Thursday, April 4, 2013

Nice Limousine Car Photo photos

1966 - 1972 Opel Rekord C Limousine (05)
limousine car photo
Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The Opel Rekord was a large family car/executive car which was built in several generations by the German car manufacturer Opel.

With 1,276,681 units built, the Rekord C was the most successful Rekord so far. The car proved to be a solid hit with the public: it was reliable, roomy and pleasant to look at with its coke-bottle line.

The range consisted of the two- and four-door saloon, two- and (new) four-door estate, delivery van, and two-door hardtop coupé with 1500, 1700, 1700 S, 1900 S fours or (until 1968) a 2200 six. Very short-lived (1967 only) was a special taxi version on a longer wheelbase (113 inch) with division, that sold for DM 9,950; with it, Opel tried to get a foothold in the German taxi market, then (as now) dominated by Mercedes-Benz. Again, Karl Deutsch of Cologne offered a convertible version in limited numbers.

There existed several variations of the Rekord C, as well as version made under different names in different countries.

A variation on the Rekord C was the Rekord Sprint coupé (1967–71) with driving lights, sport steel wheels, sport stripes and a sporty interior; the Sprint received exclusively the so-called 1900 H engine with two double-barrel carburettors, good for 106 hp (DIN) and 108 mph (174 km/h).

The former Rekord L-6 was replaced by the new Commodore A, a slightly disguised and better-equipped Rekord C available as two- and four-door sedan and hardtop coupé with six cylinder engines only.

It was during the life of this model (in fact 1967–70) that the Opel Olympia name was revived, but in a separate, smaller car which was based on the period Opel Kadett.

Due to the launch of the smaller Ascona in September 1970, the Rekord was marketed as an executive car rather than a large family car.

(Wikipedia)

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Der Opel Rekord C ist ein Fahrzeug der oberen Mittelklasse Adam Opel AG aus der Reihe Opel Rekord.

Er ersetzte ab August 1966 das ein Jahr lang gebaute „Zwischenmodell“ Opel Rekord B und wartete mit einer völlig neuen Karosserie auf. Die Konzeptentwicklung des Rekord C begann 1963 – Hans Mersheimer, der bis 1967 Chefingenieur und technischer Leiter der Adam Opel AG war, gab die Richtlinien vor.

Dieses Modell wurde wegen des charakteristischen, von manchen Liebhabern als „erotisch“ bezeichneten „Hüftschwungs“ im Heckbereich, der mit den Rundungen einer liegenden Coca-Cola-Flasche vergleichbar ist,.als „Coke Bottle“ (Cola-Flaschen-Rekord) bekannt. Die Karosserielinie folgte einem Mitte der 1960er-Jahre in den USA entstandenen neuen Designstil für Muscle Cars, dem „Coke Bottle Shape“ (nach dem auch der Opel GT gebaut wurde). Als Orientierungspunkt für die Gestaltung hatte GM die Chevrolet Chevelle vorgegeben. Es gab parallel Modellentwürfe des Rekord C ohne den Hüftschwung – wegen der Befürchtung, dass eine solche Karosserieform beim deutschen Käuferkreis nicht ankomme. Versuche von Ford, diesem Design zu folgen, waren in der Umsetzung weniger gelungen (siehe Ford P7), sodass diese Form schon nach kurzer Zeit wieder verschwand.

(Wikipedia)


1966 - 1972 Opel Rekord C Limousine (04)
limousine car photo
Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The Opel Rekord was a large family car/executive car which was built in several generations by the German car manufacturer Opel.

With 1,276,681 units built, the Rekord C was the most successful Rekord so far. The car proved to be a solid hit with the public: it was reliable, roomy and pleasant to look at with its coke-bottle line.

The range consisted of the two- and four-door saloon, two- and (new) four-door estate, delivery van, and two-door hardtop coupé with 1500, 1700, 1700 S, 1900 S fours or (until 1968) a 2200 six. Very short-lived (1967 only) was a special taxi version on a longer wheelbase (113 inch) with division, that sold for DM 9,950; with it, Opel tried to get a foothold in the German taxi market, then (as now) dominated by Mercedes-Benz. Again, Karl Deutsch of Cologne offered a convertible version in limited numbers.

There existed several variations of the Rekord C, as well as version made under different names in different countries.

A variation on the Rekord C was the Rekord Sprint coupé (1967–71) with driving lights, sport steel wheels, sport stripes and a sporty interior; the Sprint received exclusively the so-called 1900 H engine with two double-barrel carburettors, good for 106 hp (DIN) and 108 mph (174 km/h).

The former Rekord L-6 was replaced by the new Commodore A, a slightly disguised and better-equipped Rekord C available as two- and four-door sedan and hardtop coupé with six cylinder engines only.

It was during the life of this model (in fact 1967–70) that the Opel Olympia name was revived, but in a separate, smaller car which was based on the period Opel Kadett.

Due to the launch of the smaller Ascona in September 1970, the Rekord was marketed as an executive car rather than a large family car.

(Wikipedia)

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Der Opel Rekord C ist ein Fahrzeug der oberen Mittelklasse Adam Opel AG aus der Reihe Opel Rekord.

Er ersetzte ab August 1966 das ein Jahr lang gebaute „Zwischenmodell“ Opel Rekord B und wartete mit einer völlig neuen Karosserie auf. Die Konzeptentwicklung des Rekord C begann 1963 – Hans Mersheimer, der bis 1967 Chefingenieur und technischer Leiter der Adam Opel AG war, gab die Richtlinien vor.

Dieses Modell wurde wegen des charakteristischen, von manchen Liebhabern als „erotisch“ bezeichneten „Hüftschwungs“ im Heckbereich, der mit den Rundungen einer liegenden Coca-Cola-Flasche vergleichbar ist,.als „Coke Bottle“ (Cola-Flaschen-Rekord) bekannt. Die Karosserielinie folgte einem Mitte der 1960er-Jahre in den USA entstandenen neuen Designstil für Muscle Cars, dem „Coke Bottle Shape“ (nach dem auch der Opel GT gebaut wurde). Als Orientierungspunkt für die Gestaltung hatte GM die Chevrolet Chevelle vorgegeben. Es gab parallel Modellentwürfe des Rekord C ohne den Hüftschwung – wegen der Befürchtung, dass eine solche Karosserieform beim deutschen Käuferkreis nicht ankomme. Versuche von Ford, diesem Design zu folgen, waren in der Umsetzung weniger gelungen (siehe Ford P7), sodass diese Form schon nach kurzer Zeit wieder verschwand.

(Wikipedia)


1984 - 1994 Maserati Biturbo Limousine (01)
limousine car photo
Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The Maserati Biturbo is a sports car introduced by Maserati in 1981. The Biturbo is a two-door, four-seater notchback coupé (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the BMW 3 Series of the time) featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V6 engine with two turbochargers and a luxurious interior. The car was designed by Pierangelo Andreani, an engineer from the De Tomaso team, somewhat influenced by the design of the newer Quattroporte III (Italdesign Giugiaro), as can be observed on the front fascia.

(Wikipedia)

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Der Maserati Biturbo war ein vom italienischen Automobilhersteller Maserati von 1981 bis 1994 produziertes Modell der oberen Mittelklasse, der in einer Fülle von Karosserie- und Motorvarianten angeboten wurde.

(Wikipedia)



1948 Ford Taunus G73A (Buckeltaunus) Limousine (02)
limousine car photo
Image by Georg Schwalbach (GS1311)
The Ford Taunus G93A was a small family car produced by Ford of Germany between 1939 and 1942 in succession to the Ford Eifel. In 1948 the car reappeared as the Ford Taunus G73A, and the G73A remained in production until 1952. This was the first (and until the 1970s the last) Ford Taunus to feature a fastback shape: in this application the rather severe slopes enforced by squeezing North-American style fast-back styling onto a relatively short wheelbase was not universally admired: the car became known as the „Buckeltaunus” (Hunchback Taunus).

(Wikipedia)

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Der Ford Taunus G93A war ein PKW der unteren Mittelklasse, den die Ford-Werke Köln von 1939 bis 1942 als Nachfolger des Modells Eifel herstellte. 1948 wurde das Modell als Ford Taunus G73A wieder aufgelegt und bis 1952 gefertigt. Seine Karosserie mit Fließheck, die ihn eindeutig von allen anderen Taunus-Modellen, die bis in die 1970er-Jahre gebaut wurden, unterscheidet, brachte ihm den bis heute gebräuchlichen Spitznamen „Buckeltaunus“ ein.

(Wikipedia)


EDMONTON ALBERTA 2000's LIMOUSINE plate FIRST and CURRENT ISSUE
limousine car photo
Image by woody1778a
Around 2000 Edmonton issued specific license plates for limousines. These small motorcycle sized plates are in still in use today and stickered every two years.

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