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Pick your favorite iconic car from any decade....
- Thread starter Iridescentone
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No. I think it's very rare in Europe. I personally never have seen one in the wild.
This one is custom made, but close to it: Mercedes with 57mm Canon - Atelier Van Lieshout.
It's a sort of wacky tongue in cheek art project by Joep van Lieshout, notoriously known for 'shocking' art projects.
"VL’s old company car, an ordinary Mercedes, was converted into a pick-up truck and equipped with a 57-mm canon designed by the atelier and made from everyday materials. Part of the exhibition The Good, The Bad and The Ugly presented in Rabastens in 1998, the Mercedes with the canon gained notoriety when the mayor banned the show. In 2002, the work was almost confiscated by the Rotterdam police, who started to impound artworks shortly after the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was murdered. Twenty Dutch state officials showed up at AVL: ten policemen, five customs officials and five tax officials. They took AVL M80 Mortar but decided to come back the next day for the Mercedes. The car was transported to the Boijmans Museum, which decided to acquire the work for its permanent collection and save it from being destroyed."
Far too new to be considered iconic, but awesome, nevertheless.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ABdQGtAcsjg?si=kfb03_Gr9FCFMTYX
https://youtube.com/shorts/ABdQGtAcsjg?si=kfb03_Gr9FCFMTYX
One of my brother's favorite cars is the Citroën ID/DS. Because owning a technically complex car like that is too much hassle for him, he decided to rent one. Last Saturday we took off for a day in a D-Super (on the trunk), making me an accomplice. It's a 4 speed manual ID19. Something else than the C1 he's driving normally.
65 Olds F-85
After a long winter rest....... It's alive!!
Jeebus, do you need a ladder to climb into that beast?
With the short wheelbase you can step on the back tire, grab the handle on the side of the truck and walk right in.
Looks like an Upscale technical.This one is custom made, but close to it: Mercedes with 57mm Canon - Atelier Van Lieshout.
It's a sort of wacky tongue in cheek art project by Joep van Lieshout, notoriously known for 'shocking' art projects.
"VL’s old company car, an ordinary Mercedes, was converted into a pick-up truck and equipped with a 57-mm canon designed by the atelier and made from everyday materials. Part of the exhibition The Good, The Bad and The Ugly presented in Rabastens in 1998, the Mercedes with the canon gained notoriety when the mayor banned the show. In 2002, the work was almost confiscated by the Rotterdam police, who started to impound artworks shortly after the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was murdered. Twenty Dutch state officials showed up at AVL: ten policemen, five customs officials and five tax officials. They took AVL M80 Mortar but decided to come back the next day for the Mercedes. The car was transported to the Boijmans Museum, which decided to acquire the work for its permanent collection and save it from being destroyed."
