Eye-catching black and whites

[martc]

The escape of Heinz Meixner and his future wife and mother-in-law from East Berlin in 1963 is demonstrated above.  His plan took shape after crossing Checkpoint Charlie on a scooter, where he measured the clearance under the steel barrier - 95 centimetres. Days later,he bought a red Austin-Healey Sprite, with its windscreen removed and tyres partially deflated, the car stood just 90 cm high. Margarete, his fiance, would ride behind him covered by the hood, while her mother would hide in the boot, protected by a wall of 30 bricks.

In the early morning of the 5th of May 1963, Meixner drove to the checkpoint, handed over his passport, and was directed toward customs. Instead, he accelerated quickly and drove beneath the steel barrier. No shots were fired and they all safely crossed over to West Berlin.

[martc]

Keith Schellenberg out canvassing as a potential Liberal MP for Ripon, driving his cut’n shut 8-litre Bentley. The car still exists, sans the tannoy.

[martc]

44th St and 8th Av, Manhattan, NYC, 1951.

[martc]

After contesting in the La Turbie hillclimb in March 1923, Louis Mengin wrote off the works Farman A6 Supersport while demonstrating, to a glamorous young thing, its top speed along the Promenade des Anglais. I'm sure we've all done that.

[Skut]

The car behind the Austin has me intrigued. It’s LHD and looks a little like a Panhard.

[D.E]

Yes, a PL17 I think. Look at the shape of the bootlid:

[Skut]

[Remspoor]

[Andrew353w]

15 hours ago, Skut said:

PROPER "old school" towing; just a rope, no red warning on it and I very much doubt if the towed vehicle displayed either an "on tow" sign or the towing vehicle's registration. The rope's not tight and, as they're going slightly uphill there's about to be a "snatch".... Love it! 

[Remspoor]

[Metal Guru]

On 07/09/2025 at 19:49, Skut said:

The car behind the Austin has me intrigued. It’s LHD and looks a little like a Panhard.

20 minute response time , my arse!

[EyesWeldedShut]

https://www.trove.scot/image/1596491

[Remspoor]

[D.E]

Chinatown in SanFran, 1996:

[ChinaTom]

Tredia!!

[Remspoor]

[Remspoor]

[jim89]

On 20/09/2025 at 14:36, Remspoor said:

Sign o the times ?

[Remspoor]

10 hours ago, jim89 said:

Sign o the times ?

Saunas 

[D.E]

[D.E]

[Metal Guru]

3 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Saunas 

I bet the bouncers are tough at the Van Damme bar.

[EyesWeldedShut]

A wee story ....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g79nngdj1o

 

[Remspoor]

[Macscrooge]

Looking pretty damn relaxed on a frozen canal. 

[Macscrooge]

How many pairs of ice skates can you get in a Renault 16?

[RayMK]

1 hour ago, Macscrooge said:

Looking pretty damn relaxed on a frozen canal. 

I love the indicators, assuming that's what the arrows on arms are 😀. 

[D.E]

1 hour ago, Macscrooge said:

Looking pretty damn relaxed on a frozen canal. 

The text informs that these gentlemen drove their Citroen over the frozen Zuiderzee, which would later become the Flevoland province. In harsh winters some routes over the ice were busy with traffic.

[sheffcortinacentre]

7 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Do keep up Richard 

[DSdriver]

On 27/09/2025 at 13:03, D.E said:

That is a cracking picture, must have been a full plate (10x8") camera. Glass negative.