Showing posts with label law enforcement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law enforcement. Show all posts

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Bought at auction, for 3.8 million, displayed at the Techno Classica in Essen, where it was seized by police, and given by the courts to claimants of being the grandkids of the original owner... a 1937 Mercedes 500 K Spezial Roadster



A court in Hamburg ruled that the historic Mercedes, which was seized by German police in April from its display at the Techno Classica car event in Essen, is the rightful property of the grandchildren of the industrialist who owned the car before it was taken by U.S. soldiers in the final days of the war

The rare car was purchased by Dutch collector Frans van Haren for nearly $3.8 million in August from the RM collector-car auction at Monterey, Calif. After shipping the spectacular roadster to Holland, he brought the car to Germany to show at Techno Classica, and was shocked when police took the opportunity to seize the car once it was back in their jurisdiction

The Mercedes disappeared while Prym was serving a prison sentence under the Allies, and his estate in Stolberg was being used as a base for U.S. troops during their march into Germany.

Photos and info from http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/vintage-german-heirs-reclaim-ownership-of-1937-mercedes-benz-500-k
 via the Vintage Racing League newsletter

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

the wide variety of cool car stuff I found on The Kevin Chen . wordpress.com

 the above is incredible timing by the photographer. Astonishing.
 Wow. Has training wheels, cause it weighs so much you ain't gonna be able to pick it up when it falls over
 all righty. This is the most overkill of the flying tigers motif, but I like it, it works.
 Dead on. Nailed it.


 If you wonder why the above is interesting, look at a Veyron
 1962 Indianapolis car of Lesovsky

 Photoshopped, but bitchin
 cause yes, smoking is deadly, but still looks cool





 The reason the engine is displayed, is the photo on the wall behind it, of the racing boat
 this looks like fun actually


 yeah, the bike takes a second to work out... but it's revolutionary.
 Soooo happy days
 Grrrr
 Solex motor scooter coverted to hubless rims... now that is a lot of time on an inventors hands.

 Not photoshopped.... but unreal. I don't have answers, just freaky photos
 Oklahoma state troopers seized this Busa, then said screw it, we need to see how long it takes for a cop to kill himself on it. Seriously you morons, it's a 200 mph suicide machine... you have radios, lots of cops for back up, and probably even telephones, and helicopters. You don't need to chase the bad guys at 200mph. Or even at 100mph. Use your brains while their inside the helmet, not splattered on the back of a semi trailer

 Yup, if the town has a name, that name in front of the word "Police" is going to sound funny to everyone who doesn't live there
 Ride the goat.
 Steve McQueen's Siata interior, and Tag Heuers
ummm, rubbbing is racing even when it's not at a Nascar event?

All from the very enormous diversity and eminently enjoyable http://thekevinchen.wordpress.com/