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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Only 114 of these high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954.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.
© 2017 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
21/04/17. Osaka. A Rapi:t service to Kansai International Airport.
My Japanese railway collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157644114116...
C1 Based in Clondalkin training at the Civil Defence Training Site in Ratra House, Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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 Rally
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
At the 1952 Geneva Show, Fiat announced a high performance 2-seater aerodynamic coupé - the 8V or "Otto Vu". It was the first Fiat with independent suspension front and rear. The engine came in 2 forms : a 115 bhp-version revving up to 6.000 rpm, and a more powerful variant producing 127 bhp @ 6.600 rpm. The 8V distinguished itself in motor sports events and clinched the 1954 Italian sports car championship. This is the factory body called Rapi, after its designer. Many other versions exist with bodies by the most famous "Carrozzerias" of that era. Total 8V production was 114, the Miata's with the same name not included.
1.996 cc
V8
115 hp
Fiat 125 Years - La Dolca Vita
Abarth 75 Years - Passione per la Velocità
04/07/2024 - 01/09/2024
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
July 2024
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...
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
07/07/19. Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture. A service to Namba.
Japanese railway collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157644114116...
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 came from 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.
© 2017 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Sarilen Gonzalez, directora de la academia de esgrima LOUIS XIV de Torrelavega, en Santillana del Mar, la foto es otra cesión de un buen amigo que no se puede negar una gran calidad... solo están tocados un poco las curvas de color y se han realzado un poco las figuras principales... Ver en grande.
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
Pokok Mahkota Dewa atau nama saintifiknya Phaleria Macrocarpa yang berasal dari hutan belantara di Papua New Guinea atau Irian Jaya Indonesia. Pokok ini mampu mencapai ketinggian sehingga 5 meter jika dijaga dengan rapi dan subur. Pokok mahkota dewa ini akan berbuah sepanjang tahun dan buahnya berwarna merah menyala.
Buah mahkota dewa ini mempunyai 1001 khasiat. Antaranya mampu mencegah dan mengubati penyakit seperti demam Berdarah(Denggi), Kanser & Tumor, Hati, Darah Tinggi(Hipertensi), Stroke/Angin Ahmar, Penyakit Jantung, Kencing Manis/Diabetes, Ginjal/Cuci darah, Keputihan, Haid tidak lancar, Gout & arthritis dan lain-lain lagi.
Pokok mahkota dewa ini agak mudah hidup. Pokoknya sederhana besar boleh ditanam dalam pasu.
#marijelajahkelateboh
when it rains there is nothing better than a delicious pizza! the best in town is at Big O's. Yummmiii, this taste is worth all these callories ;)
Been wanting to do this for a long time. I think I need a larger reflector to evenly light up this many girls.
Rear (left to right):
Nana (MDD Cirno, custom faceup)
Ayu (DDH-01, custom by derteufel666)
Sae (DDH-01, custom by Momo-man)
Riko (DDH-01, custom by rapis)
Meru (DDH-01, custom by k_thanatos99)
Mayu (MDD Mayu, custom faceup)
Louise (MDD Louise, custom faceup)
Front (left to right):
Hazuki (DDH-01, custom by cototono)
Kana (DDH-01, custom by hatuna)
Eimii (DDH-01, custom by Momo-man)
Ami (DDH-01, custom by Totechi)
Länge 4.976mm
Breite 1.963mm
Höhe 1.435mm
Radstand 2.959mm
Antrieb 2xDrehstrom-Asynchron-Motor
Leistung 515kW (Frontmotor 165kW/Heckmotor 350kW/700PS)
Drehmoment 930Nm im gesamten Drehzahlbereich bis 5.300U/min
Höchstgeschwindigkeit 250km/h
Radformel 4x4 (Allrad)
Beschleunigung 0-100km/h 3,3s
Reichweite 460km
Speicher Lithium-Ionen-Akku
Akkuanzahl über 8.000
Batterieapazität 85kwh
Ladezeit 3h
Leergewicht 2.108kg
Batteriegewicht 750kg
Preis ab € 95.000
Polizeiliches Kennzeichen RA-PE1001
Hier der blühende Unsinn dazu:
die Buchstabenkombination des Kennzeichens läßt sich als das Wort RAPE lesen, rapieren (mit der Stichwaffe Rapier in etwas stechen) ist die englische Erscheinung des deutschen Wortes vergewaltigen oder rauben.
Mit der Ziffernfolge 1001, die Dualzahl bedeutet 9, könnte das für die Rapierung verwendete Werkzeug kodiert sein, ein Zweizack.
1001 ist auch das Produkt aus der Operation 11x7x13
Oily’s Breakfast-Club, Weymouth Football Stadium, Sunday 2 February 2025.
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1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia
$2,040,000 USD | Sold
From Sotheby's:
“THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR”
A diamond that emerged from a figurative coalmine, the Fiat 8V was a shocking anomaly for a mass-market manufacturer better known for pedestrian models like the diminutive Topolino or the 500. Upon its introduction in 1952, Road & Track magazine described the jewel-like 8V as “the biggest surprise of the year.” It was understandably a shock to the automotive world that, after decades of producing entry-level consumer models, Fiat would suddenly introduce a boutique-production sports car featuring an advanced overhead-valve light alloy V-8 engine, Siata-fabricated chassis, and four-wheel independent suspension. The Otto Vu, as it was known in Italian, went on to be successfully campaigned by racing privateers all over the world.
Like most sophisticated chassis of its era, the 8V was a prime candidate for custom coachwork. In addition to the 40-some examples bodied with factory coachwork designed by Fabio Lucio Rapi, Carrozzeria Ghia of Torino accounted for 15 additional examples among the 114 total chassis built. The most striking of these were the 14 cars clothed in Giovanni Savonuzzi’s stunning Jet Age design, appropriately known as the Supersonic.
The Supersonic body was originally penned for an Alfa Romeo 1900 racing car, and was characterized by a long front deck with a steeply raked windshield, a curved nose that led into a straight-through beltline, and small tailfins flaring off lights intended to resemble jet exhausts. Soon thereafter American designer Paul Farago ordered similar styling for an 8V chassis, and 14 more copies followed, each of them bearing minor detail differences but remaining largely true to Savonuzzi’s original dramatic design. They are widely considered to be the most sought-after and desirable of the 8Vs, boasting the finest combination of avant garde design cues from the Jet Age.
THE SPEED KING: LOU FAGEOL’S 8V SUPERSONIC
According to Tony Adriaensens’ definitive 2005 book Otto Vu, chassis number 000049 was equipped with engine number 000085 and dispatched by the Fiat factory in mid-July 1953 to be mounted with the 10th Supersonic body built. According to previous longtime owner Gerald Farber, the car is believed to have been shown at the 1954 Geneva International Motor Show. Reportedly imported to the United States by Chrysler chairman K.T. Keller, the 8V was soon sold to its original owner, Lou “The Speed King” Fageol, a three-time Gold Cup-winning powerboat racer, as well as one of the brothers whose Twin Coach bus company built several interesting twin-engined race cars.
Mr. Fageol exhibited his futuristic new toy at the 7th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, then just a fledgling sports car show on the Monterey Peninsula. The Supersonic was presented in Class D, “European Sports Cars over $10,000.” He then customized the car by riveting Imperial-style fins on the rear fenders and adding a continental tire kit. Fortunately, both modifications were conducted as easily reversable “add-ons,” with no cutting of original metal, and Mr. Fageol’s son removed the changes following his father’s passing in 1961.
The Fageol family sold the Fiat in 1968 to Ed Hieshetter, who retained possession for eight years before selling the car to Paul Lazaros, the former employee of designer Paul Farago (a well-known 8V enthusiast who was the original owner of the prototype 8V Supersonic, chassis number 000035). In 1979, Mr. Lazaros sold the Supersonic to Mr. Farber, who put the car into long-term storage while planning a comprehensive restoration to original specifications. Content to take his time and ensure that the work was properly conducted, Farber scrupulously researched the car, assembling a book of period photography and documentation that remains with it today. He was also able to locate and reinstall the original engine, number 000085, which had been replaced earlier in the car’s history with a Chevrolet engine.
In March 2007 Mr. Farber finally began the long-awaited and well-researched restoration effort, drawing on extensive input from Mr. Lazaros, who allowed his personal car (the unrestored original 8V Supersonic commissioned by Paul Farago) to be carefully studied as an exemplar. The tail lamps and wheel discs were precisely remanufactured using those of the Farago-Lazaros car as patterns. Lazaros Engineering was entrusted with a majority of the mechanical restoration, including rebuilding the transmission, suspension, and running gear, as well as the dashboard switches. Dick Nuss’s Engine Machine Service of Inglewood, California, a shop respected for its 8V expertise, rebuilt the matching-numbers Tipo 104 engine with upgraded rods, pistons, bearings, and valve springs, ensuring that the notoriously fragile motor would last well into the foreseeable future.
The coachwork was smoothed and corrected as needed by Scutchfield Metal Shaping of Ray, Michigan, and then properly refinished in the current unusual, gorgeous original green hue by Brian Joseph’s renowned shop, Classic & Exotic Service. Their in-house upholsterer, Ken Litchfield, retrimmed the interior with proper leather paneling, a wool headliner, and Wilton wool carpeting, and reupholstered the seats in correct Italian doeskin leather. The masterful eight-year restoration was capped with the refurbishment of the original Borrani wire wheels by the specialists at Dayton Wire Wheels.
In August 2015, after 36 years of fastidious stewardship, Mr. Farber sold the Fiat to the respected collector Orin Smith, and he wasted no time in bringing the stunning beauty to the show field. The Otto Vu was judged the Most Unique at the Classic Sports Sunday at Mar-a-Lago in January 2016, and it received the People’s Choice Award two months later at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Consistently maintained in Mr. Smith’s private museum over the following year, the Supersonic was sold to the consignor at RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island sale in March 2017.
From September 2019 through May 2021 the Supersonic received additional attention from the specialists at KTR European Motorsport in Ayer, Massachusetts, as clarified by invoices on file. Ensuring optimal operational quality, this bout of work addressed a myriad of minor issues, including a rebuild of the carburetors and distributor, a re-sealing of the gearbox, and repair of the wiring and wiper motor. The engine timing and wheels bearings were adjusted, and a new water temperature gauge, thermostat housing, fuses, and spark plugs were installed.
Presenting with spectacular flair, this breathtaking 8V remains fresh and ready for continued appearances at major concours d’elegance, being an ideal entrant for top-shelf events ranging from Villa d’Este to Pebble Beach. Also eligible for prestige driving events both in the United States and internationally, the Supersonic would surely draw a crowd at vintage tours and rallies worldwide. With its jet-age styling continually suggesting motion at rest, this 8V is a showstopper that claims significant provenance, making it a must-have for any collector of significant postwar coachbuilt sports cars.
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Kristina and I headed over to RM Sotheby's at the Monterey Conference Center to view some glorious cars at their auction preview.
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Had a blast with our auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2022.