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New classic cars in Switzerland - Ford Thunderbird, Morgan 4/4, Austin Allegro and Princess

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Created on May 20, 2011

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Bruno von Rotz

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Austin Princess (1977) - unglaublich - Neuwagen mit 34 Jahren auf dem Buckel und 105 km auf dem Tacho

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - wie er das Fliessband verliess

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Ford Thunderbird (1957) - die meiste Zeit verbringt der ewige Neuwagen im Museum

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - ausnahmsweise darf der schöne Wagen mal an die Sonne

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - eine Augenweide heute und vor über 50 Jahren

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Ford Thunderbird (1955) - mit Hardtop in attraktiver dunkler Lackierung

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - das ist ein Neuwagen, nicht gebraucht und nicht restauriert

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Ford Thunderbird (1954) - am Automobilsalon von Paris im Jahr 1954

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - stimmig bis ins Detail

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - Panorama-Frontscheibe

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - man kann sich gut vorstellen, dass Marylin Monroe sich hier wohl fühlte

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - aufgeräumtes Interieur

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Ford Thunderbird (1957) - auch im Inneren gibt es viel Chrom

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - das Typenschild

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - Chrom, Verzierungen und Markenemblem

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - die Amerikaner kauften in Scharen

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Ford Thunderbird (1957) - gut im Futter stehender V8

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - schön anzusehender Motor

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - schön gestaltetes Typen-Emblem

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - Instruktionen zum Wagenheber

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - 5

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - wie ausgeliefert - mit Scheibenrädern und Radkappen

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Morgan 4-4 1600 Roadster (1968) - an einer Ausstellung

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - die Stossstangen mussten vor vielen Jahren als Ersatzteile weichen

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Morgan Plus 4 Roadster (1967) - an der Form hat sich seither kaum mehr etwas geändert

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - als Zusatzausstattung wurden Bucket Seats gewählt

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - ohne moderne Kopfstützen viel hübscher anzuschauen

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Morgan 4-4 Series V (1965) - ein Exemplar der fünften Serie (Series V)

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - klassische Karosseriegestaltung

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - das Moto Lita Lenkrad musste das fehlende Originallenkrad ersetzen

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - als "Stone Leather" wurde die Interieur-Farbe bezeichnet

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - der Schriftzug verrät dem Laien die Marke

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - Reifen ohne Laufspuren

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - sieht ohne Stossstangen besonders sportlich aus von hinten

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Morgan 4/4 1600 2 Str (1973) - Herstellerhinweis

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Austin Princess (1975) - Zugang in der oberen Mittelklasse - Princess mit querliegendem Reihensechszylinder - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1975

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Austin Princess 2000 HL (1978) - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1978

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Austin Princess (1977) - keine Heckklappe, keine umlegbaren Sitze

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Austin Princess (1977) - gewöhnungsbedürftiges Design, aber keine Dutzendware

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Austin Princess (1977) - Auslieferungstachostand 105 km

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Austin Princess (1977) - der Motorraum präsentiert sich wie am ersten Tag

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Austin Princess (1977) - quer eingebauter Reihensechszylinder mit 110 PS und 2,2 Liter Hubraum

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Austin Princess (1977) - das Krönchen für die Prinzessin auf der Haube

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Austin Princess (1977) - Kennzeichnung der luxuriösen Variante mit Sechszylinder - 2200 HLS

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Austin Princess (1977) - vollständig ausgestattetes Interieur mit Holzeinlagen

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Austin Princess (1977) - plüschige Veloursitze - verschiedene Blautöne wild gemischt

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Austin Princess (1977) - laden zum Verweilen ein, die weichen Hintersitze

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Austin Princess (1977) - Türverkleidungen ohne Abnutzungen

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Austin Allegro (1976) - dreitürige Limousine mit schlichter Ausstattung

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Austin Allegro (1974) - Werbung aus dem Jahre 1974 -

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Austin Allegro (1976) - noch keine Heckklappe

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Austin Allegro (1976) - unangetastete Minimalausstattung im Interieur

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Austin Allegro (1976) - Auslieferungstachostand 57,4 km

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Austin Allegro (1976) - Platz für ein Radio mit Zentrallautsprecher

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Austin Allegro (1976) - Türverkleidungen ohne jegliche Abnutzungserscheinungen

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Austin Allegro (1976) - bescheidener Motor, der noch nie auf Touren gekommen ist

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Austin Allegro (1976) - alle Ersatzsicherungen sind noch an ihrem Platz wie vor 35 Jahren

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Austin Allegro (1976) - Kofferraum mit Bordwerkzeug und jungfräulichem Reserverad

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Austin Allegro (1976) - ungenutztes Türschluss

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Austin Allegro (1976) - komplette Papierausstattung

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Summary

We are already used to top-restored cars, but new cars that are 30 or more years old are something out of the ordinary. This article portrays four classic cars that are actually still new and have only covered delivery kilometers. Despite the lack of use, however, you can't just drive off in them, as the article shows.

This article contains the following chapters

Sensation - as if from a time machine
Getting a new car that is many decades old onto the road
The Ford Thunderbird from the Ford Museum
The traces of time on the Morgan 4/4 1600 two-seater from 1973
The two-door Austin Allegro with minimal equipment
The comfortable Austin Princess with transverse in-line six-cylinder engine
Not cheap or unsellable

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

We are already used to top-restored cars, but new cars that are 30 or more years old are something out of the ordinary. It seems as if H.G. Wells' time machine has become reality! The Ford Thunderbird has just 500 miles on the clock, a new car that is already over 50 years old. The beautiful Ford, which many associate with Marylin Monroe, left the assembly line in 1957 and has remained largely unused ever since. It has wandered from museum to museum, exhibition to exhibition. It was a different story for the pretty red Morgan 4/4, built in 1973. The tires still show the typical traces of production, which only slowly disappear when driving. The engine has never been run and the seats have never been used. The English roadster has only had to serve as a spare parts donor from time to time, as some parts are missing. And the storage was not good for it, a considerable need for renovation has accumulated.

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