BMW Williams FW 23

Year: 2001
Power: 830 PS
Capacity: 2997 ccm
Engine: V10

With the entrance of BMW in 2000, the successfull Williams Team got new momentum.

The convincing results of the 2001 - season surprised all the experts.
     

BMS Dallara 192

Year: 1992
Power: 640 PS
Capacity: 3500 ccm
Engine: Ferrari V12

The Scuderia Italia used Judd V10 engines, which proved to be not endurant enough.

From 1992 on they were supplied with Ferrari V12 engines.

The entire package was - compared with the previous year - improved and enabled placings between the 7th and 13th position.
     

Red Bull Sauber Petronas C 18

Year: 1999
Power: 780 PS
Capacity: 2998 ccm
Engine: V10

There was little reason to envy the design engineers.

The change of rules for the 1998 season was truly discouraging: a by 20 cm reduced tread, a wider cockpit, which gives the pilot more room on both side and at last, the profiled tires, resulted in a difficult task.
     

Mach 1 Kart

Year: 2012
Power: 33 PS
Capacity: 125 ccm

In 2012 the German kart chassis maker Mach 1 cart of Brackenheim for the first time provided the identical kart chassis for the Rotax Kart World Final 2012 in Portugal.

For years the Rotax World Final is regarded as the year's end kart top event and brings together the best pilot from all other the world for a great final.

For this event the engine maker from Austria puts a strong emphasis on equal equipment and therefore provides all participants with the same brand new kart chassis and engine.

After qualifying 40 karts were within one second.

The quickest male driver of the world final was the Canadian Ben Cooper followed by konstantins Calko from Latvia and the Belgian Mathias Detige.
     

BMW Sauber F1.07

Year: 2007
Power: 750 PS
Capacity: 2400 ccm
Engine: V8

The BMW Sauber Formula 1 team is a German / Swiss Formula 1 racing team and the factory team of the automobile company BMW.

It competes in the most prestigious motor sport series since 2006 and originated from the former Sauber team.

However, at the end of the 2009 season BMW will retire from Formula 1 racing.

In 2007, the BMW Sauber Formula 1 team again competed with the drivers Nick Heidfeld and Rober Kubica and could establish itself during the first races as number three of the top teams.
     

Sauber Mercedes C13

Year: 1994
Power: 650 PS
Capacity: 3499 ccm
Engine: Mercedes V10

39 years after the tragedy at Le Mans, Mercedes returned to the Formula 1 Circus.

Therefore Mercedes decided in 1994 on a comeback, together with Peter Sauber from Switzerland.

The drivers were the German Heinz-Harald Frentzen and the Austrian Karl Wendlinger.
     

Mercedes Benz 540 K B-Cabriolet

Year: 1939
Power: 120 / 180 PS
Capacity: 5400 ccm
Engine: 8cyl

A highly comfortable and sports - and touring car with supercharged engine which was leading worldwide at its time, and remains a much sought after and popular vintage car up to these days.

Remarkable for this splendidly and accurately restored vehivle is the 5 speed gear box.

This kind of gear box which was not installed until 1939 and in the very last models only, is very rare.
     

Mercedes Benz 540 K

Year: 1938
Power: 115 / 180 PS
Capacity: 5400 ccm
Engine: 8 cyl

The successor pf the Type 500 K was presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1936.

The Type 540 K was equipped with an 8 cylinder OHV in line engine with connectable Roots supercharger but otherwise had comparable technical features.

The output of the engine climbed to 115 hp without and 180 hp with supercharger.

The maximum speed rose to 170 km/h.

Mercedes Benz 400 K

Year: 1927
Power: 70 / 100 PS
Capacity: 3920 ccm

The Mercedes model 15/70/100 hp was designed by Ferdinand Porsche  after the demise of his predecessor Paul Daimler.

It was put on the market in 1924.

The 3920 cc six cylinder in line engine with overhead camshaft and beveldrive had an output of 70 hp without and 100 hp with Roots compressor.

After the merger of Daimler and Benz in 1926 the Mercedes 15/70/100 hp remained unchanged but was now named Mercedes Benz Type 400.

Fittipaldi F5A

Year: 1978
Power: 500 PS
Capacity: 3000 ccm
Engine: V8

This formula 1 bolide, which is a self supporting monococque has an integrated  engines as self supporting piece of the bodywork.

It has been driven in 1978 by the Brazilian racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi.

The Team manager of the Copersucar team was Wilson Fittipaldi who got his brother out of the top formula 1 McLaren racing stable to the Brazilian Copersucar team in 1976.
     

Sauber Petronas C17

Year: 1998
Power: 730 PS
Capacity: 2998 ccm
Engine: V10

In the years 1997 - 2005 the engines of the Swiss Formula 1 team Sauber were called Petronas, the name of the Malaysian oil company which was the major sponsor.

In fact it were V10 engines made by Ferrari which were one evolutionary step behind of the engines employed by the Italian team.

The drivers of the season 1998 were Jean Alesi and Johnny Herbert, who together could win 10 points.
     

VW Schwimmwagen Typ 166

Year: 1942
Power: 25 PS
Capacity: 1131 ccm
Engine: 4 cyl Boxer

The VW amphibious car Type 166 with all wheel drive, built from 1941, was derived from the legendary VW bucket car Type 82.

Since its small draught permitted to cross calm waters only, however, the cars was almost exclusively used on land.

There the all wheel drive, the ample ground clearance and the smooth under body gave it enormous cross country capabilities.

It is powered by an air cooled 1.1 litres / 4 cylinder boxer engine with 25 hp.
     

Rolls Royce Avon

Year: 1950 - 1974

The Rolls Royce Avon was the first jet engine by Rolls Royce with axial compressor.

Between 1950 and 1974 more than 11,000 units were manufactured.

It is still being produced for power generators.

Amongst others, the following civil and military aircraft were equipped with the Avon engine: English Electric Canberra & Lightning, Fairey Delta, Hawker Hunter, CAC F-86 Sabre, Sud Aviation Caravelle and Vickers 667 Valiant.
     

BMW R75 Gespann

Year: 1943
Power: 26 PS
Capacity: 745 ccm
Engine: 2 cyl

The BMW and Zundapp 750 cc motorcycles with side cars were used by the Wehrmacht as military vehicles.

These vehicles proved to be worthwile.

The rear wheel was fitted with a transmission drive, i.e. the rear axle of the motorcycle also drove the axle of the side car, so that 2 of the 3 wheels were propelled.

During the war those vehicles have been used by many army units.
     

10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze LFH 18

Year:1935
Tube length: 294 cm
Weight: 1985 kg
Firing range: 10000 m

The gun was introduced into the German army in 1935.

It became the standard howitzer of the divisional artillery.

It was deployed against tanks and other moving targets.

The firing range was appr 10,000 m.

It was mainly horse drawn.
  

Caterpillar D9

Year: 1956
Power: 286 PS
Capacity: 24000 ccm
Engine: 6 cyl

At the introduction in 1954 the Cat D9 was the biggest bulldozer worldwide that was built up to that time.

One year later it was performing on construction sites all over the world.

The gigantic vehicle has a weight of 25 tons and is powered by a Cat D 353 turbine diesel engine.

On offer were two versions, model 18A with direct drive, and model 19A with torque converter.

In spite of the age of nearly 50 years this bulldozer is still completely fit for use and in a position to level as good as anything getting in the way.
     

Lanz Hot bulb tractor

Year:1934
Power: 30 PS
Capacity: 12600 cc

In 1930 this Bulldog was chosen as the best tractor world wide on occasion of a world tractor contest in England.

It was sold everywhere in Europe, and also customers in Africa, Argentina and India were supplied.

Fuel consumption per hour, when driving a threshing machine with a straw baller at full power, was 3.8 to 5.5 kg diesel fuel.
  

Caterpillar D7

Year: 1941
Power: 80PS
Engine: 4cyl Desel

This caterpillar is still in running order and was employed during WWII by the German army.

After the war these vehicles were used for the rebuilding of West Germany and in vineyards.

They are still used in Africa.
     

Lanz Bulldog D 8506

Year:1941
Power: 35 PS
Capacity: 10300 cc

This 1941 Bulldog model is equipped with a horizontal single cylinder low compression two stroke engine with hot bulb ignition and port control.

Due to a redesigned transmission, the vehicle has six forward and two reverse gears and can reach a speed up to 35 km/h.

The specialty of this Bulldog is a cable winch which turns this vehicle into a versatile working machine.
  

Deutsche 8.8 cm flak mit protze anhänger 36

Year:1944
Tube length: 493 cm
Weight: 5000 kg
Committee height: 10600 m
Shot follow: 15-20/min

This gun was originally developed during WWI.

It had an outstanding ballistic performance.

It was a multiple purpose weapon against air and ground targets.

The vertical range was of appr. 10000 m.

The gun was moved on a twin part special trailer, hauled by half trucks.
  

Lanz D 7506 Allzweck

Year: 1939
Power: 25PS
Capacity: 4760cc
Engine: 1cyl

- Lanz D 7506 All-purpose tractor -

A farm tractor and traction engine used by motorized army - and engineering units.

It burns diesel fuel, paraffin oil, brown coal tar oil, shale oil and kerosine.
     

Mercedes Benz L 4500 S

Year:1943
Power: 112 PS
Capacity: 7274 ccm
Engine: 6 cyl. / Vorkammer Diesel
Top Speed: 66 km/h
Payload: 4.5 t

The MB heavy- duty trucks were deployed as a further development of the 3 ton trucks in army navy and air force units for long range transports.

The hitherto deployed 1.5, 2 and 3 ton vehicles had proved to be inadequate with regard to load capacity and economy.

Various producers as MAN, Bussing NAG, Magirus and Daimler Benz had built vehicles of this payload class.

This truck from Mercedes was the mostly built specimen of this category.

It has proved to be very reliable and was produced until the Fifties.
     

Gnome Rhone AX2

Year:1939
Power:22PS
Capacity:800ccm
Weight:380kg

From 1930 the French company Gnome Rhone located near Paris produced large motorcycles with boxer engines which somewhat resembled the BMW motorcycles.

The AX 2 with an 800 cc / SV boxer engine is the largest of this series.

Equipped with a sidecar with driven wheel it was built especially for the military between 1936 and 1945.

The engine has 4 speeds and a cardan drive.

The maximum speed with sidecar is about 110 km/h.

It is recommended to use the sidecar drive only off road since otherwise the motorcycle is difficult to control.
     

Sturmhaubitze 42

Year:1942
Power:300PS
Motor:12 cyl. Maybach
Weight:24.5t
Crew:4
Top speed:40km/h
Weapon:10.5cm Cannon

The assault howitzer 42 was a standard weapon of the artillery, destined for infantry support.

In contrast to the self propelled assault guns it showed little effect against tanks.

Until the end of the war 10,500 assault howitzers of this type had been delivered to the troop.
     

Daimler Benz Motor OM 402

Year:1970
Power:255PS
Capacity:12760ccm
Motor:V8

The engine series OM 401, OM 402, OM 403 and OM 404 designates a series of Diesel V-engines with 6 to 12 cylinders.

They were collaboratively developed during the 1970 s by Daimler-Benz and MAN and built for more than 20 years by both companies differing only by some company specific features like special combustion techniques.

The engines were mainly used for trucks.

Today, after more than 30 years, this engine type is still being built by MAN for industrial drive systems.

Today it has an output of up to 976 hp at up to 1800 rpm.
     

Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t sd.kfz.7

Manufacturer:Krauss Maffei
Year:1937
Power:140PS
Capacity:6191cc
Motor:6 cyl. Maybach
Crew:11
Top speed:50km/h

The medium 8 ton half track was the most important prime mover of heavy guns and the 88 mm antiaircraft gun.

Over the course of WWII, this half track - following the demands of the combat troop - was also deployed as self propelled mounting for different weapons, mostly light anti aircraft guns.
     

Fahr Tractor D88

Manufacturer:Fahr
Total built: 2583
Power: 13 hp
     

Opel Blitz

Year:1944
Power:75PS
Capacity:3626ccm

Until World War 2, Opel was the largest truck manufacturer of the German Reich.

Before the introduction of the Blitz Opel had already produced light trucks but used heterogeneous designations derived from the motorization or the payload.

The memorable name Blitz for the new truck series resulted from a contest performed in 1930.

The truck shown here has a payload of 3 tons and a four wheel drive.
     

Hanomag R45

Year:1951
Power:45PS
Capacity:5700ccm

Towards the end of 1950 the R45 heavy wheeled tractor was introduced as amore powerful and technically revised successor of the proven typ R40.

Hanomag fulfilled this was the demands of their customers for more power.

Especially in the early post war period every vehicle was needed and often employed for actions beyond their performance limit.
     

Lanz Allzweckbulldog

Year:1938
Power:25PS
Capacity:4733ccm
Engine:1 cyl

This all purpose 25 hp farmer's tractor, presented for the first time on occasion of the state agricultural show at Leipzig, attracted much attention.

At a sale price of 2750 RM, this model was not only the cheapest of all tractors made in Germany at all, but also because of features such as an electric starter, an adjustable track width, an enlarged ground clearance, a hydraulic jack and pneumatic tires, a convincing offer for the farmers.
 

Allgaier Schlepper

Year:1946-1952
Power:22PS
Capacity:1840ccm

After the end of the war the Allgaier plant was able to take up again the manufacturing of iron products from autumn 1945 on.

At the same time, under the management of Erwin Allgaier, a low cool and simple designed farm tractor was developed, powered by an engine made by KAELBLE of Backnang, a family related company.

The condition of the French occupation force was to grant a production permit only these firms which were already engaged in particular market segments before the war: the Allgaier tractor had the KAELBLE - trademark on its radiator tank.

KAELBLE had made tractors already in the thirties.