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The basic design for the Vedette-Series came from Ford, Detroit, but the finishing off was done by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?). The Vedette had all luxury of those days incorporated.
In the first years the Vedette Series was also sold in the Netherlands and Germany as Ford Vedette.
For 1958 a restyle for the tail and front was done (2nd generation Vedette). Also received the body a new panoramic windscreen.
The Beaulieu was the cheapest of the Vedette Phase II range.
After 1961 production was continued in Brazil.
2351 cc 8 cylinder engine (V8).
Production Vedette Series: 1954-1961.
Production Vedette Beaulieu: 1957-1961.
This Vedette Beaulieu was restored entirely in 2010.
Seen in front of Renault Garage Ets. Heinen, Sankt Vith.
Collection Ludwig Heinen.
See also: www.google.nl/maps/place/Heinen+%2F+Ludwig/@50.2902313,6....
Number seen: 1.
Sankt Vith / Schönberg-Waldecho (B.), N626, Manderfelderstrasse, May 25, 2017.
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The Fiat 1200 TV Cabriolet was technically based on the 1200 Berlina. The body however was shared with the predecessor: the Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile, which was first presented at the 1955 Geneva Motor Show.
The 1100 TV Spider and this 1200 Spider was designed by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?) and was launched at the October 1957 Torino Motor Show.
In 1959 the 1200 TV was replaced by the restyled 1200 Cabriolet, redesigned by Pininfarina.
1221 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
C. 930 kg.
Production Fiat 1200 Granluce Berlina: late 1957-1961.
Production Fiat 1200 TV Spider: late 1957-1959.
Original first reg. number: 1957.
New, special Belgium reg. number.
This temporary exhibition was set up to honour the old Ghislain Mahy, by bringing back some iconic items from his collection to the place where it all began: the Ghent Wintercircus.
Unfortunately there were only 10 vehicles on display.
Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) was a Fiat car dealer and classic car enthusiast who rented this old Wintercircus building for over forty years. Starting in the early 1950s he built up a collection of old and classical cars from more than 950 items. He bought them mainly in France. And many of them were just saved from the hands of car scrapers.
In 1995 Mahy had to leave this special place. His collection was partly sold, the rest was divided over two museums. Restored top cars went to classic car museum Autoworld, Brussels (about 230 items). But the majority, most unrestored cars, found a new home in a new founded car museum in the south of Belgium called Mahymobiles, Leuze-en-Hainaut.
More photos will follow...
More info about Wintercircus: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintercircus_(Gent), second option!
For Autoworld see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoworld_(museum)
For Mahymobiles see: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahymobiles
Number seen: 1.
Gent (B), Lammerstraat, Sept. 5, 2025.
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Center City Las Vegas within several weeks of it's grand opening. Construction continues at a rapis pace 24/7 on this project.
The Fiat 1200 TV Cabriolet was technically based on the 1200 Berlina. The body however was shared with the predecessor: the Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile, which was first presented at the 1955 Geneva Motor Show.
The 1100 TV Spider and this 1200 Spider was designed by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?) and was launched at the October 1957 Torino Motor Show.
In 1959 the 1200 TV was replaced by the restyled 1200 Cabriolet, redesigned by Pininfarina.
I don't know why the Pininfarina emblem is on the dashboard. This 1957-59 1200 TV wasn't deigned by Pininfarina. Maybe this spider was built in the Pininfarina assembling plant. I have to look this up to be sure.
1221 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
C. 930 kg.
Production Fiat 1200 Granluce Berlina: late 1957-1961.
Production Fiat 1200 TV Spider: late 1957-1959.
Original first reg. number: 1957.
New, special Belgium reg. number.
This temporary exhibition was set up to honour the old Ghislain Mahy, by bringing back some iconic items from his collection to the place where it all began: the Ghent Wintercircus.
Unfortunately there were only 10 vehicles on display.
Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) was a Fiat car dealer and classic car enthusiast who rented this old Wintercircus building for over forty years. Starting in the early 1950s he built up a collection of old and classical cars from more than 950 items. He bought them mainly in France. And many of them were just saved from the hands of car scrapers.
In 1995 Mahy had to leave this special place. His collection was partly sold, the rest was divided over two museums. Restored top cars went to classic car museum Autoworld, Brussels (about 230 items). But the majority, most unrestored cars, found a new home in a new founded car museum in the south of Belgium called Mahymobiles, Leuze-en-Hainaut.
More photos will follow...
More info about Wintercircus: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintercircus_(Gent), second option!
For Autoworld see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoworld_(museum)
For Mahymobiles see: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahymobiles
Number seen: 1.
Gent (B), Lammerstraat, Sept. 5, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved.
Coachwork by Rapi - Fiat
Chassis no. 00100
Displacing just under two liters, the Tipo 104 motor V8 featured an unusual 70° architecture, as well as advanced racing components such as a finned aluminum sump, forged crankshaft, polished intakes and ports, and tubular 4x1 stainless steel exhaust manifolds. As Giacosa later noted of the V-8 in his autobiography, "the idea of mounting it on a sports car for a small production run was attractive and aroused the keenest interest among the design engineers."
And so was born the Fiat 8V, which featured the only overhead-valve V-8 that Fiat ever built during its long and storied history. Known in Italy as the Otto Vu, the new model was positioned as a luxury grand touring sports car.To maintain the necessary quality-control for such a high-end product, the fabrication of the chassis was farmed out to Giorgio Ambrosini's Siata, the tuning specialists that had long served as Fiat's in-house competition and customization department. This choice was probably further facilitated by Ghia owner Mario Felice Boano's 1950 hiring of Luigi Segre, a former Siata sales manager, as Ghia's sales director.
The Otto Vu made its public debut at the Geneva Salon in March 1952, and immediately impressed all who saw it with Fiat's ability to produce such a jewel-like automobile. Over the following two years, about two hundred tipo 104 motors were produced (though more than fifty of these were eventually installed in the upcoming Siata roadster).
The Otto Vu automobile was even more rare, with approximately 114 examples built through 1954. While at least forty of these cars were bodied with the factory coachwork by Rapi, the other chassis were clothed by coachbuilders such as Balbo, Pinin Farina, Vignale and Zagato.
Delivered new to Heilbronn, Germany, this unrestored 8V Rapi was bought early in its life by Larry Vivian, a US soldier remaining in Germany, during the cold war. Larry raced the car in Germany and took it with him to the US and kept it until some 5 years ago, when it moved to Belgium. Larry was the second owner and has had the car over 40 years while keeping it totally original with only 47.000 kms on the odometer. Incredible archive photos come with the car even photos when it was transported by air plane.
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Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
Battle Timeless, Batalla Intemporal, creación de la Compañia Torre de la Vega, en competición Campeonato del Mundo de Esgrima Artística, en Kolomna - Oblast de Moscú. La compañia Torre de la Vega de la Sala de Armas Louis XIV de Torrelavega, área de Santander - Cantabria , cerca de Bilbao en el norte de España
This exotic Rapi studious release promises plenty of magic and swordplay - very rare Korean VHS release.
18x24 clear glass ambrotype.
Darlot petzval 240mm f4,5 (aprox)
Qcollodion
rapis fixer
strobes (500+300 Wats.)
4 sec exposure
Coachwork by Vignale
Chassis no. 00051
The Fiat 8V (or "Otto Vu") is a sports car produced by Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The 8V got its name because at the time of its making Ford had a copyright on the term V8. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars).
The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Luigi Rapi. The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration with up to 1996 cc, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp in standard form giving a top speed of 190 km/h.
Only 114 of these high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954. Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.
34 Otto Vu’s had a factory produced bodywork by ‘Carozzeria Speciale’ FIAT. Some cars had the bodywork done by other Italian coachbuilders. Carozzeria Zagato made 30 that they labelled "Elaborata Zagato". Ghia and Vignale also made bodyworks. Most were coupés, but some spyders were made as well.
This 8V was presented when new at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris in 1953. At the Salon it was sold to a French Fiat customer. Int the late 1950s this 8V was exported to California, USA where it stayed for 35 years in unrestored condition at the Woodland Hills. The car was only restored in 2003 and was taken to multiple concours after that, with a lot of class prices as result. It became 1st in class at Pebble Beach and received the award for most significant coachbuild design. 1st in class at Amelia Island in 2013.
This is a one-off Fiat 8V because of the special chassis it has and the color lay-out being especially made for the Paris Salon.
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Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
Coachwork by Rapi - Fiat
Chassis no. 00100
Displacing just under two liters, the Tipo 104 motor V8 featured an unusual 70° architecture, as well as advanced racing components such as a finned aluminum sump, forged crankshaft, polished intakes and ports, and tubular 4x1 stainless steel exhaust manifolds. As Giacosa later noted of the V-8 in his autobiography, "the idea of mounting it on a sports car for a small production run was attractive and aroused the keenest interest among the design engineers."
And so was born the Fiat 8V, which featured the only overhead-valve V-8 that Fiat ever built during its long and storied history. Known in Italy as the Otto Vu, the new model was positioned as a luxury grand touring sports car.To maintain the necessary quality-control for such a high-end product, the fabrication of the chassis was farmed out to Giorgio Ambrosini's Siata, the tuning specialists that had long served as Fiat's in-house competition and customization department. This choice was probably further facilitated by Ghia owner Mario Felice Boano's 1950 hiring of Luigi Segre, a former Siata sales manager, as Ghia's sales director.
The Otto Vu made its public debut at the Geneva Salon in March 1952, and immediately impressed all who saw it with Fiat's ability to produce such a jewel-like automobile. Over the following two years, about two hundred tipo 104 motors were produced (though more than fifty of these were eventually installed in the upcoming Siata roadster).
The Otto Vu automobile was even more rare, with approximately 114 examples built through 1954. While at least forty of these cars were bodied with the factory coachwork by Rapi, the other chassis were clothed by coachbuilders such as Balbo, Pinin Farina, Vignale and Zagato.
Delivered new to Heilbronn, Germany, this unrestored 8V Rapi was bought early in its life by Larry Vivian, a US soldier remaining in Germany, during the cold war. Larry raced the car in Germany and took it with him to the US and kept it until some 5 years ago, when it moved to Belgium. Larry was the second owner and has had the car over 40 years while keeping it totally original with only 47.000 kms on the odometer. Incredible archive photos come with the car even photos when it was transported by air plane.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
Coachwork by Zagato
Chassis no. 00062
The Fiat 8V (or "Otto Vu") is a sports car produced by Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The 8V got its name because at the time of its making Ford had a copyright on the term V8. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars).
The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Luigi Rapi. The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration with up to 1996 cc, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp in standard form giving a top speed of 190 km/h.
Only 114 of these high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954. Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.
34 Otto Vu’s had a factory produced bodywork by ‘Carozzeria Speciale’ FIAT. Some cars had the bodywork done by other Italian coachbuilders. Carozzeria Zagato made 30 that they labelled "Elaborata Zagato". Ghia and Vignale also made bodyworks. Most were coupés, but some spyders were made as well.
This particular 8V Zagato was only registered in 1955 by its first owner Lumir Leo Vesely of the Club Scuderia Ital-France, Milano. He participated in 6 races that same year with this car finishing 39th overall in the Mille Miglia.
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Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
Narra la leggenda che Laurino, Re dei nani, aveva sul Catinaccio uno splendido giardino di rose.
Un giorno il principe del Latemar, incuriosito dalla vista delle rose, si inoltrò nel regno di re Laurino, ne vide la figlia Ladina, se ne innamorò e la rapì per farne la sua sposa.
Laurino, disperato lanciò una maledizione sul suo giardino di rose colpevole di aver tradito la posizione del suo regno: né di giorno, né di notte alcun occhio umano avrebbe potuto più ammirarlo.
Laurino dimenticò però il tramonto...
Meno romanticamente, il fenomeno è dovuto alla composizione delle pareti rocciose delle Dolomiti (formate dalla dolomia contenente dolomite, un composto di carbonato di calcio e magnesio).
Esso è particolarmente visibile nelle sere d'estate, quando l'aria è particolarmente limpida e il sole lucente cala a occidente.
Legend says that Laurin, King of the Dwarfs, had a beautiful rose garden.
One day the prince of Latemar, intrigued by the sight of roses, departed into the reign of King Laurin, he saw his daughter Ladinia, fell in love with and abducted her to make her his bride.
Laurin, desperately threw a curse on her rose garden guilty of having betrayed the position of his kingdom: either by day or by night the human eye could see it anymore.
However, Laurin forgot the sunset ...
Less romantically, the phenomenon is due to the composition of the rock walls of the Dolomites (containing dolomite, a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium).
It is particularly visible in the summer evenings, when the air is very clear and the last sun shineson from the West.
After Simca took over Ford France in Sept. 1954 existing plans for the new Vedette Series for 1955 were executed without delay.
The basic design for the Vedette-Series came from Ford, Detroit, but the finishing off was done by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?). The Vedette had all luxury of those days incorporated.
In the first years the Vedette Series was also sold in the Netherlands and Germany as Ford Vedette.
For 1958 a restyle for the tail and front was done (2nd generation Vedette). Also received the body a new panoramic windscreen.
After 1961 production was continued in Brazil.
2351 cc 8 cylinder engine.
Production Vedette Series: 1954-1961.
Production Vedette Chambord: 1958-1961.
New French semi-historical reg. number.
Number seen: 1.
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (Loiret, Fr.), Rue des Temples, July 30, 2017.
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The Fiat 8V (or 'Otto Vu') is a V8-engined sports car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The Fiat 8V got its name because at the time of its making, Fiat believed Ford had a copyright on 'V8'. With 114 made, the 8V wasn't a commercial success, but did well in racing. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Luigi Rapi. The engine was a V8 originally designed for a luxury sedan, but that project was stopped.
The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration, displaced 1,996 cc and was fitted with two twin-choke Weber 36 DCF 3 carburettors. In its first iteration (type 104.000) the engine had a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and produced 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp) at 5,600 rpm, giving the car a top speed of 190 km/h (118 mph). Improved type 104.003 had different camshaft timing for 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) at 6,000 rpm; finally type 104.006 with an 8.75:1 compression ratio, revised camshaft timing and fuel system put out 127 PS (93 kW; 125 hp) at 6,600 rpm. The engine was connected to a four speed gearbox. The car had independent suspension all round and drum brakes on all four wheels.
Top management were preoccupied with more run of the mill projects, however, and only 114 of the high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954. Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.
Ghia designed and produced a limited run of cars named 'Supersonic', with special 'jet age' bodywork. Ghia had recently been sold by Boano to Luigi Segre, and a one-off Alfa Romeo 1900 had been built for a wealthy entrant in the 1953 Mille Miglia race. The car was displayed at the Turin show same year and the reaction inspired Segre to plan a limited production of cars based on the Otto Vu, aimed at the American market. Only eight were completed, after mechanical issues ended the project. Design of 'Supersonic' is credited to Giovanni Savonuzzi.
Rolleiflex 3.5F Type 3 (1960-1969)
Taking lens: Carl Zeiss Planar 75mm
+ Yellow Filter
Adox Chs 100 Art film
Self development
with Jobo Tank System 2500 with reel 2502
Manual Rotation processing with Jobo Roller 1509
Kodak HC-110 B dilution work (1+31)
[from HC-110 Stock dil. (1+3)] 4:00' @20°C
Adostop stop Bath (1+19) 42" @20°C
Adofix (1+4) 3:50' - 20°C
Washing film for 10 minutes
Adoflo Wetting Agent (1+200) 2:00' @20°C
Epson V700 Pro
marcello pasini ©
Coachwork by Zagato
Chassis no. 00078
The Fiat 8V (or "Otto Vu") is a sports car produced by Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The 8V got its name because at the time of its making Ford had a copyright on the term V8. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars).
The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Luigi Rapi. The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration with up to 1996 cc, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp in standard form giving a top speed of 190 km/h.
Only 114 of these high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954. Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.
34 Otto Vu’s had a factory produced bodywork by ‘Carozzeria Speciale’ FIAT. Some cars had the bodywork done by other Italian coachbuilders. Carozzeria Zagato made 30 that they labelled "Elaborata Zagato". Ghia and Vignale also made bodyworks. Most were coupés, but some spyders were made as well.
This Fiat 8V Zagato was sold new to Mario Masetti and was only registered for the first time in 1956 before its Mille Miglia participation that same year, it finished 47th overall. The car was sold soon after that and raced by a new owner who passed it on soon after again. The car was stayed in Italy and was kept by the same owner since the 1980s.
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Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
The Fiat 8V (or "Otto Vu") is a V8-engined sports car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The Fiat 8V got its name because at the time of its making, Fiat believed Ford had a copyright on "V8". With 114 made, the 8V wasn't a commercial success, but did well in racing. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Luigi Rapi. The engine was a V8 originally designed for a luxury sedan, but that project was stopped.
The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration, displaced 1,996 cc and was fitted with two twin-choke Weber 36 DCF 3 carburettors. In its first iteration (type 104.000) the engine had a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and produced 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp) at 5,600 rpm, giving the car a top speed of 190 km/h (118 mph). Improved type 104.003 had different camshaft timing for 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) at 6,000 rpm; finally type 104.006 with an 8.75:1 compression ratio, revised camshaft timing and fuel system put out 127 PS (93 kW; 125 hp) at 6,600 rpm. The engine was connected to a four speed gearbox. The car had independent suspension all round and drum brakes on all four wheels.
Top management were preoccupied with more run of the mill projects, however, and only 114 of the high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954. Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.
Ghia designed and produced a limited run of cars named 'Supersonic', with special 'jet age' bodywork. Ghia had recently been sold by Boano to Luigi Segre, and a one-off Alfa Romeo 1900 had been built for a wealthy entrant in the 1953 Mille Miglia race. The car was displayed at the Turin show same year and the reaction inspired Segre to plan a limited production of cars based on the Otto Vu, aimed at the American market. Only eight were completed, after mechanical issues ended the project. Design of 'Supersonic' is credited to Giovanni Savonuzzi.
Coachwork by Bertone
One of the may postwar Fiat-powered "Etceterini", Stanguellini was based in Modena. Designed by Luigi Rapi, the 1100 Stanguellini enjoyed many motor sport successes. This car, with an 1100 cc engine tuned by Carlo Abarth, was ordered in 1951 by Mario Torti from Milan. Its elegant bodywork was the result of a collaboration between Nuccio Bertone and Vittorio Stanguellini.
Class II : Post-war Closed Cars
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"Mit Rapier (französisch rapière = ‚Degen‘, spanisch espada ropera = ‚Schwert, das zur Garderobe getragen wird‘) bezeichnet man eine seit dem frühen 16. Jahrhundert im europäischen Raum verbreitete Stich- und Hiebwaffe. Im frühen 19. Jahrhundert wird der Begriff Rapier (auch Rappir) für stumpfe Übungswaffen verwendet. Haurapier steht für einen stumpfen Korbschläger und Stoßrapier für einen Pariser Stoßdegen mit abgestumpfter Spitze." Wikipedia.
Jesuiten-Kolleg, Wien-Kalksburg 23. Bezirk.
Jesuitenkollegium (23., Kalksburg, Promenadeweg 3).
"Das Grundstück wurde von der Familie Godefroy erworben (es gehörte ab 1790 dem Hofjuwelier Franz Ritter von Mack, war ursprünglich, 1609-1773, bereits Besitz der Jesuiten gewesen). Pater Theodor Rohmann legte das Gelübde ab, den auf der Höhe des Kalksburger Parks gelegenen Dianatempel (bis dahin Versammlungsort der Freimaurer) in eine Michaelskapelle umzuwandeln. Am 17. Jänner 1856 wurde der Kaufvertrag abgeschlossen, 1858/1859 entstand der Neubau des Konvikts, 1875 wurde nach einem Großbrand der Patrestrakt umgebaut. 1906 wurde anlässlich des 50-jährigen Jubiläums vor der Hauptfront eine lebensgroße Immaculatastatue errichtet, die 1954 neu vergoldet wurde. 1938 musste das Kolleg geschlossen werden; es war zunächst Polizeischule, dann Beschaffungsamt für Polizeiangestellte (Magazin). Im Gebäudekomplex befinden sich vier Kapellen (Konvikts-, Kongregations-, Haus- und Schutzengelkapelle), von denen letztere von außen nicht erkennbar ist. Die Konviktskapelle ist die größte (300 Personen Fassungsraum, Altarbild "Immaculata" von Leopold Kupelwieser).
1945 richtete die sowjetrussische Besatzungsmacht hier ein Rückwanderersammellager ein, später eine Kaserne. 1947 konnte das Kolleg, zunächst mit zwei Klassen, wiedereröffnet, am 9. August 1951 die endgültige Räumung des Gebäudes erreicht werden." Wien Geschichte WIKI.
Da’s nog eens een fijn rendement: onze landgenoot Jan Martens telde in 1976 een paar duizend pond neer voor deze Alfa Romeo. Het veilinghuis dat hem binnenkort onder de hamer brengt verwacht dat zijn zoon Jan Willem er nu tussen de €16 en €22 miljoen voor zal vangen.
Het is natuurlijk nog even afwachten hoe heftig de biedingenstrijd zal worden, maar het moet gek lopen wil deze Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Touring Berlinetta uit 1939 binnenkort niet worden opgenomen in deze ranglijst van duurste auto’s die ooit via een veiling een andere eigenaar vonden.
Onnodig om te zeggen dus dat we het hier over een zeer bijzonder exemplaar hebben. Het is niet alleen de snelste productiewagen die je voor de oorlog kon kopen, maar ook 1 van de zeldzaamste. Er zijn er namelijk maar 5 gebouwd.
Jan Martens had de potentie van deze wagen dus goed gezien, toen hij deze auto in 1976 kocht, van een Fransman die klaagde dat de biedingen op £3750 bleven steken, terwijl hij er toch echt £4000 voor wilde hebben.
Het karretje is inmiddels overgegaan naar zijn zoon Jan Willem, die er net als zijn vader geregeld in reed. Maar wees niet bang dat hij voortaan de bus moet nemen, want we lezen dat hij onder andere nog een Fiat 8V Rapi, een Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS cabriolet Pinin Farina, een Alfa 6C 1750 roadster en een Aston Martin DB5 in zijn garage heeft staan.
Eingang zum Haus Schlossberg in Rapperswil (Schweiz).
Entrance to the house 'Schlossberg' in Rapperswil (Switzerland).
Seen on a 1958 SIMCA Vedette Beaulieu Limousine Phase II.
The basic design for the Vedette-Series came from Ford, Detroit, but the finishing off was done by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?). The Vedette had all luxury of those days incorporated.
In the first years the Vedette Series was also sold in the Netherlands and Germany as Ford Vedette.
For 1958 a restyle for the tail and front was done (2nd generation Vedette). Also received the body a new panoramic windscreen.
The Beaulieu was the cheapest of the Vedette Phase II range.
After 1961 production was continued in Brazil.
2351 cc 8 cylinder engine (V8).
Production Vedette Series: 1954-1961.
Production Vedette Beaulieu: 1957-1961.
This Vedette Beaulieu was restored entirely in 2010.
Seen in front of Renault Garage Ets. Heinen, Sankt Vith.
Collection Ludwig Heinen.
See also: www.google.nl/maps/place/Heinen+%2F+Ludwig/@50.2902313,6....
Number seen: 1.
Sankt Vith / Schönberg-Waldecho (B.), N626, Manderfelderstrasse, May 25, 2017.
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"The Bianchina was based on Fiat 500 mechanicals – with its two-cylinder, air-cooled engine mounted in the rear – but featured a completely new stylish body designed by Luigi Rapi, who was in charge of Fiat's special body unit and helped to set up production in Desio. With many premium design and equipment features, the Bianchina was an upscale city car, positioned above the Fiat 500 in the market." c 1960+
Seen in a shop window near the Cathedral. I can't remember what kind of shop it was, but it had more die cast model cars behind the window. What I show you is just a small selection.
This looks like a contemporary model car.
At the left there is a 1953-1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT visible.
The Simca Vedette Marly was derived from the Vedette Versailles, and was on top of the Simca range.
The basic design for the Vedette-Series came from Ford, Detroit, but the finishing off was done by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?). The Vedette had all luxury of those days incorporated.
2351cc V8 engine,
Production Vedette Marly: Autumn 1955-1961.
French license number: 1972.
Number seen: 1.
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The Fiat 8V (or "Otto Vu") is a sports car produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The name 8V was chosen because they thought that Ford had trademarked the name "V8". They weren't a commercial success, but did well in racing. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Fabio Lucio Rapi. The engine was a V8 originally designed for a luxury sedan, but that project was stopped. The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration of up to a 1996 cc of volume, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp (78 kW) in standard form giving a top speed of 190 km/h (118 mph). The engine was connected to a four speed gearbox. The car had independent suspension all round and drum brakes on all four wheels.
Top management were preoccupied with more run of the mill projects, however, and only 114 of the high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954.[1] Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.[1]
34 of the cars had a factory produced bodywork by Carozzeria Speciale FIAT. Some cars had the bodywork done by other Italian coachbuilders. Carozzeria Zagato made 32 that they labelled "Elaborata Zagato". Ghia and Vignale also made bodyworks. Most were coupés, but some spyders were made as well.
La Fiat 8 V - "Otto Vu" à l'italienne, est une voiture coupé deux places lancée par le constructeur italien Fiat au Salon International de Genève de mars 1952.
Cette voiture était entièrement nouvelle et n'utilisait aucun composant déjà connu sur un autre modèle de la marque.
La partie la plus remarquable fut le nouveau moteur, un V8 de 1996 cm3 de cylindrée avec une ouverture du V à 70°. Le prototype d'essais montait une version à 2 carburateurs qui développait 105 cv tandis que les versions commercialisées comportaient 3 carburateurs et donnaient 115 puis 127 cv.
Avec une ligne élégante et très filante, la vitesse atteingait les 190 km/h, ce qui était exceptionnel pour une voiture de série à l'époque. L'aérodynamique avait été soignée grâce à la mise au point dans le tunnel soufflerie Fiat d'Orbassano.
Disposant d'un chassis tubulaire, plus rigide et plus léger qu'une coque intégrale, la carrosserie en acier était le fruit de l'étude de Rapi.
En 1954, peu de temps avant l'arrêt de sa fabrication, une version prototype avec une carrosserie en fibres de verre a été présentée, mais elle ne connaîtra pas de développement industriel.
114 exemplaires de ce modèle ont été fabriqués, y compris les versions carrossées par Ghia et Siata. D'autres ateliers de carrosserie comme Vignale, Pinin Farina et Zagato réaliseront aussi d'intéressants exemplaires.
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Displacing just under two liters, the Tipo 104 motor V8 featured an unusual 70° architecture, as well as advanced racing components such as a finned aluminum sump, forged crankshaft, polished intakes and ports, and tubular 4x1 stainless steel exhaust manifolds. As Giacosa later noted of the V-8 in his autobiography, "the idea of mounting it on a sports car for a small production run was attractive and aroused the keenest interest among the design engineers."
And so was born the Fiat 8V, which featured the only overhead-valve V-8 that Fiat ever built during its long and storied history. Known in Italy as the Otto Vu, the new model was positioned as a luxury grand touring sports car.To maintain the necessary quality-control for such a high-end product, the fabrication of the chassis was farmed out to Giorgio Ambrosini's Siata, the tuning specialists that had long served as Fiat's in-house competition and customization department. This choice was probably further facilitated by Ghia owner Mario Felice Boano's 1950 hiring of Luigi Segre, a former Siata sales manager, as Ghia's sales director.
The Otto Vu made its public debut at the Geneva Salon in March 1952, and immediately impressed all who saw it with Fiat's ability to produce such a jewel-like automobile. Over the following two years, about two hundred tipo 104 motors were produced (though more than fifty of these were eventually installed in the upcoming Siata roadster).
The Otto Vu automobile was even more rare, with approximately 114 examples built through 1954. While at least forty of these cars were bodied with the factory coachwork by Rapi, the other chassis were clothed by coachbuilders such as Balbo, Pinin Farina, Vignale and Zagato.
The 8V Rapi Corsa presented here was delivered new in Milan where it was owned and raced by Scuderia Ambrosiana. The car was fitted with lightweight body and sliding windows, it was raced in the 1953 Mille Miglia finishing 18th overall. Sold to Vincenzo Aurricchio in 1954 and it participated again in the Mille Miglia that same year where it didn’t finish.
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In the postwar years, Fiat was working on an eight-cylinder engine which was internally known as Tipo 106. Dante Giacosa originally designed the engine for a luxury sedan, but then that project stopped. Rudolf Hruska, at the time working at S.I.A.T.A., was given the task to design a car around the V8 engine. Development took place in absolute secrecy. To not stress the experimental department of Fiat, S.I.A.T.A took up the production of the chassis. Styled by chief designer Fabio Luigi Rapi, the Fiat 8V or OttoVù was presented to the Italian press in February 1952 and first exhibited in the following March at the Geneva Motor Show.
The Fiat 8V prototype used an art deco grill that extended into the hood. A second series was made featuring four headlights with some of the later cars have a full-width windscreen. A high-performance coupé destined to compete in the GT class, the 2-litre 8V model, was a departure from the usual Fiat production. It was well accepted by Italian private drivers and tuners and was the car to beat in the 2-litre class, also thanks to the unique versions built by Zagato or Siata. The Fiat V8 had a 70-degree V configuration of up to a 1996 cc of volume, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp (78 kW) in standard form with two two-barrel Weber 36 DCS carburettors giving a top speed of 190 km/h (118 mph). Some engines were fitted with substantial four-throat Weber 36 IF4/C carburettors offering 120 bhp, but the intake manifold was very rare. The Fiat 8V is the only eight-cylinder built by Fiat. The engine was connected to a four-speed gearbox. The shapes of the car have seen several changes over time: the prototype had an art deco grille that extended into the bonnet. A second series was made with four headlights; finally, some of the latest cars had a large windshield without divisions. Only 114 of this high-performance coupé were produced, 63 of which with a “Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali” body, 34 first-series and 29 second-series. It was made available in different body styles, offered by the factory and by various coachbuilders like Zagato, Pinin Farina, Ghia and Vignale. The production ceased in 1954.
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After Simca took over Ford France in Sept. 1954 existing plans for the new Vedette Series for 1955 were executed without delay.
The basic design for the Vedette-Series came from Ford, Detroit, but the finishing off was done by Fabio Luigi Rapi (It, 1902-?). The Vedette had all luxury of those days incorporated.
In the first years the Vedette Series was also sold in the Netherlands and Germany as Ford Vedette.
For 1958 a restyle for the tail and front was done (2nd generation Vedette). Also received the body a new panoramic windscreen.
After 1961 production was continued in Brazil.
2351 cc 8 cylinder engine.
Production Vedette Series: 1954-1961.
Production Vedette Chambord: 1958-1961.
New French semi-historical reg. number.
Number seen: 1.
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Coachwork by Rapi - Fiat
Chassis no. 00100
Displacing just under two liters, the Tipo 104 motor V8 featured an unusual 70° architecture, as well as advanced racing components such as a finned aluminum sump, forged crankshaft, polished intakes and ports, and tubular 4x1 stainless steel exhaust manifolds. As Giacosa later noted of the V-8 in his autobiography, "the idea of mounting it on a sports car for a small production run was attractive and aroused the keenest interest among the design engineers."
And so was born the Fiat 8V, which featured the only overhead-valve V-8 that Fiat ever built during its long and storied history. Known in Italy as the Otto Vu, the new model was positioned as a luxury grand touring sports car.To maintain the necessary quality-control for such a high-end product, the fabrication of the chassis was farmed out to Giorgio Ambrosini's Siata, the tuning specialists that had long served as Fiat's in-house competition and customization department. This choice was probably further facilitated by Ghia owner Mario Felice Boano's 1950 hiring of Luigi Segre, a former Siata sales manager, as Ghia's sales director.
The Otto Vu made its public debut at the Geneva Salon in March 1952, and immediately impressed all who saw it with Fiat's ability to produce such a jewel-like automobile. Over the following two years, about two hundred tipo 104 motors were produced (though more than fifty of these were eventually installed in the upcoming Siata roadster).
The Otto Vu automobile was even more rare, with approximately 114 examples built through 1954. While at least forty of these cars were bodied with the factory coachwork by Rapi, the other chassis were clothed by coachbuilders such as Balbo, Pinin Farina, Vignale and Zagato.
Delivered new to Heilbronn, Germany, this unrestored 8V Rapi was bought early in its life by Larry Vivian, a US soldier remaining in Germany, during the cold war. Larry raced the car in Germany and took it with him to the US and kept it until some 5 years ago, when it moved to Belgium. Larry was the second owner and has had the car over 40 years while keeping it totally original with only 47.000 kms on the odometer. Incredible archive photos come with the car even photos when it was transported by air plane.
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