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Title: Demonstration of Strength
Post by: Wendax on July 21, 2014, 03:10:03 AM
A famous picture showing several workers standing on top of a DKW was shown in the Advertising automobiles thread. I have collected some pictures around that theme which might be of interest. Feel free to add some more photographs. To start with, once again the DKW:
Title: Re: Demonstration of Strength
Post by: Wendax on July 21, 2014, 03:15:24 AM
... and some more:
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Post by: Wendax on July 21, 2014, 03:19:06 AM
...
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 21, 2014, 04:35:50 AM
Nice idea.

A Knox Martin truck test:
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 21, 2014, 05:16:35 AM
Some more demonstrations of strength concerning the cars directly or to prove the strength of other things by using cars:
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Post by: Wendax on July 21, 2014, 05:29:43 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 21, 2014, 06:13:54 AM
Some more:
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 21, 2014, 06:54:02 AM
There are some more on my HDD :) :
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 15, 2014, 04:56:39 PM
Another nice one:

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Post by: SACO on September 17, 2014, 02:35:13 AM
Another pictures ! :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 17, 2014, 11:41:12 AM
 :thumbsup:

Maybe you could restore the starting photo with the DKW?
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Post by: Wendax on September 18, 2014, 02:35:31 AM
Done! Most of my other pics have been reposted by SACO, thanks.
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Post by: SACO on September 18, 2014, 04:08:18 AM
I had planned to make a topic on " The gang of the guys who crush cars "  ;)
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 18, 2014, 01:17:02 PM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: grobmotorix on October 05, 2014, 04:57:51 AM
A different demonstration of strength and a 1925 Fiat on the stairs:
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Post by: Wendax on December 09, 2014, 02:08:40 PM
It looks as if the DKW guys had another try upside down (sorry for the bad picture):
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 09, 2014, 03:19:08 PM
 :o
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 04, 2015, 03:21:35 AM
And yet another AWZ P70 demonstration of strength and two nice Volvo experiments:
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Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2015, 03:47:06 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: grobmotorix on February 14, 2015, 07:29:24 AM
Ford T on stairs:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 18, 2015, 05:23:07 AM
A small demonstration
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Post by: Tom_I on February 18, 2015, 08:23:52 AM
There's nothing new...

E.J. Pennington thought this one up in 1896.  :)

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Post by: grobmotorix on March 08, 2015, 05:40:50 AM
Quite impressive:
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Post by: grobmotorix on March 26, 2015, 01:04:31 PM
More stairs:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 05, 2015, 06:30:22 AM
There are some other non-car pics, so I hope this one is OK  :)
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Post by: nicanary on April 05, 2015, 06:55:10 AM
There are some other non-car pics, so I hope this one is OK  :)

The annual Crompton-on-Sea pancake transportation competition.
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 04, 2015, 05:18:20 AM
 ;)

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Post by: grobmotorix on July 04, 2015, 06:23:59 AM
 :o
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2015, 08:54:38 AM
 :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 29, 2015, 02:12:22 PM
A Grant 6 demonstrates his hill climbing abilities her:
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Post by: Wendax on September 29, 2015, 03:41:47 PM
Reminds me of the legendary Audi quattro campaign:
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 29, 2015, 06:16:15 PM
Oh yes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faiFfBxhT8s
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Post by: Wendax on January 23, 2016, 05:33:56 AM
I know it's off topic, but I couldn't resist:
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 27, 2016, 04:45:38 AM
wow...
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 09, 2016, 05:59:22 AM
 ;)
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Post by: ftg3plus4 on April 12, 2016, 12:00:43 PM
A demonstration of... something besides strength. (I'm sure this is too recent of a picture, but I couldn't resist.)
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 30, 2016, 04:58:48 AM
 :)
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Post by: Wendax on May 30, 2016, 05:04:31 AM
 ;D
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 03, 2016, 05:03:06 AM
 :)
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Post by: galrot on August 06, 2016, 07:39:13 AM
 :)
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 13, 2016, 05:38:49 AM
 ;)
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Post by: Wendax on August 13, 2016, 05:39:25 AM
 :lmao:
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Post by: nicanary on August 13, 2016, 10:41:07 AM
I think I just saw her in the women's shot putt in Rio.
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2016, 01:24:12 PM
The P70 was quite popular to stand upon. Here's a colour shot:
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Post by: Wendax on November 14, 2016, 02:54:09 PM
 :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 11, 2017, 05:01:05 PM
How unbelievably rigid is that Mercedes C111 IV front spoiler!
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Post by: Wendax on January 12, 2017, 02:57:27 PM
 ;D :thumbsup:
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Post by: Wendax on February 05, 2017, 04:29:12 PM
A non-professional demonstration:  ;)
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 20, 2017, 03:50:33 AM
Optimism 
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Post by: Wendax on June 03, 2017, 10:20:44 AM
Winter fun:
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Post by: Wendax on July 13, 2017, 04:27:14 PM
Cheers!
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 13, 2017, 05:29:43 PM
Tempobier  :)
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Post by: Wendax on January 24, 2018, 04:19:31 PM
This one fits in this thread somehow:  :D
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 25, 2018, 01:36:47 PM
 :D
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 27, 2018, 02:51:32 PM
That hill wasn´t as steep as it seems :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 27, 2018, 08:31:43 PM
Stress test:
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 19, 2018, 03:24:08 PM
Cool :)

Here´s a new one:
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 29, 2018, 03:42:01 PM
An unusual 1927 door test:
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Post by: Wendax on June 04, 2018, 03:12:01 PM
Something else than bicycles at the back:
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 05, 2018, 12:33:55 PM
Brilliant :)

 :applause:
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 18, 2018, 02:59:06 PM
An early danger seeker:
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Post by: gilescooperuk on June 19, 2018, 01:41:18 PM
Something else than bicycles at the back:
I see your Peel being carried and raise you this. in below as it wouldn't let me add the pictures to this post...
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Post by: gilescooperuk on June 19, 2018, 01:45:46 PM
...
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Post by: Wendax on June 19, 2018, 05:25:00 PM
 :thumbsup: ;D
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 20, 2018, 12:41:21 PM
Perfect!

 :thumbsup:
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Post by: grobmotorix on February 01, 2019, 01:37:05 PM
1938 Trippel SG6 demonstration:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 17, 2019, 07:57:52 AM
Stairway to desaster:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 16, 2019, 07:51:35 AM
Maybe the oldest car demonstration of strength I ever saw:
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 08, 2020, 12:34:45 PM
One of Egon Brütsch´s fibreglass/plastic auto bodies during a stress test:
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Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2020, 12:58:45 PM
A Wikov 35:
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 15, 2020, 01:07:33 PM
That IS quite impressive.
Don´t think it was a metal roof.
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 10, 2020, 12:45:58 PM
Another Packard stress test:
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Post by: thorax on February 10, 2021, 10:22:09 AM
Polizeistaffel:
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Post by: grobmotorix on February 10, 2021, 01:49:41 PM
Good idea to post a scene like this in this group!

The flag and type of the bikes indicates that this event took place in West Berlin.
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 25, 2021, 01:03:31 PM
Now this Citroen Rosalie test of 1933 IS impressive in my eyes:
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Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2021, 01:05:53 PM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: sichel on August 19, 2021, 07:25:53 AM
I think the pictures fit better here. I have deleted the topic "endurance tests".
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Post by: thorax on August 19, 2021, 03:52:58 PM
 ;D
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Post by: grobmotorix on October 23, 2021, 02:40:00 AM
A very French demonstration of strength :)

Panhard, 1934
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Post by: Wendax on January 09, 2022, 06:01:23 AM
Peaceful Jeep:
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 09, 2022, 10:30:26 AM
Quote
Peaceful Jeep:

Jeep Char-a-banc - made my day :)
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Post by: sichel on January 09, 2022, 10:33:28 AM
Love, peace and the results  :yeah:
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 16, 2022, 03:34:21 AM
The elephant on the roof...

10 tons of steel press equipment placed on a Mercedes /8´s roof
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Post by: thorax on January 16, 2022, 01:29:01 PM
Mercedes  :thumbsup:
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Post by: sichel on January 16, 2022, 01:58:32 PM
The motocross race was too hard for the suspension strut of this AJS.
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 16, 2022, 02:11:45 PM
Demonstration of weakness > topic missed...
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Post by: thorax on January 16, 2022, 02:18:38 PM
 ;D
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Post by: sichel on January 16, 2022, 02:27:45 PM
The strength of the track, against the weakness of the suspension...
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 16, 2022, 03:12:48 PM
Oha, ein Cherzpolt...
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Post by: grobmotorix on March 01, 2022, 04:17:44 AM
The legendary Citroen H series light trucks
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Post by: Wendax on June 18, 2022, 10:05:00 AM
 :)
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Post by: sichel on July 09, 2022, 11:15:06 AM
Amazing how light a bus can be...
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 07, 2023, 08:26:19 AM
Ford A with Michelin balloon tires on the stairs