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Pelorus

Gärdesloppet – is an important Stockholm event, where a large group of vintage cars dating back almost 100 years compete for a short race through the city and starting at the Prins Bertil Memorial.

1954 Ockelbo car, based on Volvo P1900 parts.

Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark

Mercedes SL

De Tomaso Panthera GR4

Mercedes 600 Pullman

More pictures are available here.

Inspiration from preview from the police recording device when I was driving 70km/h instead of 60km/h:

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Trabant photoshooting – 20.03.2010

…it started like this...

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start with part I

The only problem at the Polish customs was that they couldn’t scan my front registration plate:

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After several successful attempts and comfortable trips from Eastern to Western hemisphere during the past years (here, maybe here and perhaps here) now it is time for cold Eurotrip story, which I just finalized several days ago.

Route: Moldova > EU (to be read in the whole post as Eroded Ukraine) > Pooland > Lithiumania > Latvia > Baltic sea > Swengland.

3 means of transportation :
1. Car (if you can call a Mergedes E220 a car).
2. Homo sapient (Ion during navigation problems in Lvov (EU) and the customs between EU and Pooland)
3. Romantika ferry between Riga and Stockholm.

3 types of fuel:
1. ‘95-’98 year petrol for the Mergedes.
2. 3 Red bulls for the Homo sapient.
3. 40% Alchohol preferably for all the cruisers on Romantika ferry.

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As a recommendation from ClaraMy I will try to update my blog every day, but actually she forgot to specify every day of the week, month or year ?! .
I’ll try to do my best, but I think I need a qualified journalist for writing articles, so if you know somebody who meets the following qualifications let him/her to contact my personal assistant :

• Master’s degree with strong academic results
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Advanced technical skills
• Structured, accurate with ability to take initiative
• Able to take responsibility and work under pressure
• Flexible and good team spirit
• Fluency in English, Swedish, Malay and Khmer.
• Preferably blond relatives.

After I encountered some difficulties to spend my first scholarship I’ve decided to check for some student discounts at MPH – an exhibition with interesting cars and interesting prices in Nacka Strand.

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Finally I’ve received my scholarship from our lovely European Union and is time to do some shopping.
Maybe I’ll follow Gergelly’s way of spending the first scholarship For this reason I’ve decide to visit the closest car showroom, which was Bentley Stockholm – a nice showroom full of German cars,ohh sorry British .

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Each year I’m saying that it doesn’t deserve those 60CZK (this is the discounted price for poor students) for visiting Autoshow Praha. Anyway I am going again and again. Friday, is the perfect day to visit the exhibition, because everybody is studying/working. Previous years were really borring, even the Autosalon from Chisinau was richer.
Those 60CZK am deviding in this way : 10CZK for the ARTEGA GT, 15 CZK for MOSLER GT900S, 15 CZK for SPYKER C8 and 20 CZK for Aston Martin Vanquis S!!!
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I am very agree with Hassanal Bolkiah (Sultan of Brunei) that is very uncomfortable to go shopping to Lidl or Penny Market (I am convinced these 2 shops are mostly prefered by his Majesty) in a sportcoupe or in a cabriolet (doesn’t matter which model, because anyway all of them together can take maximum 2 patatoes, 1 cucumber, half of banana and some sugar).
That’s why I do respect his idea of transforming premium cars in what he desires: ferraris in people cariers, bentleys into tractors etc. Don’t be surprised that soon or late to see him in a Rolls pick-up. It means aftewards LADA (VAZ) will be the only proper car maker of real limousines and tankars .

I first heard about Brunei and their enormous wealth few years ago when the circuit from this country was included in Formula 1. Since then I’ve allways been on the lookout for pics of the Sultan’s (brother’s/son’s) massive car collection. The collection is stored among five aircraft hangars near the palace and is closely guarded.

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On 28th of September all sports cars from Česká republika were supposed to get together at Autodrom in Most in order to create the biggest reunion of sports cars in the same country mentioned before.
This year because of the lack of financial resources the owners of such cars : Aston Martin V8 Vantage, BMW Z8, Bugatti Veyron, Caterham CSR260, Dodge Viper, Ford GT, K1 Attack, Maserati MC12, Mercedes Benz SLR, Pagani Zonda and Porsche Carrera GT – were not able to find enought resources to buy some tyres for the rainy wather and again we hope that maybe next year Mr. Radim Passer will be so kind to show his ecological Bugatti Veyron .
Anyway there were some cool wet cars like: Ultima GTR , Wiesmann GT , the new ZA BAKKY , S1 AKUNA and Mansory Continental GT.
Some photos here and from the circuit here.

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This weekend F1 drivers are resting a little bit, so we decided instead of them to try out the racing atmosphere on the longest kart track in Europe. There are more than 30 curves and average speed reaches as much as 50kmph. Track is situated in a glasshouse somewhere in Radotin, which provides great light conditions and even is air-conditioned.
Tomorrow I will put some photos here.

The biggest event concerning the meeting of the owners, adjustors and fans of tuning cars in Czech republic and Central Europe has been changed to the “The biggest international event concerning how many beers Czechs and their neighbours can drink during one weekend”. In comparison with last years there was nothing to see except bottles of beer, beer and of course beer and some nice people.