Steve 📷
@v8oholic.bsky.social
Love cars, travel, music, planes, photography, social history. R107 SL and camper van owner. Touring Europe every summer. “Economically inactive” 😀 Also on Twitter/X, Threads, IG.
The Opel Olympia (1936) may look quite ordinary, but it’s an important milestone. It was the first car in the world built using monocoque construction from pressed steel. The contemporary Olympics souvenir grille badge and ADAC badge are a nice touch.
January 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Opel Olympia (1936) may look quite ordinary, but it’s an important milestone. It was the first car in the world built using monocoque construction from pressed steel. The contemporary Olympics souvenir grille badge and ADAC badge are a nice touch.
Something you don’t see every day… a BMW 3.0 CSi convertible. BMW did not offer a convertible of course, so this left the factory as a Coupe and was converted by a coachbuilder in Wuppertal.
January 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Something you don’t see every day… a BMW 3.0 CSi convertible. BMW did not offer a convertible of course, so this left the factory as a Coupe and was converted by a coachbuilder in Wuppertal.
Two icons for the price of one! 1978 Ford Capri III 2.3 S, Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4 (1942) at Speyer 🇩🇪
January 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Two icons for the price of one! 1978 Ford Capri III 2.3 S, Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4 (1942) at Speyer 🇩🇪
Just some old Mercs 😍
January 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Just some old Mercs 😍
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4, the last survivor of 1,242 type G-4 built. Built in Wiener Neustadt 🇦🇹 it saw active service with Jagdgeschwader 52 on the eastern front. Due to engine failure, it was ditched in the Black Sea in March 1942. In 1987, it was salvaged & restored in Italy.
January 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4, the last survivor of 1,242 type G-4 built. Built in Wiener Neustadt 🇦🇹 it saw active service with Jagdgeschwader 52 on the eastern front. Due to engine failure, it was ditched in the Black Sea in March 1942. In 1987, it was salvaged & restored in Italy.
There are over 40 exhibits in the firefighting section. The 2nd picture is a Magirus S 3500 Sirius fire engine, in service in Gütersloh 🇩🇪 from 1951 until 1985. The airport fire tender was in service at Frankfurt from 1970-1985, then Saarbrücken-Ensheim until 1994 🔥
January 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
There are over 40 exhibits in the firefighting section. The 2nd picture is a Magirus S 3500 Sirius fire engine, in service in Gütersloh 🇩🇪 from 1951 until 1985. The airport fire tender was in service at Frankfurt from 1970-1985, then Saarbrücken-Ensheim until 1994 🔥
I was going to call this a traction engine, but more properly, it is a John Fowler Showman’s Road Locomotive. Built in 1917, and registered number EB 6276, it has ended up in Speyer 🇩🇪 But presumably not under its own steam! It’s quite an eclectic transport museum.
January 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I was going to call this a traction engine, but more properly, it is a John Fowler Showman’s Road Locomotive. Built in 1917, and registered number EB 6276, it has ended up in Speyer 🇩🇪 But presumably not under its own steam! It’s quite an eclectic transport museum.
Despite being painted in a very Italian racing red, this is a British-built Sunbeam 3 Litre Twin Cam Roadster from 1927. I bet it’s a lot of fun too 😎
January 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Despite being painted in a very Italian racing red, this is a British-built Sunbeam 3 Litre Twin Cam Roadster from 1927. I bet it’s a lot of fun too 😎
This Junkers Ju-52 was 1 of 11 carrying supplies for the Battle of Narvik in 1940. After landing on frozen lake Hartvigvannet (Norway) only 1 aircraft was able to take off. The rest were abandoned and sank to the bottom of the lake. In 1986, this one was raised from the lake bed.
January 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This Junkers Ju-52 was 1 of 11 carrying supplies for the Battle of Narvik in 1940. After landing on frozen lake Hartvigvannet (Norway) only 1 aircraft was able to take off. The rest were abandoned and sank to the bottom of the lake. In 1986, this one was raised from the lake bed.
This little Mercedes-Benz O319 bus (1964) was cute.
January 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This little Mercedes-Benz O319 bus (1964) was cute.
Amphibious vehicles come in all sizes. I’ve always rather fancied an Amphicar, but I’m not sure if I would have the courage to drive it into a river 😀 Despite the Triumph Herald engine, it was built in Lübeck West Germany, and West Berlin.
January 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Amphibious vehicles come in all sizes. I’ve always rather fancied an Amphicar, but I’m not sure if I would have the courage to drive it into a river 😀 Despite the Triumph Herald engine, it was built in Lübeck West Germany, and West Berlin.
If I ever win the lottery, I won’t tell anyone. But there may be signs.
"Wildcat" racing boat (1923), which has had various engines over the years, but is currently powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (27 litres, 650 hp).
"Wildcat" racing boat (1923), which has had various engines over the years, but is currently powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (27 litres, 650 hp).
January 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If I ever win the lottery, I won’t tell anyone. But there may be signs.
"Wildcat" racing boat (1923), which has had various engines over the years, but is currently powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (27 litres, 650 hp).
"Wildcat" racing boat (1923), which has had various engines over the years, but is currently powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (27 litres, 650 hp).
This 1961 Mercedes-Benz LP 322 racing car transporter is in the colours of Stanley Mann Racing, but was also used by Eifelland, a German F1 team named after the owner’s caravan business. One of the many cool exhibits at Technik Museum Speyer 😎
January 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This 1961 Mercedes-Benz LP 322 racing car transporter is in the colours of Stanley Mann Racing, but was also used by Eifelland, a German F1 team named after the owner’s caravan business. One of the many cool exhibits at Technik Museum Speyer 😎
“The radio’s playing some forgotten song…”
December 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
“The radio’s playing some forgotten song…”
Experimenting with a newly acquired long unused receiver made in 1975.
Test 2, the phono stage, with a record I bought in 1974, maybe the first time it’s been played in 40 years 🎸 🔊🔊 ✅
Test 2, the phono stage, with a record I bought in 1974, maybe the first time it’s been played in 40 years 🎸 🔊🔊 ✅
December 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Experimenting with a newly acquired long unused receiver made in 1975.
Test 2, the phono stage, with a record I bought in 1974, maybe the first time it’s been played in 40 years 🎸 🔊🔊 ✅
Test 2, the phono stage, with a record I bought in 1974, maybe the first time it’s been played in 40 years 🎸 🔊🔊 ✅
Experimenting with a newly acquired long unused receiver made in 1975.
Test 1, the FM radio and amplifier, both channels 🔊🔊 ✅
Test 1, the FM radio and amplifier, both channels 🔊🔊 ✅
December 19, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Experimenting with a newly acquired long unused receiver made in 1975.
Test 1, the FM radio and amplifier, both channels 🔊🔊 ✅
Test 1, the FM radio and amplifier, both channels 🔊🔊 ✅
Duolingo is delivering today.
November 29, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Duolingo is delivering today.
On the 1981 episode I’m watching of Polizeiruf 110 (an East German crime show), some villains have made off with a haul of decadent imported music centres, presumably intended for important party bigwigs. But the Polizei are on the case. And they always win, of course.
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
On the 1981 episode I’m watching of Polizeiruf 110 (an East German crime show), some villains have made off with a haul of decadent imported music centres, presumably intended for important party bigwigs. But the Polizei are on the case. And they always win, of course.
I may have a thing about the Aral brand #sorrynotsorry
January 1, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I may have a thing about the Aral brand #sorrynotsorry
1 November 1974 😎
🎶 Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn 🎶
🎶 Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn 🎶
November 1, 2023 at 10:19 AM
1 November 1974 😎
🎶 Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn 🎶
🎶 Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn 🎶
September trip stats:
Nights 28
Countries NL D A CZ PL
Miles 3,519 @ 32.7 MPG
Diesel £816
Ferries £384
Campsites & parking £578 (£21 per day)
Food & drink £880 (£31 per day)
Museums, boats, trains, trams, buses, cablecars £152
Cash sundries €250
Total £3,035 (£108 per day)
Nights 28
Countries NL D A CZ PL
Miles 3,519 @ 32.7 MPG
Diesel £816
Ferries £384
Campsites & parking £578 (£21 per day)
Food & drink £880 (£31 per day)
Museums, boats, trains, trams, buses, cablecars £152
Cash sundries €250
Total £3,035 (£108 per day)
October 7, 2023 at 8:01 PM
September trip stats:
Nights 28
Countries NL D A CZ PL
Miles 3,519 @ 32.7 MPG
Diesel £816
Ferries £384
Campsites & parking £578 (£21 per day)
Food & drink £880 (£31 per day)
Museums, boats, trains, trams, buses, cablecars £152
Cash sundries €250
Total £3,035 (£108 per day)
Nights 28
Countries NL D A CZ PL
Miles 3,519 @ 32.7 MPG
Diesel £816
Ferries £384
Campsites & parking £578 (£21 per day)
Food & drink £880 (£31 per day)
Museums, boats, trains, trams, buses, cablecars £152
Cash sundries €250
Total £3,035 (£108 per day)