I'm happy to post some new pictures after a longer break. From Sep. 1st until Sep. 3rd 2023 the 19th Classic-Gala was held at Schwetzingen. I was able to visit this wonderful event again on a sunny saturday. As usual some car manaufacturers are celebrating their birthdays. Lamborghini is 60 years on the market now, Porsche for 75 years and top it Renault is celebrating their 125th anniversary and not to forget the 70th birthday of the Corvette. A good reasons to honor those birthdays with a respective amount of cars. Despite that several other beautiful cars were on display and were battling for the prices.
This 1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Mille Miglia Berlinetta by Touring was "Best of Show" and winner of the FIVA class D2.
This 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet C by Windovers won the Classic-Gala Grand Prix 2023 and the FIVA class D1.
The following cars gained prices in their classes.
FIVA Class A (1st): 1901 De Dion-Bouton Type F Tricycle
FIVA Class B (2nd): 1916 Pierce-Arrow Model 38-C Tourer
FIVA Class C (1st): 1927 Avions Voisin C11 Chartreuse
Among the cars are the following new makes for my website: Austro-Daimler, Avions Voisin, Panhard & Levassor, Railton, Unic
Here is the list of new cars up to 1945 (FIVA Classes A to D):
1901 De Dion-Bouton Type F Tricycle
1901 Locomobile Style 2 Stanhope Steamer
1908 Opel 10/18 PS Doppelphaeton (update)
1916 Pierce-Arrow Model 38-C Tourer (update)
1923 Opel 4/16 PS Sportwagen (RAK 1)
1925 Bentley 3/8-Litre Special by Williams and Pritchard
1927 Armstrong Siddeley 20 HP Saloon
1927 Avions Voisin C11 Chartreuse
1927 Hanomag 2/10 PS 'Komißbrot' Limousine
1927 Sunbeam 30/90 HP Sports Tourer
1928 Mercedes-Benz Typ Stuttgart 200 Limousine (update)
1929 Delage D6 Torpedo Dual-Cowl-Phaeton by Reklus
1929 Horch 8 Typ 350 Tourenwagen by Hornig
1929 Packard Custom Eight 640 Runabout
1929 Tatra 12 Tourer
1930 Panhard & Levassor 20 CV Sport Type X56 Berline by Lemaître
1930 Unic Type H3 Chapron-Cabriolet
1932 Austro-Daimler ADR 6 Bergmeister Cabriolet by Buhne
1932 Maybach DS8 Zeppelin Limousinen Coupé by Spohn
1932 Maybach W6 DSG Cabriolet by Spohn
1933 Mercedes-Benz 290 Roadster by Amilcar
1934 Packard Eight 1101 Cabriolet by Graber
1934 Renault Vivastella Type ZA 2
1934 Terraplane Special Six Convertible Coupe (update)
1935 Lagonda M45 Tourer
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet C by Windovers
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Cabriolet
1936 Mercedes-Benz 500 Nürburg Pullman Limousine
1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Lungo Cabriolet by Castagna
1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Mille Miglia Berlinetta by Touring
1938 NSU-Fiat 1100 Kabriolett by Gläser
1938 Railton Six Special
1939 BMW 326 Sport Cabriolet
1939 MG WA Drophead Coupé by Tickford (update)
1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith Saloon by H. J. Mulliner
1940 Rosengart LR 539 Supertraction Cabriolet