When old cars should survive (Part 2) - Preservation and/or restoration
Summary
A look at the 2013 "Sleeping Beauties" exhibition in Kassel takes us right into the heart of the topic of "Conservation, Preservation, Restoration". The exhibition showed the entire spectrum of the topic, from well-preserved to very well-preserved classic cars to purely static artifacts that were once automobiles. Martin Schröder has undertaken to take stock of this broad field in order to encourage Zwischengas readers to engage in a broad and controversial discussion. This second article deals with the topics of "preservation" and "restoration".
This article contains the following chapters
- Preservation
- History of reception Old car vs classic car
- Benz Velo 1896
- Benz 200 PS - Blitzen Benz
- Bugatti Type 57 Coach Ventoux 1935
- Mercedes 500 K Cabriolet C
- BMW 328 Ex-Damagniers
- Mercedes 300 S Coupé
- Porsche 904
- Treser T1
- VW Beetle 1955 Mario De Rosa
- Borgward RS
- Restoration
- Borgward RS Avus
- Porsche 356/10 Cabriolet
- Mercedes "SSKL"
- Porsche 907-029 Targa Florio 1968
- Mercedes SSKL frame
- Striving for originality
- Gap dimension
- Historic racing
- Conservation restoration using the example of the 1935 Adler Geländesport
- Photo essay Daniel Reinhard
Estimated reading time: 26min
Preview (beginning of the article)
A look at the 2013 "Sleeping Beauties" exhibition in Kassel takes us right into the heart of the topic of "Conservation, Preservation, Restoration". This exhibition, initiated and realized by Heinz Jordan, Dietrich Krahn and Schlumpf curator Richard Keller, showed the entire spectrum of the topic from well-preserved to very well-preserved classic cars to the purely static artefact that was once an automobile. The first article, which was dedicated to the topic of " Conservation " , documented part of a broad inventory, which is now followed by the second part with the topics of "Preservation" and "Restoration". This stocktaking is intended to encourage Zwischengas readers to engage in a broad and controversial discussion.
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