) or they are too tight to have a shepherd watch over their grazing flock.

Fuel_of_Satan > Flavien Vidal 05/06/2015 at 08:53

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I'm just glad someone pointed that out. I've always liked these little things but I don't really know them that well. I just saw there was something "Hnnnnnngggg" about this one that I hadn't seen before which I just couldn't put my finger on.

I guess they are exceedingly rare in this configuration?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Fuel_of_Satan 05/06/2015 at 09:01

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It’s right at the top ;)

Agreed with the whole lot. They re-introduced wolves to Scotland a couple of years back and I hear they’re doing well. There hasn’t been a single scare in the news or moral panic about them at all so I’d call that a success.

It’s the same damn thing it used to be with foxes and fox hunting here in England. A good few people were up in arms about the rising fox population and how they’ll eat all their chickens.

Your species landed a man on the moon, travelled faster than the speed of sound and eradicated smallpox. If you can’t keep a fox out of a chicken coop then you’re a disgrace.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 09:10

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Your species...

Wait, what? What are you then?

I for one welcome you, my new alien overlord!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 09:11

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And my strong desire for the proliferation of wolves ;)

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 09:14

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Yes, of course, Spacemaster BiTurbo 228th Overlord of Garagista.

Fuel_of_Satan > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/06/2015 at 09:16

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The fox-hunting thing is something all of its own. Fox-hunting as the British know it is not about pest control, it's about chasing a terrified animal. It's an animal they've already caught, given the dogs a good wiff of so they can track it miles away and let loose with a head start on the hunting party.

It's not hunting or pest control, just a cruel game. It certainly had nothing to do with the wellbeing of their chickens. (Most of whom reside in underground bunkers in the UK anyway, how are the foxes getting at them?)

At least there is some sense in the wolf arguments and preferred methods of extermination, not just outright lies from toffs that still think of the general population as simpleton peasants whom wont understand these things.

Edit: I did notice the wolves mentioned now. In my defense it was just one sentence in the middle of a long paragraph!

Stephen > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 09:33

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What if Alpina restored an Alpine?

Eddie Brannan > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 09:37

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Having grown up in the UK and seeing the occasional slammed Cal-look Beetle which always had knock-kneed camber at the rear (presumably because of the driveshafts), when I first encountered Japanese-style stance it always brought that to mind and looked wrong. It took me a long time to appreciate the aesthetic because of that.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Fuel_of_Satan 05/06/2015 at 09:39

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Yeah I remember all the arguments when they were building up to banning it. I always thought it was a catastrophically cruel enterprise. Very glad they’ve got rid of it.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Eddie Brannan 05/06/2015 at 09:55

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In contrast to for example “Truck Balls” I do tolerate the look, but would never do this to any car myself.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > JR1 05/06/2015 at 09:58

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By this time it was FMR/Messerschmit and it was a last ditch effort to keep the microcar relevant in the late 50’s and early 60’s with the growing wealth of the world population and the affordability of new compact cars from traditional manufacturers. It was expensive by Microcar standards, as much as an Austin Healey Sprite, but it was almost as fast and handed the Sprite it’s ass when the road got twisty... however it was too expensive and too little too late. No amount of racing success or class victories could make customers beyond a few die-hard fans and bargain-hunter sports car shoppers buy them over the competition.

After a suit was brought by Krupp, owner of the “Tiger” trademark in Germany the name was officially changed to (to quote microcarmuseum.com)

“ T ourenfahrzeug- G elandesport”, or touring vehicle-cross-country sports, but the contraction fooled no one.

Inventing the murdered-out look!

I mean, it even had a radio!

Flavien Vidal > Fuel_of_Satan 05/06/2015 at 10:10

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I wouldn’t say that, but yes it’s the rarest configuration... They came with 1800 engines instead of the famous 1600 from 1600s and SC. They would mostly race on track and not rallying.

They go for something like 200.000 euros nowadays while 1600s or sc will go will go for a bit over half that in prefect condition.

Gixxer750 > Mark Jacob 05/06/2015 at 10:19

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Go move to a better neighborhood, you’ll see them too

brazilians only drive stick > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 10:24

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Lovely rear

brazilians only drive stick > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 10:25

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What am I looking at?

brazilians only drive stick > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/06/2015 at 10:27

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Close, but no cigar

Fuel_of_Satan > Flavien Vidal 05/06/2015 at 11:29

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Holy crap, prices have just run away on these things! I guess it doesn't matter then, they're so expensive that if I can afford one I could probably afford both!

Do want though!

JR1 > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 05/06/2015 at 13:57

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I never knew the car had so much racing pedigree. How cool!

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > brazilians only drive stick 05/06/2015 at 14:38

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It’s an Opel GT.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > brazilians only drive stick 05/06/2015 at 14:40

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What do you mean?

Shanghai61 > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/07/2015 at 04:10

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Messerschmitt has always done yellow ...

jumprun1 > James 05/07/2015 at 07:52

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I was working for a Renault in Washington DC dealer when the Alpine was introduced. Renault said that they would bring it to the US. They lied. I still want one.