Museums in Germany
This is a list of museums in Germany that might be of interest for you:
- Motorrad-Museum in Augustusburg – Schloss (Palace), Saxony: Here you can see a collection of classic DKW and MZ motorcycles. On October 3, 2010 there will be a vintage car meeting. www.die-sehenswerten-drei.de
- August Horch Museum in Zwickau, Saxony: The museum is the place where August Horch had his car factory for decades. Here the Horch, later the Audi and the East German Trabant were produced. www.horch-museum.de
- Autostadt Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Lower-Saxony: In the Autostadt you do not only see new Volkswagen cars but classic cars too. This is a place for lovers of old and new cars. www.autostadt.de
- Feuerwehr- und Technikmuseum in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg: Firefighting from the 16th to the 20th century, with old fire engines and tools, is what you can see here. www.museen-brandenburg.de
- Fahrzeugmuseum Suhl in Suhl, Thuringia: Here you can see the legendary “Greifzu” racing car. And you can learn about the long vehicle manufacturing tradition of the town. www.fahrzeug-museum-suhl.de
- Auto- und Technik-Museum in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg: Here you can not only see the old Concorde but also classic cars from different countries, racing cars, vintage race cars, and much more. A visit will really be worth it. www.technik-museum.de
- Porsche-Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Baden-Württemberg: Here you can see 80 Porsche cars and learn about the history of Porsche car manufacturing. www.porsche.com
- Deutsches Museum in Munich, Bavaria: In the Verkehrszentrum (traffic centre) local branch of Deutsches Museum, you can see lots of vintage cars, motorcycles, and more. Also see the main museum and the Oberschleissheim airfield. www.deusches-museum.de
Car Parts English-German Part 5
This is the fifth part of my car parts dictionary. More will follow next month.
| English | German |
| manual gearbox | Schaltgetriebe |
| needle bearing | Nadellager |
| negative pole | Minuspol |
| number plate | Nummernschild |
| oil filter | Ölfilter |
| oil pump | Ölpumpe |
| oil sump | Ölwanne |
| oil-drain plug, screw plug | Ölablassschraube |
| one disc dry clutch | Einscheibentrockenkupplung |
| opposite angle | Gegenwinkel |
| output | Leistung |
| paintwork | Lackierung |
| parking light, side light | Standlicht |
| passenger seat | Beifahrersitz |
| piston stroke, travel | Hub |
| positive pole | Pluspol |
| radiator grill | Kühlergrill |
| rear axle | Hinterachse |
| rear lense | Rücklichtglas |
| rear light | Rücklicht |
| rear track | Spurweite, hinten |
| rear view mirror | Rückspiegel |
| rear wheel | Hinterrad |
| rear window | Heckscheibe |
| registration number | Autonummer |
| reverse gear | Rückwärtsgang |
| rim | Felge |
| rocker | Kipphebel |
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 When industrialist Nicola Romeo took over the Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (A.L.F.A), the name Alfa Romeo was born. It is a name long been associated with some of the most exciting Italian cars on the road. One of them certainly is the Alfa Romeo 6C 2300. The sporty car was developed in 1934 and sold from 1935 to 1939. It had a straight 6 engine designed by Vittorio Jano. The Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 was available as Touring, Granturismo and Pescara. The cars were the first in Europe to be fitted with four wheel independent suspension. They also had a single disc dry clutch and transmission with synchronized 3rd and 4th gear. The 6C 2300 was replaced in 1939 by the 6C 2500 which was produced, except during WW2, until 1952. And besides that, Alfa Romeo will be celebrating its 100th birthday this year.
Classic Car Events 2010
- 24 January, 2010 – The Grand Restauration Show and Classic Vehicle Auction in The Exhibition Hall, Royal Norfolk Showground, Norwich NR5 OTT. It is an auction of classic and vintage cars and motor cycles and automobilia auction.
- 5-7 February, 2010 - The Bremen Classic Motorshow is the first big vintage car event of the year in the north of Europe. It is a high quality vehicle fair with more than 550 exhibitors from 11 countries. The name of the special show this year is “Bella Macchina”, documenting classic Alfa Romeo cars. At the Bremen Classic Motorshow you can see everything about rally and racing for two and four-wheelers. The Bremen Classic Motorshow certainly is an event you shouldn’t miss.
- 13-14 February, 2010 – The Footman James Great Western Autojumble & Charterhouse Auction, a vehicle auction run by Charterhouse and a huge autojumble at The Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.
Alvis Cars
In 1919 T. G. John founded the T.G. John and Co. Ltd., a company producing stationary engines, carburettor bodies and motor scooters. T. G. John was approached by Geoffrey de Feville with the design of a 4-cylinder engine with aluminium pistons and pressure lubrication. These units were called Alvis. In 1921 the company changed its name to Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd. and moved production to Holyhead Road, Coventry.
From 1928 to 1931 the Alvis 12/75 F.W.D. was produced, a front wheel drive car with overhead camshaft and in-board brakes. The car was available as 4-seat sports, 2-seat sports, and sports saloon. 142 cars were produced. Until the end of the 1920s, mostly smaller sports cars were manufactured. One of them was the Alvis 12/50, a successful classic sports car. One of the successors was the Alvis 12/60 HP. It was a 4-cylinder rear wheel drive sports car available as 2 seat, 4 seat, and saloon. 282 cars were built.
Peel Microcars
The Peel Microcars were produced in the 1960s by Peel Engineering on the Isle of Man and were the world’s smallest cars. The Peel P 50 was a single seat 3-wheeler with a German 49 cc two-stroke engine produced by Zweirad Union (DKW) and originally was a moped engine. The car was a simple glass fibre construction with no chassis, a length of 54 in (1.37 m) and a width of 41 in (1.04 m). The car was available in red, white and blue. As the engine was placed under the driver’s seat the car was very loud. It also had hardly any comfort, no speedometer and not even indicators or brake signs. The driver had to use hand signs, which wasn’t too easy as only the window on the right hand side could be opened. Less than 50 cars were built from 1963 t0 1964.The Peel Trident was a 2-seater 3-wheeler and a few cars had a 99 cc Triumph Tina/T10 engine and an 8” rear wheel, instead of the 49 cc Zweirad Union engine. The car was a little bigger than the P 50 with a length of 71 in (1.81 m) and a width of 42 in (1.07 m). Some of the cars were fitted with a shopping basket instead of the passenger seat. The colours available were red and blue and a little more than 80 cars were built from 1964 to 1966.
Car Parts English-German Part 4
This is the fourth part of my car parts dictionary. More will follow next month.
| English | German |
| gaiter | Gummimanschette |
| gear box, transmission | Getriebe |
| gear changing | Schaltung |
| gear lever | Schalthebel |
| gear shaft | Getriebewelle |
| gearbox oil | Getriebeöl |
| generator | Lichtmaschine |
| glove compartment | Handschuhfach |
| go into reverse gear | den Rückwärtsgang einlegen |
| GVWR | zulässiges Gesamtgewicht |
| handbrake | Handbremse |
| head lights | Scheinwerfer |
| head rest | Kopfstütze |
| headliner | Dachhimmel, Dachinnenverkleidung |
| height | Höhe |
| hood ornament | Kühlerfigur |
| horn | Hupe |
| hub cup | Radkappe |
| hydraulic system | Hydraulik |
| ignition | Zündung |
| ignition cable | Zündkabel |
| ingition coil | Zündspule |
| ignition key | Zündschlüssel |
| ignition lock | Zündschloss |
| ingition poing, timing | Zündzeitpunkt |
| independent wheel suspension | Einzelradaufhängung |
| indicator | Blinker |
| inlet filter | Ansaugfilter |
| inlet manifold | Ansaugrohr, -krümmer |
| length | Länge |
1931 Goliath Pionier
From 1924 on Carl Borgward produced small three-wheeler trucks, but during the depression in the beginning of the 1930s he changed the design, and produced two-seater passenger cars with one-cylinder two-stroke engine. The so called Cycle-Cars had a wooden frame with artificial leather trimming and were designed to auto mobilize ordinary Joe. With a kerb weight of less than 350 kg (771.6 lb), only 198 cc and a top speed of 45 km/h (28 mph)the Goliath Pionier was tax free and not even a license was needed to drive it. It was just the right car for beginners. And there were even different versions available. With a spare seat in the rear there was even enough room for a small family. But even though the Goliath Pionier was called to be the smallest saloon car in the world, it didn’t sell very well and from 1931 to 1934 only 4000 cars were manufactured by Goliath-Werke Borgward & Tecklenborg, Bremen.
Filed Under German CarsMerry Christmas And A Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of this page.
This is a video I recently found. London in 1927, even in colour and with a few classic cars of course 
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Scootacar Mk 1 and Mk 2
The Scootacar was a small car built by Scootacars Ltd, a division of the Hunslet Engine Company. According to the wishes of the wife of one of the directors, who wanted a car that was easier to park than her Jaguar, Henry Brown designed the car by sitting on a Villiers engine and making an assistant to draw an outline around him. The first car was the Mk 1fitted with a Villiers 197 cc two –stroke engine. It was a 3-wheeler (two front wheels and one rear wheel) with a steel floor, a fibre-glass body and a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). It was roomy enough for two people, one in the front the other one in the rear. The car only had one large door on the left side. In 1959 the model was totally redesigned to improve it. The body shell of the Mk 2 was larger, the engine was placed under a rear bench and the driver’s seat could be tipped forward. It had room for three people now and a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h). In 1962 a few Mk 3 were sold with a 250 cc engine and a top speed of 68 mph (109 km/h) The car didn’t sell too well and after a total of about 1000 Scootacars were manufactured the production ended in 1964.
