Schlagwort: vintage cars

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Jean Bugatti photographed next to his 12.7 L Straight-8 Engine 1932 T41 Royale.

This is one of my favorite pictures of the 1930s with all its extremes. First this world wonder of a car. Half meter longer than the longest Rolls-Royce and triples the Rolls-Royce purchase price.

Also one detail of the car is pure art. It is the radiator mascot “Dancing Elephant”. This was done by Rembrandt Bugatti the brother of Ettore. It was originally a present from Rembrandt to Ettore and the grip of a signet. It is 21 cm high.

Last but not least Jean Bugatti’s garment is great. A sportive gentleman’s look.

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A Duesenberg SJ-525 Riviera Convertible Sedan of 1934 with Lycoming engine. Lycoming still manufactures engines but only for small aircraft. The straight eight model J motor was based on the company’s successful racing engines of the 1920s and though designed by Duesenberg they were manufactured by Lycoming. In unsupercharged form, it produced an impressive (for the period) 265 horsepower (198 kW)from dual overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder. It was capable of a top speed of 119 mph (192 km/h), and 94 mph (151 km/h) in 2nd gear. Other cars featured a bigger engine but none of them surpassed its power. (Technical information from wikipedia). Due to their high speeds the Duesenberg cars become favorites of gangsters.

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Mercedes Benz 630 Kompressor, 1928

The model series 630 powered by supercharged engines built on from 1926 has significantly contributed to the fame of the Mercedes Brand. This version has 140 HP from a 6 cylinder inline engine with 6240 ccm displacement. Topspeed is 140 km/h with a fuel flow of approx. 25 l per 100 km. This C-Cabriolet carriage is done directly at the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen.

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Mercedes Benz 500 K with Erdmann & Rossi carriage

On from 1933 MB introduced the 500 model series. The cars were available with different carriages. All models are equipped with an 8-cylinder OHV inline engine with 5018 ccm displacement and a switchable roots compressor. The engine has an output of 100 HP without and 160 HP with supercharging, what is sufficient for a topspeed of 160 km/h. This MB shown here was custom made according to the car of the former King of Iraq.