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Yesterday in a small town - classic car meet (unfortunately including younger old cars). Mainly european cars. Organizer claims 4000+ vehicles, I'd say around 1000.

Car Meetings / 2024 05 Oltimertreffen Rethem | gecius.de Gallery

Unfortunately, no FMJ's (not even me )

 

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Well I suppose, European cars at a car show in Europe

 

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Considering my location - you are quite right.

I thought you guys'n'gals might like to see what other classic cars are around the world.

Tomorrow it's going to be easier - Mopar only meet (up to '79, but mostly muscle car era). I'll post a link to my gallery then.

Although I like to be outsider on those meets (went to the German Mopar Nats last year with the LeBaron), I'll again take the Charger. Due to it's oil filter problem, I drove it only like 10 miles last year, so I figured it needs a couple rides more this year.

Euro Nats in Santa Pod (UK) are planned as well (August), and I'm most likely take a '79 car, well, camper (KMC C-class based on MB400).

 

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Meanwhile, I disected my '99 SL to add some towbar to it.

 

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As promised, today was "America? Yes we can Mopar"
Including a 78 LeBaron and a Volare showing up today.

An amazing location "Festung Gauerort", an old fortification right next to the river Elbe, a small roundtrip railway for fun ("Festungsblitz" approx. like "fortification's fasttrain" ) and normal people (that's always the best).
That was a whole lot of miles (approx. 250 roundtrip) of fun and pleasure. The Charger ran just fine.

Take a look at the ~ 100 cars in my gallery (click on image)

 

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@PLY478 your build is Facebook famous

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[Camtron]

If your kid screws around enough in school, one day they’ll be able to rip off wet brake hub assemblies by hand too.

 

[Camtron]

Safety third

 

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Next meeting. A buddy and myself took the LeBaron yesterday towards near Berlin for a car show. Enjoying early summer-like weather, dining great, drinking more , meet today.

Many European classics, some real odd 'cars' and some american classics - including a Cordoba and (of course this time) my LeBaron.

The LeBaron performed just perfectly, all of the approx. 320 miles (roundtrip). The trip yesterday to the show included approx. 45 min idling in a traffic jam (no cooling issues) on the highway, resulting in low mileage: 14.9 mpg. On the return trip we had a pleasantly free highway (Autobahn), as this is a holiday weekend (Monday is a day off, so everyone left for vacation yesterday already), going mostly 85 mph. Top speed driven was a little north of 100 mph - also with no issues whatsoever. Very very solid performance. I'm happy
Oh, return trip yielded approx. 22.2 mpg, despite the relatively high speed.

Pictures here: Car Meetings / 2024 05 Oldtimershow Linthe | gecius.de Gallery




(That's my buddy on the pic)

 

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Automotive industry still going strong In Michigan. Sequoia Tools has been stamping sheet metal for chassis, frames and various parts for nearly 100 years.

 

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Burn baby burn

 

[Aspen500]

Those EV's like to randomly burst into flames, don't they? Just a couple days ago, a Ford F150 Lightning burned to the ground on a freeway here.

 

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Have a seen a couple Teslas on fire on the expressway here but never knew if it was just random combustion or after an accident.

Either way, they definitely don’t like going out once they start, lol.

I was watching a video where they’re assembling an EV battery in a factory and it catches fire. Turns out the work stations for the batteries are giant steel tanks full of water. Worker hits an e-stop/alarm, bottom of the work table drops out and the battery is immediately submerged in a water bath; for 30+ hours to ensure the fire is out.

 

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I'm not sure exactly why they burn so hot and are hard to put out, but it can be compared with a thermite reaction. Once thermite ignites, you're pretty much screwed. Water seems to make it worse. My guess is, the 5,000°+ fire makes water vaporize instantly, and actually fuel the fire. Water is oxygen and hydrogen, and when vaporized the molecules separate, the hydrogen burns, the oxygen makes it burn even hotter. Lithium-ion batteries aren't much different. That and, ever see what lithium does when it's dropped into water? It goes boom.
Sorry for that, class is dismissed now, lol!

 

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Just wait til Boeing introduces their Lithium battery powered 737 DEI Max Jet

 

[Aspen500]

Just wait til Boeing introduces their Lithium battery powered 737 DEI Max Jet

LOL!

 

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Going through the our "archives" and discovered this while I got lost browsing through my old DC catalogs.

 

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Another sparks surplus score! These guys have everything

 

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