Rolls Royce för massorna - Silver Shadow

Silver Shadow blev något av en vattendelare för Rolls Royce, bara något decennium innan skulle en sådan här modell varit helt otänkbar, men liksom många andra tillverkare på sextiotalet tvingades man tänka om. Traditionen bjöd att de förnämsta märkena ...

Cars and planes - Göstas favoriter

Gösta Frödeberg har haft en lång och spännande karriär i svenskt flyg, med början som målbogsering hos svensk flygtjänst med både Firefly och Meteor. Hos http://lae.blogg.se/2013/january/firefly-igen-5-2.html och ...

Lasta lastbil på lastbil på franska

Detta tema har tidigare visats här: lasta-lastbil-på-lastbil och lastbil-pa-lastbil-på-tyska. Här kommer mer stapelvara, på franska, med Saviem-Reanults sortiment 1955. Saviem bildades detta år genom en sammanslagning av Latil, Somua och Renaults ...

BaT Exclusive: 1988 BMW E30 M3 with Korman S14

This 1988 BMW M3 (Chassis WBSAK0307J2195698) very clean example following extensive restoration work, and came from the factory with A/C, power windows, cruise control, and trip computer. The chassis has 164k miles, and the engine was fully rebuilt by marque-specialist Korman Autoworks in 2/2000 at 152k miles to the tune of $16,103. The car was given all new red leather upholstery in 2001 ($2968) and was re-painted in its factory Salmon Silver by The Werk Shop in 2003 ($8438). The seller has full documentation for all the work performed, and it includes three sets of wheels including the restored originals. The seller is the third owner and includes 100+ impressive photos of the car. It is now available in New York, New York for $28,500.The car features the proven modifications that make these cars much nicer to look at and drive. It features the classic combination of Eibach springs and Bilstein Sport shocks, which set it down nicely over the 17″ BBS RKs wrapped in Bridgestones. The third set of wheels is are 15″ TSWs. These days the purists and speculators all love the bone stock M3s, but anyone who owned one of these cars pre-2000 wanted pretty much exactly these modifications for an M3 they intended to drive on the street. We still appreciate a well modified car like this one even more than a totally stock example.Even the low-mile survivor M3′s don’t have seat leather that looks this good. Both front and rear upholstery looks pretty much perfect, and is a striking and modern contrast against the black dash and metallic exterior. We love the pre-airbag steering wheel, and a Euro Evo wheel is an easy upgrade if desired that can be swapped back at any time. A Nakamichi stereo with Rockford Fosgate amps,Boston Acustics speakers, and a CD-changer were installed at some point, but the factory stereo and speakers are included in a box. The car also has a Clifford alarm.The S14 engine features a Turner Motorsports chip, a Remus exhaust, and an open element K&N filter. The factory air filter box is included. The car has been serviced at JMK in Springfield, New Jersey for the last 8 years. Interestingly, that expensive Korman rebuild was done back when their labor rate was $58/hour. Their rate is likely at least double that amount now.The seller ran an AutoCheck vehicle history which he reports shows an accident repair to the right front of the car in October of 1987 even though it says the car wasn’t retailed until March 1988. The right front fender has the original VIN intact and a current inspection shows no signs of accidents according to the seller. No more info is known beyond the digital report, which he can provide, but he thought it should be disclosed, which we appreciate.Click here to email the seller directly if you are interested.Check out the additional photos in the Flickr gallery and slide-show below.

1979 Toyota 4×4 Pick-Up

This 1979 Toyota 4×4 is a very clean example that sounds as if it is being offered by the third owner. We prefer this long bed model over the short beds, and the dash needs some work but the body and drivetrain look good. Find it here on eBay in Nampa, Idaho. Special thanks to BaT reader Chris P. for this submission!

BaT Success Story: The Pre-Barris Batmobile Gets Wings

This just in from the new owner of this early Batmobile we featured in February (link):“Hello BaT.I just wanted to thanks you for what you do in this great website. I was looking at my daily mail from Bring a Trailer one day and I read the article of the Batmobile that was on eBay at that time.I have a body shop here in Sacramento, Ca called Borbon Fabrications and I sent the link to a very good friend of mine at Toy Car Exchange since it was such an interesting car. A few days later we ended up getting the car and both of us will restore this long lost piece of American history.The car arrived here about 3 weeks ago and I have taken the body off the frame and have started a full restoration.This is very exciting for both of us. Thanks again and keep on motoring. Mario B. Sacramento Body and Paint“The frame is from a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 according to the owner. Looks like an interesting project. Keep us posted on the progress, Mario! -BaTIf you are the buyer, owner, or seller of a car that has been featured on BaT in the past, send us some pics and an update to mail@bringatrailer.com! Our readers love to hear where cars have ended up, and you can read all the 200+ BaT Success Stories here. Thanks! -BaT

Going up the Country

Om du tröttnat på inlägg om Volkswagen Golf II så kan jag trösta dig med att jag inte tänkt skriva så mycket mer om den. Förutom idag då. Och rubriken är som tidigare en låttitel, denna gång Canned Heats gamla hit.

Golf Country har jag skrivit om tidigare. Bilden där var väl inte den bästa, men i kommentarerna till det inlägget fick jag tips om en Country i stående Uppsala, så jag tänkte att jag kunde fixa lite bättre bilder. När jag väl begav mig dit fann jag den fina Citroën AX:en jag berättat om tidigare.

Denna Tysklandsregistrerade Country ser ut att vara i ett mycket fint skick. Alla dekaler som visar att detta minsann inte är en vanlig Golf (som om det skulle behövas) sitter på plats. Det är ju inte så snyggt, men lite kul såklart. Hjulen ser lite små ut och bör inte ha suttit på bilen från början, utan verkar komma från en vanlig Golf II.

Inläggstakten på bloggen är låg just nu och jag är rädd att det kommer att vara än mer sporadiskt ett tag framöver. När vi går in i maj månad börjar den kanske tuffaste perioden i mitt jobb och då finns inte så mycket tid och kraft över. Min förhoppning är dock att detta kommer tillbaka och att jag kan vara lite mer aktiv i bloggandet.

Av nummerskylten kan man utläsa att Golfen är hemmahörande
i Barnim i Brandeburg i östra Tyskland.