Sunday, May 29, 2011

Jaguar E and Range Rover delivered to head-to-neck race

Actor Jürgen Vogel in a Jaguar E-Type Series I included the 1961 and director Sönke Wortmann with a Range Rover from 1981 to the many prominent participants of the fourth discharged Classic Rallye Hamburg-Berlin ". After a prologue around Hamburg were over 180 participants since Friday on a two-day journey that by six states and over 700 kilometers led yesterday to the federal capital.

Under the application of Land Rover in addition it was a primitive ancestor of the Defender, a 50-hp Land Rover Series I, Year 1949th The advertised by the magazine "Auto Bild Klassik" organized evenness and reliability test is for vehicles up built in 1989. The oldest car this year was a Hispano-Suiza built in 1921 with 6.6-liter engine, controlled by the nearly 74-year-old Berliner motor sports legend Heidi Hetzer.

To the high attractiveness of the rally with the constantly high number of prominent starters from film, music and sports industry in this. This year, in addition to Jürgen Vogel Sönke Wortmann, among others Peter Maffay, Udo Lindenberg, Katarina Witt, actor Ralf Herforth and rally legend Rauno Aaltonen (with Prince Leopold of Bavaria as a passenger) at the start.

The red Jaguar E-Tpye Roadster, which took the journalist Jürgen Vogel and Ralf Schütze the 700 kilometers in attack, has a 265-hp 3.8-liter inline six-cylinder under the long hood. He is one of the oldest active copies of this year has become 50 years old sports car classic. None other than Enzo Ferrari came out once with the praise "the most beautiful car in the world" as an admirer of the British.

Jaguar itself proved on 15 Unveiled in Geneva in March 1961 E-Type not only a priceless image carrier, but also as a commercial success. In 14 years, the company over 70 000 units from the coupe and roadster models available. Originally, it was fueled only a small series. Originally delivered to an Italian customer Range Rover built in 1981 by director Sönke Wortmann and Auto Bild.

de "editor in chief Burkhard Knopke is one of the last models with two doors. That same year, in many other countries have already introduced a new version with four doors and power windows. The now generally dubbed as the Range Rover luxury off-roader is the authentic precursor of today's SUV.

Because he combines luxurious ambience and solid long-distance comfort with a high-road capability. The 3.5-liter V8 makes 135 hp aluminum and is powered by two Zenith-Stromberg carburetors, 1984, Land Rover to him on petrol injection, before 1989 also increased the displacement to 3.9 liters.

The rover was built from 1970 to 1996 Range Series I was the first large-scale production car with permanent four-wheel drive. The luxury SUV is based on a ladder frame with two rigid axles. By 1982 the country was celebrating the construction of the 100 000th Rover Range Rover. If he just is not with a reliability ride in action, this places the Hamburg-Berlin-Classical Dag Rogge and Bernard Weinbach (Auto Bild wheel) drove Land Rover Series I is a leisurely retiree-existence in the Land Rover Experience Center in Wülfrath.

The traditional "Landi" dates from the first production year was 1949 and like all very early Land Rover designed for use in agriculture. This is known from a pulley connected to the rear bumper. Thanks to various other PTOs around the car could drive such a Land Rover so different equipment such as circular saws or jackhammers, becoming the all-purpose device.

The winds also a spill-emphasized at the bow: Driven by the crankshaft, they could pull up to 1150 pounds. Which was under the care of the annotated Dag Rogge recently completely restored and restored it to its original state. The 1.6-liter four-cylinder petrol engine has hanging on and side exhaust valves and makes 50 hp.

Until 1954 he was replaced by a 2.0-liter engine with 52 horsepower. The two-door pick-up in the rain only a tarp protects more bad than good, the drivers cabin. It lasted only until 1950 before Land Rover is also a version with a solid roof in the program started. Both celebrities, both Jürgen Vogel and Sönke Wortmann was in the fourth edition of finishing in the top 100 won for themselves.

It decided actor Juergen Vogel, Jaguar Land Rover internal duel possible margin for themselves: the Schauspielr landed at number 94, the director had to be content with place 95th The Ur-Landie Dag Rogge came on the 110th Place in the overall standings. (Ampnet / jri)

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