Ronald Dehasse - car enthousiast and dear friend.
Ferrari 275 GTB Berlinetta 2 posti fotografia 882 Pininfarina
Ferrari 275 GTB Berlinetta 2 posti fotografia 882 Pininfarina
Ferrari 275 GTS Spyder fotografia 881 Pininfarina
Ferrari 275 GTS Spyder fotografia 881 Pininfarina
Mercedes 230 SL coupe speciale Pininfarina fotografia 880 bis
Mercedes 230 SL Coupe Speziale Pininfarina fotografia 880
Mercedes 230 SL Coupe Speziale Pininfarina fotografia 880
Lancia Flavia Coupé 2+2 by Pininfarina
Lancia Flavia Coupé 2+2 Pininfarina fotografia 839
David Brown Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark III Sports Saloon - export only - embargo March 12th
David Brown Aston Martin Superleggera Spyder - chassis and engine by David Brown, coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring, Milan
Official press photograph of the Jaguar E-type presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961.
Official press photograph of the Jaguar E-type Roadster presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961.
Mystery writer Ian Fleming with his Studebaker Avanti
Ford Mustang 2+2 by Bertone from 1965 (prototype)
Ford Mustang 2+2 by Bertone from 1965 (prototype)
Ford Mustang 2+2 by Bertone from 1965 (prototype)
Ford Mustang 2+2 by Bertone from 1965 (prototype)
Juan Manuel Fangio in the Italian Grand Prix in Monza in 1955
Juan Manuel Fangio (1) and Stirling Moss (2) at the 1955 Sweden Grand Prix, driving the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR (Continental)
Stirling Moss in action in Belgian Grand Prix in Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.
Alfred Neubauer telling J.M. Fangio 'Don't let them scare you!'. Alfred Neubauer was theracing manager of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team from 1926 to 1955 and the godfather of the Silver Arrow.
The Mercedes-Benz sports racing car 300 SLR, which has taken part in all the important racing events of 1955. Even such oldtimers as Fangio, Kling and Stirling Moss had to practice in every detail the changing of wheels and other lesser repairs which may be nexessary during the race.
Airbrakes are not new: notice the airbrake on the 300 SLR which raced at the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1955
W196 Mercedes Benz Formula 1 car, design by Rudolph Uhlenhaut, which debuted in the 1954 French Grand Prix. It was made lighter and shorter than its predecessor for the Grand Prix of Europe in Monaco.
preparation of the Paris Motor Show Grand Palais 1955 (photo October 4th, 1955)
David Brown Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark III
Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark II Hardtop by David Brown
Aston Martin DB2-4
Rear seats of the David Brown Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark III
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL sports coupé was the first car to be offered to the public with petrol injection in place of carburettrors. The 6 cylinder 3 liter engine developed 240 BHP on normal 80 octane petrol. A novel feature about the car is that the doors are hinged on the roof and open upward as on the 1952 Le Mans winning Mercedes. More information on this superb car on a.o. https://emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/sl-class/mercedes-benz-history-the-mercedes-benz-300-sl/.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL sports coupé was the first car to be offered to the public with petrol injection in place of carburettrors. The 6 cylinder 3 liter engine developed 240 BHP on normal 80 octane petrol. A novel feature about the car is that the doors are hinged on the roof and open upward as on the 1952 Le Mans winning Mercedes. More information on this superb car on a.o. https://emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/sl-class/mercedes-benz-history-the-mercedes-benz-300-sl/.
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Facel Vega FV(S) from 1956
Mercedes Benz 190 SL, as presented at the New York 'International Motor Sports Show' of February 1954 (https://mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com/marsClassic/en/instance/picture/International-Motor-Sports-Show-in-New-York.xhtml?oid=122520). Notice on the rear wheel arches, there are no lancets, like there were on the production cars, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1955 (https://mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com/marsClassic/en/instance/picture/Geneva-Motor-Show-1955.xhtml?oid=95424).
Mercedes Benz 190 SL, as presented at the New York 'International Motor Sports Show' of February 1954. Engine bay was different from final version (see next post).
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Mercedes Benz 190 SL, as presented the Geneva Motor Show in March 1955 (https://mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com/marsClassic/en/instance/picture/Geneva-Motor-Show-1955.xhtml?oid=95424).
Mercedes Benz 190 SL, as presented the Geneva Motor Show in March 1955. Engine bay different from car originally presented in New York in 1954.
Mercedes Benz 190 SL, as presented the Geneva Motor Show in March 1955.
Mercedes Benz 190 SL, as presented the Geneva Motor Show in March 1955.
Mercedes Benz 190 SL coupé (werkfoto).
Morris Minor Travellers car: was announced in October 1953 with following comment: reasonable initial cost and roominess, combined with the Morris Minor's well known attributes of economy, performance and roadholding, make this new station wagon an attractive proposition for the family man, tourist or business man.
Morris Minor Travellers car: was announced in October 1953 with following comment: reasonable initial cost and roominess, combined with the Morris Minor's well known attributes of economy, performance and roadholding, make this new station wagon an attractive proposition for the family man, tourist or business man.
The Bristol 405 was a sports car from the British car manufacturer Bristol Aircraft Company (later: Bristol Cars ), which was offered as a four-door sedan and a two-door convertible. The 405 joined the two-door sports coupé 404 , the “Gentleman's Express”, in the fall of 1954 and was produced for a few months in parallel with the established Gran Tourismo 403 before it became the brand's only model from 1956. (Source: Wikipedia).
Rovers Saloon car P4 75 1955 with a.o. a larger rear window for better visibility.
Rovers Saloon car P4 75 1955 - which had a larger boot than its predecessor.
Rovers Saloon car P4 75 1955 - minimalistic interior.
Fiat Abarth 1000 Spyder Speciale 2 posti Pininfarina fotografia 883
Fiat 1500 cabriolet 2 posti Pininfarina
Fiat 1500 Coupe 2 posti Pininfarina
Fiat 1500 Coupé 2 posti Pinifarina fotografia 879 bis
Fiat 2300 S coupé speciale 2 poste Pininfarina fotografia 884
Fiat 2300 S coupé speciale 2 poste Pininfarina fotografia 884
Fiat Abarth 1000 Spyder Speciale 2 posti Pininfarina fotografia 883
Peugeot 404 Coupé 4/5 posti Pininfarina fotografia 853
Modello PF Sigma Pininfarina fotografia 874
Modello PF Sigma Pininfarina Strutture Principali e Dettagli fotografia 874
Modello PF Sigma Pininfarina Strutture Principali e Dettagli
Modello PF Sigma Pininfarina Strutture Principali e Dettagli fotografia 874
Modello PF Sigma Pininfarina Strutture Principali e Dettagli fotografia 874
