Horch 830 camioneta la razboi / Wartime Horch 830 truck

Rara imagine color surprinsa in Romania, in perioada razboiului. In Romania antebelica, Horch era o masina rara si valoroasa, in varianta sport fiind un simbol al bunastarii precum Audi-ul R8 contemporan. Aceasta masina de telecomunicatii e un 830, un model mai mic. Din pacate Horchuri nu au mai supravietuit in tara, desi am auzit zvonuri despre un sasiu recarosat. Totusi, am - si voi pune pe blog - imagini cu un rarisim 853 roadster in Bucurestiul anului 2001.

Rare colour image taken in WW2 Romania. The Horch was a rare and valuable car in pre-war Romania, the sporting version being a status symbol not too dissimilar from today's Audi R8. This telecommunications vehicle was an 830, a smaller model. Unfortuantely, there are no more Horchs left in Romania, although a rumour exists of a surviving chassis with a new body grafted onto it. However, I do have - and will present - footage of a hyper-rare 853 roadster in 2001 Bucharest.

Filmul "Directorul nostru", 1955 - The film "Our Boss", 1955

Noua imagini din filmul "Directorul nostru", turnat in 1955. Pentru iubitorii de automobile filmul e deosebit de interesant, aratand nu numai o Pobeda decapotabila (varianta ff rara care nici nu sitam a a existat in Romania) dar si un splendid Studebaker Champion decapotabil din 1947. Studebaker '47 a fost un model extrem de modern, de fapt prima masina americana postbelica cu un design complet nou, executat de celebrul designer Raymond Loewy. Studebaker-ul ar fi fost importat in Romania in ultimele zile al regatului; fara discutie, facea furori in peisajul anilor 50. Filmul arata si cateva alte masini, printre care un Chrysler, tot din 1947.

Nine images from the fil "Our Boss", made in 1955. For car lovers the film is extremely interesting, not only showing footage of a Pobeda cabriolet (a very rare variation which I never thought had been exported to Romania) but also a superb 1947 Studebaker Champion convertible. The 1947 Studebaker was a very modern design penned by Raymond Lowey; it was the first American postwar car with an entirely new design. The Studebaker would have been imported to Romania in the dying days of the monarchy; it would defintiely have caused quite a stir in the 1950s! The film show a few other cars, including a 1947 Chrysler.

Cadillacul patriarhului Justinian / Patriarch Justinian's Cadillac

1972.

Cadillac-uri din acea perioada mai existau in tara: fosta masina al ambasadorului american se afla la Lugoj la un inginier minier, mai era un exemplar in Timisoara, decapotabila de la Buftea, si inca o decapotabila in zona Neamt, exemplar care a fost descoperit recent si complet restaurat. Sigur mai erau si altele... Exemplarul patriarhului a inlocuit alt Cadillac din 1946.

1972.

There were other Cadillacs from that period in Romania: the US Ambassador's former car was owned by a mining engineer in Lugoj, there was another in Timisoara, the convertible used by the Buftea film studios, and another convertible in the Neamt region which was recently discovered and put back on the road. And there would surely have been others... The Patriarch's one replaced another Cadillac, from 1946.