I would have to agree

 

#nofilter lucky time, place, and lightning

 

Love me some Bugs!
Big VW / Audi / Porche guy here, however.

 

Now they are as they should be. These very early R107 had the same exhaust tips as the "pagoda". There are no mufflers available for these straight tips - had to modify one to get it to work. Well worth the trouble. No more limp dick(s)...

Done:


Here is a nice pic I have found on the net:



From Mercedes, Germany, I also got a copy of the original build data sheet for my car. The car was built in april 1971 which is the first month the R107 was in production (low serial). White body with white hardtop and with a red interior, a manual transmission and code "624" (made for Sweden) which means it has left and right mirrors, headrests, seatbelts, halogen lights, and probably (not researched enough yet) a stiffer suspension. It also had - code "524 - Lackkonservierung (Fahrzeuge wurden für Schiffstransport mit Cosmolin-Wachs besprüht)" which means it was sent to Sweden by boat and had an extra layer of protection applied because of this (petroleum-based rust inhibitor). It was also prepared for radio installation - but no radio. In most parts of the world Mercedes sold them with Becker radios. In Sweden however the Swedish agent had a deal with Blaupunkt.

Looking forward to summertime...

 

Beautiful DS

 

You’ve had Paul Newman, now a bit of Steve McQueen......New Ford Mustang Bullitt

 

At the local International auto Show today. First one I have attended since the mid 1980s, at about the time of the original Hyundai Pony. I was appalled at the dismal quality of that car! What changes since then. I still wouldn’t buy a Korean car, but my how they have changed for the better.

Lots to see. But the one that impressed me absolutely the most was the Acura NSX! I was stopped dead in my tracks. I found it difficult to walk away. It is the only car I took a picture of in three hours of tire kicking.

 

Learned to drive in a Triumph Herald.....

 

Alfa Scuderia Ferrari 8c 2600



And the legendary Pocher 1/8 kit of same

 

I thought you might enjoy a picture of our 356a taken last year on a weekend at Malvern Hills

 

At Masters Historic testing at Brands, 22-03-18:

 

All cleaned up

 

Classic Aussie Ford falcon GT ( classic cos they don’t make em anymore and never will... end of story )
Rough as guts real wheel drive with 450 HP , unashamedly brash and boofy and tough as nails.

This is the seiko SKX of the automotive world....lol.

 

A few pics from the Gooding and Sotheby's auctions I attended back in January in Arizona. Too many to choose from, but here's a sample at a few price points ('65 Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale - USD $8.1m, '58 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 - didn't sell, but est. of $7-8.5m, '57 MB 300SL - $1.1m, '74 BMW 2002 Turbo - $145k

 

Saw a Porsche 959 last Weekend ... around 1.500.000€, less than 300 pcs produced in 1988.
Owner: Bill Gates, Herbert von Karajan, Paul Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Martina Navratilova, ...

Enjoy!

 

If you want to see some automotive pornography have a look at Jamie Lipman's website. This is a tiny representation of what he's done:

http://jameslipman.com/

This shoot is one of my favourites, and of my favourite car:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/26947385/Mercedes-Benz-300-SLR-Uhlenhaut-Coupe

And a recent shoot in Tokyo:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/64017999/McLaren-720S-Tokyo

 

A bunch of paint-to-sample Porsche 911 GT3s. Very happy that this shot made it to Porsche's Newsroom, too