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Type
The workhorse Akzidenz Grotesk, mother of sanserifs, is paired with Unibody 8, a font made freely available by the Dutch foundry Underware. A bitmap font originally designed for screen use at 8-pt., Unibody also occasionally surfaces in print.
Happy Truck Thursday, everyone!
DKW meant Dampfkraftwagen (literally: “steam motor car”), and later was changed to Autodienst (“Car service”), which was still later contracted into our modern “Audi”... but the logo with the four circles remained the same throughout...!
The DKW Schnellaster, also known as the DKW F89 L, was a van produced by DKW from 1949 to 1962. Alongside the DKW F89 passenger car, it was the first vehicle to be manufactured by the new Auto Union conglomerate in Ingolstadt, following the re-establishment of the business in West Germany. The model name Schnellaster translates from German to English as Rapid Transporter.
Design
DKW Schnellaster van
The Schnellaster is of a one box or monospace configuration featuring front wheels set forward in the passenger cabin, a short sloping aerodynamic hood, front wheel drive, transverse engine, flat load floor throughout with flexible seating and cargo accommodations. These same features make the Schnellaster a precursor of the modern minivan, a body configuration subsequently popularized in notable examples such as the Renault Espace, or the Chrysler Voyager/Dodge Caravan and, mechanically, of the BMC Mini plus most modern cars.
The van included a trailing arm rear suspension system incorporating springs in the cross bar assembly. The modern layout featured a prewar two-cylinder 700 cc two-stroke engine of the DKW F8 rated at 20 hp (22 hp after 1952). In 1955 the van received the DKW F9's three cylinder unit with 900 cc, producing 32 hp (24 kW).
The van's layout enabled a flat loading floor only 40 cm (16 in) off the ground. It was also fitted with a large single rear door fitted to hinges on the right-hand side.
Acronym - Definition
DKW Dampf Kraft Wagen
DKW Don't Know Why
DKW Dampfkraftwagen (German: steam motor car)
DKW Das Kleine Wunder :-)
DKW Des Knaben Wunsch :-)
DKW Dampfkraftwerk (German: Steam Power Plant)
DKW Deutsche Kraftwagen
DKW Deutsche Kraft-Werke
Sasolburg
South Africa
France : 1984 - 1988
4 cylinder 1995cc engine
110 HP DIN @ 5500 rpm
5 speed manual gearbox
Front wheel drive
Length : 4,25m
Weight : 1225kg
Speed : 180 km/h
In 1956 a revolutionary variant of the 600 was introduced : the Multiple; a dual purpose version. The structure was of integral type with forward control and rear engine. Front suspension was derived from the 1100, the final drive ratio was lowered and track was increased to 1.225 mm at the front and 1.151 mm at the rear. It was available in 3 versions : 4-5 seater, a 6-seater and a taxi. Seats could fold to form a loading platform.
633 cc
4 In-line
22 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
In 1956 a revolutionary variant of the 600 was introduced : the Multiple; a dual purpose version. The structure was of integral type with forward control and rear engine. Front suspension was derived from the 1100, the final drive ratio was lowered and track was increased to 1.225 mm at the front and 1.151 mm at the rear. It was available in 3 versions : 4-5 seater, a 6-seater and a taxi. Seats could fold to form a loading platform.
633 cc
4 In-line
22 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
Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 60.000 - 80.000
Sold for € 63.250
Zoute Grand Prix 2023
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2023
Although better known for its more sporting products, Alfa Romeo also produced the 'Autotutto' ('all purpose') Romeo, a small commercial delivery van. The first, T10, version was launched at the 1954 Turin Motor Show in panel-van and minibus variants; a host of other body types followed. The Autotutto is notable as Alfa Romeo's first commercial vehicle built with left-hand drive, all its predecessors being right-hand drive. Alfa Romeo did not develop a special engine for the front-wheel drive Autotutto, but instead used a de-tuned version of its classic 1.3-litre twin-cam four, as found in the Giulietta. A twin-cylinder supercharged two-stroke diesel was available as an option. Suspension was independent all round, sprung by transverse torsion bars at the rear. This feature plus its front-drive layout gave the versatile Autotutto a large, flat and low load area, while making it relatively easy to extend the chassis to accommodate longer bodywork. Updated Romeo 2 and Romeo 3 models were introduced before the Autotutto was replaced in 1967 by the restyled F12/A12 and F11/A11. Commencing with the Romeo 2, the design was also made under license in Spain by FADISA, though the Spanish version was powered by a Perkins diesel engine.
A charming and rare find, this 1300cc Giulietta-powered F11 Autotutto has been professionally restored in a beautiful colour scheme and is in excellent working order. Unfortunately nothing is known about its early history but the F11 does come with a good number of detailed restoration photos from the aforementioned professional restoration. Both exterior, interior, engine and other mechanical components seem to have been extensively restored. Prospective purchasers should note that the vehicle is sold on a bill of sale and does not come with any original registration documents, only a copy of its original Italian libretto dated 1970 and an Alfa Romeo Classiche certificate.
An interesting alternative to the more common offerings from Volkswagen, this delightful Autotutto would certainly be the ideal support vehicle at Goodwood or other historic race meetings. We cannot think of a more stylish way to tow your 6C 1750...
Motoring experts are divided about who produced the first MPV, or ‘Multi-Purpose Vehicle’. The Fiat Multipla, the Volkswagen bus and this Lloyd Transporter certainly are the main contenders.
The Lloyd is a six-seater, achieved by putting the engine and drive in the front of the car, thereby creating a flat cabin floor. All passengers have to enter though the front doors, because there are no rear doors! The rear wheels are tilted inwards, a consequence of the of swing axle construction. The car displayed in the Museum is a later model with the ‘large’ engine, a 596 cc, 19 hp 2 cylinder unit, that gave the car a top speed of 85 km/h. Unladen that is. And with a tail wind.
Lloyd was part of the Borgward industrial group, which went backrupt in 1961. However, Lloyd continued to produce cars until 1963.
Louwman Museum
Den Haag - The Hague
Nederland - Netherlands
March 2013
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car.
1587 cc.
1191 kg.
Production 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Dutch reg. number: July 1, 2005.
Bought at Sept. 18, 2017.
Amsterdam-Noord, Car Park Gamma, Floraweg, Aug. 20, 2022.
© 2022 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car.
1587 cc.
1191 kg.
Production 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Dutch reg. number: Sept. 2, 2006.
Bought at May 19, 2022.
Number seen: 1.
Cogne (It.), Valle d'Aosta, Frazione Valnontey, July 30, 2022.
© 2022 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Production: 1 (concept car)
[FR] Heuliez, société française (1920-2013) travaillait comme concepteur et producteur pour, notamment, différentes marques automobiles. Suite à l'étude d'un véhicule urbain électrique, Heuliez présente cette AX rehaussée et allongée, petite monospace de 7 places, porte latérale unique côté conducteur et 2 côté passager.
[NL] Heuliez was een Frans bedrijf (1920-2013) dat onder meer in opdracht van verschillende automerken ontwerpen en prototypes maakte. Als gevolg van een studieopdracht voor een electrisch stadsvoertuig stelde Heuliez deze verhoogde en verlengde AX voor; een monovolume met 7 plaatsen, met een schuifdeur aan de chauffeurskant en twee aan de passagierszijde.
[EN] Heuliez was a French company (1920-2013) that worked as a designer and producer of prototypes for various car makes. Following a study assignment for an electric urban vehicle, Heuliez presented this heightened and lenghtened AX; a 7-seater mono-volume with a single sliding door on the driver's side and two on the passenger's side.
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100 years of Citroën, Autoworld, Brussels.
Autoworld is a vintage car museum in the center of Brussels, Belgium, located in the southern hall of the Cinquantenaire Park. It holds a large and varied collection of 350 oldtimers. In 2019 there was a temporary exhibition of Citroëns, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Citroën.
For my pictures of the rest of the amazing Autoworld museum, please click here: www.flickr.com/photos/xbxg/albums/72157695504806354
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car.
1587 cc.
1191 kg.
Production 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Dutch reg. number: Sept. 2, 2006.
Bought at May 19, 2022.
Number seen: 1.
Cogne (It.), Valle d'Aosta, Frazione Valnontey, July 30, 2022.
© 2022 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
France : 1984 - 1988
4 cylinder 1995cc engine
110 HP DIN @ 5500 rpm
5 speed manual gearbox
Front wheel drive
Length : 4,25m
Weight : 1225kg
Speed : 180 km/h
Hand set (mnemonic!) letters.
Typeface also available as Opentype (just letters, not handdrawn elements).
The Fiat 600 Multipla, which was presented at the 1956 Brussels Motor Show, differed from the regular 600 for the bodywork, with its squashed nose, the front axle borrowed from the 1100/1300, the new rear axle ratio (7/45), and the different tracks (front 1.225 m, rear 1.151 m). Three versions of the Multipla were built: 4/5 seater, 6 seater and Taxi.
The car on display was modified for the “Torino Design” exhibition in the Spring of 1995 by the designers of the IDEA Institute, who chose this car as the symbol of Italian car design and an ever-popular example of the incredibly efficient use of space, which could seat 6 people in three and a half metres!
The changes were not structural so that they did not encroach on the legend: for example, the exterior and interior measurements were the same as on the original model. Two-tone paintwork was chosen to match the colours of the interior, which were updated, like the materials used. The steering wheel complete with airbag (there was also a passenger airbag) and the gear lever knob were also new.
633 cc
4 In-line
21,5 hp @ 4.600 rpm
Vmax : 90 km/h
Museo dell'Automobile
Corso Unità d'Italia 40
Torino - Turin
Italia - Italy
January 2019
Tribute to Armin Hofmann/ Font design TBD Armin by @the_birthdays_design / Presentation soon online and applied at www.thebirthdaysdesign.com
Production: 1 (concept car)
[FR] Heuliez, société française (1920-2013) travaillait comme concepteur et producteur pour, notamment, différentes marques automobiles. Suite à l'étude d'un véhicule urbain électrique, Heuliez présente cette AX rehaussée et allongée, petite monospace de 7 places, porte latérale unique côté conducteur et 2 côté passager.
[NL] Heuliez was een Frans bedrijf (1920-2013) dat onder meer in opdracht van verschillende automerken ontwerpen en prototypes maakte. Als gevolg van een studieopdracht voor een electrisch stadsvoertuig stelde Heuliez deze verhoogde en verlengde AX voor; een monovolume met 7 plaatsen, met een schuifdeur aan de chauffeurskant en twee aan de passagierszijde.
[EN] Heuliez was a French company (1920-2013) that worked as a designer and producer of prototypes for various car makes. Following a study assignment for an electric urban vehicle, Heuliez presented this heightened and lenghtened AX; a 7-seater mono-volume with a single sliding door on the driver's side and two on the passenger's side.
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100 years of Citroën, Autoworld, Brussels.
Autoworld is a vintage car museum in the center of Brussels, Belgium, located in the southern hall of the Cinquantenaire Park. It holds a large and varied collection of 350 oldtimers. In 2019 there was a temporary exhibition of Citroëns, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Citroën.
For my pictures of the rest of the amazing Autoworld museum, please click here: www.flickr.com/photos/xbxg/albums/72157695504806354
TopGear 2002 Season 1 (Episode 6): Renault AVANTIME on the Cool Wall: Jeremy Clarkson places the Renault AVANTIME on the very edge of the Sub-Zero section!
TopGear 2008 Season 12 (Episode 3) a used AVANTIME was recognized by the presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May as one of the few cars that they all three liked.
www.flickr.com/photos/halfbyte/3040409681/
This is my 2002 Renault AVANTIME 2.0 16V TURBO 'NOIR NOCTURNE' photographed on our driveway.
No other car in the world has these ingenious doors and I'm sure this feature will be one of the most remembered features of this AVANTGARDE LOOKING FUTURE CLASSIC.
Detail ingenious doors: www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2001/n13/avantime/avant-19...
THE AVANTIME HISTORY RETOLD
Renault suffered from over-capacity at their factories, and rather than letting people off, they wanted to take over the manufacture of the hugely successful Espace. So, they made the agreement with Matra that if Matra was given the task of developing this new high-spec topmodel, Renault could bring the Espace production in-house. Since Renault don't have the knowhow and expertise to produce cars like Matra do, they had to redesign the Espace, making it the conventional steel car we see marketed as "Espace IV". Matra took on the task and they came up with a series of design-ideas, all based on the "Espace III".
The Geneva motor show in March 1999 saw the unveiling of a new Renault concept car - where it was called a "Coupéspace" - which leads the way in opening up a long forgotten niche - that of a luxurious Grand Tourer Coupé with space for four adults to relax in comfort.
Poster AVANTIME 1999: www.flickr.com/photos/m_and_jiji/6920221965/
In the 1920's and '30's Renault's main products were luxurious sports models like the 1929 eight-cylinder Reinastella and 1930 Nervastella, driven by Royalty and Europe's aristocracy. The AVANTIME takes some inspiration from these powerful Grand Tourers, built to cover large distances in great comfort and style, whilst focusing firmly on the future. The AVANTIME, illustrates in a forthright manner Renault's ability to shape the future of the motor car. The manufacturer is convinced that there is room in the market for a new breed of coupe, targeted at a customer group seeking the visual distinction, rarity and driving enjoyment of a coupe with the luxury of space and comfort found in a large car or monospace, all wrapped up in a vehicle which is technologically advanced and forward looking. Styled by Patrick Le Quément, the AVANTIME was intended to combine the space of an MPV with four-place pillarless qualities of a coupé. Regarding the styling, Thierry Metroz, design project manager, said, "We wanted someone walking around the car to be continually astonished."
You sit high up, with glass all around you. The AVANTIME has no B-pillars - one thing that certainly delayed the project was getting the pillar-less design safety-approved - which adds a roadster feel to it, with windows down.
It was named the AVANTIME, which is not pronounced fully in French, but a combination 'AVANT' as in French for "ahead" and 'TIME' pronounced in english. In other words "Ahead of its time". They are quite probably right, and it will not be the first time Matra have been ahead of their time, and have spotted a niche almost before it appeared. It is an avantgarde looking car, the target group were people (former Espace-owners) whose kids have left home, but who still prefer the style and flexibility of the Espace, spiced up with a more luxurious interior and some decent performance. Very similar to the Espace the AVANTIME uses a warm-galvanized chassis in the lower part, but with the upper structure done in aluminium, to get the centre of gravity even lower than the Espace. The bodywork is still polyester, which is bonded in place. The doors are now a (galvanized) steel construction with polyester bodypanels bonded to it, making them much stronger than standard Espace doors, which were all fibreglass, with a metal frame, and in later models (J63 and JE) a side-impact steel bar about halfway up, on the inside. The frontend design is developed from the Espace, with the air-con intake moved to above the headlights, rather than the sidemirrors. The sidemirrors, on the other hand, have moved towards the door-windows again, as on the early Espace models.
Matra's engineers have avoided the top-heaviness of a minivan or SUV by fitting a lightweight aluminum superstructure to the Espace chassis. The track has been widened, the suspension lowered, and the wheels and brakes enlarged. Careful development has produced a car that feels stable at high speed on the autobahn, steers accurately, rolls only a little when cornered hard, yet smoothes all but the roughest roads. This is an impressive achievement and makes the AVANTIME fun for the driver and calm and secure for the passengers.
Renault has enlisted the services of French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier to front its first-ever cross-brand advertising campaign "Créateur d'automobiles" (a one-minute spot with music by Etienne de Crécy). The pan-European ad aims to position the French motor brand as being creative and innovative, paving the way for forthcoming launches such as the new AVANTIME GT Coupe in 2001. TV advertising, by incumbent agency Publicis, breaks on October 17 (2000) and shows Gaultier designing and producing a new dress, from sketches to the finished product on the catwalk. After the fashion show, the model sees a Renault AVANTIME and is captivated by it. The ad then shows the process by which the car was created, in reverse from the completed car back to the production line. The designer's sketch is reduced to a blank piece of paper, mirroring Gaultier's process. Eric Bernard, Renault's worldwide advertising director, said: 'We're going to cause a stir with this campaign, and we hope to surprise and interest those who only think of Renault as a brand for small and medium-sized cars. 'It will trigger awareness and help us develop the new message in preparation for the launch of our new large cars.' The TV campaign's launch is being timed to coincide with the Birmingham International Motor Show, where Renault is unveiling its production version of the AVANTIME. It is being supported by press and poster activity.
Link Renault AVANTIME spot commercial 2001: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FS3V-akz-c
In the meantime - there was a considerable delay in launching the AVANTIME - Renault had tested their design studio VEL SATIS with the public at car-shows and put the VEL SATIS into production, and hit the marked about the same time as the Avantime was finally ready. This means that Renault had two different approaches to the high-end luxury car, one being almost entirely Renault, the other a Matra. The Renault VEL SATIS has 4 doors, which should appeal to less adventurous (or more conservative) people. The AVANTIME was a two-doors only car (well, Matra did have a prototype 4-door version, but it never made it to production), but the doors are "huge" to allow for easy access, and are novel in the way they open, as they are internally hinged, making them sort of fold when you open them. Hereby even these huge doors will only require the same parkingspace as any other car, but at the same time offering excellent access. Having the AVANTIME compete with its Renault sibling obviously was not a good thing for Matra, who must have felt that Renault had not kept their part of the deal. To add insult to injury, its no secret that Renault urged their sales-organisation to push the VEL SATIS before the AVANTIME (by offering higher bonuses to the sales-people). This caused the AVANTIME to sell suficciently poor, to drain Matra for funds, and since there were no hopes for Renault helping them out, Matra decided in december 2002 that enough was enough and in April 2003 they shut down Matra Automobile and closed the factory in Romorantin. The last AVANTIME left the Matra assembly lines 18th of April 2003.
The following production figures have been published (Source: Matra France, L.Thimonner, 2003 ):
2001 : 2067
2002 : 5097
2003 : 1286
HISTORY REPEATING
Only 8450 Renault AVANTIME's were eventually built, before its abrubt end-of-life...
In the science fiction movie 'Children of men' (released 2006), the AVANTIME prototype 4-door version was seen in the cinema, Clive Owen and Julianne Moore travel in the AVANTIME until a breathtaking action sequence disrupt the journey...
Avantime has retained its feeling of novelty!
www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=renault%20icons%20...
The tale of Renault's short lived but stunning coupé is brought to life using interviews with the key players in the cars development, including ex Renault Head of Design Patrick Le Quement and Matra's Phillipe Guedon. With a colourful gathering of over 200 of the iconic cars at the famous Montlhery race track, the Avantime's 10th anniversary is the centre piece of this programme. Enthusiasts and experts swap opinions about what prevented this car becoming as much of a success as it perhaps should have been. Even more of the car's story is provided by Renault Avantime insiders Thierry Metroz and Carole Hurel, while current boss of Renault design, Laurens Van Den Acker gives his verdict on what makes this unique car so special.
Official Video Renault 10 Years AVANTIME, the "Coupéspace"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCXHroaxg8w&feature=feedu
Explore Renault AVANTIME
K Glyph, soon to be published and applied.
Tribute to Armin Hofmann's lettering for the exhibition catalogue cover of "Tempel Teehaus Japan"
This remarkable design was made by Gerard Welter in cooperation with Studio Pininfarina. The prototype was presented in 2002. Sales started in April 2005.
The car was relatively expensive. Low sale figures made the 1007 project finally commercially unsuccessful.
The sliding doors are very unusual for a small passenger car.
1587 cc.
1191 kg.
Production 1007: 2004-2009.
Original Dutch reg. number: July 1, 2005.
Bought at Sept. 18, 2017.
Amsterdam-Noord, Car Park Gamma, Floraweg, Aug. 20, 2022.
© 2022 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved