Harry P. Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 How about this one? Real or model? The answer: REAL!
george 53 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 OK Harry! Now you went an dunnit! Ya got over ta the Henry Ford Museum an took some ringers ,Eh? Well olbud, I say this ones REAL.I can HEAR it sayin" Don't trust him George, I'm REAL" So, I'm goin wit REAL! Heckava NICE model if it ain't tho.! Great job Harry, ya got me thinkin on this one(OOOhhhhh, my head hurts, it's too early for thinkin!)
Clay Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Ok, since I would have been right about the last one, obviously a model, I pick real.
84vanagon Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 I'm guessing real. If it's a model it's simply fantastic!
Zoom Zoom Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Heck, the real deal itself looks like a model in person I loved it when the handlers were starting it up to drive it off the golf course (by rotating that big horizontal wheel w/their hands, just like someone cranking a propeller on an airplane to start it) telling us to stand back as it could and would sling oil out sideways.
ABC Auto Industry Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 It's real. If it were a model, then the builder would have to be a mutant.
62SS Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Guessing real his time. I've been so busy that I missed playing the last two weeks. So I'll get this out of the way early this week!!! Ed
ricky12 Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 i got it wrong last week but i wll still say real
Harry P. Posted October 14, 2008 Author Posted October 14, 2008 I loved it when the handlers were starting it up to drive it off the golf course (by rotating that big horizontal wheel w/their hands, just like someone cranking a propeller on an airplane to start it) telling us to stand back as it could and would sling oil out sideways. Yeah, what a piece of ######! No power windows even!!!
george 53 Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Maybe not no power glass, BUT it do got a hellashus air con system!!!!
RadRidesByDan Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 You know........just to be different or the Odd man out....I say MODEL BWAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
kk916 Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 My gut says model but I voted real for some reason....something just says "cant do that in scale" for some reason..
VW Dave Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Had to go with 'real' this time.....yep, real.
george 53 Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Harrrryyyyy, wake up now, it's time to rise an shine!I'm gettin wired now.Everybodys gonna think I'm nuts, the way I just wait for ya every Friday. But I needs my fix Bro, my handses is shaken, I can'ts see straight, and I'm achin all over! pleeze hits me brutha I needs it NOW. Ya dun created a whole buncha RoM junkies.I hope yer proud o' youself. All these folks justa turnin into jello waitin on ya!HIT ME BRO, HIT ME!!!! OH, and Good Morning, I trust you slept well.
Harry P. Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 ok, I'm late... The problem is, I can't find the link to the photo! I don't remember where I found it. I forgot if it's real or model!!! I'm pretty sure it's a full-scale reproduction of an 1886 Benz Motorwagen, sometimes referred to as the world's first automobile (although that claim is disputed by some). If I remember correctly, no actual 1886 Motorwagens are still in existence, and all the ones in museums these days are actually replicas... which would make this one not an original, but a full-scale reproduction, which makes it REAL! Maybe someone else out there can confirm, but I'm pretty sure this one is REAL! Next ROM coming Monday!
george 53 Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Dang it Harry, Without an ABSOLUTE confirmation, I can't say my 7 week run is still rollin! But what the hey, I'll claim it is! Thanks for not bein grumpy with me after all this time, But, like I said, Once Therese leaves for work, it gets kinda lonely around here And I NEED you guys! Thanks, and we'll say it's REAL for MY sake!!!
Zoom Zoom Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 ok, I'm late... The problem is, I can't find the link to the photo! I don't remember where I found it. I forgot if it's real or model!!! I'm pretty sure it's a full-scale reproduction of an 1886 Benz Motorwagen, sometimes referred to as the world's first automobile (although that claim is disputed by some). If I remember correctly, no actual 1886 Motorwagens are still in existence, and all the ones in museums these days are actually replicas... which would make this one not an original, but a full-scale reproduction, which makes it REAL! Maybe someone else out there can confirm, but I'm pretty sure this one is REAL! Next ROM coming Monday! It's real, and you are correct, it's one of the full-scale replicas. It's such a simple design that it really is like a big model that actually runs. It was fun to see them actually drive the thing when I saw it displayed at Amelia Island. The car's handlers were even dressed in somewhat vintage looking Mercedes Benz corporate clothing. Attention to detail!
Harry P. Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 Thanks, Bob. If anyone's interested, there are several videos of this thing on youtube, including one with the engine running. Not exactly Mercedes-like smoothness!
ricky12 Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 LET ME SAY THANK YOU . I REALY IN JOY THIS PART OF THE FORUM , REALY MAKES MONDAYS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO .
Harry P. Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.
george 53 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Harry, SEE, I told you ya made junkies outta some of us! I'm not the only one who looks forward to Mondays now! It gives some of us a reason fer livin!( pretty pathetic exsistence,wontcha say?) Anyway, I'm up now Bud, an I'ma waitin on YOU! Thrill me to the marrow with your next show of prestidigetation and photographic skills. I await you, "King of all Photo Media" with great anticipation and eagerness! HIT ME HARRY!!!!
VW Dave Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 If I remember correctly, no actual 1886 Motorwagens are still in existence, and all the ones in museums these days are actually replicas... which would make this one not an original, but a full-scale reproduction, which makes it REAL! Our local auto museum has one of those replicas, and I've been told by staff members that there are indeed no originals in existence.
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