Photo Gallery «Historic Eifel tour in a classic car - a journey through nine decades»
The Eifel Tour was held four times between 1923 and 1926, with each of the five laps being 33.2 km long. It took place on roads that were barely surfaced, so taking part was correspondingly dangerous. Almost a hundred years later, you have to search for the course of the circuit at that time, but the author of this article has gladly taken on this task and reports from a time when car races were still held on normal roads and through villages.
Historical map
Source: Archive
Historical map
Source: Archive
VW Beetle 1303 ready to go
© Wolfram Hamann, 2014
Ignition key of the VW 1303 Cabriolet
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Simple instrumentation in the Beetle
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Nideggen Castle
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Nideggen Castle
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View from Nideggen Castle
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View from Nideggen Castle
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View of the Eifel
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Long straight, back then it was fully "boarded" here
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Saint Mocha
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Newly rebuilt "Smugglers' Church of St. Mocha" in Schmidt
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Brake and look for the apex ...
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Place name sign
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From Heimbach to Vlatten
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On the road towards Vlatten
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