Messerschmitts at one o'clock!

Messerschmitts at one o'clock! · 05:27 AM

actually closer to 11.30 according to the EXIF data,

At the Riverstone Festival, last weekend.

K20D and Tamron 18~250.

maxwell1295 · 05-21-2008, 06:39 AM

Nice! I definitely wouldn't want to sit in one of those things for too long...

KrisK10D · 05-21-2008, 06:42 AM

What a bizzare little car

Where is this Riverstone Festival?

JCSullivan · 05-21-2008, 07:27 AM

With the price of gas these days, I bet they're cheaper than the Smart or Mini. Would they pass the pollution laws in California (the standard).

ftpaddict · 05-21-2008, 07:46 AM

And here I was expecting some WW2 German fighters...

Neat little cars. They look like crippled go-karts.

**xs400** · 05-21-2008, 09:28 AM

They don't make'm like they used to. Thanks for sharing.

PeterAM · 05-21-2008, 02:41 PM

Great title on the thread and some interesting pictures. I remember seeing a few of those here in the states, probably in the mid to late fifties. I think that they were originally made from aircraft wing or drop tanks. Going in one of those on a US highway was one of the more terrifying things that one could do. Cars like that and anything with an engine under a certain size like the tiny Fiats from that time period were ultimately banned here. Probably why we have gas problems now....

dws1117 · 05-21-2008, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by ftpaddict

And here I was expecting some WW2 German fighters...

Neat little cars. They look like crippled go-karts.

I was too.

Sergei · 05-21-2008, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by dws1117

I was too.

these were manufactured by the same factory that made the famous fighters, after the War, Germany was not allowed to re arm, so the same designer produced these cars. That's why I couldn't resist the play on words

Sergei · 05-21-2008, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by KrisK10D

What a bizzare little car

Where is this Riverstone Festival?

Beautifull downtown Riverstone, is my village, about 10ks short of Windsor, still lots of open spaces, paddocks, lovely!

**Mallee Boy** · 05-21-2008, 06:10 PM

so thats why they lost the war....?

Damn Brit · 05-21-2008, 06:24 PM

You can get so high if you put your mouth over that tailpipe.

**Mallee Boy** · 05-21-2008, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

You can get so high if you put your mouth over that tailpipe.

...

but it burns your lips...!??

Sergei · 05-21-2008, 06:29 PM

ha ha, too funny!

They sound like a post war Victa mower!

Mechan1k · 05-21-2008, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by Sergei

Beautifull downtown Riverstone, is my village, about 10ks short of Windsor, still lots of open spaces, paddocks, lovely!

Hey ... I remember seeing a couple of these on Windsor Rd a little while ago.
Riverstone is on my way to work ... sort of ... I drive through there all of the time.

I am out at East Kurrajong myself ... so pretty much in the area really.

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05-21-2008, 07:46 AM	#5
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	And here I was expecting some WW2 German fighters... Neat little cars. They look like crippled go-karts. Last edited by ftpaddict; 05-21-2008 at 07:46 AM. Reason: I said cameras instead of cars! Cameras!

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Sergei Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney AUSTRALIA Photos: Gallery Posts: 116 Original Poster	Not the ME109 Originally posted by dws1117 I was too. these were manufactured by the same factory that made the famous fighters, after the War, Germany was not allowed to re arm, so the same designer produced these cars. That's why I couldn't resist the play on words

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PeterAM Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 539	Great title on the thread and some interesting pictures. I remember seeing a few of those here in the states, probably in the mid to late fifties. I think that they were originally made from aircraft wing or drop tanks. Going in one of those on a US highway was one of the more terrifying things that one could do. Cars like that and anything with an engine under a certain size like the tiny Fiats from that time period were ultimately banned here. Probably why we have gas problems now....

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dws1117 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring, TX. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,157	Originally posted by ftpaddict And here I was expecting some WW2 German fighters... Neat little cars. They look like crippled go-karts. I was too.

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Sergei Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney AUSTRALIA Photos: Gallery Posts: 116 Original Poster	Originally posted by KrisK10D What a bizzare little car Where is this Riverstone Festival? Beautifull downtown Riverstone, is my village, about 10ks short of Windsor, still lots of open spaces, paddocks, lovely!

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Mallee Boy Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,904	Originally posted by Damn Brit You can get so high if you put your mouth over that tailpipe. ... but it burns your lips...!??

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Sergei Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney AUSTRALIA Photos: Gallery Posts: 116 Original Poster	ha ha, too funny! They sound like a post war Victa mower!

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Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	Originally posted by Sergei Beautifull downtown Riverstone, is my village, about 10ks short of Windsor, still lots of open spaces, paddocks, lovely! Hey ... I remember seeing a couple of these on Windsor Rd a little while ago. Riverstone is on my way to work ... sort of ... I drive through there all of the time. I am out at East Kurrajong myself ... so pretty much in the area really.