Saab 96 at the Langenburg Historic Races in Germany

Published on 26 April 2012 14:25 Number of Views: 7389

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Today I went to Langenburg, a city about an hour from here, where they hold an annual race weekend. I found out about it late Saturday, and only made it there for Sunday afternoon, so I missed all the action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. On Friday night they had a night race that is more a parade of cars, Saturday there was a regularity rally, then Sunday morning there was a tourist rally, and Sunday afternoon a hillclimb. I was there for the hillclimb. The historic races are for cars and motorcycles over 40 years old, but they make exceptions for newer cars of historical value.

There were a lot of cars there, and they varied from Fiat 500s to Ford GT-40, Porsche factory race cars to old Rapiers and Lagondas, as well as one beautiful SAAB 96 V4. My favorite car of the day was a DeDion Dutton made in 1908, a 104 year old race car, the car had 45 horsepower, brass all over, wooden brakes, and once stopped the radiator leaked water all over the place.

I took 2749 photos today, so I am sorting through them and will be uploading the best, in the meantime I chose a few ones to do a quick upload and share with you guys.

The vehicles doing the race were parked in public, you could touch them, and if you asked nicely they would let you get in them. Here is a sexy Alfa Romeo. Alfa was surprisingly the most popular brand there, there must have been a dozen Alfas.

One single SAAB representing the brand. Talking to a few of the car guys on site they all think SAAB is the next classic brand now that they're gone.

SAAB 96 on the end of its hill-climb run

Many more pictures of the other cars and motor bikes in the forum thread: http://saabworld.net/f142/langenburg...c-races-25841/

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Hirsch - 24 April 2012
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Thats pretty cool. Esbjerg had a couple of car shows a year. Usually one during the fall and one in the early spring.

Nothing special and they were very informal and the collection of cars was an odd mixture. Everything from 70's Italian supercars to American muscle cars from the same era.

rpiereck - 24 April 2012
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The weekend of May 3 there is a big yearly rally at the Bodensee in the border with Austria and Switzerland, it's organized by Autobild, Germany's biggest car magazine, I'll be headed down there to check it out too.

nordwulf - 26 April 2012
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Originally Posted by rpiereck

The weekend of May 3 there is a big yearly rally at the Bodensee in the border with Austria and Switzerland, it's organized by Autobild, Germany's biggest car magazine, I'll be headed down there to check it out too.

Buying Saabs, touring Europe, going to all these fun events. Can you slow it down a bit because you're making me jealous!

Golfhunter - 26 April 2012
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Thanks for the photo report

rpiereck - 26 April 2012
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Originally Posted by Frank Wulfers

Buying Saabs, touring Europe, going to all these fun events. Can you slow it down a bit because you're making me jealous!

I am cramming, because I soon leave Germany and will spend the rest of my summer in exotic Afghanistan as far from automotive fun as possible.

Originally Posted by Golfhunter

Thanks for the photo report

Je ne suis que heureux de partager!

I have been slowly going through the photos, here are a few more.

1970 NSU TT

1979 Mercedes Benz 380 SLC. This car sounded awesome!

1976 Opel Kadett, uysed to be Walter Röhrl's car (his signature is on the hood)

1976 Simca Rallye 3

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS

1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super

1992 LCR Suzuki, it has three wheels and a seat like a car, but has a side car-like platform on the left side. This thing must be very fast

1975 Autobianchi A112

1959 Auto Union DKW 1000, had a two stroke engine. Much like a two stroke SAAB this car made more noise than speed, and was an awesome sight to see at full throttle! My mom apparently learned to drive on this car and remembers the two stroke engine

1965 Fiat Abarth OTS Coupe

1960 Fiat Abarth 1000 Monomille

1974 SAAB 96 V4 again

1967 NSU Brixner Spyder 1300

1971 Fiat Abarth 500 L

1959 Austin Healey 3000 Mk I

1964 Rene Bonnet Aero B-Jet

1972 Fiat Abarth 695 Esse Esse

1975 Alfa Romeo Alasund-Cup Car

More to come later!

rpiereck - 25 May 2012
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I uploaded over 80 pictures last night, and I still have much more to go through.

Click this link for the gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/1133845...eat=directlink

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1958

Alvis 12/70 Speed 20 1938

Lagonda Rapier 1935

Alvis 4.3 liter Vandenplas 1938

Porsche 924 Monte Carlo 1980

Porsche 804 Formula 1 1962

De Dion Bouton Gran Prix Car 1908

Lining up for the down hill drive, then they race up hill

Fiat Abarth 100 Monomille 1960

That orange 96

Alvis on the end of its hill climb race

Lagonda

Another Lagonda

Fuchs Formula V Protoype 1964

NSU Brixner Spyder Typ 1300 1967

Rain coming in, the race started at that village below, and they wound uphill, maybe about two or three miles long

Van Diemen RF-79 1979

Porsches coming in in the rain. The blue 911 E is substantially slower than the yellow 911 RSR coming up behind it, so the yellow car was up the blue one's tail pipe

Porsche 911 SC RS Group B rally car

Steyr Puch 650 1968, an Austrian-made Fiat 500 with a larger engine

Fiat 500 L Abarth coming in in the rain

Fiat Abarth 1000 OTS Coupé 1965

Fiat Abarth 100 Monomille 1960

Fiat 128 Coupe 1978

Fiat 128 Rally 1972

Got lights? BMW 1600 Ti Alpina 1968

Lancia Delta Integrale HF 1988

NSU Wankelspider 1964, powered by a rotary, came from the Audi museum in Ingolstadt

Porsche 914/6 GT 1970

Rene Bonnet Aerojet 1964

Fiat Abarth 695 Esse Esse 1972 followed by an Alfa Romeo Alasund-Cup 1975

That's it for today, more to come later.