Classic motoring events, vehicle restorations, news, museum visits and other bits and pieces from Perth, Western Australia
Monday, August 15, 2011
Hemmings Auto Museum
In the main street of Bennington, Vermont is a little old petrol station - the Hemmings Garage - home of the Hemmings motor publishing empire. Hemmings produce a range of classic auto magazines and blogs. For anyone interested in classic and unusual autos, the Hemmings Blog is a must read - http://blog.hemmings.com/
A 1960s Harley-Davidson is parked in the garage window.
A wall of license plates
Behind the garage is a small museum of classic cars.
Hudson Tetraplane
An American Bantam microcar. These little sportsters were built in the 1940s.
Cadillac Eldorado
Ford Model A
Ahrens Fire Engine
1886 Benz replica. The first automobile.
Dodge A100
1950s Volkswagen in traditional black
BMW Isetta microcar
Sunday, June 19, 2011
The Need For Speed - Red Bull Hangar 7
What do you do if you are the multi-millionaire Austrian owner of a high energy sports drink with a fetish for speed? Well, you build yourself a state-of-the-art hanger complex at Salsburg airport and fill it with everything that interests you. Dietrich Mateschitz' Hanger Seven complex is certainly very impressive. It has a great collection of aircraft and a fine restaurant. Here is a link to the website -http://www.hangar-7.com/
One of the three Alphajets
Huey Aircobra
BMW racer
KTM motorcycle
Formula 1
Voight Corsair
Cessna CA208 amphibian
North American B25J Mitchell bomber
Fairchild PT19-M-62 A trainer from the 1930s.
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