"Here we are at last, thanks to the train."
Guy
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Week 14 2011, from April 4th. |
"Here we are at last, thanks to the train." Guy |
 "As I told you dear, the sun isn't waiting for us!" Guy |
 After shopping at Albert Heijn. |
 Playground in the Gerrit van der Veenstraat. |
 Sunday papers. |
 Neat package. |
 It's either Sunday or Monday. |
 Blossom's running out. |
 Sporty family. |
 "You're too fast again!" |
 Wrong way. |
 Too slow rythm. |
 Princess? |
 Sunday. Early birds. |
 Bugatti Aeroplane by Spark, Bugatti Atlantic Type 57SC by Neo Classic Models. |
 In the 1920s, Bugatti moved from Italy to France and remained a French citizen for the rest of his life, he died in 1946, and during two seasons of that decade his dark blue race cars swept past all competition, scoring one thousand victories and making the name Bugatti synonymous with the ultimate in performance. He also built touring and other cars and developed a strong nationalistic pride. This led him to start work in 1937 on a single engine racing plane to beat the Germans on their own soil, or, rather, in their own air, by competing in and winning the 1938 Deutsche de La Muerthe Cup, a race limited to aircraft with engines of 485 cu. in. displacement or less. To design his envisioned race plane, Bugatti brought in a well known aeronautical engineer by the name of Louis D. de Monge. The plane was given the designation Model 100 and was to be highly streamlined, powered by a straight eight Bugatti 50B racing engine, of 287 cu. in. displacement and 450 hp at 4500 RPM, which would have a lightweight magnesium block and be located behind the pilot, canted slightly to one side so the drive shaft could curve around the right side of the cockpit to the reduction gearbox in the nose. |
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 One of the most bizarre, elusive and expensive of cars is the Bugatti Atlantic Type 57SC. With its low stance, 200 bhp engine, lightweight construction, 123 mph (200 kph) top speed and influential teardrop body, many believe this is the ultimate Bugatti and the first supercar ever made. |
 Antheny. Aernoud W. |
 Green bagwomen. Guy |
 Daddies with baloons. Guy |
 Saturday. Bourbon Street, was stencilled on the case. Guy |
 Big Mini Brother. Guy |
Rens Biesma MINI's grow BIGGER and BIGGER, therefore should be called MAXI's from now on! Rens Biesma Sir Alex Issigonis zou zich in zijn graf omdraaien als hij ziet wat er van zijn MINI concept geworden is...maar zo is het in de evolutie altijd gegaan: kleine beestjes werden dinosauriers en stierven uit... Lorenzo Marchesini First they kind of replicated the Mini, then they blew it out of proportion by putting it on steroids and the latest endeavor is the Mini-Mini! None of these however compare favorably to Issigonis' real mini! Lorenzo Marchesini... encouraged by Issigonis' mini they (BLMC) also tried the Maxi in the past. Not very relevant. Then they tried a car at BLMC that the called the "Allegro". Well, with that Allegro "c'era poco da stare Allegro" as the Italians say! |
 Smart Smarts. Guy |
 "We're on holiday, that's why." Guy |
 Let's get it out in the open. Guy |
 "The terrace is full." |
 "Not at all tired." |
 "I'm already here." |
 Some wheels! |
 Friday afternoon is like Saturday afternoon before the war. |
 Friday. Not even a smouldering butt. |
 For the evening being Central Station is the scene for in which Harry Potter is playing the leading role. Guy |
 Sunny & boots 2 go. Guy |
 Widow maker. Guy |
Gijs Berk (author of the Book on André Lefebvre) wrote: La Petite Rosalie may be seen on You Tube: The Citroën Petite Rosalie, officially the Rosalie IV, was a small French record car based on the Citroën 8 CV, with a four cylinder engine of 1400 cm3 that developed 30 bhp at 3200 rpm.
Chassis, engine, transmission suspension and radiator were identical to the production model but it had a narrow body providing only one seat (for the driver), a long tapered tail to improve aerodynamics and no mudguards. The Citroën Rosalie IV was started in the early hours of March 15 1933 on the banked racetrack of Monthlhéry south of Paris for its record run. Apart from pit stops for refueling and tire changes it had to come in only once for a repair, because of a damaged bearing in one of the rear hubs. On July 27 it had covered 300.000 km at an average speed of 93 km/h. André Citroën promised 3 millions francs for anyone who would beat the record of La Petite Rosalie Nobody took his bet. |
 Miss Joyful. |
 Passageway blocked again. |
 2 the dogs. |
 Panamera, not a Porsche? |
 "Convenient when showing real estate in the country." |
 "Cloudy for the afternoon." |
 "No my son won't be a problem." |
 "Sorry!" |
 "I could sell that one to the tabloids." |
 "Yes, neat car!" |
 "Wanna dance?" |
 "I can't keep it from falling backwards." Guy |
 Energy. |
 No pedals yet. |
 Smartass. |
 Leash dog. |
 Loading with a charge of contaminating electricity. |
 Wednesday. A day to the city. |
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Whenever I make a little trip with my Messerschmitt that’s parked in front of my desk, I think back of the days when design company De Wit Coppenhagen - in corporate design and packaging - was started. Going through the past decades remembrances and images and cars that fly by over the years. |
 Roof over the new bus station behind the Central Station. Guy |
 View from the School of Music. Guy |
 A quiet day. Guy |
 Not running but biking today. |
 Fat tires. |
 Easy does it. |
 Patterns. |
 "Flowers today?" |
 Buds are all back. |
 Swift system. |
 Pointing in vain. |
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Chevrolet Mi-ray Roadster L'histoire ce repète, wrote Gijs Berk. Harvey Earl, Vice President of GM and from 1927 up to 1958 the big boss of the General Motors Styling department, in 1947 instructed Frank Hershey to design the rear wings of the 1948 Cadillac with small 'tailfins. These tailfins were inspired on those of the Lockheed P38 Lightning fighter plane. The style caught on throughout Detroit and eventually led to competition between Earl and Virgil Exner over the size and complexity of tailfins, culminating with those on the 1959 Cadillac. Korean Chevrolet, inspired by modern jet fighters. |
 Illegal demonstrators against illegal wood were legally booked. Guy |
 Colder than foreseen. Guy |
 Dreaming of a distant island, or a knife in the back of... Guy |
 Spring's not here for her. |
 Finished work at lunchtime, Tessa still has an afternoon to look forward to. |
 The last decades one wouldn't give Cees his years. |
 Enough time to work in the morning. |
 Life in the fast lane. |
 Monday. A kid to school and two back home. |
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