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AutoPuzzles Today => Features, Stories and Photos => Featured Imagery => Topic started by: Arthur Dent on June 27, 2011, 11:47:54 AM
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I was lucky enough to get a quick visit to the Imperial Palace Auto Collections in Las Vegas. They even have a free admission coupon on their website. It is both a museum and showroom with a majority of the cars for sale. The full gallery of photos is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveseven/sets/72157626886521632/ but below are some of the highlights.
This 1966 Bizzarini P538 Spyder was the prototype for the small number of P538s produced. It has a different chassis than the later cars. They are mid engined with either a V8 or V12.
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1946 Delahaye 135MS Selborne
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One of my favorites of the day was this 1954 Ford Taunus 12M. First one I’d ever seen and quite unexpected in such a place. The Taunus is a German Ford and had a 1.2L four cylinder engine.
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1988 ItalDesign Aztec – I remember being fascinated by this when it came out. Apparently there was a production run of 18 commissioned by Japanese fan. They featured a 2.5L Audi turbo engine and all wheel drive.
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This fantastic 1933 Pierce Arrow Silver Arrow is one of three known to exist. It was previously in the Harrah Auto Collection.
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Fine pictures -I like the Taunus too, especially with its numbers from Netherlands. More please!
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Remarkably I've seen the Bizzarrini 538 spyder "prototype" in the Meilenwerk collection in 2010.
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11762.0
I guess it was only a well made copy or one of the later made cars...
Great pics!
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Remarkably I've seen the Bizzarrini 538 spyder "prototype" in the Meilenwerk collection in 2010.
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11762.0
I guess it was only a well made copy or one of the later made cars...
Great pics!
The Meilenwerk Bizzarini 538 is a different car, being LHD and having a visible Ford Cleveland V8.