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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Only 114 of these high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954.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.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
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.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
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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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.
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.
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.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
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
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2018
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2018
"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.
רפי פרץ צייר אמן ישראלי עכשווי מודרני הצייר הישראלי העכשווי המודרני אמנות ישראלית עכשווית מודרנית האמנות הישראלית העכשווית המודרנית אומנות העכשוויות הישראליות העכשוויות המודרניות ציור ציורים הציור הציורים וציור וציורים לציור לציורים מציור מציורים מצייר מציירים ומצייר ומציירים שמצייר שמציירים נאיבי נאיבית נאיביית נאיביים הנאיביים הנאיבי הנאיבית והנאיבית והנאיבי של עם גדול גדולים הגדול הגדולים והגדול והגדולים תערוכה תערוכות התערוכה התערוכות והתערוכה והתערוכה לתערוכה לתערוכות גלריה גלריות והגלריה והגלריות הגלריה הגלריות לגלריה לגלריות מהגלריה מהגלריות אדום כתום צהוב ירוק כחול סגול שחור לבן האדום הכתום הצהוב הירוק הכחול השחור הסגול הלבן שחורים לבנים אדומים כתומים צהובים ירוקים סגולים האדומים הכתומים הצהובים הירוקים הסגולים השחורים הלבנים צבעים צבע הצבעים הצבע בצבעים בצבע לצבע לצבעים והצבע והצבעים צובע צובעים הצובע הצובעים האמן האמנים האומנים לאמנים לאומנים והאומנים ציירים הציירים והציירים לציירים מהציירים מהאמנים אומנות האמנות באמנות לאמנות ואמנות באומנות לאומנות והאומנות אמנותי האמנות האומנותי האומנות תערוכה תערוכות התערוכה התערוכות הגלריה הגלריות בגלריה בגלריות והגלריה והגלריות מהגלריה מהגלריות מהתערוכה מהתערוכות חדש חדשני החדש החדשני חדשנית החדשנית מקורי המקורי המקורית מקורית מיוחד המיוחד המיוחדים מיוחדים בניינים הבניינים מבנים מבנה בניין הבניין אתרים האתרים המפורסמים המפורסם מפורסם מפורסמים בישראל ישראל וישראל תל אביב תלאביב בתל בתלאביב ותל מתל אור האור באור מתיילד ילדותי הילדותי המתיילד ילד תלאביבי אביבי שמח השמח
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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.
© 2017 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
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.
Bourges (Fr.), Rue du Doyen, Aug. 9, 2015.
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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+
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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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.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
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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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 2017
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2017
Ex-Works
Coachwork by Rapi - Fiat
Chassis no. 000032
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.
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2016
Knokke - Belgium
Oktober 2016
Sesuai yang direncanakan jauh jauh hari. Seneca mengagendakan Kanekes sebagai tujuan explorasi budaya Indonesia dalam rangka mewujudkan karakter cinta akan adat dan budaya Indonesia dan pemenuhan agenda tahunan rencana kerja Seneca sebagai oboz Jungle Ghost wilayah Bogor.
Penulis beserta istri telah berada di Jakarta mulai tgl 13 Mei 2015. Kami dijemput oleh saudara kami yang admin di Pendaki Gunung Indonesia juga beliau ikut dalam kepengurusan Jungle Ghost , saudara Rizal yang lebih dikenal sebagai juragan outdpor equipment online Sogo Jongkok.
Menginap dirumah beliau itu serasa di rumah sendiri. Banyak yang kami bicarakan.
Mengenai keluarga dan banyak hal seputar dunia pendakian.
Tepat pukul 6.00 tgl 14 Mei 2015 kami diantar ke stasiun Tanah Abang dengan mobil baru beliau. Hehe, selamat ya bang Sogo.
Di Stasiun Tanah Abang telah berkumpul kawan kawan dari Bogor, Jogjakarta dan Surabaya. Menggunakan kereta api Rangkas Jaya tepat pukul 08.00. Ketua Tim Expedisi Add Classic tampak sibuk mengurusi segala sesuatu dibantu Andri Maula Daisuki.
Stasiun Tanah Abang terkenal stasiun paling padat dan ramai di Jakarta. Di sini ada grosir pakaian terbesar di kawasan Jakarta.
Seperti biasa, kawan kawan memang tidak pernah bisa sepi. Ramai pembawaan kalau sudah berkumpul. Seakan gerbong 5 saat itu resmi menjadi milik Jungle Ghost.
Pukul 11.00 tiba di Rangkas Bitung. Sempat molor 1 jam, kami melanjutkan perjalanan ke Ciboleger Lebak Banten dengan menggunakan mobil Elf.
Perjalanan normal biasanya mwnurut kang Mickey, sopir, 2 jam . Akan tetapi kita akan tiba dalam 3 jam kali ini. Masih ada perbaikan jalan yang panjang dengan sistem buka tutup jalan di Cimarga.
Terkantuk kantuk kami dalam Elf. Struktur jalan yang rusak membuat perjalanan terasa lama dan kurang nyaman. Canda tawa mengurangi penat sesekali terdengar. Namun tidur lebih dipilih para peserta expedisi. Menyiapkan fisik sebelum trekking dimulai.
Tiba di Ciboleger pukul 15.30.
Akhirnya.
Terminal Ciboleger lebih bisa disebut pool terakhir mobil mobil penyedia layanan transportasi Rangkas Ciboleger. Dan kami lihat berjejer rapi mobil mobil pribadi para pemgunjung wisata Baduy. Ada toko Alfamart dan banyak toko yang menyediakan pernak pernik dan buah tangan di Ciboleger.
Pukul 15.00 kami tiba di Ciboleger. Segera menuju rumah makan untuk beristirahat dan sholat. Kang Jamal mempersilahkan kami untuk rehat sejenak sebelum memulai perjalanan ke Baduy Luar.
Di Ciboleger kita sudah bisa melihat interaksi warga dan orang orang suku Kanekes baik luar mau pun dalam. Untuk bisa membedakan Baduy Luar dan Baduy Dalam kita bisa melihat dari pakaian dan alas kaki.
Orang orang Baduy Dalam tidak beralas kaki dan hannya memakai baju putih atau hitam dan samping / kain yg dilipat srpwrti sarung sampai lutut berwarna hitam garis garis putih dg ikat kepala putih.
Sedang Baduy Luar lebih berwarna dengan samping batik biru dan kebaya beragam warna tapi lebih dominan berwarna ungu tua.
Makan siang yang nikmat. Walau terasa aneh. Makan di rumah makan dengan menu timbel bekal kawan kawan Seneca Bogor. Hoho. Kami hanya memesan sedikit lauk tambahan dan air mineral. Hoho Jungle Ghost begitu orang orangnya. wink emotikon
Selepas ashar kami berangkat dipandu kang Jamal, asli Baduy.
200 meter menanjak gapura selamat datang di Baduy sudah menyambut. Kanan kiri rumah panggung kayu berdinding bilik bambu berderet rapi. Tertata rapi menjadi obyek pameran pengunjung, sisi terluar Kanekes yang indah bagi pengunjung yang datang sekedar berekreasi di Ciboleger.
Gadis gadis penenun memperagakan kepiawiannya menenun kain dengan corak khas Baduy, ayunan bayi dari kain tergantung depan rumah meninabobokan sang bayi menjadi pemandangan khas yang mengagumkan. Pola pengasuhan yang indah.
Ada sekitar 40 rumah di area tersebut. Sampai pada batas jalanan berbatu dengan pepohonan rimbun menurun. Aura mistis mulai menyergap. Dingin. Seakan ini adalah pintu sebenarnya. Dan benar saja.
Saat kami mulai masuk, segera kami melihat hutan, sungai besar.
Perjalanan sesungguhnya dimulai. Kami langsung asyik dengan trek yang berbatu, naik turun. Keringat bercucuran. Ini tidak jauh berbeda dengan pendakian. Kalori yang terbakar sama saja.
Sesekali tawa kami berderai. Bercanda sepanjang jalan. Damai kami sepanjang jalur. Berpapasan dengan para warga Baduy. Keramahan yang bisa kami tangkap dari keseharian mereka. Jujur saya menyukai penampilan fisik orang Baduy. Tampan dan cantik. Kulit mereka bersih.
Jembatan yang melintasi sungai sangat eksotik. Campuran material kayu, bambu dan tali ijuk yang menunjukkan arsitektur yang luar biasa telah diperlihatkan di sini.
Lebih dari dua jam kami menyusuri Baduy Luar, tiga kampung terlewati. Ada sekilas sekelompok anak bermain bola dengan kostum Barcelona dan Real Madrid. Baduy Luar sudah bisa bertransformasi budaya. Walau adat tetap mereka pertahankan dengan ketat.
Sampai pada jembatan sungai yang entah keberapa kalinya, sampai juga di Cikakal Muara. Tempat kami akan menginap malam ini. Dua rumah panggung berhadapan telah disiapkan kang Jamal. Segera kami menghempaskan badan.
Keringat telah kering. Saatnya mandi membersihkan badan. Dan itu berarti sungai.
Menjelang magrib kami tiba di Cikakal Muara. Dua rumah panggung khas Baduy Luar menjadi tempat peristirahatan. Untuk membersihkan badan ada kamar mandi kecil, tapi tidak kami indahkan. Sungai lebih menarik. Segera kami berlarian.
Kampung Cikakal Muara di apit dua sungai. Sebelah timur lebih besar , di sebelah barat lebih kecil tapi kejernihan dan tingkat derasnya lebih. Diputuskan yang laki laki di sebelah timur, wanita sebaliknya. Mengenai dua aliran sungai ini akan kita bahas dibagian lebih lanjut.
Mandi bersama di sungai mempunyai nuansa tersendiri. Pelepas lelah perjalanan, mengembalikan memori indah masa kecil. Tanpa ragu semua menceburkan diri. Sayang batuannya besar besar dan tidak ada ceruk yang dalam. Tidak memungkinkan untuk bermain lompat dan salto ke air. Bahkan ada hal menarik yang lucu dan memancing tawa berderai. Saat Defan gosok gigi. Mulut Defan sudah berbusa pasta gigi, saat hendak berkumur, ada " sesuatu" yang mengikuti aliran air. Sontak semua tertawa. Defan kebingungan, wajahnya sedikit pucat dengan sikat gigi yang masih tergigit dan berbusa.
Aha...
Malam beranjak larut, suasana Cikakal Muara begitu hening. Tidak ada penerangan listrik. Sepertinya orang Baduy memang segera beranjak ke peraduan saat gelap menyelimuti. Rahasia hidup sehat yang luar biasa. Dalam hati saya bergumam " pantas saja orang Baduy tampak cerah dan kuat. Pagi bekerja keras, malam mereka segera tidur tanpa sedikit pun terkena radiasi cahaya lampu listrik. Teringat hadits Nabi yang menyuruh kita memadamkan lampu saat tidur. Sungguh benar apa yang Beliau perintahkan".
Para wanita peserta expedisi sudah terlelap, lain halnya dengan para lelaki. Menyeduh kopi dan mengobrol sampai larut. Rupanya materi pernikahan sangat menarik bagi mereka. Entah karena suasana yang sepi atau cahaya bulan sedikit menerobos dari balik pepohonan yang membangkitkan endorphin malam itu.
Sebagai pelaku pernikahan, penulis hanya bisa menunggu kabar baik.
Jumat,15 Mei 2015, selesai sarapan kami bersiap. Setelah mandi di sungai besar, sarapan , kami berkemas kembali. Kali ini kami bersiap menuju Cibeo. Suku Baduy Luar yang terdekat dengan Cikakal Muara ( Baduy Luar). Kang Jamal , pemandu kami menjelaskan kepada peserta bahwa untuk mencapai Baduy Dalam estimasi waktu sekitar 4- 5 jam dengan kondisi perjalanan naik turun bukit dan menghimbau agar peserta bisa membawa diri, tidak terpencar, dan sembarangan dalam melintasi area Baduy karena ada banyak wilayah pribadi yang menjadi adat masyarakat Baduy. Pun untuk tidak mengambil gambar selepas jembatan gantung terakhir
Pukul 08.00 , kami berangkat, dan betul saja perjalanan memang naik turun bukit. Keringat segera saja membasahi tubuh kami, tapi tidak usah khawatir, persediaaan air minum melimpah, dan banyak penjaja minuman di jalur menuju Cibeo.
Sepanjang jalur terkadang kami bertemu dengan warga Baduy Dalam, kecantikan paras seorang anak perempuan menarik perhatian kami. saat melepas lelah dan bertanya pada keluarganya tentang perawatan wajah, mereka menunjukkan Kicaang, daun yang memang mereka pergunakan untuk perawatan wajah. Luar biasa, alam memberikan lebih bagi siapa saja yang tinggal dan menetap serta menjaga alam dalam kondioisi baik.
Pukul 13.00 kami sampai di Cibeo, disambut Jaro Mursyid, puun setempat atau sesepuh Cibeo. Para Jungle Ghost berkumpul dan bersila di rumah Jaro Mursyid. Menikmati hidangan air minum dalam gelas bambu yang segar. Segera saja ,kami terlibat perbincangan yang seru dan menarik setelah sedikit perkenalan.
Banyak hal yang Jaro Murssyid ajarkan kepada kami, tentang legenda Gunung Kendeng, adat istiadat baduy, filosofi mereka tentang alam, dan upaya menjaga adat dan alam tempat tinggal mereka. Kami juga menyampaikan tentang Jungle Ghost, beliau tampak tertarik dan bangga dengan upaya Jungle Ghost yang berusaha menjadi kelompok masyarakat hutan. Pesan beliau adalah terus gelorakan kembali semangat perbaikan dalam diri manusia, semangat kembali ke alam. Pesan beliau yang banyak tercatat dalam sanubari para Jungle Ghost adalah " hade alamna, hade manusana" ( Kalau alamnya baik, berarti manusianya baik). Luar biasa, petuah yang sangat mendinginkan hati, tidak sia sia kami melakukan perjalanan.
Dua jam kami berbincang, hujan turun. Hari merambat sore, setelah reda, kami berpamitan kepada Jaro Mursyid dan para pengawal yang berada di luar rumah panggung. Tanpa harus melihat seperti apa, kami sudah bisa membayangkan bagaimana para ibu adalah madrasah pertama dan utama dalam membina generasi muda, rumah adat utama yang menjadi tempat berkumpul dan bermusyawarah, juga tentang Kawalu ,hari raya mereka. Prinsip perkawinan yang luar biasa, apa yang telah disatukan adat, tidak boleh diceraikan kecuali kematian. Proses penguburan sederhana, tanpa nisan, yang pergi biarlah pergi. Sungguh saya ingin menetap disini.
15.00, kami pulang, menapaki jalan semula kami datang. Beribu perasaan berkecamuk, sedikit yang tertawa dan banyak merenung sepanjang perjalanan. Kami menuju Cikakal Muara kembali untuk menginap semalam lagi dan esok pulang. jungleghost.org/ekspedisi-budaya-seneca-kanekes-baduy-leb...