1966 Cars, Bikes, Trains and Planes
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Der Berliner Funkturm (umgangssprachlich als Langer Lulatsch bekannt) ist ein 146,7 Meter hoher Stahlfachwerkturm auf dem Messegelände im Berliner Ortsteil Westend und eines der Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Der vom Architekten Heinrich Straumer entworfene Sendeturm wurde 1926 zur 3. Großen Deutschen Funk-Ausstellung Berlin in Betrieb genommen und ist damit 43 Jahre älter als der Berliner Fernsehturm am Alexanderplatz. Seit 1966 steht der Funkturm unter Denkmalschutz.
Das öffentlich zugängliche Bauwerk besitzt auf 50 Metern Höhe ein Turmrestaurant sowie einen Aussichtsbereich an der Turmspitze. In der Geschichte des Hörfunks in Deutschland steht er an hervorgehobener Position. Vom Berliner Funkturm wurden ab 1926 Sendungen des Hörfunks und ab 1929 zunächst versuchsweise Fernseh-Testsendungen ausgestrahlt. Auch die weltweit erste Fernsehsendung kam 1932 vom Berliner Funkturm.
Winter beauty. A new Mercedes-Benz photographed in Örebro (Sweden) in January 1966. My restoration and partial digital hand colorization of an Örebro Kuriren newspaper photographer´s image in the Örebro Läns Museum archive (digitaltmuseum.se).
This is me in the good old days. I included this shot for my profile to illustrate that I was once young and fit. Incidentally, I'm the one standing up with all the hair! The picture was taken on a Royal Navy inshore minesweeper (courtesy of the Admiralty) during a scientific expedition and search for sunken treasure off the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England in 1966.
I’m leaning over slightly because my ‘payload‘ was rather heavy. My little friend was a giant spiny crayfish and they don't come any bigger. You need heavy duty gloves to handle one of these or else with a quick flip of its tail it's whisked away along with the skin of your hands. You have to approach it from above and press down hard with both hands until your companion arrives with a large sack. Then, as fast as you can, it’s ‘up and in’ tail first!
As for the dustbin, it was dustbin day, of course! But, in the state we were in at the time, no one had noticed the prop* not even the press photographer who took the photo!
Best viewed in lightbox and on full screen!
* Reference to the parody of "1066 and all that". The only difference between the two events, apart from 900 years of course, was that my French wife-to-be came over alone to conquer me and drag me back to France. But we fell in love and it's been one long battle ever since.
The wedding took place two weeks after this photo was taken (see below); on the very day that England won the world cup!
Take care, my friends, and many thanks for calling,
Colin ...
*(stage) prop = accessoire (de théâtre)
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Kellerfund…
Das waren noch Zeiten!
Titelbild der Zeitschrift „Die Bundesbahn“ aus dem Jahr 1966, mit einer Lok der BR E 310/410.
„Elektrisch nach Belgien und Holland“
1966
Found in the cellar…
Those were the days!
Cover of the magazine "Die Bundesbahn" from 1966, featuring a locomotive of the BR E 310/410 series.
"Electric to Belgium and Holland"
This car was bought new by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982).
Production: 1 of 2677 (1963-1981)
Techno-Classica 2023
Essen, Germany.
Generation 3 of the Dart was offered during model years 1963-1966. This one has the front end style of the 1966 model.
This generation has a Hofmeister Kink on the belt line, just like BMWs!
The prior generations of the cars named Dart were larger models. The 4th Generation that followed for 1967 were in the compact car class.
Well here is my classic car find of the day. A 1966 Pontiac GTO a beautiful classic American muscle car. It came with a 389 cubic inch (6.4 liter) 336 HP V8 engine. The factory version was rated to go 0 to 60 MPH in 7.9 seconds but many owners of these cars added modifications that added another 100-200 horsepower, adding racing shifters, custom carburetors and manifolds, racing clutch plates and changing the transmission and or deferential gear ratios to boost acceleration and maximum speed. I talked to the owner a senior fellow about my age who said he got this car up to over 140 MPH when he first got this car about thirty five years ago.
Hard to believe that one this ragged looking is still on the road, despite appearances suggesting it was last washed sometime in the 90s. I imagine this one has been in the same ownership for some time to avoid being bought and restored by someone else, as these are quite rare cars now I believe....