An Aero 662 displayed at the classic car museum of Poysdorf (Oldtimerclub Poysdorf) in the Austrian region of Weinviertel. This car was also known as ‘Cililink’ refering to the noise similar to a bell during the start-up of the engine.
A Volkswagen (VW) Schwimmwagen seen at the classic car museum (Oldtimerclub Poysdorf) in Poysdorf. The amphibious four-wheel drive off-roader was built in 1943 for the German army. The B1155 is a modern Austrian boat number as this car is allowed to drive in lakes as well.
During the event waldviertelpur I had the opportunity to look under the hood of this old gentleman. The truck was produced in 1966 by the Austrian company Steyr. Today it acts as a promotion vehicle for the brewery Zwettl which is based in the Austrian region of Waldviertel. [German]
A particular program point of the Vienna Classic Days 2014 was a parade of all participating cars along the Ringstraße. Unfortunately a heavy rain took place just at that very moment. Well, perhaps the water spray around all those classic cars made this event even more exciting. [German]
Ha, isn’t it a cutie? I saw this microcar generally known as Heinkel Kabine at the Internationale Bodenseewoche. This traditional festival takes place at the harbour of Constance’s historic city center. It’s not only a meeting point for lovers of classic cars but also for powerful boats. [German]
At an exhibition about the history of the fire brigades taking place at Geras Abbey (Stift Geras) I saw this Volkswagen Type 181. It was built in 1974 and was used as service car for the fire brigades in Lower Austria. Reading the history of this car makes me smile: Was this car really called “The Thing” in the US?
As you know I love to stroll around railway stations while waiting for the next connection. So I do at airports as well. At Frankfurt on Main Airport I came across this Cadillac Sedan (1956) which is an advertisement for two German museums about technology.
After my trekking tour with the llamas I went to the classic car museum of Kaprun named Vötter’s Fahrzeugmuseum. It is situated in the basement of a hotel. Well, I was very surprised to meet a sort of ‘Herbie’ in front of the museum.
At an event performed by the Südbahnmuseum in Mürzzuschlag I had the chance to see an operating replica of the second car built by Siegfried Marcus. The original was built in 1888/1889 and is still operating too. One can see it at the Museum of Technology (Technisches Museum) in Vienna.
A Ford T built in the year 1925 seen at a classic car show on the grounds of the Südbahn Museum in Mürzzuschlag.
A truck powered by wood gas seen at a presentation of old military vehicles performed by the Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliche Museum) in Vienna. In the background one can see the main building of the museum.
A Chevrolet Fleetmaster 1946 seen at a festival organized by the Heeresgeschichtliche Museum (Museum of Military History) in Vienna. The depicted car was used by the US military government in Austria in the years 1946 – 1950.