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That's good! Ford, Chevy, GMC, Dodge, even Studebaker. If its an old truck I like them.
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From: Germany - Rhineland
Oh, by the way: in the last picture you see two Ford Capri. There were called the "German Mustang" since they were built at the same time. But as I understand, they never came with a V8 but only a V6 in the sport edition.
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Great pics, thanks for sharing. I was in Frankfurt and Stuttgart on business some years ago, beautiful countryside and very pleasant people. Hope to get back that way someday.
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@Joe: it was the first time I saw so many trailers (or Rollers) on such a small car show, but I guess that's since I normally go to US-car shows only and there such trailers are very rare to see
@Charlie: always welcome to stop by here!
@Charlie: always welcome to stop by here!
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I haven’t been to many car shows in the USA where VW Beetles were on display. They had their hey-day here in the US; the even outsold the Model T.
I rented one while staying in Vaihingen outside of Stuttgart in the mid-seventies. I remember the BMWs and Mercedes flashing their lights while on the Autobahn. I didn’t know at the time that it was a warning sign as they blew by at 100+ mph.
The next day I traded the Beetle in for a VW Rabbit. I showed them!
Thanks for posting the pictures. Of course, I had my eye on the green F100. It’s nice to see some of the old American iron on display over there.
I rented one while staying in Vaihingen outside of Stuttgart in the mid-seventies. I remember the BMWs and Mercedes flashing their lights while on the Autobahn. I didn’t know at the time that it was a warning sign as they blew by at 100+ mph.
The next day I traded the Beetle in for a VW Rabbit. I showed them!
Thanks for posting the pictures. Of course, I had my eye on the green F100. It’s nice to see some of the old American iron on display over there.
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Thanks for sharing! This is actually really neat for me to see! I have a very close friend that lives in Dirmstein just west of Mannheim. So it's great to see the country through other peoples' eyes. I know there aren't that many classic American cars out your way. So I bet you get a lot of curious eyes on your ride!
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Hi Calvin,
I‘ve been in Dirmstein twice. Had a construction site there. A very nice place with lots of vineyards close by. American classic cars are of course not as many as old German cars but you would be surprised how many are actually driving around here. Number one are the Mustangs, followed by Mopars. Trucks are rare to find. It‘s funny how people react when seeing and hearing these old American cars. They always get a big smile in their faces and turn around. The women like the look, the man both the look and the V8 sound
. Yesterday I had both my cars standing side by side. All the women and girls fell in love with the Mustang, all the guys were standing with gleaming eyes in front of the truck and almost dived into the engine compartment 
In two weeks we‘ll go to the annual Mustang meeting. I‘m a member of the First Mustang Club of Germany, the largest club in Europe. Last year we had about 250 cars in the show. I‘ll make some pics and post them here. It‘s a perfect location in an abandoned steel mill.
I‘ve been in Dirmstein twice. Had a construction site there. A very nice place with lots of vineyards close by. American classic cars are of course not as many as old German cars but you would be surprised how many are actually driving around here. Number one are the Mustangs, followed by Mopars. Trucks are rare to find. It‘s funny how people react when seeing and hearing these old American cars. They always get a big smile in their faces and turn around. The women like the look, the man both the look and the V8 sound
. Yesterday I had both my cars standing side by side. All the women and girls fell in love with the Mustang, all the guys were standing with gleaming eyes in front of the truck and almost dived into the engine compartment In two weeks we‘ll go to the annual Mustang meeting. I‘m a member of the First Mustang Club of Germany, the largest club in Europe. Last year we had about 250 cars in the show. I‘ll make some pics and post them here. It‘s a perfect location in an abandoned steel mill.
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Hi Calvin,
I‘ve been in Dirmstein twice. Had a construction site there. A very nice place with lots of vineyards close by. American classic cars are of course not as many as old German cars but you would be surprised how many are actually driving around here. Number one are the Mustangs, followed by Mopars. Trucks are rare to find. It‘s funny how people react when seeing and hearing these old American cars. They always get a big smile in their faces and turn around. The women like the look, the man both the look and the V8 sound. Yesterday I had both my cars standing side by side. All the women and girls fell in love with the Mustang, all the guys were standing with gleaming eyes in front of the truck and almost dived into the engine compartment
In two weeks we‘ll go to the annual Mustang meeting. I‘m a member of the First Mustang Club of Germany, the largest club in Europe. Last year we had about 250 cars in the show. I‘ll make some pics and post them here. It‘s a perfect location in an abandoned steel mill.
I‘ve been in Dirmstein twice. Had a construction site there. A very nice place with lots of vineyards close by. American classic cars are of course not as many as old German cars but you would be surprised how many are actually driving around here. Number one are the Mustangs, followed by Mopars. Trucks are rare to find. It‘s funny how people react when seeing and hearing these old American cars. They always get a big smile in their faces and turn around. The women like the look, the man both the look and the V8 sound
. Yesterday I had both my cars standing side by side. All the women and girls fell in love with the Mustang, all the guys were standing with gleaming eyes in front of the truck and almost dived into the engine compartment In two weeks we‘ll go to the annual Mustang meeting. I‘m a member of the First Mustang Club of Germany, the largest club in Europe. Last year we had about 250 cars in the show. I‘ll make some pics and post them here. It‘s a perfect location in an abandoned steel mill.
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Thanks for sharing the show pics with us! I was diggin' the little yellow NSU. That looked like a hot rod.
