garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 A few months ago, some of my friends (who are on Retro-Rides mainly) put out an invitation for a road trip, with the destination being the "Raceism" show in Wrocław, Poland. The plan was to take 4 cars: a Renault 9, Mk1 Golf Cabriolet, Alfa 155 and 'modern' Fiat Panda. We'd spend 9 nights away and stop at various places en route. Eurotunnel and accommodation were booked. A few weeks before we set off, we received a message from the organisers of the show, informing us that it has been moved to the following weekend. TWATS. We couldn't rearrange our travel, accommodation, holiday from work, etc. so decided to go on the original weekend anyway. We did amend the choice of cars though; as fun as taking the 9/Golf/155 would be, they wouldn't be as fast, comfortable or economical as more modern stuff and the Golf in particular had some recent reliability issues. As we were no longer going to be showing the cars we took, it was decided to take just three: a '97 Audi A4 estate, '01 Fiat Multipla and the '07 Panda. Day 1: We drove to the Eurotunnel via a traffic jam Stopped in Bruges for lunch And eventually got to Valkenburg for our first night. Car content 0/10 so far... please be assured that this will improve. trigger, Vin, RoadworkUK and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I'm in Holland right now. I can't find any decent old chod!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I R DISAPPOINT you didn't take the Simca, and all the stress it would entail...looking forward to the next instalment. garycox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Day 2: After a fuel stop And some through-the-back-window spotting We left Valkenburg and headed to the Technik Museum, Speyer. This was in reception, which was a good sign This place is massive, and has a great variety of stuff. There are cars, trucks, bikes, planes, helicopters, boats, trains, space stuff, and loads of other random shit. Would recommend. Here's a selection; There seemed to be some sort of special BMW exhibition going on Barry Cade, Magnificent Rustbucket, mercrocker and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Swoopy Mercedes was lovely (randomly placed under a space shuttle) MAGLEV These were next to a Z8 - presumably representing a tiny-headed James Bond DSdriver, Vantman, Barry Cade and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 The proportions on this don't look quite right Wrong trousers Carlosfandango, Spottedlaurel, Magnificent Rustbucket and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 robinmasters, mercrocker, Barry Cade and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 steveo3002, Faker, Yoss and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 This planeContained this GAZ Can't remember what this was robinmasters, Barry Cade, chodweaver and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Renault bus was great apart from the 1980s badges SPRINGS FOR TYRES chodweaver, Faker, Shep Shepherd and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Last few from Speyer We were staying in Stuttgart for the second night. When we parked up, this was lurking in the corner. It's not particularly old but I don't remember seeing one before, and it's unlikely I'd see another... Note that this is also a 'woman parking' space, which is a strange concept. The spaces weren't even bigger. Paul Dupart, Faker, Lacquer Peel and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 That looks to be a fascinating museum. I visited Wrocław a few years ago. I liked the city and rode around it in a beige W123 series Mercedes 200D taxi. garycox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Day 3: We woke up in Stuttgart, which contains a Porsche museum and a Mercedes-Benz museum. We had time to do only one of those, and this won the vote: The ground floor is mainly just a normal dealership, not a promising start... But there was also stuff like this as well This was absolutely hideous Upon entering the museum proper, you take a lift up to the top floor and then it all sort of spirals down in vaguely chronological order. Except commercial vehicles, which are on sort of sub-floors. It's difficult to describe and unimportant. chodweaver, Magnificent Rustbucket, mercrocker and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 This was nice, I don't think I've seen one before. 59Impala, Vantman, chodweaver and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Oh a Russian shuttle, always fancied seeing one of those more than the yank version for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Swiss (I think) mobile post office was enormous. mercrocker, RayMK, Barry Cade and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 This was quite cool; it hooked up to a car in front and then followed it around attached by a load of wires, monitoring various stuff. Magnificent Rustbucket, robinmasters, RayMK and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Beige Proportions Pope Diana Worn SL was ace Grim 190 belonging to Nicholas Cage (or somebody like that) Vin, Faker, Paul Dupart and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Good colour Magnificent Rustbucket, chodweaver, Faker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 This taxi had done 1,200,000 km Single seater, big-arched S-class; I can't remember what it was used for. robinmasters, Shep Shepherd, Faker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 robinmasters, Faker, Vin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 After the Mercedes-Benz museum, we had a long drive to Prague, where we'd spend the night. doug, Magnificent Rustbucket, robinmasters and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I think the 300SLR on the transporter is the one Sir Stirling Moss won the Millie Maglia in. Magnificent Rustbucket and garycox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 The transporter is amazing. It's a replica as the original was scrapped by M-B years ago, but it looks bloody great. robinmasters, chodweaver, CGSB and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Yeah I recall reading about it's build years ago. I think they've taken it to Goodwood as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Day 4: Took a break from car content while in Prague Did spot this though (but not hard, at least 50% of all cars in the Czech Republic Czechia are Skodas, they're EVERYWHERE). We went via a funky station (which doubled as a nuclear bunker) To another nuclear bunker Saw a few of these (what is it?) And then set off for Wrocław, the venue of the car show we were not going to.Another mystery truck chodweaver, robinmasters, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 it was another long drive But we eventually arrived in Wrocław to be greeted by this interestingly placed train and a BMW We met up with a friend that lives nearby, which was useful for finding good food/drink and fending off the millions of people hassling you to go to strip clubs etc. Late night, that one. chodweaver, Barry Cade and robinmasters 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Saw a few of these (what is it?)IMG_3016.JPG Its a Praga V3S. Built by Praga from 1953 until 1964 then built by BAZ until 1990. Most were used by the army. garycox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 That Speyer museum looks fantastic! Enjoying the rest of the photos too. RoadworkUK and garycox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Day 5: Our accommodation in Wrocław was booked for two nights, and most of the group stayed there enjoying a day of less driving and visiting an underground Nazi city and a train museum, which were both fairly close. One of the guys has a Czech wife who was over there for two weeks with their daughter visiting family, so four of us took the Multipla over there to see them (and the Tatra museum in Koprivnice). En route - I thought this was a Kia Mentor but it wasn't - Sephia maybe? Obligatory Skoda Amazing Tatra train looked a bit worse for wear Faker, catsinthewelder, chodweaver and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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