Photo Gallery «Classic Days Berlin 2023 - Berlin, music and old cars»

On May 6 and 7, 2023, around 2000 historic vehicles and around 700,000 visitors were once again expected on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, with two kilometers of the boulevard completely closed for the event. Without tickets and with lots of people walking around, the classic car rally in the heart of Berlin developed a real folk festival character - which was rather a hindrance for the reporting. Many of the cars were so swarmed that it was impossible to photograph them with the best will in the world. We did our best to summarize the pictures and experiences in this review.

On Saturday, the rows were thinner, both in terms of spectators and vehicles. The crêpe vendor in the Citroën HY does not yet know that he will make really good sales the following day - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Local public transport was also on the move in contemporary style - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Brand new vehicles were also on display - for every budget - Classic Days Berlin 2023

The Mercedes 450 SLC presented by the presenter in impressive original condition, even with air conditioning - Classic Days Berlin 2023

A classic car meeting in folk festival dimensions - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Wide range of vehicles presented. From neatly patinated to as good as new - Classic Days Berlin 2023

I still have a suitcase in Berlin....with a Beetle on it - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Johannes Hübner presents the incoming vehicles, here a Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Contrasts - or not: lightly patinated vehicles that still need a bit of work, in front of advertising that may also cost money - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Striking design elements on the Opel GT. The club was on site with a full team. In addition to these three GTs, there were around ten other vehicles - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Quiz question: which vehicle is in the line of sight of the Hardrock Café? Photographing cars was anything but easy. The Mercedes-Benz 600 deserved to be shown in its stately splendor - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Lots of classic and vintage cars on Ku'damm and even more people. The Memorial Church in the background is unimpressed by all this - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Abarth 1000 TC replica () - 75 hp from 4 cylinders move 600 kg car - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Abarth 1000 TC Replica () - Not really original, but lovingly restored - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT (1967) - Berlin is also worth a trip from Rome. Especially with the beautiful Giulia Sprint - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT (1967) - Photographed with too long a shutter speed out of sheer emotion. A beautiful car - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Alpine A 110 Berlinette 1300 (1976) - classic sports car, the modern interpretation in blue in the background - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Amphicar 770 (1961) - Floating car built in Berlin, which was less unsuccessful in the USA than in Germany. This example is part of the Volkswagen Autostadt collection - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Amphicar 770 (1961) - For the younger ones among us: no joke, these really are the propellers for propulsion on the water. Also note the raised exhaust - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Audi 80 CD (1983) - When the five-cylinder engines were not yet called Audi 90: B2 in Lhasa metallic and with the original "waffle iron wheels" - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Bentley Turbo S (1993) - An extraordinarily bold color scheme. Red on the outside, red on the inside. The optic nerve needs a few minutes to get used to it - Classic Days Berlin 2023

BMW 318is (1990) - With this model, four-valve technology also found its way into BMW beyond the M models - Classic Days Berlin 2023

BMW 525e (1985) - The Greek letter Eta stands for efficiency in technology. Long before modern downsizing, BMW took the exact opposite approach - Classic Days Berlin 2023

BMW 525e (1985) - with 2.7-liter engine and rev limit at 4500 rpm. It had the same performance as the 520i, but around half the torque - Classic Days Berlin 2023

BMW 730 (1978) - An E23 with carburetor engine and four-speed manual transmission. There are probably not many similar seven-seaters left - Classic Days Berlin 2023

BMW 2002 (1972) - Simple and striking in "golf yellow". A clearer design is hard to imagine - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Borgward Isabella Coupé (1961) - A late Isabella as a coupé in beautiful condition - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Buick Riviera (1973) - with somewhat anachronistic whitewall tires - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Cadillac Coupe de Ville (1977) - The US faction was again strongly represented - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Cadillac Series 62 Coupé (1941) - A picture of a radiator mascot - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Cadillac Series 62 Coupé (1941) - An incredible amount of car with a manageable amount of space - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Chevrolet Corvette (1960) - very nice Corvette of the late first series - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Chevrolet El Camino (1972) - Eye-catching car in eye-catching color - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Citroën 11 CV Commerciale (1956) - The 1900 model also found its way into the ID and DS almost unchanged - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Citroën 11 CV Commerciale (1956) - The gangster sedan as a very late model. The DS was built at the same time. Here as Commerciale with large trunk lid - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Citroën 11 CV Commerciale (1956) - Plenty of legroom can be put to good use - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Citroën 11 CV Commerciale (1956) - Simple and functional - the dashboard. Steering wheel from the accessories, the second horn next to the original temperature display too - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Citroën DS (1974) - A late example. Production of its successor, the CX, began in the same year - Classic Days Berlin 2023

D-Rad R 0/4 (1925) - Produced in Berlin-Spandau when there was still no talk of rear suspension on motorcycles - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Dino 246 GT (1972) - Driven by Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde in the series "The 2" - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ferrari 512 TR (1992) - When pictures tell stories... - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1967) - Back then, Fiat still built large and thoroughly luxurious cars - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ford Capri 2600 GT (1972) - Only the RS 2600 was more powerful in the Capri range back then - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ford F-100 (1954) - Shiny pick-up built with a lot of effort. On the right, a Chevrolet Apache in matt gray. Former rivals, now colleagues - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ford Model A Fordor Sedan (1929) - It is not known whether this vehicle was possibly one of the approximately 37,000 cars produced at the Ford plant in Berlin between 1929 and 1931 - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ford Model A Phaeton (1931) - here as a rather unusual right-hand drive - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ford Model A Phaeton (1931) - Sparse dashboard and a very long gearshift - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Ford Model A Phaeton (1931) - Another radiator mascot for a quiz - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Honda Civic (1987) - One of the everyday heroes that have all but disappeared from the everyday street scene - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Indian 7HP (1914) - Restoration base offered for a slim €50,000 - Classic Days Berlin 2023

IWL Wiesel SR 56 (1957) - Two exceptionally beautiful examples, probably better than new. Its successor from 1959 was the "Berlin SR 59" scooter - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Jaguar E-Type V12 (1972) - Cliché maintenance: E-Type in British Racing Green in rainy weather - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Jaguar XJ-S 5.3 H.E. (1986) - H.E. stood for High Efficiency - and they meant it in Coventry. In fact, the twelve-cylinder had become significantly more economical with the Fireball combustion chambers developed by Michael May - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Jaguar XJ-S 5.3 H.E. (1986) - Very original vehicle in rather untypical red. One of 2950 left-hand drive cars of this model - Classic Days Berlin 2023

McCormick International Farmall D-320 (1957) - A rare picture on the Kurfürstendamm - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1958) - To each his own... - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 219 (1958) - The "big pontoon" in small. Front end like the 220, from the A-pillar like the four-cylinder. A little-loved compromise at the time of construction, sought after today due to its rarity - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet (1964) - as the 220, the most frequently built convertible version of the W 111, but still very rare - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet (1964) - The good star on all roads. Here it shines in particular - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet (1964) - Wooden dashboard with wild grain - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 230 E (1980) - This W123 was delivered to Berlin in 1980 - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 230 E (1980) - Green tinted windows to the Sahara yellow paint. Otherwise somewhat sparsely equipped - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 250 CE (1972) - The first Daimler-Benz with electronically controlled fuel injection - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 250 CE (1972) - with custom-made Nardi steering wheel - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Mercedes-Benz 600 (1969) - demonstrated what is technically feasible in automotive engineering - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Messerschmitt KR 200 (1959) - Convertible without "cheese bell" - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Opel Kadett GTE (1984) - year-old car condition and completely original. A dream that remained unfulfilled at the time - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Opel Rekord 1700 L Cabriolet Deutsch (1967) - only 50 Rekord C were converted into a convertible by coachbuilder Karl Deutsch in Cologne - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Opel Rekord 1700 L Cabriolet Deutsch (1967) - originally all 50 Rekord C in white were delivered to Karl Deutsch - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Peugeot 104 ZL (1981) - vehicle offered for sale in used car condition, but should have good substance - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Peugeot 205 Automatic (1994) - relatively late two-door car in annual car condition - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Porsche 911 (1992) - 964 in largely original condition. The second-to-last row with air cooling and before the gradual onset of obesity - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault 4 CV Gordini (1957) - a little patina, but the 36 hp should still be fully assembled - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault 4 CV Gordini (1957) - front marked by rust, mosquitoes and stone chips - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault 5 Turbo 2 (1984) - Competition car for the price of an S-Class - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault 5 Turbo 2 (1984) - 160 hp live between the big cheeks - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault Floride S (1962) - Real 40'000 km run, repainted 35 years ago, otherwise original - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault Fuego GTX (1981) - A coupé that has completely disappeared from our street scene outside of classic car meetings - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Renault-Alpine A 310 V6 (1983) - Larger spoiler, otherwise largely original, behind it the successor Renault-Alpine V6 Turbo - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Rover P2 (1936) - radiator mascot. Did we already have this in a quiz? - Classic Days Berlin 2023

Rover P2 (1936) - Representative limousine with small six-cylinder engine - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW 1600 L (1972) - There are also normal stores on Kurfürstendamm - and cars with patina - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW Beutler flatbed (1951) - Later such models were called Caddy and even later Amarok - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW Derby (1978) - Derby and Dior. Berlin unites opposites. Who knew that more Derby cars were sold than Polo cars in 1977? - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW minibus (1962) - A moderately tuned T1, here not as a Samba - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW Polo Coupé Fox (1988) - There was also something like this to see on the Kurfürstendamm: an 86 C in the economical-colored Fox equipment in annual car condition - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW Rometsch Lawrence Cabriolet (1959) - Rare example of traditional coachbuilding craftsmanship from the Volkswagen Autostadt collection - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW Standard (1951) - Every better VW dealership used to have a Pretzel Beetle on display - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW XL1 (2016) - For €111,000 there was at least air conditioning and a Garmin sat nav - Classic Days Berlin 2023

VW XL1 (2016) - two-seater with diesel hybrid drive. 200 units were built between 2014 and 2016, new price €111,000 - Classic Days Berlin 2023