Good-bye Saab

I loved the cool Swedish car company and their stylish and turbocharged lineup - sad to see that GM let Saab die...! Pictured here is the famous Saab 99 Turbo with rallye driver Stig Blomqvist.

Christmas gift: Morgan 3 Wheeler

Pic taken from the Morgan website: www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk

Miner candle arch from Ore Mountains, Saxony

Sunset on SS France, September 1973

The S.S. France sails into the sunset during westbound transatlantic crossing on September 1, 1973 perhaps a portent of things to come.

Image/text source from: Worldshipny.com.

2012 Moto Guzzi V7

Moto Guzzi presented this "new" 2012 V7 with a reworked 750 ccm-twin in fancy black color at the motorcycle fair in Milano. See also this link.

SS Ile de France

Forgotten dream cars: Facel Vega

I've seen this Facel III at the Meilenwerk Stuttgart. The Facel Vega was the French premium car for the high society in the 1950s and 1960s. It run with a big and powerful V8-Chrysler engine. The Facel was seen as one of the most luxurious and fastest cars money could buy - although it was pretty expensive. Actors and singers loved as it was a cool and fancy car.
The later models, like the smaller and cheaper Facel III had a four pot from the Volvo Amazon. The market for luxury and expensive cars in France had changed in the early 1960s and even the lovely Facel III couldn't stop the downturm of the company.

Near Lukmanier pass, Ticino

September morning at lake Geneva, Lausanne

L'eau de vie - Absinthe from the Travers valley, Jura

Lake Livigno, Italy

Gavia pass near Sondrio with WW I - memorial

The real thing: Mercedes-Benz W116

E-Glide cruising

When days go by

Elbe sandstone mountains with fortress Koenigstein , East Germany

Upper Lusatian house in Spremberg, Oberlausitz

Traditional house in Spremberg in the Oberlausitz, former East Germany. The house is called "Umgebindehaus" or upper Lusatian house. It's defined by the constructional separation of its living area from the roof, or its living area from the upper story and roof.

1992 Guzzi California Touring edition

The season is on...!

Barkas B1000

Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT

Can't wait till the new season starts..., vroooooooooom!

Going up

Morgan 3 Wheeler is here :-)!

SS Normandie

Simson Schwalbe KR51/1

Schuco, the German toy maker, has a lovely collectible of the Simson "Schwalbe" ("Swallow"), type KR51/1, in their range.

Les Paccots, Fribourg mountains

Christmas 2010

Simson Schwalbe comeback

The Simson "Schwalbe", the pendant of the Italian Vespa of the former German Democratic Republic will have a comeback - not with it's 2-stroke engine but an electric motor. The electro moped, called "e-Schwalbe" will be launched on the market in summer 2011.

The original "Schwalbe" was built from 1964 - 1986 in Suhl, German Democratic Republic, and over 1 million mopeds were built. Waiting list for a "Schwalbe" was up to 5 years.
The beautiful "Schwalbe" has cult status in West and East Germany, where it is now as popular amongst enthusiasts as the VW Beetle and even more than the Piaggio Vespa

Berlin Cathedral

Smoking MZ 1000 SF

This wooden model bike is made in the Ore Mountains in the state of Saxony, Germany, by a local craftsman. The bike is the famous big bike MZ 1000SF (SF means Street Fighter) made by the motorcycle manufacturer MZ Motorradwerke Zschopau. The bike comes with a smoking candle which you place in the engine bay and when burning, the smoke escapes through the pipes. Cool, isn't it?!

Motorcycle candle arch from Ore Mountains, Saxony