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Title: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 21, 2009, 06:02:01 AM

In the spirit of Arthur Dent's "Snow Vehicles" thread (and in the spirit of the season, too) I searched for some photos and illustrations of Santa Claus with old cars. Please add your own pics.

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa car 9.jpg)    (http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa car 7.jpg)   

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa car 6.jpg)    (http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa car 5.jpg)    (http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa car 4.jpg)

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/hollywoodholiday_santa.jpg)    (http://www.autopuzzles.com/santa car 3.jpg)    (http://www.autopuzzles.com/santacar1913btm8.jpg)

(http://www.autopuzzles.com/stevens-duryea-1904-800.jpg)



 

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 22, 2009, 07:34:58 AM

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/XmasCar.jpg)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: MG on December 22, 2009, 11:49:19 AM

This one is VERY cool!

(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/bentley_santa_nwgtc_580op.jpg)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: knightfan26917 on December 23, 2009, 11:49:46 PM

Nice!

Very cool ... and timely ... pics. :)



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Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 24, 2009, 03:31:27 AM

Quote from: MG on December 22, 2009, 11:49:19 AM

This one is VERY cool!

(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/bentley_santa_nwgtc_580op.jpg)

There you go - a car with Santa!

Allemano, you can do better...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 24, 2009, 04:02:44 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 24, 2009, 03:31:27 AM

Quote from: MG on December 22, 2009, 11:49:19 AM

This one is VERY cool!

(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/bentley_santa_nwgtc_580op.jpg)

There you go - a car with Santa!

Allemano, you can do better...

Maybe next year! Got no sufficiant time...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 24, 2009, 08:47:29 AM

(http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-19098533.jpg?size=67&uid=C583ACD3-6AF1-4AA0-A6E3-89603B20DE24)

(http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-18761429.jpg?size=67&uid=E545A057-F8BD-4090-8A22-9B13A6027B29)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 24, 2009, 08:52:32 AM

(http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/3b6ecb6293a5e886_large)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Ray B. on December 24, 2009, 11:40:37 AM

Nice picture. Once reversed, one sees that it's not London, but Bullock's Wilshire in Los Angeles.

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Arthur Dent on December 24, 2009, 05:42:43 PM

Not as impressive as the Bentley one but I made this

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4206954297_953e63ea4a.jpg)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 25, 2009, 03:13:13 AM

Great pics, guys.

Merry Christmas! 

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 25, 2009, 05:37:57 AM

(http://www.beautifullife.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/11/1959%20Edsel%20Ranger%20.jpg)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: MG on December 25, 2009, 06:27:01 AM

This year, Germany's Spiegel Magazine asked carmakers to offer new designs for Santa's sleigh. Here's the offering from Mercedes:

(http://www.treehugger.com/spiegel-mercedes-sleigh.jpg)

Pretty cool, huh? Those are some pretty happy looking reindeer!   ;D

For the rest of the designs, visit the Slide Show (http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-50154.html)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: DynaMike on December 25, 2009, 08:57:47 AM

I guess they put the animals INSIDE the vehicle for safety reasons... Reminds me of this ad: ('we reinvented safety - the new A-class'):

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: MG on December 25, 2009, 10:27:12 AM

That's pretty funny, Mike!   ;D  Wasn't the A-Class delayed quite a long time because it failed the "reindeer test" by flopping over on its side during emergency avoidance maneuvers?    ???

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: DynaMike on December 26, 2009, 07:51:29 AM

It was, indeed, though actually it weren't reindeer but elks... A simple test to avoid something that was suddenly crossing the way, a test that even the Trabant could stand without any problem. To resolve the problems Mercedes gave the A-Klasse a security device that was until then only available on the top-line S-Klasse: ESP (Elk Security Package)  ;D

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 07, 2010, 06:30:40 AM

Here are some more...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 07, 2010, 06:46:24 AM

...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Ecnelis on December 07, 2010, 06:54:41 AM

 ;D

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on December 10, 2010, 12:44:08 PM

Not bad! :D

I have found two classic pics on my HD, too:

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on December 10, 2010, 12:54:09 PM

And a newer one:

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: neilshouse on December 11, 2010, 07:20:11 AM

Sideways Santa!

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 11, 2010, 07:51:50 AM

 :)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 14, 2011, 05:14:13 AM

.

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 16, 2011, 04:42:10 AM

.

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: knightfan26917 on December 18, 2011, 06:36:23 PM

*grins*

I thought of this thread earlier this week.  Mercedes has a neat commercial out where Santa Claus is walking through his collection of red MBs ... chooses one, then heads out where the "reindeer" (Silver MBs) are waiting for him....



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Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 20, 2011, 02:46:48 AM

..

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: neilshouse on December 21, 2011, 10:28:24 AM

What we all want for Christmas this year...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 21, 2011, 11:09:52 AM

Lucky Mrs. Claus!

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on December 21, 2011, 11:47:03 AM

I´d prefer this one:  :D

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 22, 2011, 05:07:54 AM

That one would by lucky Mr. Claus

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Delorean on December 22, 2011, 10:02:08 AM

If you're going to build a Santa-machine, why not do it in style?

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: knightfan26917 on December 23, 2011, 01:58:30 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 22, 2011, 05:07:54 AM

That one would by lucky Mr. Claus

Oh
My
YES!

;)



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Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 26, 2011, 06:51:32 AM

Late, but not too late...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Wendax on December 26, 2011, 06:57:45 AM

Powered by Holzgas!!!

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 26, 2011, 07:00:38 AM

Quote from: Wendax on December 26, 2011, 06:57:45 AM

Powered by Holzgas!!!

Could not decide which of the featured topics I choose.

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on December 26, 2011, 09:19:20 AM

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 26, 2012, 02:52:14 PM

As winter and Christmas are approaching again, I thought it might be a good time to test the waters...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 10, 2012, 05:14:46 AM

 :)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 10, 2012, 05:21:20 AM

+

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on February 15, 2013, 02:18:41 PM

Another one:

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 15, 2013, 04:26:53 PM

Nice one!  :)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: GrahamClayton on June 18, 2013, 02:09:36 AM

(http://blog.leafseeker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/santa_claus_car1.jpg)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 25, 2015, 04:01:35 AM

 :)

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on December 25, 2015, 08:23:05 AM

Merry Xmas everyone!

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: als15 on December 25, 2015, 12:29:23 PM

Itala, 1923.

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: Allemano on December 26, 2015, 02:54:56 AM

Merry Christmas!

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on December 28, 2015, 05:04:06 PM

Why Santa was not on time...

Title: Re: Santa Cars
Post by: grobmotorix on September 16, 2020, 11:25:55 AM

How could I forget this category...