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Thread: Rally for the Russian Guild of Antique Dealers Prize 2007

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    Rally for the Russian Guild of Antique Dealers Prize 2007

    Can be a mistake in translation, sorry if it is. Was there today.
    Going there I've got some thoughts like 'Ohh, there gonna be just Volgas and nothing more', but, fortunately, I was mistaken. A good amount of great and rare cars were present.
    Not only rally has been held at the event. While participants hit a 100 kilometers through the roads, I visited a Museum of Technics placed near to start/finish point. Never thought of seeing four different Delahayes in one place at one time . But I did. Happily. A bit earlier I figured out that the service was open, went there and found a brilliant Cadillac V16 in it...
    The next aim was to see a slalom among rally participants. Wow! Looking at Mercedes-Benz 600 or Cadillac Eldorado steering so hard was awesome. Moreover, some older cars were present on slalom, like Buick 44 or Lagonda LG45. Screaming tyres, screaming securities ('Where the f*** are you going?' )...
    Concorso d'Eleganza was kept after the rally finished. Some really good cars, too. But I shot them before, at parking place, so, unfortunately, I have all my memory card already wasted when they started to be presented...
    And now pics... What about pics... Unfortunately, my stupid cam is slowly dying and leaving a bad memory of itself. It becomes simply horrible. It doesn't keep focus anymore, it can't catch moving objects and so on. But, nevertheless, I'll post some pics that were 'better' (forgive me this word here).

    So, 1935-1942 and then 1946-1950 Mercedes-Benz W136 170V Cabriolet.
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    whatever the quality of your camera is, keeo them coming
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    Cord 810 Sedan. The design Buick called 'the most horrible that I've ever seen'. He was wrong .
    Sorry, slalom pics are out of focus Too much out...
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    whatever the quality of your camera is, keeo them coming
    Ok then, I'll post some failed pics, if it will be ok, just to show some interesting moments .

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    And by the way. The Volga's might be uninteresting to you, but I absolutely love pictures of them

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    Quote Originally Posted by drakkie View Post
    And by the way. The Volga's might be uninteresting to you, but I absolutely love pictures of them
    Will be some

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    Quote Originally Posted by faksta View Post
    Sorry, slalom pics are out of focus Too much out...
    it is hardly out of focus but your shuttertime could be set a bit higher...
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    Famous Mercedes-Benz 600 W100.
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    it is hardly out of focus but your shuttertime could be set a bit higher...
    There's just no such function on my cam. It's an old digital Fuji (you know, just 2mpix for the digital cam ). I'll keep it up and will try to buy a mirror cam soon.

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    drakkie, here it comes - GAZ 24 Volga.
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    Mercedes-Benz 190SL with a hard top (twas cold).
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    Jaguar XK120 that was standing at service building.
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    That's what I was talkin about - Cadillac V16 Sport Roadster at service place. They were doing something with the engine - maybe something cosmetical (cosmetics? or something else... ), because at general it looked rather completed.

    Engine:
    Arrangement: forward, longtitudal.
    Construction: V16 with 45* corner.
    Displacement: 7413cc.
    Compression rate: 5,5.
    Capacity: 165-180hp at 3400 rev/min.

    3-step synchronized gearbox in the block with the engine.

    Wheelbase: 3759mm.
    Weight: 2812kg.
    Max. speed: 130-160 km/h depending on modification.
    Average fuel charge: 28l/100km.
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    Quote Originally Posted by faksta View Post
    drakkie, here it comes - GAZ 24 Volga.
    Thanks man ! Don't ask me why precisely but I have a weak point in my automotive heart for the forgotten communist cars. For example the Moskvitch, Sachsenring and IFA's. Lovely cars and sometimes far ahead of western rivals (think of duroplast construction for example). Anything is appreciated !

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    Quote Originally Posted by drakkie View Post
    (think of duroplast construction for example)
    that was applied by Lloyd, a member of the (West)German Borgward Group.
    It resulted in the famous slogan: "Wer den Todt nicht scheut, faehrt Lloyd" (Translated. He is who is not afraid of death drives a Lloyd)

    Cars were also called: Leukoplast Bombers
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