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Little but a fine sense of tradition at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show

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Created on March 7, 2012

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Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Toyota 2000 GT (1968) - zusammen mit den neuen GT 86 am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Coupé (1953) - einmaliges Renncoupé auf dem Stand von Touring Superleggera am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Coupé (1953) - Renncoupé von damals neben der neuesten Kreation von Turing Superleggera - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Coupé (1953) - Renncoupé von damals neben der neuesten Kreation von Turing Superleggera - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - Prototyp von damals unter Seidentüchern von heute - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - Blick zurück in die Fünfzigerjahre auf dem Bertone-Stand am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - der nur einmal gebaute Spider ist auch heute noch eine Schöpfung der Sonderklasse - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - wohin schauen denn all diese Leute, wo doch das schönste Auto direkt vor ihnen stehen würde - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - der neueste Entwurf kann es hinsichtlich Eleganz kaum mit dem Spider von 1955 aufnehmen - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - der Prototyp von 1955 nahm viele Elemente späterer Schöpfungen vorweg - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - Interieur des Prototyp von 1955 - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Bertone (1955) - Tradition auf dem Bertone-Stand - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Alfa Romeo Giuliette Spider Bertone (1955) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Dino 246 GTS (1973) - auf der Videowand des Ferrari-Standes am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - einige Werke aus dem inzwischen 100-jährigen Schaffen der Firma Bertone - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Morgan Electric (2012) - Traditionsmarke Morgan mit einem Elektrofahrzeug im Kleid aus dem letzten Jahrhundert - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Porsche 930 Turbo Ruf (1977) - der Ur-Turbo auf dem Ruf-Stand am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Toyota 2000 GT (1968) - zusammen mit den neuen GT 86 am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Toyota 2000 GT (1968) - am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Renault Type K (1902) - gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012

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Renault Type K (1902) - Paris-Wien-Fahrzeug am Genfer Automobilsalon 2012 - der Wagen erreichte ein Stundenmittel von 62.5 kmh bei der 1'300 km langen Wettfahrt

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Summary

Of course, a current motor show belongs to the novelties, but 2011 had shown that tradition can also set many a highlight. However, the 2012 Geneva Motor Show offered little in the way of tradition. This report shows the most beautiful historic vehicles and decorative elements of the Geneva Motor Show 2012 and summarizes the impressions on site.

This article contains the following chapters

Missed opportunity to cultivate tradition
But some treasures from the ancestral gallery
Tradition on video walls
Missing traditional brands

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Visitors to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show who are interested in classic cars and tradition in automotive engineering were probably somewhat disappointed by the almost complete absence of automotive heritage. Things were different in 2011, when a whole range of manufacturers had historic vehicles on their stands and never tired of looking back up to 125 years. Missed opportunity to cultivate tradition There was no shortage of opportunities to leaf through the brand's own history. Why not show the original Honda NSX from 1991 when the "NSX Concept" is presented? Why not present classic Lancia vehicles when the somewhat bland new (Chrysler) Lancia Fabia is to be praised? Where were the ancestors of the new Mercedes SL or the Porsche Boxter - I'm sure many still remember the beautiful original study .... And even the Rolls Royce Phantom, which has only been imperceptibly model-maintained, would perhaps have benefited from a bit of traditional care ...

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