Photo Gallery «50 years of the Würenlos service area celebrated with classic cars»

In 1972, the Würenlos service area over the N1 highway (now the A1) was opened, at the time nothing less than the largest bridge restaurant in the world. To celebrate its 50th birthday, classic car drivers from near and far came together on April 24, 2022 to create the same atmosphere as back then. This short photo report goes into the history of this special freeway service area and shows the classic cars that came together to celebrate the 50th birthday.

The English have always done certain things differently ... - Classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos highway service area 2022

Construction of the Würenlos service area in September 1971

Oil extinguishing demonstration at the Würenlos service station in 1972

The highway restaurant on Nationalstrasse 1 near Würenlos

For the 50th anniversary of the Würenlos service area, there are some attractions for visitors ... - Classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos highway service area 2022

This Buick Limited probably can't do too much with the charging stations ... - Classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos highway service station 2022

Even 50 years ago, the VW Beetle probably dominated the parking lot of the Würenlos service area - Oldtimer meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area 2022

The parking lot of the Würenlos service area was already teeming with VW Beetles 50 years ago - Vintage car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area 2022

Colorful Beetles from different decades - classic car meeting 50 years freeway service area Würenlos 2022

"Landkrabbe" in front of the "Fressbalken" - could have been photographed like this 50 years ago - Oldtimertreffen 50 Jahre Autobahnraststätte Würenlos 2022

The picture fits better than you might think at first glance - the three Fiat 500s together (almost) form the German flag, and the Porsche 356 from 1962 finally came from Germany - Oldtimertreffen 50 Jahre Autobahnraststätte Würenlos 2022

They all come from almost the same era - 5 x Fiat 500 and one Posche 356 C - Vintage car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area 2022

Fiat 500 in different colors - classic car meeting 50 years freeway service area Würenlos 2022

The parking lot of the Würenlos service area probably looked just as diverse around 50 years ago - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area in 2022

The classic cars definitely made the service area parking lot more colorful ... - Classic car meeting 50 years highway service area Würenlos 2022

Such gatherings were not uncommon in the USA, after all, many of the 10,000 MG TCs were sold to America - Oldtimertreffen 50 Jahre Autobahnraststätte Würenlos 2022

Stately Chevrolet sedan all in black - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos 2022 highway service area

The service area is popularly known as the "Fressbalken" - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area 2022

The variety in nose design - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos highway service area 2022

Toyota Celica 1600 ST (1972) - in American look next to an American - Oldtimer meeting at the Würenlos highway service area 2022

MG TC (1948) - popular post-war sports car in pre-war style - Oldtimertreffen Autobahnraststätte Würenlos 2022

A rarity - Talbot Tagora 2.2 - Classic car meeting 50 years highway service station Würenlos 2022

Two ADO16s - Morris 1300 GT at the front, Vanden Plas Princess 1300 at the rear - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area 2022

Morris 1300 GT (1970) - sporty ADO16 variant - Oldtimer meeting at the Würenlos highway service area 2022

All that's missing are revolving license plates and machine guns ... - Classic car meeting 50 years highway service area Würenlos 2022

Has James Bond been by? The license plate on the Aston Martin would almost imply it - classic car meeting 50 years highway service area Würenlos 2022

If you already have four-wheel drive, then you can also park unorthodoxly as a VW Bus T3 Syncro - Oldtimer meeting 50 years highway service station Würenlos 2022

Filigree shapes were once the trump card - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos freeway service area 2022

Studebaker Daytona V8 (1964) - elegant four-door - Oldtimertreffen Autobahnraststätte Würenlos 2022

Studebaker Daytona V8 (1964) - Successor to the Lark - Oldtimertreffen Autobahnraststätte Würenlos 2022

It doesn't always have to be four wheels, a Norton with two is also a lot of fun - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos 2022 freeway service area

Magnificent Buick convertible on the move - classic car meeting 50 years of the Würenlos 2022 highway service area

Citroën Traction Avant at the departure - Vintage car meeting 50 years highway service station Würenlos 2022

Toyota Celica 1600 ST at the departure - Classic car meeting 50 years highway service area Würenlos 2022