Photo Gallery «Classic car fair St. Gallen 2024 - informal and friendly»

Name: VW Golf GTI Horag Turbo 1981
Brand: VW

Peter and Renate Hürlimann have been organizing the classic car fair in the Olma halls in St. Gallen for many years. On October 27, 2024, the scene met there, enjoyed the warm autumn Sunday and closed the classic car season with petrol talks. This review describes the atmosphere and shows impressions as well as many of the cars on site.

View into one of the two halls - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Organizer Hürlimann is visibly proud of the good capacity utilization and the many visitors to the trade fair - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The Swiss MG Car Club with the alphabet, i.e. MGA, MGC and MGB - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The FAM (Friends of Old Motorcycles) with four beautiful machines on the stand - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Children's cars and oil cans as decorative objects - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

A small tractor as a bar table - you have to come up with that first - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The Mad Motors stand with Betty Boopo in the background - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Austin-Healey 100 and Alfa Romeo GTV at Goodtimer - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

This classic Morgan advertises the work of the car upholstery company Bevora - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

This VW Golf Cabriolet was also refurbished at the Bevora upholstery workshop - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Three Porsche G models at Huber Classic Cars - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Formula 3 promotes the Walzenhausen-Lachen hill climb - Oldtimer fair St. Gallen 2024

BMW convertible of the E30 series - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

BMW youngtimers (three-series) of the E36 and E43 series - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Once an everyday car, now a classic - Audi 100 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The compressor Mercedes on the loading bridge of the VW bus at Carrosserie Wagner - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Messerschmitt cabin scooter in autumnal livery - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The friendly helper shows the way to the SMVC club - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

A beautiful Mercedes-Benz pre-war convertible graced the stand of the SHVF - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Clay Regazzoni once became European champion with this Tecno F2 - seen at the ACS - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Even an Opel Speedster needs a trailer sometimes - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The transportation problem with a Fiat 500 derivative can also be solved elegantly - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Non-stop petrol talk - Classic car fair St. Gallen 2024

Consultations on VW parts at Cagero - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

The VW Dragster caused quite a stir - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Powerful engines for wide Beetles - Classic car fair St. Gallen 2024

Model cars and car brochures - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

New tires for old cars at Horag - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

If space is limited in width, then perhaps stacking? - Classic car fair St. Gallen 2024

There were also scooters to admire - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Historic petrol station paraphernalia as decorative items - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Aston Martin DB 2/4 (1954) - was first owned for 54 years, seen at Goodtimer - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Autobianchi Primula Coupé (1966) - featured in detail in the SwissClassics Revue 6/2024 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Magnificent Bentley Continental Coupé - Classic Car Fair St. Gallen 2024

BMW 3.0 CSL (1974) - touring car, seen at the ACS - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

BMW M3 3.2 Coupé (1996) - North Loop-tested coupé of the E36 series - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti Type 51 (1932) - as a chassis with the twin-camshaft eight-cylinder - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti Type 51 (1932) - this Bugatti was once adapted to the times with Alfa Romeo parts - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti Type 51 (1932) - Chassis under restoration - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti Type 51 (1932) - A look inside the inline eight-cylinder engine - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

DKW 1000 S (1963) - for sale for CHF 24'800 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Fiat 124 Sport (1975) - seen at Baumann Classic Cars - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Fiat Nuova 500 D (1964) - 17'800 km, for sale for CHF 26'000 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - well-maintained convertible with only 52,000 km at Goodtimer - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Ford Thunderbird (1962) - next to a Ford Mustang Grande 351 from 1970 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Lotus Elan (1965) - ready for racing - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Mercedes-Benz 230 SL (1964) - seen at Goodtimer - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Mercedes-Benz 250 SL (1967) - the rarest Pagoda - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Mercedes-Benz 250 SL (1967) - all in white - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Cabriolet (1970) - offered by an Austrian - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

MG A Wagner Sp1 (1959) - the aluminum body of the one-off was created at Carrosserie Wagner in Bad Ragaz - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

MG A Wagner Sp1 (1959) - TwinCam chassis and supercharged MGB engine - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

MG A (1958) - on the stand of the MG Club - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

MG TD (1950) - for sale for CHF 38'000 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

MG TD (1952) - offered for CHF 35'600 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Nash Metropolitan (1959) - had the same owner for 40 years, now available for CHF 24,600 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Nova GT (1969) - Access through the raised roof - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Porsche 911 (1971) - in viper green - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Porsche 944 (1986) - offered for CHF 17'900 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

VW Golf GTI (1981) - around 50 cars with the Horag Turbo and 144 hp were sold at the time - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

VW Brasilia (1976) - offered for CHF 24'800 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Wisconsin Special (1922) - largely in original condition - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Wisconsin Special (1922) - set a world record of 180 MPH in 1922, beating the previous world record by 24 MPH - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Wisconsin Special (1922) - A look under the hood - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Wisconsin Special (1922) - Six-cylinder in-line engine - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

MGA on arrival at the exhibition grounds - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Mercedes-Benz 220 Cabriolet arriving at the exhibition grounds - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Classic cars in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Variety was the order of the day on the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor classics in rank and file - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor cars - Pre-war vehicles from Fiat and Citroën - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor vehicles - the development of the convertible over 40 years, Austin-Healey 100 on the right, Saab 9-3 Cabriolet on the left - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Austin-Healey 3000 (1963) - Visitor car - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor cars from the seventies and eighties - Autobianchi A112 and BMW 3 Series - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

BMW 2002 (1972) - in Jägermeister look - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Fast BMW In the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti 35 (1927) - is inspired exactly - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti 35 (1927) - A look under the dashboard - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Bugatti 35 (1927) - crowd puller - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor vehicles - Rear impressions from the USA and Germany - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Attractive classics from various price categories - Fiat 500 and Jaguar E-Type on the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Fiat 500 (1971) - for sale for CHF 11,700 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Ford Zephyr in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Ford Mustang next to a Renault 4 in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Jaguar XK 140 Coupé (1952) - with wire wheels - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor vehicles - from the Fiat 500 to the Austin-Healey 3000 - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Jowett Javelin (1949) - standard version with four-cylinder boxer engine (visitor car) - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Lloyd LP600 (1956) - Visitor vehicle - The four-stroke 600 cc engine delivers 19 hp - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Opel record in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Porsche 911 Targa in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Both have the "4" in their names, Renault 4 (left) and Renault 4 CV (right) - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Schai Spezial DKW (1964) - Toni Schai's famous racing car, still causing a stir - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Vauxhall Victor VX 4 90 (1962) - Montage Suisse limousine in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor vehicles - of course a VW Beetle is a must - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

Visitor vehicles - VW Beetle of the sixties - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

This VW Beetle is really wide - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

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Visitor vehicles - Kübelwagen - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

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Classic cars in the visitor parking lot - Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2024

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Die Firmen Horag und Rinspeed zeigten unabhängig voneinander Turboversionen des Golf-GTI-Einspritzmotors - Genfer Automobilsalon 1979 (© Archiv Automobil Revue)