... and milder snow than in 1939!
ce vară-i toamna-n Bucovina!
8 hours ago
24 December 2015
Sarbatori Fericite / Merry Christmas ...
... si niste zapezi mai blanzi ca in 1939!
... and milder snow than in 1939!
... and milder snow than in 1939!
8 December 2015
La vanatoare in 2005 / Hunting in 2005
Am prezentat deja poze din 2002-3 cu masini vechi vazute de mine in Romania (aici si aici). Acum e timpul sa mergem cu cativa ani mai tarziu, in vara anului 2005. Aveam primul aparat foto digital, si am fotografiat ce mi se parea interesant: masinile care erau pe calea de disparitie. Marea majoritatea masinilor prezentate aici au disparut in urmatoarele 12 luni.
I've already presented photos from 2002-3 with old cars seen in Romania (here and here). It's now time to wind the clock forward a little, to the summer of 2005. I had my first digital camera and snapped what seemed interesting: cars which were about to disappear off the roads. Most of the cars below were, indeed, no longer there a year later.
I've already presented photos from 2002-3 with old cars seen in Romania (here and here). It's now time to wind the clock forward a little, to the summer of 2005. I had my first digital camera and snapped what seemed interesting: cars which were about to disappear off the roads. Most of the cars below were, indeed, no longer there a year later.
Dacia 1300 si Skoda S100, Piatra Neamt. Incredibil, Skoda inca exista in stare foarte buna.
Opel, zona Viilor, Bucuresti
Moskvich, Piatra Neamt. Disparut in 2006.
Volkswagen, zona Aurel Vlaicu, Bucuresti. Ma intreb daca e o fosta masina de militie.
SR, Constanta. Langa ea era o Dacie 1302. Inca mi-e ciuda ca n-am fotografiat-o.
Moskvich, Piatra Neamt. Masina nu circulase din 1981. In August 2005 a ajuns la fier vechi.
Dacia 1100, Piatra Neamt. Disparuta in 2006.
Volga taxi, Piatra Neamt. Vanduta cu 4 milioane jumate. .
Fiat 1500, Piatra Neamt, in stare groaznica, in ultimul an de viata.
2x Lancia Trevi in Bucuresti. O masina aproape uitata. In anii 80, circula una in judetul Neamt cu numere 12-NT-xxx.
VW perfect conservat, zona Viilor, Bucuresti
VW 1600, an 1968, Piatra Neamt. Era acolo de ani de zile. Ulterior a fost de vanzare, apoi a disparut. Era unul din 2 in oras.
R16, str Ion Ghica, Bucuresti, inca in stare buna si folosit zilnic.
BMW seria 3 in stare de epava, Bucuresti
Dacia 1300, 1971, Piatra Neamt. O masina in stare perfecta care astazi, dupa moartea proprietarului, zace ruginita si abandonata.
Dacia 1300, Piatra Neamt.
Volga M21, Constanta. O masina care inca exista: era de vanzare cu 2,000E anul asta. Motor schimbat cu unul pe motorina.
Volga M24, Piatra Neamt. Masina in stare buna si relativ originala. Din pacate a disparut in 2006.
4 December 2015
Dacia 1300 F Autofurgoneta / Dacia 1300 F Van
In cartea "Autoturismul Dacia 1300" de A. Brebenel, C. Mondiru, I. Farcasu, editia a doua, din 1978, se vorbeste despre autofurgoneta Dacia 1300 F. Dacia 1300 F difera de break prin faptul ca scaunele din spate au fost suspendate, intre cabina si partea din spate - pentru marfuri - exista un perete despartitor, iar geamurile din spate sunt vopsite, nu transparente.
Informatiile referitoare la acest model sunt foarte slabe, desi in cartea lui Mondiru exista schite. Oricum, fotografii nu exista - sau asa credeam pana astazi, cand intamplator am dat peste o vedere veche cu hotelul Athenee Palace. Greu de datat, dar prezenta numerelor galbene, Skodei 105 si lipsa de Dacii 1310 implica perioada 1978 - 1983.
In the second (1978) edition of the book "Dacia 1300" written by A Brebenel, C Mondiru and I Farcasu, there are references to the Dacia 1300 F van. This differs from the estate version in three respects: the lack of rear seats, the partition between the front and the rear, and the painted rear windows.
There is very little info around on this model, although the Mondiru book contains blueprints. Anyway, there are no photos in existence - or so I thought until seeing this postcard of the Athenee Palace Hotel in Bucharest. It's difficult to date, but the presence of a Skoda 105, the yellow licence plates and the lack of Dacia 1310s points to the period 1978 - 1983.
Informatiile referitoare la acest model sunt foarte slabe, desi in cartea lui Mondiru exista schite. Oricum, fotografii nu exista - sau asa credeam pana astazi, cand intamplator am dat peste o vedere veche cu hotelul Athenee Palace. Greu de datat, dar prezenta numerelor galbene, Skodei 105 si lipsa de Dacii 1310 implica perioada 1978 - 1983.
In the second (1978) edition of the book "Dacia 1300" written by A Brebenel, C Mondiru and I Farcasu, there are references to the Dacia 1300 F van. This differs from the estate version in three respects: the lack of rear seats, the partition between the front and the rear, and the painted rear windows.
There is very little info around on this model, although the Mondiru book contains blueprints. Anyway, there are no photos in existence - or so I thought until seeing this postcard of the Athenee Palace Hotel in Bucharest. It's difficult to date, but the presence of a Skoda 105, the yellow licence plates and the lack of Dacia 1310s points to the period 1978 - 1983.
1 December 2015
De 1 Decembrie... / On 1 December...
... o minunata poza, din 1909, de la castelul Peles. Adevarata "epoca de aur"!
... a wonderful photo, from 1909, at the Peles Castle. The real golden age of Romania!
... a wonderful photo, from 1909, at the Peles Castle. The real golden age of Romania!
30 November 2015
Benzinariile PECO in anii 70 / PECO filling stations in the 70s
"Peco" este unul din expresiile din epoca comunista care inca e curenta in Romania. Chiar daca, de ani de zile masinile se alimenteaza la un Petrom sau un Lukoil sau un Rompetrol, numele generic pentru benzinarie este - inca - Peco, distributia de carburante auto in Romania comunista. (Peco = Produse Etilate cu Cifră Octanică).
Si aveau farmecul lor...
"Peco" is a Communist term still in regular use in Romania. Even though, for years, cars have been filled up at petrol stations with very different brand names, the generic for them is still Peco, which was the firm that ran all the filling stations in Communist Romania. And they had their own charm...
"Peco" is a Communist term still in regular use in Romania. Even though, for years, cars have been filled up at petrol stations with very different brand names, the generic for them is still Peco, which was the firm that ran all the filling stations in Communist Romania. And they had their own charm...
19 November 2015
Produsele fabricii Astra, 1921 / Products of the Astra factory, 1921
In 1921, se tine Expoziția și Târgul de Mostre a Industriei Românești la București. Recent, a fost publicat o selectie minunata de imagini din acest eveniment. Ii avem pe generalul Averescu si regele Ferdinand in masini (foto 4, 5); dar, si mai important, avem imagini rarisime cu produsele fabricii Astra din Arad.
Am scris in 2010 un pic despre fabrica si produsele sale; copiez o reclama din 1925 (foto 6). Din pacate, informatiile raman slabe. Cert e ca dupa 1926, fabrica renunta la fabricatia produselor rutiere, axandu-se spre cele feroviare (foto 7). Anul 1930 era anul de glorie pentru circulatia autovehiculelor construite in Romania - 109 in total. Presupun ca marea majoritate erau cele fabricate la Arad.
In 1921 Bucharest held a fair showcasing Romanian industry; and recently, the Romanian national archives published a wonderful set of images from the event. We see General Averescu and King Ferdinand in their cars (photos 4, 5); and, more importantly, we see some very rare images of the products of the Astra factory in Arad.
I wrote in 2010 about Astra and its products; picture 6 shows an ad from 1925. Unfortunately, further details are scant. By the 1930s, automotive production had stopped, and the ad in picture 7 shows only railway produce being made. 1930 itself was the high point of Romanian-made vehicles on the road, with a grand total of 109 - I assume the vast majority of which were those made in Arad.
Am scris in 2010 un pic despre fabrica si produsele sale; copiez o reclama din 1925 (foto 6). Din pacate, informatiile raman slabe. Cert e ca dupa 1926, fabrica renunta la fabricatia produselor rutiere, axandu-se spre cele feroviare (foto 7). Anul 1930 era anul de glorie pentru circulatia autovehiculelor construite in Romania - 109 in total. Presupun ca marea majoritate erau cele fabricate la Arad.
In 1921 Bucharest held a fair showcasing Romanian industry; and recently, the Romanian national archives published a wonderful set of images from the event. We see General Averescu and King Ferdinand in their cars (photos 4, 5); and, more importantly, we see some very rare images of the products of the Astra factory in Arad.
I wrote in 2010 about Astra and its products; picture 6 shows an ad from 1925. Unfortunately, further details are scant. By the 1930s, automotive production had stopped, and the ad in picture 7 shows only railway produce being made. 1930 itself was the high point of Romanian-made vehicles on the road, with a grand total of 109 - I assume the vast majority of which were those made in Arad.
2 November 2015
Renault-uri la manastirea Secu / Renaults at the Secu monastery
O marca cu o lunga istorie in Romania...
August 1928, si un grup de tineri prosperi se duc la o calatorie la iarba verde in judetul Neamt, flancati de doua Renaulturi de la mijlocul anilor 20.
Aceste masini, cu radiatorul in spatele motorului si un bot usor de recunoscut, au fost apreciate la vremea lor. In Romania, inca exista un Renault din anii 20 - un Monasix din 1928, in Craiova.
A marque with a long history in Romania. August 1928; a group of well-off young people travel into the countryside of Neamt, flanked by two Renaults from the mid 1920s. These cars, with the radiator behind the engine and an instantly recognisable front end, were popular at the time. In Romania, one 1920s model - a Monasix from 1928 - still exists, in Craiova.
A marque with a long history in Romania. August 1928; a group of well-off young people travel into the countryside of Neamt, flanked by two Renaults from the mid 1920s. These cars, with the radiator behind the engine and an instantly recognisable front end, were popular at the time. In Romania, one 1920s model - a Monasix from 1928 - still exists, in Craiova.
30 October 2015
Foaie de circulatie, 1949 / Circulation permit, 1949
Din 1949, o perioada turbulenta in istoria Romaniei, o foaie de circulatie pentru o bicicleta Peugeot. Interesant, foaia a fost conceputa original pentru carute si birje (tractiune animala).
Dupa numarul de cadru, aproape sigur e vorba de o bicicleta cu anul de fabricatie 1940 (martie-aprilie) - cealalta posibilitate e 1932 sau 1921.
Proprietarul a disparut in ceata istoriei...
From 1949 - a turbulent time in Romania's history - a circulation permit for a Peugeot bicycle. Interestingly, this document was conceived for animal-drawn vehicles - carts and carriages.
From the chassis number, this is almost definitely a bicycle produced in 1940 (March or April). The other possibilities are 1932 or 1921.
The owner has disappeared into the mists of history.
Dupa numarul de cadru, aproape sigur e vorba de o bicicleta cu anul de fabricatie 1940 (martie-aprilie) - cealalta posibilitate e 1932 sau 1921.
Proprietarul a disparut in ceata istoriei...
From the chassis number, this is almost definitely a bicycle produced in 1940 (March or April). The other possibilities are 1932 or 1921.
The owner has disappeared into the mists of history.
20 October 2015
Un 540K Special Roadster la Bucuresti / A 540K Special Roadster in Bucharest
Romania antebelica a fost dotata cu nu unu, ci doua, Mercedesuri 540K Special Roadster.
Aceste masini - din care numai 58 au fost construite - au fost varful de gama a firmei Mercedes-Benz, cu o caroserie enorma dar numai doua locuri.
Acest exemplar a fost surprins de fotograful Willy Pragher in octombrie 1939, pe bulevardul Bratianu din Bucuresti. Nu se stie a cui a fost. Un nume posibil, totusi, este Nae Ionescu - care a vea un Merecedes negru, sport, cu doua locuri si cu interior in piele rosie.
Important: nu este exemplarul regelui Mihai. Acest exemplar, desi tot un Special Roadster, avea o caroserie diferita, o cutie cu 5 viteze, un radio, si purta placute regale. Totusi, e interesant ca din cele sase exemplare construite cu roata de rezerva in interior, doua erau in Romania.
Nu stiu ce s-a ales de 24-B. Cete e ca intre 1948 si 1960, Mercedesul regal a ajuns un URSS - ajungand expus la vanzare in Kiev in primavara anului 1960. Drumul masinii inapoi catre vest a fost prin Astrahan si Moscova.
Am auzit ca prin 1962/63, ar fi existat un Mercedes "cu compresor", cu doua locuri, cu exterior negru si interior rosu, la Rasnov. Se spune ca ar fi fost masina regelui - fapt eronat pentru ca acea masina, cu o caroserie unicata, era deja in URSS.... Dar nu e exclus sa fie acest exemplar, care odata circula cu numarul 24-B...
Inter-war Romania had not one, but two, Mercedes 540K Special Roadsters...
These cars - of which only 58 were built - were the top of the Mercedes-Benz range, with an enormous body but only two seats.
This one was captured by the photographer Willy Pragher in October 1939, on the boulevard Bratianu in Bucharest. I'm not sure whose it was; one possible name is Nae Ionescu (the Romanian version of Lord Beaverbrook), who had a sporting, black, two-seater Mercedes with a red leather interior.
Importantly, this is_not_ King Michael's Mercedes. That was also a Special Roadster but with different bodywork, a 5-speed gearbox, a radio, and royal licence plates. But it's interesting that of the six Special Roadsters built with the spare wheel inside the bodywork, two ended up in Romania.
I've no idea what happened to 24-B. The history of King Michael's car is relatively straightforward - between 1948 and 1960, it made its way east, was on sale in spring 1960 in Kiev, and eventually came West again, after lengthy spells in Astrakhan and Moscow.
I heard that in 1962/63, there was a Mercedes convertible in the town of Rasnov. It was a black two-seater, with a red leather interior, and a "compressor". The locals at the time said it was the ex-King's - incorrect, because the royal car, with its unique bodywork, was already in the USSR. But I suppose it could be this one, 24-B...
Aceste masini - din care numai 58 au fost construite - au fost varful de gama a firmei Mercedes-Benz, cu o caroserie enorma dar numai doua locuri.
Acest exemplar a fost surprins de fotograful Willy Pragher in octombrie 1939, pe bulevardul Bratianu din Bucuresti. Nu se stie a cui a fost. Un nume posibil, totusi, este Nae Ionescu - care a vea un Merecedes negru, sport, cu doua locuri si cu interior in piele rosie.
Important: nu este exemplarul regelui Mihai. Acest exemplar, desi tot un Special Roadster, avea o caroserie diferita, o cutie cu 5 viteze, un radio, si purta placute regale. Totusi, e interesant ca din cele sase exemplare construite cu roata de rezerva in interior, doua erau in Romania.
Nu stiu ce s-a ales de 24-B. Cete e ca intre 1948 si 1960, Mercedesul regal a ajuns un URSS - ajungand expus la vanzare in Kiev in primavara anului 1960. Drumul masinii inapoi catre vest a fost prin Astrahan si Moscova.
Am auzit ca prin 1962/63, ar fi existat un Mercedes "cu compresor", cu doua locuri, cu exterior negru si interior rosu, la Rasnov. Se spune ca ar fi fost masina regelui - fapt eronat pentru ca acea masina, cu o caroserie unicata, era deja in URSS.... Dar nu e exclus sa fie acest exemplar, care odata circula cu numarul 24-B...
These cars - of which only 58 were built - were the top of the Mercedes-Benz range, with an enormous body but only two seats.
This one was captured by the photographer Willy Pragher in October 1939, on the boulevard Bratianu in Bucharest. I'm not sure whose it was; one possible name is Nae Ionescu (the Romanian version of Lord Beaverbrook), who had a sporting, black, two-seater Mercedes with a red leather interior.
Importantly, this is_not_ King Michael's Mercedes. That was also a Special Roadster but with different bodywork, a 5-speed gearbox, a radio, and royal licence plates. But it's interesting that of the six Special Roadsters built with the spare wheel inside the bodywork, two ended up in Romania.
I've no idea what happened to 24-B. The history of King Michael's car is relatively straightforward - between 1948 and 1960, it made its way east, was on sale in spring 1960 in Kiev, and eventually came West again, after lengthy spells in Astrakhan and Moscow.
I heard that in 1962/63, there was a Mercedes convertible in the town of Rasnov. It was a black two-seater, with a red leather interior, and a "compressor". The locals at the time said it was the ex-King's - incorrect, because the royal car, with its unique bodywork, was already in the USSR. But I suppose it could be this one, 24-B...
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