National Motoring Heritage Day, Perth 2013

Sunday 19th May 2013 was Australian National Motoring Heritage day and auto and motoring clubs all around the country celebrate with rallies and shows. Once again the Veteran Car Club put on a display at Langley Park in Perth.  http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/news/17100364/motor-heritage-week-kicks-into-top-gear/

With an astonishing loud rumble an American La France makes its dramatic entrance.

Vintage 1920s. ... and a Fiat.

BSA motorcycles and an early Franklin.

A rare Franklin with its air-cooled four cylinder engine.  http://www.franklincar.org/about/index.html

Maxwell and Dennis fire engine.



The American La France. America La France specialised in trucks and fire engines but in the pre-First World War period some were converted into two seat roadsters like this beast. Everything about the car is enormous - the huge straight six engine, massive cast iron wheels, truck tyres and chain drive.

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2005/05/01/hmn_feature26.html

America La France survives to this day manufacturing fire engines and emergency service vehicles. http://www.libertybyamericanlafrance.com/interior.asp?n=15&p=3&s=15

Fordson van

Veteran Rover.

Ford Model T van in Boans livery.

Morris racer with a vinyl body work







Bentley, also with vinyl bodywork



1946 Jaguar SS





1954 MG TF

Alvis





Austin service van



1952 Cadillac

Cars of the German Miracle

In May the temporary exhibition at the Prototyp Museum was the Cars of the German Miracle. The exhibition covered a selection of German vehicles from the early 1950s. This period covered the rise and fall of scooters and microcars and the evolution of many of the prestige German cars we know today.

1937s Goliath F400 triporter van. Triporters like these were the backbone of German industrialisation. The choice of the Goliath however was a little odd, given that Tempo tricycles were actually manufactured in Hamburg, while Goliaths were built in nearby Bremen.

Borgward Isabella cabriolet.

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Opel Rekord

Volkswagen

Volkswagen T2 Transporter

Zundapp Janus

Heinkel Kabine and Messerschmitt Tiger

Messerschmitt Tiger cabriolet

Mopetta

Vespa 125 and Lloyd LT 600 van. Lloyd vans, manufactured by the Borgward group, are extremely rare.

Kleinschnitter leading the microcar row.http://home.clara.net/peterfrost/kleins.html



NSU Super-Max motorcycle with a Vespa 125

1949 IFA RT125. A very early East German version of the prewar DKW RT125. This example was probably built using prewar surplus parts as it has old style girder forks.

Bubbling rivals - the BMW Isetta and Heinkel Kabine

Volkswagen transport. The VW drive train was very versatile and could be adapted to many uses.