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1st of all I need to confess, that I was not there cruising my car, but merely a spectator.

Unfortunately my cars are still in the winter garage far away...

2nd turn down for you guys is, that I did not spot any flathead mopars in this 1st cruising of the season here up north.

However, there were nice and inspiring cars and good people around, thus I deciced to share some of my favorites;

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This model T is a recent import from Canada, I learned. The fellow doing on-site-tuning is the owner and a long time clasic car enthusiast, famous in Finland for supplying several movies with period vehicles...

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What a weekend!

The highlight of the 1st of May cruising was an amazing new import to my home town; 1934 Bugatti type 57 !

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This car, chassis number 57196 is one of the first type 57 made. I never belived there would be a genuine Bugatti in Finland, let alone in the town I live.

http://www.coys.co.uk/auction.php?itemID=4910

 

 

Sunday we vent 100 miles south to city of Lahti, the venue of the Classic Motor Show of Finland. I walked around the show and parking lots for five hours...

The big news (to yours truly) was newly imported 1946 Chrysler Town&Country convertible project car, photo of the rough project on display below.

http://www.cruisingnight.fi/index.php?view=category&catid=491&option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=152&page=2#

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On the parking lot there was this 1939 DeSoto. (Do you recognize the green car beside?)

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... quite rare 1938 Volvo (I've never seen this vintage Volvo before)...

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...and a 1938 Dodge 5w coupe street rod: (I hated the low stance and wide low profile tires on alloy spoked wheel, thus took photo of the ram only...)

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Too many fabulous 50's & 60's cars to report here...

...also racing cars from all ages, rarities and world famous ones...

 

Oddities...

Have you seen 1943 Tatra truck designed by Hans Ledwinka? A big truck with single tube frame?

60's tube&canvas bodied Velorex three wheeler? (There were two of those there)

Mid 50's Fuldamobil CABRIO !?!?

 

link to my photo page;

https://plus.google.com/photos/110347134300169324122/albums/6144690444760326833?authkey=CKX8zdPYmvyZbg

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Some oddities as mentioned:

 

-the velorex:

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P70 Zwickau Coupe with cardboard body (yes it is...)

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A FOUR door FIAT 600 from the 60's (FIAT 600 was the most popular small car in Europe, but I've never seen a 4D, did you know such existed?)

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The Maicomobil (mid.50's, Germany)

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German Phänomen 3-wheeler form the beginning of the 1900's

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although cars are cool.... really, no trucks? :)

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although cars are cool.... really, no trucks? :)

It was a CAR show - we have truck show separately... :cool:

 

However, I mentioned the 1943 Tatra;

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Notice the single tube frame; drive shaft enclosed in the tube frame.

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Thanks for posting.  A bunch of cars I've never seen before!

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