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American classics variety at American Live 2011

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Created on May 1, 2011

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Old and new side by side - Buick 8 and Ford Mustang

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Chevrolet Camaro in all colors and shapes

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Chevrolet

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - The curved lines of the Chevrolet Corvette C3

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Plymouth

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Pontiacs in different versions and colors

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Cheetah V8 (1964) - powerful Cheetah at the American Live 2011 US Car Meeting

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Plymouth

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - AMC Pacer

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dashboard Chevrolet Corvette C1

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Buick Riviera

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Buick Super Series 50

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Cadillac Convertible 1962

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Chevrolet Chevelle

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Chevrolet Impala

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Chevrolet in all its glory

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Detail - Chevrolet Corvette C3

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Detail - De Soto

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Buick Super Series 50

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Buick Super Series 50

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Custom Cars

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Dodge Challenger

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Ford Edsel

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Lamps and stripes

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Lamp design of earlier years

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Mercury Cougar

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Oldsmobile F-85

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Details - Pontiac with beautiful cowl paint job

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dodge Challenger

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dodge Challenger

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dodge Charger - wide and raised

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dodge Charger

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dodge Charger

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dodge Station Wagon

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Devin TR (1957) - Rarities such as a Devin and a Cheetah attracted many interested parties at the American Live 2011 US Car Meeting

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang - ideal background for photos

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Convertible

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Coupé

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Fastback

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Fastback

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Fastback

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Fastback

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Mustang Mach 1

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Thunderbird

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Interior Chevrolet Impala

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Mercury Cougar

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Packard 8

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Radiator mascot of a Packard 8

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Plymouth Duster

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Plymouth Sport Fury

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Pontiac Catalina Convertible

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Pontiac GTO

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Dashboard of an early Chevrolet Corvette with optimistic speedometer

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Impressions of the 29th US-Car-Treffen American Live 2011 - Detail - Chevrolet Corvette C2 Sting Ray Split Window

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Impressions of the 29th US Car Meeting American Live 2011 - Ford Custom - once like new, once with some work to do

If it weren't for the occasional snatches of clearly Swiss Mittelland dialects, you would have thought you were in the United States.

Rock music, petticoats, Elvis hairstyles and, above all, American cars (and motorcycles) of all stripes were on display at "American Live 2011", the US car meeting in Oensingen, in the middle of the Basel-Bern-Zurich triangle.

And there were plenty of them, not only from Switzerland, but also from Germany, Austria and Italy! Over 2,000 cars were expected, and the organizers counted around 2,500. The organizers were lucky with the weather, the organization went like clockwork and the traffic concept worked.

From Buick to DeSoto, Chevrolet to Pontiac

Where else can you see so many Pontiac, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Ford, Buick or DeSoto in one place? If you wanted to get an overview of the first Chevrolet Corvette model series, for example, American Live was the place to be. Sting Ray followed Sting Ray, one more beautiful than the other. Ford Mustang fans were also well catered for, with everything from the early models to the modern era on display. Even the pre-war veteran American La France was there, and the custom cars were not missing either.

There were also rare exotics such as a Packard 8 or a Cheetah to be discovered among the volume makes and models.
And if you were patient enough, you could also grab something to eat and drink and watch the classic cars pass by. Or pass the time shopping.

Symphonies of sound

And then the sound of these large-volume V8 engines, always wonderful. The 25,000 visitors and spectators paid tribute to the large-volume engines and fell silent every time the roar of a powerful engine was heard.

For some, the pre-war classics may have been a little too short and one or two vehicles from the sixties and seventies may have been missing. Fans of originality will have turned up their noses at certain "improvements" to classic American sports cars, but as we all know, there's no accounting for taste.

In any case, every American fan is sure to have found what they were looking for, as you can see from our gallery.

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