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Tradition and automotive heritage at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show

Name: Aston Martin DB 4 1962
Brand: Aston Martin

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Created on March 2, 2011

Text:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Mercedes Simplex (1904) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Overall view

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Mercedes Simplex (1904) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Details Geneva Motor Show

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Mercedes Simplex (1904) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Details

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Fiat Eldridge record vehicle (1923) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Tradition and modernity on the Fiat stand

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Fiat Eldridge record vehicle (1923) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Detail

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Fiat Eldridge (1923) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Old and new technology combined, differences become visible

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Lohner-Porsche Hybrid (1900) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - 111 years of hybrid technology

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Lohner Porsche Hybrid (1908) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Old and new hybrid technology side by side

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Lotus F1 (1968) at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show - New and old Lotus Formula 1 technology

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Mercedes Patent Car (1886) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Mercedes shows the tradition on posters

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Chassis DB4GT/0189/R was the last of 19 Zagatos built - the car was restored in 1995 - better than new

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Front

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Rear wheel

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - even a beautiful back can be delightful

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Jaguar E Type (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - 50 years of car development compared to the original

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Jaguar E Type (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - the old one still steals the show from the new one

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Jaguar E Type (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - The heavy legacy of the modern XK types

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AC Bristol (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - beautiful old AC at the stand of Gullwing, who now produce Cobras

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Bentley (1930) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - The Bentley Boys watch the new products from Bentley

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Renault R4L (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - Renault history as a wall decoration by the stairs leading away from the Renault stand

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Renault R4L (1961) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - only half measures at Renault

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Renault R4L (1961) at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show - how much more economical is a Prius really than an R4L?

Summary

Less homage was paid to automotive tradition at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show than in other years. A pity, really, because the shapes are extremely attractive and probably quite a few of the visitors to the show would describe the 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato as the most beautiful car at this year's show, or perhaps the 1961 Jaguar E-Type? There was also a Simplex to see at the Mercedes-Benz stand, the Mephistopheles car at the Fiat stand, the Lehner-Porsche Hybrid at Porsche and an AC Bristol at Cobra builder Gullwing. Renault could only be warmed up for half a Renault R4L from 1961, which was held somewhat sadly above the banister. The rest was tradition on screens and computer monitors. Let the pictures do the talking!

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Preview (beginning of the article)

Less homage was paid to automotive tradition at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show than in other years. A pity, really, because the shapes are extremely attractive and probably quite a few of the show visitors would describe the 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato as the most beautiful car at this year's show, or perhaps the 1961 Jaguar E-Type? There was also a Simplex to see at the Mercedes-Benz stand, the Mephistopheles car at the Fiat stand, the Lehner-Porsche Hybrid at Porsche and an AC Bristol at Cobra builder Gullwing. Renault could only be warmed to a half Renault R4L from 1961, which hung somewhat sadly over the banister. The rest was tradition on screens and computer monitors.

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