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colossal metal-working factory housing the largest hydraulic presses west of the mississippi river. manufactured artillery shells for the military from WW2 until about 2010. the site has since been demolished and replaced by logistics warehouses.
nikon coolpix 8700. processed in adobe camera raw & PTlens.
Pushbutton light switches always fascinated me when I was a kid. I don’t remember the last time I used a working model … decades ago, probably. This one’s in an unlikely location near the stage of the old theater, surrounded by garish wallpaper.
Manufacturer: General Motors Company (GM), Cadillac Motor Car Division, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Series 63 (6300) 6329L Sedan DeVille 6 Window Hardtop
Production time: September 1958 - October 1959
Production time: January 1959 - October 1959 (Europe)
Production outlet: 19,158
Engine: 6384cc GM Cadillac V-8 390
Power: 309 bhp / 4.600 rpm
Torque: 548 Nm / 3.000 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 192 km/h
Curb weight: 2310 kg
Wheelbase: 130 inch
Chassis: X-frame GM C-platform with all-steel uni-body by Fisher
Steering: Saginaw integral hydraulic power-assisted recirculating ball
Gearbox: four-speed GM Hydra-Matic automatic / column steering shifter
Clutch: not applicable
Carburettor: Carter AFB2814S downdraft 4-barrel or Rochester downdraft 4-barrel (Europe)
Fuel tank: 79 liter
Electric system: distributor and coil
Ignition system: Delco 12 Volts
Brakes front: powered hydraulic vacuum-boosted Bendix Hydrovac 12 inch drums
Brakes rear: powered hydraulic vacuum-boosted Bendix Hydrovac 12 inch finned drums
Suspension front: independent ball-joint A-arms trapezoidal wishbones with coil springs, rubber-mounted strut rods, rubber bushings and sway bar + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: 4 link lower longitudinal shear arms with coil springs and upper stabilizer triangle + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 6.0 x 15
Tires: 8.00 x 15
Options: Power Pack (3x Rochester 2-barrel - 350 bhp / 4.800 rpm – 201 km/h), air suspension, Cambray cloth and leather combinations, pushbutton radio, seat belts, trumpet horn, tissue dispenser,rubber mats, air conditioning, cruise control, Autronic Eye, door guards, electric door locks, E-Z-Eye glass, automatic heating system, license plate frame, six-way power seat, power vent windows, a vacuum actuated remote control trunk lock, remote control radio, five white sideqall tire size 8.20x15 four-ply, permanent anti-freeze -20° / -40°, two-tone colouring
Special:
- Designed by Bill Mitchell, but the giant fins were the last achievement of the famous designer Harley Earl (LaSalle). He retired officially in 1958.
- Cadillac was the first to use the tailfin on their vehicles, which first appeared in 1948. By 1959, it had grown to very flamboyant proportions.
- The designs had been inspired by the space program and futuristic spaceflight.
- "DeVilles" has always been GM's top-selling luxury series and featured class-leading automotive technology and came standard with power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission, guide-matic power headlight control, fog lights, Chadwick cloth interior, back-up lamps, three speed wipers with push button windshield washer, wheel discs, outside rearview mirror, vanity mirror, oil filter, radio with power antenna, padded dash, power windows and two way power seats.
- The nomenclature "DeVille" stands for "of the city" or "town" in the French language and comes from its town body which showcased an enclosed passenger compartment and an open chauffeur's compartment.
- Meanwhile these ’59 Caddy's are the most popular American automobiles.
- The Series 63 was available as this 4-door Sedan DeVille 6 Window Hardtop, as 4-door Sedan DeVille 4 Window 6339B Hardtop (12,308 units built) and as 2-door Coupé DeVille 6337J Hardtop (21,924 units built) and were all assembled at the Detroit Assembly, Detroit, Michigan - USA.
Graflex 800/900 series 16mm projector control button. Pressing this button starts the projection lamp cooling fan and, only if the function lever is in the Forward or Reverse/Rewind position, the projector motor. The projection lamp is controlled by a separate set of Off/Lo/Hi Lamp buttons interlocked with the Run button and the function lever.. Pressing the Stop button releases both Run and Lamp buttons.
With the function lever on Forward and a Lamp button pressed (turning the fan on, but not the lamp), a show can be started with a single press of the Run button turning on both the motor and the lamp.
Yes, that's over fifty years of patina and crud on the switch bezel. The projector I linked to has long been scrapped; this switch is on an older model 815 (with a vacuum-tube amplifier!) that needs cleaning up.
Manufacturer: Mercury division of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - USA
Type: Comet 6 404 Series Model 54B 4-dr Custom Sedan
Production time: October 1963 - October 1964
Production outlet: 25,136
Engine: 2781cc Ford Falcon Six 170 valve-in-head
Power: 101 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Torque: 211 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 142 km/h
Curb weight: 1235 kg
Wheelbase: 114 inch
Chassis: box frame with self-supporting steel body
Steering: recirculating ball
Gearbox: three-speed manual / all synchronized / steering column shift
Clutch: 8.5 inch single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Holley single-barrel
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Ford 12 Volts 55 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 9 inch duo-servo self-adjusting drums
Brakes rear: 9 inch duo-servo self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint, upper wishbones, simple lower wishbone, sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers (to the upper wishbones)
Suspension rear: beam axle, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.2:1
Wheels: 14 inch steel discs
Tires: 6.50 x 14
Options: four-speed manual gearbox, two-speed Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission, S-22 Caliente “Sport” package (only on 2-door models), 200 CID (3273cc) straight-6 engine, power brakes, power steering, power windows, Air Conditioning, pushbutton radio, two-tone colouring
Special:
- The "Comet" name was trademarked to the Comet Coach Company, Memphis (Tennessee) building ambulance and hearse commercial vehicles, renamed Cotner-Bevington after Fords “buy-out” in 1959.
- The Comet was originally planned as an Edsel model, but after the demise of the Edsel marque, it was reassigned to Mercury dealerships.
- The basic lines compare to the Ford Falcon, but the front grille styling is similar to that of the Lincoln Continental.
- This second generation Comet 6 404 Series (1964-1965) was available as this 4-door Sedan, as 62B 2-door Sedan (12,512 units build), as 71B 5-door Station Wagon (6,918 units build) and as 71C 5-door Villager (1,980 units build).
- They were assembled in Claycomo (Missouri), Lorain (Ohio), Milpitas (California), Wayne (Michigan) and in Oakville, Ontario - Canada.
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Impala 8 Series 1800 2-door Sport Coupé Model 1837
Production time: 1964
Production outlet: 442,292
Engine: 4638cc Turbo-Fire 283 V-8 valve-in-head
Power: 198 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Torque: 387 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 1671km/h
Curb weight: 1740 kg
Wheelbase: 119 inch
Chassis: X-frame GM B-platform with all-steel unibody (by Fisher)
Steering: recirculating ball
Gearbox: three-speed manual / secon and third synchronized / floor shifter
Clutch: 11 inch single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Rochester 2-barrel
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Delco-Remy 12 Volts
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 11 inch hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: 11 inch hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint, trapezoidal wishbones with coil springs and sway bar + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: lower trailing arms and upper torque arm with coil springs, Panhard-side stabilizer + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 5.0J x 14
Tires: 7.00 x 14
Options: Turbo-Fire Powerflide two-speed automatic transmission, Turbo-Fire four-speed manual gearbox, a 327 CID (5354cc) V-8 engine, a 409 CID (6702cc) V-8 engine, tachometer, power steering, Delco-Moraine vacuum power brakes, power windows, power seats, luggage locker, Air Conditioning, pushbutton radio, two-tone colouring, tri-bar wheel covers
Special:
- The Impala was designed by Chevrolet Chief Engineer Ed Cole and named after an African antelope.
- The Beach Boys sang harmonies to Chevy's 409-cid big-block V-8 engine (“409” in 1963: ”Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch my 409...”).
- The third generation (1961-1964) ’64 Impala 8 Series was available as this 2-door Sport Coupé, as 2-door Convertible 1867 (81,897 units built), as 4-door Sedan 1869 (536,329 units built), as 4-door Sport Sedan 1839 (200,172 units built), as 4-door Station Wagon 1835 2-seat (198,500 units built) and as 4-door Station Wagon 1845 3-seat (192,827 units built).
- They were assembled in Arlington (Texas), in St. Louis (Missouri), in South Gate (California) and in Baltimore (Maryland), while the right-hand drive (RHD) Impalas were produced in kit form in Oshawa - Canada for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and assembled locally from CKD or SKD kits.
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Pentax K-5 with a Pentax-DfA macro 100mm 1:2.8 with an inverted Pentax 70mm 1:2.4 in front of it.
This combination provides a magnification of approximately 2.5 times.
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01 July COVID-19 indoor dining restrictions were eased in BC so 04 July we went to The Templeton on Granville Street, downtown Vancouver for Sunday breakfast.
The retro cafe has a Wurlitzer 200 tabletop jukebox record selector at each table but the service was not operational.
Jukeboxes were most popular from the 1940s through the mid-1960s, particularly during the 1950s. By the middle of the 1940s, three-quarters of the records produced in America went into jukeboxes.
Billboard published a record chart measuring jukebox play list during the 1950s, which briefly became a component of the Hot 100.
By 1959, the jukebox's popularity had waned to the point where Billboard ceased publishing the chart and stopped collecting jukebox play data.
The advent of digital hastened the demise of the cafe jukebox era.
The Templeton:
The building at 1087 Granville Street dates from 1908.
In 1934, the room became Adele’s Cafe. Then new management re-opened it as the Top Top Cafe, in 1957.
The jukeboxes at each table, as well as the soda fountain at the counter, date back to the Top Top era.
The cafe re-opened as the Templeton in 1996.
Decrepit space age interior of a 1958 Edsel Citation at Big M. The "Rolling Dome®" speedometer is a spinning ball, similar to a bubble compass, and the pushbutton "Tele-Touch®" transmission is in the center of the steering wheel. Jetpacks to the paperless office and vacations on Mars were just around the corner!
Night, shot in the dark, with pale lime reflected inside for ambience, magenta poured down through the windshield, and a blink of jade green from the passenger side. All done in 1:24.
colossal metal-working factory housing the largest hydraulic presses west of the mississippi river. manufactured artillery shells for the military from WW2 until about 2010. the site has since been demolished and replaced by logistics warehouses.
nikon coolpix 8700. processed in adobe camera raw & PTlens.
The modified power supply that powers the LED lightbox whose light panels were featured four days earlier.
The two illuminated pushbutton switches were going to be photographed by themselves. Since I've used them before, and realizing I was leaving out another ready-made P item, I changed my course.
(Yes, I retouched the label imprinted “Powered by Imp.”)
colossal metal-working factory housing the largest hydraulic presses west of the mississippi river. manufactured artillery shells for the military from WW2 until about 2010. the site has since been demolished and replaced by logistics warehouses.
nikon coolpix 8700. processed in adobe camera raw & PTlens.
I haven’t sewn or painted in a long time so what better idea than to do both.
I was thinking of ways to dress my incoming Generation Girls Mariko doll since I didn’t just want to dress her all red and black. I was digging through my fabric scraps when I found these two plain socks I’ve used for other sweaters. I knew I wanted to try out making a doll sized Pushbutton Fall/Winter 2016-ish anime crying sweater.
It’s not the best but the novelty of having it is great.
Manufacturer: General Motors Company / Buick Motor Division, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Wildcat 8 Series 4600 Model 4667 2-door Convertible
Production time: 1963 - 1964
Production outlet: 13,871
Engine: 6573cc GM Buick Nailhead V-8 401 (Wildcat 445)
Power: 325 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Torque: 603 Nm / 2.800 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 190 km/h
Curb weight: 1900 kg
Wheelbase: 123 inch
Chassis: GM B-platform X-frame with all-steel body (by Fisher)
Steering: recirculating ball and nut
Gearbox: three-speed manual / floor shifter
Clutch: 11 inch single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Carter AFG 4-barrel downdraft / Rochester 4GC 4-barrel downdraft
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Delco-Remy 12 Volts
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic 12 inch self-adjusting drums
Brakes rear: hydraulic 12 inch self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint, upper wishbones and link stabilizer bar with coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: lower wishbones with elastic tension strut, trailing arms, torque arm, Panhard rod and a three-bar link with coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 6.0L x 15
Tires: 7.60 x 15
Options: a 425 CID (6965cc) V-8 engine, Super Turbine 400 three-speed automatic transmission with steering column shifter, four-speed manual gearbox, positive traction slip differential, Delco-Moraine vacuum powered brakes, Saginaw power steering, power winows, pushbutton radio, factory Air Conditioning, automatic trunk release, two-tone colouring
Special:
- The Buick Wildcat began life in 1962 as an option of the Buick Invicta. From 1963 through 1970 the Buick Wildcat was its own series.
- Its name came from a fiberglass-bodied 1953 concept car.
- The Convertible came standard with a special exterior side trim, vinyl-covered roof, its own unique emblem: a stylized head of a wild cat, located on each of the C-pillars, three portholes (“ventiports”) located on the front fenders, bucket seats, electric clock, tachometer, center console and DeLuxe steering wheel.
- The Series 4600 was available as this 2-door Convertible, as 2-door Sport Coupé 4647 (35,078 units built), as 4-door Hardtop Sedan 4639 (21,522 units built) and as 4-door Sedan 4669 (only 1964: 20,144 units built).
For those of you who are interested, this is my own design and built of a star tracker. I got the idea during the first Corona virus lockdown in march last year. I finally managed to put it all together and used this set up (but with a different lens) to take the photo of the Orion nebula in my previous upload.
The concept of my design is based on the typical commercially available star trackers. I used a stepper motor with 720:1 reduction gearbox via 4:1 pinion gears to rotate the camera mounting platform. For the electronics I used an Arduino Nano chip and an LV8729 stepper driver. I am using two built-in Li-ion batteries in series as my power source. I have run it continuously for an hour with no trouble. I placed all this inside a small purpose built wooden case. The three silver pushbuttons on the side of the box are for power on/off, tracking direction and enable tracking.
It took me a while to find the most stable setup with reasonably good balance.
I use a compass and electronic protractor to help me align to the celestial south pole.
Why did I design and build my own? Partly to save money and partly because I like tinkering.
It is not perfect by any means so that leaves me to tinker some more.
Deluxe St Regis two-door two-tone hardtop with Power Steering
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Manufacturer: Mercury division of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - USA
Type: Monterey S55 / 65C 2-door Hardtop
Production time: October 1962 - October 1963
Production outlet: 3,863
Engine: 6376cc Ford FE-series V-8 390
Power: 250 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Torque: 513 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 180 km/h
Curb weight: 2108 kg
Wheelbase: 120 inch
Chassis: box frame with crossbars and all-steel uni-body
Steering: recirculating ball
Gearbox: three-speed manual / fully synchronized / steering column shifter
Clutch: 11 inch single plate dry disc
Carburettor: Ford C3MF-9510 2-barrel downdraft
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Ford 12 Volts
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic self-adjusting 11 inch drums
Brakes rear: hydraulic self-adjusting 11 inch drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint trapezoidal wishbones with coil springs and sway bar + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 5½ x 15
Tires: 7.10 x 15
Options: Ford Cruise-O-Matic MX/FX three-speed automatic transmission, Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic automatic three-speed transmission, Ford Big-Block FE 427 V-8 6864cc (431 bhp / 6.000 rpm - 651 Nm / 3.700 rpm - dual Holley four-barrel carburettors - 220 km/h), a four-speed manual gearbox, Equa-Lock locking differential, a "Breezeway" window (a powered reverse slanted rear window), Bendix vacuum power brakes, power steering, pushbutton Ford AM radio, two-tone colouring
Special:
- The Mercury line of vehicles launched in 1939 was named after the mythological “messenger of the gods” (Roman mythology).
- This 1963 fifth generation Monterey Series was the top of Mercury's lineup, because the Montclair and Park Lane were discontinued.
- Oddly enough the Monterey Series became the entry-level full-size Mercury again for 1964, with the return of the Montclair and Park Lane.
- The S55 models were only sold in 2 time periods: this 1962-1963 and 1966-1967. In 1966 Mercury S55 has turned in a “independent model", created exclusively with the types of exterior 2-door convertible and hardtop.
- They were assembled in St. Louis (Missouri), in Maywood (California), in Pico Rivera (California), in Atlanta (Georgia) and in Mahwah (New Jersey).
- The 1963 Mercury Monterey S55 Series was available as this 2-door Hardtop, as 4-door Hardtop 75C (1,203 units built), as 2-door Fastback Hardtop 36C (2,319 units built) and as 2-door Convertible 76B (1,379 units built).
Manufacturer: General Motors Company (GM), Cadillac Motor Car Division, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Series 62 Model 6267D DeLuxe Convertible Coupé
Production time: October 1940 - December 1941
Production outlet: 3,100
Engine: 5676cc GM Cadillac monoblock V-8 346
Power: 150 bhp / 3.400 rpm
Torque: 383 Nm / 1.700 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 146 km/h
Curb weight: 1990 kg
Wheelbase: 126 inch
Chassis: GM C-platform Girder channel-section X-frame with separate steel body (by Fisher)
Steering: worm & nut
Gearbox: selective three-speed manual / II and III synchronized / steering column shift
Clutch: 10 1/2 inch coil spring type semi-centrifugal single dry plate disc
Carburettor: single Carter WCD 2-barrel / Stromberg AAV26 2-barrel
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Delco 6 Volts 115 Ah
Ignition system: Delco-Remy distributor and coil
Brakes front: Bendix hydraulic 12 inch drums
Brakes rear: Bendix hydraulic 12 inch drums
Suspension front: independent knee action coils, triangle steering, forked upper arms, lower arms, torsion rod, coil springs + hydraulic End-to-End Discharge type shock absorbers
Suspension rear: radial axle “Hotchkiss” type, cross link system, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs + hydraulic End-to-End Discharge type shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.77:1
Wheels: 5.5 x 15 inch steel discs
Tires: 7 x 15 4-ply
Options: GM Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic transmission, running boards, Air Conditioning, fresh-air hot-water heater, two-toned leather interior, Day-Nite mirror, outside rear view mirror, Cadillac spotlight, fender skirts, bumper guards, seat covers, scuff pads, Cool Cushion, Motor robes, automatic battery filler, Automatic Heating System with under-seat heaters and defrosters, dual spotlights, fog lights, back-up light, rear-wheel shields, wheel covers, wheel trim rings, whitewall radial tires, license frame, pushbutton-operated AM radio with vacuum operated power antenna, rear compartment radio, windshield washer, Cadillac NoRol system (holds the car on an upward incline)
Special:
- Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and on August 22, 1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.
- The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, who founded Detroit in 1701.
- Cadillac was purchased by the General Motors conglomerate in 1909. Cadillac became General Motors' prestige division, devoted to the production of large luxury vehicles. In the United States, the name became a synonym for "high quality", used in such phrases as "the Cadillac of watches," referring to a Rolex. In English usage outside North America, other brands are used in such phrases - usually Rolls-Royce.
- The Cadillac line was also GM's default marque for "commercial chassis" institutional vehicles, such as limousines, ambulances, hearses, and funeral home flower cars. The latter three of which were custom built by aftermarket manufacturers: Cadillac does not produce any such vehicles in factory.
- It has been said that, in aesthetic terms, sleek "torpedo" style and low streamlined runningboardless Cadillac, designed by Harley Earl, was to 1941 what Cord was to 1936, what Duesenberg was to 1929 and what LaSalle was to 1927.
- Besides the integrated “torpedo”style body, the 1941 model was the first to use the famous Cadillac egg-crate grille, the “coffin” style hood with the new “Flying Lady” mascot, Air Conditioning (optional) and the shiftless GM Hydro-Matic four-speed automatic transmission (optional).
- The ’41 Series Sixty-Two was available as this 2-door Convertible Coupé, as 2-door 6227 Coupé (1,985 units built), as 2-door 6227D Coupé DeLuxe (1,900 units built), as 4-door 6229D Convertible Sedan (400 units built), as 4-door 6219 Sedan (8,012 units built) and as 4-door 6219D Sedan DeLuxe (7,754 units built).
- This first generation Series 62 (1940-1941) was assembled at the Detroit Assembly, Detroit (Michigan) and at the South Gate Assembly, South Gate (California).
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Manufacturer: Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: DeLuxe Eight Series 2211 Model 2262 Touring Sedan
Production time: 1949
Production outlet: 36,471
Engine: 4719cc straight-8 Packard 288 CID flathead, L-block, L-head
Power: 130 bhp / 3.600 rpm
Torque: 306 Nm / 2.000 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 140 km/h
Curb weight: 1860 kg
Wheelbase: 120 inch
Chassis: box frame with cross beams and separate all-steel body
Steering: Gemmer worm & roller
Gearbox: three-speed selective sliding manual / all synchromesh / steering column shift
Clutch: 10 inch single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Carter WAI-530-S dual downdraft
Fuel tank: 64 liter
Electric system: Auto- Lite-Willard 6 Volts 120 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 12 inch hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: 12 inch hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent cross-link, torsion stabilizer, parallelogram coil springs + hydraulic telescopic Two-way shock absorbers
Suspension rear: radial axle, transverse stabilizer, longitudinal leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic Direct-Acting shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.90:1
Wheels: 5½ x 16 steel discs
Tires: 6.50 x 16 4-ply
Options: Electric-Vacumatic Ultramatic Drive automatic transmission, four-speed (overdrive) manual gearbox, Bendix power brakes, Air Conditioning, white-wall tires, two sun visors, automatic signal seeking AM radio, pushbutton AM radio, electric antenna, tinted glass, heater, full carpeting, two-tone colouring
Special:
- The Packard DeLuxe Eight Series belongs to the 22nd range of cars from Packard.
- This first post-war model was designed by Edward Macauley in “Free-flow” or “bathtub” styling.
- The 1949 Packard DeLuxe Eight Series 2211 was available as this 4-door Touring Sedan and as 2-door 2265 Club Sedan (27,422 units built).
- The Eight Series with the “Goddess of Speed” hood mascot was assembled at the Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit, Michigan - USA.
hydraulic press control panel in a mothballed munitions factory in southern california.
the largest hydraulic press west of the mississippi is in this facility. the plant used to manufacture large caliber shells for naval artillery, including armor-piercing rounds for 16 inch battleship guns.
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Not exactly my favorite car, folks but since this was the only car at the Friday night cruise meet with its hood down………… and the crowd wasn’t what I would call the most friendly bunch, I snapped two pictures of this car and then packed up my camera and left. Maybe it was the heat that had every one in a sour mood. Anyway since I had the pictures in my camera, and had some time to screw around, decided to see what I could come up with. Just a “fun thing”. I have learned through experience not to even mention to any of these car owners if they might be interested in a “auto-art” picture of their car. They look at me like I’m holding a gun to their head…….. like the guy who actually asked me to make him a print of his car ……… then asked me if I was going to charge him for it. (No, dummy, I go around taking pictures and spending hours of my time creating pieces of artwork for every stranger who owns a car…….. Jeeeez! )
Yeah, I know – I’m an artist with an attitude. It doesn’t get me to far but I learned over time that being friendly, cordial and accommodating doesn’t get you very far either…………!
About
The Plymouth Valiant was produced from 1960 to 1976. It was created to give the company an entry in the compact car market emerging in the late 1950s.
The 1962 model year saw an extensive facelift. The radiator grille was flattened and shortened. The hood release was moved to a knob at the top of the grille frame. The central grille emblem was deleted, except on the top-line Signet 200 2-door hardtop model, which received a black-painted grille with a round central emblem incorporating the red-and-blue stylized "V" Valiant emblem. The Signet 200 had pleated, leather-like bucket seats, custom tailored interior trim, deep-pile carpeting, special trunk lid emblem, different headlamp frames and special side moldings; it was America's lowest-priced hardtop with bucket seats.
Fender and hood stampings were similar to the 1960-'61 items, but neither identical nor interchangeable. At the rear, the cat's-eye tail lamps were deleted. A wraparound stainless trim was applied to the tailfins, below which were placed round tail lamps set into stamped aluminum bezels. These occupied the space formerly available for optional reversing lamps, which for 1962 flanked the license plate below the rear bumper. The spare-tire stamping was eliminated from the deck lid, which was now a smooth stamping with a small central ridge at its trailing edge. On V200 deck lids, a large round emblem surrounded an oblong block-letter "VALIANT" callout on a black field. Similar block-letter/black-field callouts were placed on each front fender. On the Signet, the deck lid was adorned with a smaller round emblem surrounding the red-and-blue stylized-V Valiant logo.
V200 side trim reverted to the 1960 concept, following the tailfin crease and lower body break crease. However, the 1962 trim was more massive and contained an oblong triple-window effect at the rear of the body break crease. On Signets, the front fenders had an open-centered double spear, connected at the front and back, within which was contained a secondary body paint color.
The 1962 Valiant was given a completely new instrument cluster. Like that of the larger 1962 Plymouth models, the new Valiant cluster was highly regarded for its clean design and easy legibility. A large round speedometer was placed at the left of the cluster, with separate round gauges for fuel level, engine temperature, and charging system condition (amperes) in a row to the right of the speedometer. Automatic transmission pushbuttons were in a column at the left edge of the panel, and heater pushbuttons were in a column at the right edge. A new shallower-dish steering wheel was also introduced.
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Manufacturer: General Motors Company (GM), Cadillac Motor Car Division, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Series 62 Model 6227 Coupé
Production time: October 1940 - December 1941
Production outlet: 1,985
Engine: 5676cc GM Cadillac monoblock V-8 346
Power: 150 bhp / 3.400 rpm
Torque: 383 Nm / 1.700 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 146 km/h
Curb weight: 1990 kg
Wheelbase: 126 inch
Chassis: GM C-platform Girder channel-section X-frame with separate steel body (by Fisher)
Steering: recirculating ball
Gearbox: selective three-speed manual / II and III synchronized / steering column shift
Clutch: 10 1/2 inch coil spring type semi-centrifugal single dry plate disc
Carburettor: single Carter WCD 2-barrel / Stromberg AAV26 2-barrel
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Delco 6 Volts 115 Ah
Ignition system: Delco-Remy distributor and coil
Brakes front: Bendix hydraulic 12 inch drums
Brakes rear: Bendix hydraulic 12 inch drums
Suspension front: independent knee action coils, triangle steering, forked upper arms, lower arms, torsion rod, coil springs + hydraulic End-to-End Discharge type shock absorbers
Suspension rear: radial axle “Hotchkiss” type, cross link system, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs + hydraulic End-to-End Discharge type shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.77:1
Wheels: 5.5 x 15 inch steel discs
Tires: 7 x 15 4-ply
Options: GM Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic transmission, running boards, Air Conditioning, fresh-air hot-water heater, two-toned leather interior, Day-Nite mirror, outside rear view mirror, Cadillac spotlight, fender skirts, bumper guards, seat covers, scuff pads, Cool Cushion, Motor robes, automatic battery filler, Automatic Heating System with under-seat heaters and defrosters, dual spotlights, fog lights, back-up light, rear-wheel shields, wheel covers, wheel trim rings, whitewall radial tires, license frame, pushbutton-operated AM radio with vacuum operated power antenna, rear compartment radio, windshield washer, Cadillac NoRol system (holds the car on an upward incline)
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- It has been said that, in aesthetic terms, sleek "torpedo" style and low streamlined runningboardless Cadillac, desined by Harley Earl, was to 1941 what Cord was to 1936, what Duesenberg was to 1929 and what LaSalle was to 1927.
- Besides the integrated “torpedo”style body, the 1941 model was the first to use the famous Cadillac egg-crate grille, the “coffin” style hood with the new “Flying Lady” mascot, Air Conditioning (optional) and the shiftless GM Hydro-Matic four-speed automatic transmission (optional).
- The ’41 Series Sixty-Two was available as this 2-door Coupé, as 2-door 6227D Coupé DeLuxe (1,900 units built), as 2-door 6267D Convertible Coupé (3,100 units built), as 4-door 6229D Convertible Sedan (400 units built), as 4-door 6219 Sedan (8,012 units built) and as 4-door 6219D Sedan DeLuxe (7,754 units built).
- This first generation Series 62 (1940-1941) assembled at the Detroit Assembly, Detroit (Michigan) and at the South Gate Assembly, South Gate (California).
Two illuminated pushbutton switches. (The one on the left was used in an earlier Macro Mondays submission.)
Shot with two Einstein E640s (in color mode) with FOB35 35" octaboxes, one with internal diffuser to the right, and an AlienBees B800 with shovel reflector behind the paper backdrop. The minty green tint is courtesy of a Lee #139 Primary Green filter on the AlienBees.
Manufacturer: Chrysler Group Limited Liability Company (LLC), Auburn Hills, Michigan - USA
Type: 300 Series AC-2 model AC2-M-27 Convertible
Production time: September 1964 - September 1965 (Europe)
Production time: August 1964 - July 1965 (North America)*
Production outlet: 1,418
Engine: 6277cc Chrysler B-series V-8 383 (FirePower) OHV
Power: 315 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Torque: 556 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 189 km/h
Curb weight: 2044 kg
Wheelbase: 124 inch
Chassis: C-body platform box frame and all-steel unibody
Steering: worm & ball nut
Gearbox: Chrysler A745 or A230 three-speed manual / II and III synchronized / floor shift
Clutch: 11 inch single dry plate
Carburettor: Carter BBD3855S 4-barrel downdraft
Fuel tank: 95 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts 70 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 11 inch hydraulic self-adjusting drums
Brakes rear: 11 inch hydraulic self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent longitudinal torsion bars, ball joints, upper wishbones, upper trapezoidal triangle cross-bars, lower simple cross-bars with elastically mounted tension strut, sway bar + Oriflow hydraulic telescopic dampers
Suspension rear: radial axle, wishbones with elastic longitudinal compression strut and longitudinally torsion rods, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs + Oriflow hydraulic telescopic dampers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.23:1
Wheels: 14 inch steel discs
Tires: 8.55 - 14
Options: 6771cc Chrysler RB-series V-8 413 (Golden Lion) engine, Chrysler A-833 four-speed manual gearbox (all synchromesh), Chrysler TorqueFlite Eight three-speed automatic transmission, power steering, power windows, Air Conditioning, AM/FM Golden Tone pushbutton radio, rear shelf radio speaker, power antenna, Dual DeLuxe A/C, Custom Conditionaire heater, rear window defroster, dual exhaust system, vacuum door locks, power door locks, stone guards, leather interior, variable speed windshield wipers, tinted windshield, tinted glass, left outside remote control mirror, cruise control, bucket seats, front power seats, whitewall radial tires, two-tone colouring
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* thanks R36 Coach :-)
- Chrysler LLC was founded by Walter P. Chrysler on June 6, 1925, when the Maxwell Motor Company was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation.
- Walter Chrysler had originally arrived at the ailing Maxwell-Chalmers company in the early 1920s, having been hired to take over and overhaul the company's troubled operations (just after having done a similar rescue job at the Willys car company).
- In 1962 the "Windsor" was renamed "Chrysler 300" (non-letter Series), which gave a lot of confusion, because in that year (1962) also came the "Chrysler 300H" (letter Series), designed by Virgil Exner. The first was a honest family car, while the latter was a “disguised racing car”.
- The 1965 Series 300 (Chrysler 300 Non-Letter Series) was available as this 2-door Convertible, as 2-door AC2-M-23 Hardtop (11,621 units built), as 4-door AC2-M-43 Hardtop (12,452 units built) and as 4-door AC2-M-41 Sedan 6-Window (2,187 units built).
- This second generation Series 300 (1965-1968) was assembled in Detroit, Michigan - USA.
Manufacturer: Mercury division of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - USA
Type: Montclair Series Model 64A 2-door Hardtop Coupé
Production time: December 1954 - September 1955
Production outlet: 71,588
Engine: 4785cc Mercury V-8 292 Super-Torque
Power: 185 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Torque: 372 Nm / 2.500 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 163 km/h
Curb weight: 1760 kg
Wheelbase: 119 inch
Chassis: box frame with 5 crossbars and steel unibody
Steering: worm & roller
Gearbox: Super-Torque three-speed manual / II and III synchronized / steering column shift
Clutch: 10.3 inch single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Holley 4-barrel downdraft
Fuel tank: 64 liter
Electric system: 6 Volts 100 Ah (last year)
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 11 inch hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: 11 inch hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent trapezoidal wishbones, sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: beam axle, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.73:1
Wheels: 15 inch steel discs
Tires: 7.1 x 15
Options: Ford Super-Torque Merc-O-Matic Drive three-speed automatic transmission (195bhp/4.400rpm - 388Nm/2.500rpm - 165km/h), Super-Torque Touch-O-Matic overdrive four-speed manual gearbox (specifications like the 3-speed - 165km/h), power steering, power brakes, power windows, seat belts, padded dashboard, rear window defogger, pushbutton AM radio, clock, dual chrome-plated exhaust tips, full wheel covers, whitewall tires, stainless rocker panel moldings, rear stone guards, fender “skirts”, two-tone colouring
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- Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles.
- Mercury was its own division at Ford until 1945 when it was combined with Lincoln into the Lincoln-Mercury Division, with Ford hoping the brand would be known as a "Junior Lincoln", rather than an upmarket Ford.
- But Mercury’s, like the defunct Edsel, were created from scratch, rather than being a takeover of an existing company like Lincoln.
- The Mercury name comes from the "messenger of the gods" of Roman mythology and during its early years, the Mercury brand was known for performance.
- This re-styling earned Mercury with Motor Trend's “Car of the Year” award in 1955 which it shared with Chevrolet.
- This first generation Mercury Montclair (1955-1960), Motor Trend's 1955 “Car of the Year” award which it shared with Chevrolet, was both manufactured and sold by the sole Mercury M-E-L Division and from 1964 to 1968 by Ford's Lincoln-Mercury Division.
- The 1955 Montclair Series (the last with a 6 Volts electric system) was available as this 2-door Hardtop Coupé, as 2-door 64B Sun Valley (with a plexiglas "bubble" over the front half of the roof section: 1,787 units built), as 2-door 76B Convertible (10,668 units built) and as 4-door 58A Sedan (20,624 units built).
- All Montclair models (based on the Mercury XM-800 concept car and presumably named after the upper class community of Montclair, New Jersey) were assembled in St. Louis (Missouri), Maywood (California), Pico Rivera (California), Atlanta (Georgia), Mahwah (New Jersey) and in Lorain (Ohio).
*This car has the new 1964 Ford FE-series V-8 390 engine - 6384cc V-8 - 253 bhp / 4.400 rpm - 513 Nm / 2.400 rpm - 170 km/h .
Volksparkstadion (Hamburg's soccer stadium)
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Miniatur Wunderland (German for 'miniature wonderland') is a model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, Germany, the largest of its kind in the world. The railway is located in the historic Speicherstadt neighbourhood of the city.
In December 2021 the railway consisted of 16,138 m (52,946 ft) of track in H0 scale, divided into nine sections: Harz mountains, the fictitious town of Knuffingen, the Alps and Austria, Hamburg, America, Scandinavia, Switzerland, a replica of Hamburg Airport, Italy and South America. Of the 7,000 m2 (75,347 sq ft) of floorspace, the model occupies 1,545 m2 (16,630 sq ft).
The exhibit includes 1,300 trains made up of over 10,000 carriages, over 100,000 vehicles, approx. 500,000 lights, 130,000 trees, and 400,000 human figurines. Planning is also in progress for the construction of sections for Central America and the Caribbean, Asia, England, Africa and The Netherlands.
Prehistory
In the summer of 2000, Frederik Braun, one of the two founders of Miniatur Wunderland, was on vacation in Zurich. In a local model train store he came up with the idea for the world's largest model railway. Back in Hamburg he searched for email addresses online and started a survey on the popularity of real and fictional sights of the city. In the process, the Miniatur Wunderland, which did not yet exist, was ranked 3 by male respondents.
According to the twin brothers Gerrit and Frederik Braun, the idea for Miniatur Wunderland, including the business plan, fitted on just two pages. The financial backer was Hamburger Sparkasse.
Construction and expansion
After construction began in December 2000, the first three sections (Knuffingen, Central Germany and Austria) opened on August 16, 2001. Since then, new sections have been added. With the completion of the Hamburg, German Coast section in November 2002, Wunderland became the largest model railroad in Europe. Expansions in December 2003 with the USA and with Scandinavia in July 2005 followed. On September 10, 2015, Gerrit and Frederik Braun added the missing piece of track between the Switzerland section and a new Italy section. In doing so, they extended the track length from 13,000 to 15,400 meters. This was recorded by a Guinness judge, who then presented the certificate for the newly established world record. The 190 sq m Bella Italia section was opened on 28 September 2016 after four years under construction, involving 180,000 man hours and costing around four million euros. Work on the Monaco / Provence section started in August 2019 and, when completed, will mean the addition of another 315 meters. The total length of currently 15,715 meters therefore corresponds to 1,367.21 km in real length, so this is now also the largest model railway layout in the world across all scales.
System
Visitors walk back and forth between different rooms in a long corridor. Trains run along the walls of the rooms and on peninsula-like protrusions. The layout consists (as of September 2016) of nine completed sections of 60 to 300 m2 Model area:
The first three sections were created simultaneously. They show central and southern Germany with the Harz mountains, it also has a long ICE-high speed train track.
The fictional town of Knuffingen was given a road system with moving cars as a special feature.
The Austria section involved the implementation of the Alps theme, including a multi-level helix from which trains from the other sections change corridor sides above the heads of visitors.
The next stage of expansion includes the section with the theme Hamburg, German Coast.
The USA section includes Las Vegas, Miami, some Wild West, again a system with moving cars and a spaceport.
The Scandinavia section has a real water area: in the future, computer-controlled ships will operate in the 30,000 liter "North Sea" sea tub. At present, they are still controlled manually. Tides are also simulated here.
The Swiss Alps, extending over two floors, are modeled on the landscapes of the cantons of Ticino, Grisons and Wallis and were completed in November 2007. Through a hole in the ceiling on a total area of 100 m2 the mountains reach almost six meters in height. Visitors reach this new level via stairs, while trains negotiate the height differences in concealed switchbacks and in a locomotive lift.
The Knuffingen Airport section was opened in May 2011 after around six years in construction and development and an investment of 3.5 million euros. On display is a 150 m2 airport with a globally unique airport control system.
A small section forms the Hamburg HafenCity with the Elbphilharmonie concert hall. Planning began in May 2012 and construction began in August of the same year. A total of nine square meters (m2) were available, and 10 selected houses were built on this area. The opening was on November 13, 2013.
In 2014, a trip was made to Italy to gain lots of impressions of the country. These were brought into the 9th construction section Italy. In this section, some sights of Rome as well as landscapes like Tuscany or the lava-spewing Vesuvius can be seen. The construction section was presented in a specially created blog and opened in September 2016.
In February 2018, the Venice section was opened at only 9 m2 in size. Involving around 35,000 man hours, it is the most elaborate section – in relation to its size.
Special features
Special features include a simulated daily routine where twilight, night and day repeat every 15 minutes. This includes an automatic lighting control system that activates more than 300,000 lights to match the time of day.
The 120-square-meter fantasy town of Knuffingen, with a population of about 6,000, is equipped with more than 100 moving model cars, including numerous fire engines, which are used to simulate a firefighting operation in Knuffingen every 15 minutes on average. Traffic simulation is made possible by a modified car system that is also used in the USA, Scandinavia and Knuffingen Airport sections. In the America section, even an Interstate Highway is equipped with a dynamic Traffic Control System, which controls traffic through four different speed limits as well as permanent light signs and a variable text display.
The layout is considered to be rich in detail, examples include a changing scoreboard in the Volkspark Stadium or a crashed cheese wheel truck. There is also a Jet gas station there, displaying the real current gasoline prices of its prototype in Hamburg's Amsinck street.
Visitors can control operations on the system through ca. 200 pushbuttons. These buttons are highlights for many visitors. For example, a mine train starts, wind turbines turn, the next goal falls in the football stadium, a Space Shuttle takes off, a helicopter takes off or Pinocchio's nose begins to grow. A push button even allows visitors to watch the simulated production of a small bar of chocolate in a factory and taste the real product for themselves.
Certain tours also include a behind-the-scenes look at detailed figures that cannot be seen from the normal public area.
Knuffingen Airport
After six years in planning and under construction, Knuffingen airport was officially opened to visitors on May 4, 2011, as a special section of the facility. Its buildings resemble Hamburg Airport. As in the fictional main town of Knuffingen, there is also a simulation of a fire department with a large fleet of vehicles, including four airfield fire engines. On the 14 meter long runway, aircraft models can be accelerated to scale realistically on an invisible sled, and by means of two guide rods can also seemingly lift off the ground and disappear into a (cloud) wall. Depending on the launch phase, the guide rods allow a horizontal tilt of the aircraft that approximates reality.
There is also a wide variety of standard commercial aircraft including Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 in the liveries of many airlines around the world. Even models of the still relatively new Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft take off and land at Knuffingen. There is also a Concorde in British Airways livery, a Space Shuttle, a bee and the "Millennium Falcon" spaceship known from Star Wars.
The movement of the aircraft on the ground is realized with the help of technology based on the car system. The vehicles in the airport tell their own little stories with coordinated refueling, loading and unloading before and after landing starting from the aircraft parking positions.
Unlike the other landscapes, the railroad at the airport is hardly visible. There is only an airport station underground.
According to the operators, the 150-square-meter space has cost around 3.5 million euros, in addition to 150,000 man hours. The area is equipped not only with many rolling aircraft models, but also with hundreds of cars, passenger boarding bridges, parking garages, airport hotels, a subway and individual figures.
Visitors
On December 5, 2012, the ten millionth visitor came to Miniatur Wunderland, on December 2, 2016, the fifteen millionth. Around three quarters of visitors come from Germany, the remaining quarter from abroad, mainly from Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, England, the US and China.
Awards
In 2010, company founders Frederik and Gerrit Braun and Stephan Hertz were awarded the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for their social commitment. The Miniatur Wunderland also holds the Guinness World Record for "Longest melody played by a model train."
Presence in the media
Several times following completion of the various expansion stages, the Hamburg section was visited by a team of reporters from Eisenbahn-Romantik from SWR. They were also give a look behind the scenes. Numerous television stations, magazines and newspapers have already reported on Miniatur Wunderland.
In May 2009, rapper Samy Deluxe filmed the video clip for his socially critical song Stumm in Miniatur Wunderland. Within just one night, about 100 sequences were recorded in which a miniature figure "runs" (stop-motion) through the layout.
On December 5, 2009, the outdoor betting section of the German television show Wetten, dass..? took place at Miniatur Wunderland.
The plot of several episodes of the Hamburg crime series Großstadtrevier took place at Miniatur Wunderland.
In 2015, together with singer Helene Fischer, a campaign for Ein Herz für Kinder was launched, in which over 450,000 euros (as of 01/2016) were collected. The campaign was presented, among others, in the Ein Herz für Kinder Gala.
In January 2016, Miniatur Wunderland partnered with Google MiniView – a miniature version of Google Street View.
(Wikipedia)
Das Miniatur Wunderland (Eigenschreibweise) in Hamburg ist die laut Guinness World Records größte Modelleisenbahnanlage der Welt. Sie befindet sich in der historischen Speicherstadt und wird von der Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH betrieben. Auf der 1.545 Quadratmeter großen Anlagenfläche liegen insgesamt 16.138 Meter Gleise (Stand: 2. Dezember 2021 nach der Erweiterung „Welt von oben“ und Rio de Janeiro) im Maßstab 1:87 (Nenngröße H0; entspricht etwa 1367 Gleiskilometern in Originalgröße), auf denen rund 1.120 digital gesteuerte Züge verkehren.
Vorgeschichte
Im Sommer 2000 war Frederik Braun, einer der vier Gründer des Miniatur Wunderlands, in Zürich im Urlaub. Dort kam ihm in einem Modellbahngeschäft die Idee zur größten Modelleisenbahn der Welt. Zurück in Hamburg suchte Frederik E-Mail-Adressen aus dem Internet und startete eine Umfrage zur Beliebtheit echter und fiktiver Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt. Dabei wurde das noch nicht existierende Miniatur Wunderland von den männlichen Befragten auf Platz 3 gewählt.
Nach Angaben der Zwillingsbrüder Gerrit und Frederik Braun passte die Idee für das Miniatur Wunderland inklusive Finanzierungsplan auf lediglich zwei Seiten. Geldgeber war die Hamburger Sparkasse mit einem Kredit von zwei Millionen DM, unterstützt durch Bürgschaften der Eigentümer und der Bürgschaftsgemeinschaft Hamburg. Die Anlage wurde ohne öffentliche Gelder finanziert.
Auf- und Ausbau
Nach dem Baubeginn im Dezember 2000 gingen am 16. August 2001 die ersten drei Abschnitte (Knuffingen, Mitteldeutschland und Österreich) in Betrieb. Seither wurden neue Bereiche angefügt. Mit der Fertigstellung des Abschnitts Hamburg, deutsche Küste im November 2002 wurde das Wunderland die größte Modelleisenbahn in Europa. Erweiterungen im Dezember 2003 mit dem Thema USA und Juli 2005 mit Skandinavien folgten. Am 10. September 2015 setzten Gerrit und Frederik Braun das fehlende Gleisstück zwischen dem Abschnitt Schweiz und einem neuen Italien-Abschnitt. Damit erweiterten sie die Gleislänge von 13000 auf 15400 Meter. Dies wurde von einem Guinness-Richter festgehalten, der anschließend die Urkunde für den neu aufgestellten Weltrekord überreichte. Mit dem im August 2019 begonnenen Bauabschnitt Monaco / Provence sollen weitere 315 Meter hinzugefügt werden. Die Gesamtlänge von zur Zeit 16.138 Meter entspricht damit 1.367,21 Kilometer in Originalgröße, so dass dies nun auch die größte Modelleisenbahnanlage der Welt über alle Maßstäbe hinweg darstellt.
Derzeit (Stand: Dezember 2021) gibt es 16.138 Meter Gleise, 289.000 Figuren, 1.120 Züge, über 250 fahrende Autos, mehrere Schiffe im 30.000 Liter-Echtwasserbecken, den größten Miniatur-Flughafen der Welt. Insgesamt wurden 990.000 Arbeitsstunden und 37 Millionen Euro Baukosten investiert.
Anlage
Die Besucher gehen in einem langen Flur zwischen verschiedenen Räumen hin und her. Die Züge fahren an den Raumwänden und auf halbinselartigen Ausbuchtungen. Die Anlage besteht (Stand: September 2016) aus neun fertiggestellten Abschnitten von jeweils 60 bis 300 m² Modellfläche:
Die ersten drei Abschnitte wurden parallel erstellt. Sie zeigen Mittel- und Süddeutschland mit dem Harz, außerdem verfügt es über eine lange ICE-Hochgeschwindigkeitstrasse.
Die fiktive Stadt Knuffingen erhielt als Besonderheit ein Straßensystem mit fahrenden Autos.
Im Abschnitt Österreich ging es um die Umsetzung des Themas Alpen, unter anderem durch eine vielstöckige Wendel, von der aus Züge aus den übrigen Abschnitten die Flurseite über den Köpfen der Besucher wechseln.
Die nächste Ausbaustufe umfasst den Abschnitt mit dem Thema Hamburg, deutsche Küste.
Der USA-Abschnitt enthält unter anderem Las Vegas, Miami, etwas Wilden Westen, wieder ein System mit fahrenden Autos und einen Weltraumbahnhof.
Der Abschnitt Skandinavien setzt den Schwerpunkt mit einer echten Wasserfläche: In der 30.000 Liter großen „Nord-Ostsee“-Meereswanne sollen in Zukunft computergesteuerte Schiffe verkehren. Zurzeit wird noch manuell gesteuert. Auch Ebbe und Flut werden hier simuliert. Eine Miniatur-Storebeltbrücke überquert das „Meer“. Ein Bergwerksbetrieb erinnert an Kiruna.
Die über zwei Etagen reichenden Schweizer Alpen sind den Landschaften der Kantone Tessin, Graubünden und Wallis nachempfunden und wurden im November 2007 fertiggestellt. Durch einen Deckendurchbruch auf einer Gesamtfläche von 100 Quadratmeter erreichen die Berge fast sechs Meter Höhe. Die Besucher erreichen diese neue Ebene über Treppen, während die Züge in verdeckten Kehren und in einem Loklift die Höhenunterschiede überwinden.
Der Abschnitt „Knuffingen Airport“ wurde im Mai 2011 nach rund sechs Jahren Bau und Entwicklungszeit und 3,5 Millionen Euro Investitionen eröffnet. Zu sehen ist ein 150 Quadratmeter großer Flughafen mit einer weltweit einzigartigen Flughafensteuerung.
Ein kleiner Abschnitt bildet die Hamburger HafenCity mit der Elbphilharmonie nach. Im Mai 2012 wurde mit der Planung begonnen und im August desselben Jahres mit dem Bau. Insgesamt neun Quadratmeter standen zur Verfügung, auf dieser Fläche wurden zehn ausgewählte Häuser aufgebaut. Die Eröffnung war am 13. November 2013 und wurde direkt übertragen.
Im Jahr 2014 wurde ein Ausflug nach Italien gemacht, um viele Eindrücke des Landes zu sammeln. Diese wurden in den 9. Bauabschnitt Italien eingebracht. In diesem Abschnitt sind einige Sehenswürdigkeiten Roms sowie Landschaften wie die Toskana oder der lavaspeiende Vesuv zu sehen. Der Bauabschnitt wurde in einem extra angelegten Blog vorgestellt und im September 2016 eröffnet. Der 190 Quadratmeter große Abschnitt Bella Italia wurde nach vier Jahren Bauzeit mit 180.000 Arbeitsstunden und Kosten von rund vier Millionen Euro am 28. September 2016 eröffnet.
Im Februar 2018 wurde der Teilabschnitt Venedig mit nur neun Quadratmeter eröffnet. Mit rund 35.000 Arbeitsstunden ist es der – im Verhältnis zur Größe – aufwändigste Abschnitt.
Am 2. Dezember 2021 wurde auf der neuen 25-Meter-Brücke, die die beiden Speicher in 16 Metern Höhe miteinander verbindet, der Teilabschnitt „Welt von oben“ eröffnet. Die 25 Meter lange Brücke verbindet den alten Speicher, in dem sich der größte Teil der Ausstellungsfläche befindet, mit dem neuen Speicher. Diese wurde am 15. Juli 2020 eingebaut. Die „Draufsicht“ verschiedener Landschaften der Welt hat eine Modellfläche von 13,75 m² und kostete 100.000 Euro. Auf zwei Schienensträngen fahren nun Züge auf insgesamt 25 Metern Gleisen.
Am 2. Dezember 2021 wurde der Teilabschnitt Südamerika nach vier Jahren Bauzeit und 60.000 Arbeitsstunden eröffnet. Südamerika ist 46 Quadratmeter groß und die Baukosten belaufen sich auf über 1,5 Millionen Euro. Alleine in diesem Abschnitt gibt es 20.000 Figuren und 18.000 LED-Lämpchen. Große Teile des neuen Bauabschnitts wurden in Südamerika produziert und nach Hamburg verschifft. Südamerika ist der erste Teilabschnitt im „neuen“ Speicher.
Besonderheiten
Zu den Besonderheiten gehört ein simulierter Tagesablauf, bei dem sich alle 15 Minuten Dämmerung, Nacht und Tag wiederholen. Dazu gehört eine automatische Lichtsteuerung, die die über 400.000 Lampen zur Tageszeit passend schaltet.
Die 120 Quadratmeter große Fantasiestadt Knuffingen mit rund 6.000 Einwohnern ist mit über 100 beweglichen Modellautos ausgestattet, darunter auch zahlreiche Feuerwehrfahrzeuge, mit denen in Knuffingen im Schnitt alle 15 Minuten ein Feuerwehreinsatz simuliert wird. Die Verkehrssimulation wird durch ein modifiziertes Car-System ermöglicht, das auch in den Abschnitten USA, Skandinavien und Knuffingen Airport eingesetzt wird. Im Abschnitt Amerika ist sogar ein Interstate Highway mit einem dynamischen Verkehrsleitsystem ausgestattet, welches durch vier verschiedene Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungen sowie Dauerlichtzeichen und eine variable Textanzeige den Verkehr regelt. Pkw sind nicht beweglich, weil die Wartung der Mechanik zu häufig nötig wäre und die Akkukapazität zu gering ist, sodass sehr viele Ladestation erforderlich wären.
Die Anlage gilt als detailreich, als Beispiele gelten eine sich verändernde Spielstandsanzeige im Volksparkstadion und eine magnetisch gesteuerte Kuh in einem Kuhfladen-Bingo-Spiel, ein verunglückter Käserad-Laster sowie ein Miniatur-Blinkenlights im Hamburg-Teil. Auch gibt es dort eine Jet-Tankstelle, die die realen aktuellen Benzinpreise ihres Vorbildes in der Hamburger Amsinckstraße anzeigt.
Im Volksparkstadion spielen an jedem simulierten Tag der HSV und der FC St. Pauli gegeneinander. Alle Spiele enden mit 4:3 für den HSV.
Durch rund 200 Taster können die Besucher Vorgänge auf der Anlage steuern. Diese sogenannten Knopfdruckaktionen sind für viele Besucher ein Highlight. Zum Beispiel startet ein Bergwerkszug, Windräder drehen sich, im Volksparkstadion fällt das nächste Tor, ein Space Shuttle startet, ein Hubschrauber hebt ab oder Pinocchios Nase beginnt zu wachsen. Ein Taster ermöglicht es dem Besucher sogar, die simulierte Produktion einer kleinen Tafel Schokolade in einer Fabrik zu beobachten und das reale Produkt selbst zu probieren.
Bei bestimmten Führungen ist auch ein Blick hinter die Kulissen möglich, wo sich auch detaillierte Figuren befinden, die vom normalen Publikumsbereich aus nicht eingesehen werden können.
Knuffingen Airport
Nach sechsjähriger Planungs- und Bauzeit ist am 4. Mai 2011 als besonderer Anlagen-Abschnitt der Modellflughafen „Knuffingen Airport“ für die Besucher offiziell in Betrieb genommen worden. Seine Gebäude ähneln dem Hamburger Flughafen. Wie im fiktiven Hauptort Knuffingen gibt es auch hier eine Simulation einer Feuerwehr mit großem Fuhrpark, unter anderem vier Flugfeldlöschfahrzeugen. Auf der 14 Meter langen Startbahn können Flugzeugmodelle auf einem unsichtbaren Schlitten maßstäblich realistisch beschleunigt werden und mittels zweier Führungsstangen auch scheinbar vom Boden abheben und in einer (Wolken-)Wand verschwinden. Durch die Führungsstangen ist je nach Startphase eine horizontale Neigung der Flugzeuge der Wirklichkeit angenähert möglich.
Anzutreffen sind hier die verschiedensten gängigen Verkehrsflugzeuge einschließlich Boeing 747 und Airbus A380, in den Lackierungen vieler Fluggesellschaften auf der ganzen Welt. Sogar Modelle der noch relativ neuen Flugzeuge Airbus A350 und Boeing 787 „Dreamliner“ starten und landen in Knuffingen. Außerdem gibt es eine Concorde in British-Airways-Lackierung, ein Space Shuttle, eine Biene und das aus Star Wars bekannte Raumschiff „Millennium Falcon“.
Die Bewegung der Flugzeuge am Boden ist mit Hilfe einer an das Car-System angelehnten Technik realisiert. Die Fahrzeuge im Flughafen erzählen eigene kleine Geschichten mit aufeinander abgestimmten auftanken, be- und entladen vor und nach der Landung beginnend von den Flugzeugparkpositionen.
Im Unterschied zu den anderen Landschaften ist die Eisenbahn am Flughafen kaum sichtbar. Nur unterirdisch gibt es einen Airport-Bahnhof, an dessen Bahnsteigen nicht nur S-Bahnen, sondern auch Fernverkehrszüge halten.
Nach Angaben der Betreiber stecken in den 150 Quadratmetern neben 150.000 Arbeitsstunden auch rund 3,5 Millionen Euro an Kosten. Die Fläche ist nicht nur mit vielen rollenden Flugzeugmodellen, sondern auch mit hunderten Autos, Fluggastbrücken, Parkhaus, Flughafenhotel, U-Bahn und Einzelfiguren ausgestattet.
Maßstabstreue
Einige der Wirklichkeit ganz oder teilweise nachempfundene Bauwerke entsprechen nicht dem der Anlage zugrunde liegenden Generalmaßstab der verwendeten Nenngröße H0 von 1:87, sondern sind teils deutlich verkleinert dargestellt. So misst die Start- und Landebahn des Verkehrsflughafens in der Länge etwa 14 Meter statt der maßstäblich angezeigten 30 bis 45 Meter sowie in der Breite deutlich weniger als die verhältnismäßigen 50 bis 70 cm. Die Nachbildungen des Heinrich-Hertz-Turms und der Michaeliskirche sind jeweils deutlich niedriger als die geforderten Höhen von 3,20 Meter beziehungsweise 1,50 m. Der Fußballplatz in der Hamburger Arena ist mit einer dem Maßstab 1:150 entsprechenden Länge von 70 cm ebenfalls kürzer als die der Spurweite entsprechenden 1,20 Meter und auch entsprechend schmaler. Die Anstiegswinkel der Deiche sind gegenüber der Wirklichkeit deutlich überspitzt, um eine geringere Breite zu erfordern. Das Schloss Neuschwanstein ist im Maßstab 1:120 gebaut. In dem neuen „Abschnitt Hafencity und Elbphilharmonie“ wurde ebenfalls ein anderer Maßstab verwendet. Die Gebäude sind alle auf einem Grundriss von 1:120, deshalb mussten sie gestaucht und einige Stockwerke sogar ganz weggelassen werden, damit die Figuren (welche auch dort im Maßstab 1:87 sind) in die Gebäude passen. Die Elbphilharmonie selbst wird im Maßstab 1:130 nochmals etwas kleiner. Wenn man sich Gebäude von unten nach oben ansieht, wirken sie viel größer als von oben herab betrachtet. Auch der „Zuckerhut“-Berg in Rio de Janeiro ist deutlich gestaucht.
Besucherzahlen
Am 5. Dezember 2012 kam der zehnmillionste Besucher in das Miniatur Wunderland, am 2. Dezember 2016 der fünfzehnmillionste.[33] Im Jahr 2019 verzeichnete das Miniatur Wunderland rund 1,4 Millionen Besucher, 35 % davon kamen aus dem Ausland. Nachdem die Ausstellung im Zuge der Coronavirus-Pandemie den größten Teil des Jahres 2020 für Besucher geschlossen oder nur mit geringer Auslastung geöffnet war, reduzierte sich die Gesamtzahl der Besucher im Jahr 2020 um rund 1 Million.
Auszeichnungen
2010 erhielten die Unternehmensgründer Frederik und Gerrit Braun sowie Stephan Hertz für ihr soziales Engagement das Verdienstkreuz am Bande des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 2012 wurde das Miniatur Wunderland für den europäischen Museumspreis Luigi Michelleti Award in der Kategorie „bestes Technik- und Industriemuseum Europas“ nominiert, der in Augsburg verliehen wurde.
Weltrekorde
Im November 2013 zogen 200 Modellloks der Spurweite H0 eine Elektrolok der DB-Baureihe 101 (84 t) über 10 m weit.
Mit 15.715 m (Stand: August 2019) ist das Miniaturwunderland die größte Modelleisenbahnanlage weltweit. Zugleich ist „Knuffingen Airport“ der größte Modellflughafen weltweit.
Im April 2021 wurde im Miniaturwunderland das längste Medley klassischer Musik von einer Modellbahn gespielt. Dafür fuhr eine Rangierlok mit mehreren Schlagstangen an mit Wasser gefüllten Gläsern vorbei.
Präsenz in den Medien
Der 106-minütige Spiegel-TV-Dokumentarfilm Miniatur Wunderland – Hinter den Kulissen der größten digitalen Modelleisenbahn der Welt aus dem Jahr 2004 gibt Einblicke in die Planungen, den Aufbau und den Alltag des Miniatur Wunderlandes.
Mehrfach wurden die Hamburger nach Fertigstellung der verschiedenen Ausbaustufen von einem Reporterteam der Eisenbahn-Romantik vom SWR besucht. Auch ihnen wurde ein Blick hinter die Kulissen gewährt. Zahlreiche Fernsehsender, Zeitschriften und Zeitungen berichteten bereits über das Miniatur Wunderland.
Im Mai 2009 drehte der Rapper Samy Deluxe den Videoclip zu seinem gesellschaftskritischen Lied Stumm im Miniatur Wunderland. Innerhalb von nur einer Nacht wurden ungefähr 100 Sequenzen aufgenommen, in denen eine Miniaturfigur durch die Anlage „läuft“ (Stop-Motion).
Am 5. Dezember 2009 fand die Außenwette der Fernsehsendung Wetten, dass..? im Miniatur Wunderland statt.
Die Handlung mehrerer Folgen der Hamburger Krimiserie Großstadtrevier spielte im Miniatur Wunderland.
Unter lebhaftem Medieninteresse wurde 2013 nach einjähriger Bauzeit ein Modell der Elbphilharmonie noch vor der Fertigstellung des Originalbauwerks eröffnet. Das markante Wellen-Dach über dem Großen Konzertsaal kann per Knopfdruck entlang der Längsachse aufgeklappt werden, woraufhin ein bewegliches Miniatur-Orchester zu sehen ist.
Im Mai 2014 wurde in Kooperation mit dem Rapper Das Bo ein Musikvideo anlässlich der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2014 gedreht.
Im Jahr 2015 wurde gemeinsam mit der Sängerin Helene Fischer eine Aktion für Ein Herz für Kinder gestartet, bei der über 450.000 Euro (Stand 01/2016) gesammelt wurden. Die Aktion wurde unter anderem in der Ein Herz für Kinder Gala präsentiert.
Im Januar 2016 brachte das Miniatur Wunderland gemeinsam mit Google MiniView heraus – eine Miniaturversion von Google Street View. Die Aktion fand weltweit Anklang.
Ende April 2018 besuchte der Unterhaltungskünstler und Comiczeichner Otto Waalkes die neue „Knopfdruck“-Anlage seines Bühnenauftritts mit beweglichen Figuren, originalem Otto-Video auf einem Miniatur-Großbildschirm und hüpfenden Ottifanten im Publikum.
Seit 2020 gibt es außerdem eine Sendung bei DMAX über das Miniatur Wunderland namens „Die Modellbauer – Das Miniatur Wunderland“. Im Jahr 2021 lief die Sendung „Deutschlands beste Miniaturbauer“ auf Kabel 1, in der fünf Modellbauerteams gegeneinander antraten und neben 10000 Euro auch einen Platz in einer Sonderausstellung des Miniatur Wunderlands gewinnen konnten.
Einmal im Jahr gibt es die „Ich kann es mir nicht leisten“-Aktion. Wer während dieser Tage an der Kasse sagt, dass er sich den Eintritt nicht leisten kann, kann die Anlage ohne Nachfrage kostenlos besichtigen. Während dieser Aktion kann es zu längeren Wartezeiten kommen. Die Aktion wird nach Angaben der Gründer nicht finanziell spürbar von Trittbrettfahrern ausgenutzt, da die Gastronomieumsätze im selben Zeitraum unverändert sind.
Auf Youtube veröffentlichen die Brüder regelmäßig – derzeit sonntags – etwa viertelstündige Updates und Hintergrundinformationen.
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Manufacturer: General Motors UK Limited / Vauxhall Motor Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire - UK
Type: Wyvern LIX Saloon
Production time: September 1948 to July 1951
Production outlet: 55,409
Engine: 1442cc straight-4 OHV
Power: 35 bhp / 3.600 rpm
Torque: 92 Nm / 1.800 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 103 km/h
Curb weight: 990 kg
Wheelbase: 97.8 inch
Chassis: with all-steel welded integral body
Steering: Burman Douglas screw & nut
Gearbox: three-speed manual / II and III synchronized / steering column shifter
Clutch: Borg & Beck 7.25 inch single dry plate with spring-loaded centre
Carburettor: Zenith 30 VIG-5 downdraft
Fuel tank: 45.5 liter
Electric system: Lucas 12 Volts
Ignition system: Lucas 12-Volt coil
Brakes front: Lockheed 9.5 inch hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: Lockheed 9.5 inch hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent Dubonnet torsion bar and tube type with coil springs +built-in double acting hydraulic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: longitudinal semi-elliptic underslung leaf springs fitted with rubber bushes + single acting hydraulic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live
Differential: spiral bevel
Wheels: 3.00 x 16 pressed steel discs
Tires: 5.00 x 16 Firestone
Options: RHD with speedometer in miles, LHD with speedometer in kilometres, four bladed fan (iso two), Made-to-Measure Radio, a heater, foglights, leather upholstery iso cloth
Special:
- The name comes from the mythical beast the "Wyvern" (a winged creature with a dragon's head, a reptilian body, two legs [sometimes none] and a barbed tail) and may be due to a misidentification of the heraldic Griffin on the Vauxhall badge.
- The body was designed by David Jones and his Vauxhalls Design Department and was based in the Chevrolet Fleetline with an “alligator” bonnet.
- The L Series Wyvern along with the Velox were Vauxhall's first new models after WWII, especially produced for export to help the British economy, built in Luton - UK, but also assembled in Australia (General Motors-Holden’s LTD) as LBX Wyvern (CKD kits). A 2-door "Caleche" Tourer was only assembled in Australia.
- The body is identical with the Velox LIP (1948-1951: 76,919 units built), but the Velox has a 2275cc straight-6 engine.
- The Wyvern, with pushbutton doors and “self parking” screen wipers, is known as a very slow car and that also applies to the Velox.
Manufacturer: Pontiac Division of General Motors, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Bonneville Series 62 / 26239 Vista 2-door Hardtop Sedan
Production time: 1965
Production outlet: 62,480
Engine: 6375cc 389E Trophy V-8 Valve-in-head
Power: 333 bhp / 5.000 rpm
Torque: 581 Nm / 3.200 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 183 km/h
Curb weight: 1898 kg
Wheelbase: 124 inch
Chassis: GM B-platform “wide-track” stance frame with crossbars (box frame at the convertibles) and all-steel body (by Fisher)
Steering: Saginaw recirculating ball
Gearbox: three-speed manual / fully synchronized / floor shift
Clutch: 11 inch single dry plate spring disc
Carburettor: Carter 4-barrel downdraft
Fuel tank: 100 liter
Electric system: Delco-Remy 12 Volts 53 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 11 inch hydraulic self-adjusting drums
Brakes rear: 11 inch hydraulic self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint, radius arms, lower arm, upper torque arm, trapezoid triangle crossbars, sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: lower longitudinal links and upper differential guiding sling core, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.23:1
Wheels: 6K x 14 inch steel discs
Tires: 8.55 x 14
Options: 421 CID (6899cc) V8 engine, four-speed manual gearbox, Turbo Hydramatic four-speed automatic transmission, Saginaw power steering, adjustable steering column, Delco-Moraine power brakes, power front disc brakes, 805 cm2 brake pads, differential brake, aluminum rear drums, power windows, power seats, aluminum 8-lug wheels, factory Air Conditioning, AM/FM pushbutton radio, low restriction dual exhaust, remote side mirror, pedal-operated parking brake on rear wheels, two-tone colouring
Special:
- Its name “Bonneville” was taken from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the site of much early auto racing and most of the world's land speed record runs, which was named in turn after U.S. Army officer Benjamin Bonneville.
- It was Pontiac's costliest and most luxurious model throughout the 1960's.
- It was Motor Trend Magazine's car of the year for 1965.
- The 1965 Bonneville Series 62 was available as this 2-door Vista Hardtop Sedan, as 2-door 26267 Convertible (21,050 units built), as 4-door 26237 Hardtop Sport Coupé (44,030 units built) and as 5-door 26235 Safari - 2 seat Station Wagon (6,460 units built).
- This fourth generation "Coke bottle" Bonneville (1965-1970) was assembled in Pontiac (Michigan), Flint (Michigan) and in Ypsilanti (Michigan).
This is a collection of early Montblanc pens (1914-1955) representing all Montblanc filling systems, except for the modern cartridge converter. The collection includes the safety pen (Sicherheitsfüller), lever filler (Hebelfüller), compressor (Compressor), pushbutton filler (Druckknopffüller), pushknob filler (Stossfüller), and piston filler [telescopic and standard] (Kolbenfüller). All these pens were made from ebonite (hard rubber) and celluloid. The Montblanc snowcap (the iconic star) on these early pens was made from casein, which over time develops a wonderful ivory patina, unlike the acrylic pens made in the post-1950s era.
Initially, I photographed these pens with my fastest "sharp" vintage lens (Tomioka Auto Yashinon 55mm f/1.2), but there was something unkosher about that choice. So, I settled on using the German-made Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens instead. The bokeh effect was created using a custom star paper cutout on top of a close-up filter. No digital processing was done except for adjusting contrast in Darktable.
This photo was taken for the Macro Mondays theme Collection. Please see my profile for a few more photos, including some modern MB pens, in the same composition.
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - U.S.A.
Type: Station Wagon V-8 Series Country Sedan Model Number 71B
Engine: 4778cc Ford Y-block OHV V-8 292 valve-in-head
Power: 170 bhp / 4.200 rpm
Speed: 154 km/h
Production time: 1962
Production outlet: 64,197
Curb weight: 1860 kg
Special:
- The Station Wagon V-8 Series consisted of the Ranch Wagon (33,674 units built), this Country Sedan (always plain body sides), although it really was a full-size station wagon and the more expensive and luxury Country Squire (vinyl appliqué printed to simulate wood , 31,780 units built).
- It has a three-speed manual gearbox, a Holley 2-barrel downdraft carburettor, a 12-Volts electric system, distributor and coil ignition system, a 76 liter fuel tank, a single plate dry disc clutch and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis wit hall-steel body has a 119 inch wheelbase, recirculating ball and nut steering, single with crossover exhaust system, the new tailgate self-storing window (by a crank on the outside of the gate or by an electrical motor actuated by the key or an interior), switch independent ball joint with coil spring front suspension, longitudinal leaf spring rear suspension, a semi-floating type rear axle, hypoid differential and 11 inch hydraulic self-adjusting drum brakes all round.
- A 352 cu. in. (5768cc) V-8 engine, a 390 cu. in. (6391cc) V-8 engine, a 406 cu. in. (6653cc) V-8 engine, a Fordomatic two-speed automatic transmission, a Cruise-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission, power steering, a hidden, lockable compartment behind a rear fender (not visible when the rear seat back was in the upright position), a pushbutton radio, an AM/FM-Cassette stereo with a combined and fully-integrated Citizens' Band (CB) two-way radio and two-tone colouring were optional.
Photographed at the Walter P. Chrysler 46th Annual National Meet in Springfield, Illinois on July 21-25, 2015.
Please visit my collection of Motor Vehicles on Flickr where you will find over 10,000 car and truck photos organized in albums by model year, manufacturer, vehicle type, and more. This project, which began in 2008, continues to expand with new material added daily.