Sunday, March 1, 2015

Jack looks very happy in his bug

Duesenburg size comparison, they were impressive in many respects


Steve (who is the most incredible researcher!) found out the story on the photo shoot, and the story of the Duesy


the small car is a 1934 DKW F2 Meisterklasse 701


The Duesenberg was originally a 7-seater limousine, coachwork by Willoughby, engine #J-263 (below, as purchased), and was one of two Duesenbergs imported to Sweden in 1930, where it was bought by publisher Erik Åkerlund on February 18, 1930, who promptly took it to the Concours d'Elegance competition at Cannes, then on to Paris where he had the original body was replaced with a 2-door coupe body by Figoni et Falaschi.

Found on https://www.facebook.com/dave.mitchell.7106?fref=nf

The photos with the DKW were taken after taken Åkerlund sold the Duesenberg. The rest of the photos are from Issue #2/1968 of Autohistorica, the Swedish Historic Automobile Club quarterly

I don't think I've seen a Land Rover on rails until now... huh

Damn, I like this... it's almost a memorial shrine

this tank design, very cool looking.

Been a long time since I've posted a steam roller, here are some putting on a new road surface in 1926

BMW 760Li Individual Sterling by Robbe & Berking

V12 / 5.972 cc / 544 PS / 553 ft/lb (750 Nm) @ 1.500 - 5.000 / twin turbo / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 4,6 s / Vmax: 155 mph (250 km/h) / One-off personalized piece

(click images for a larger view)