Concours d'elegance (Netherlands)

Hey folks,

I went to a concours d'elegance a little over a week ago and took lots of photos. There's no Mustangs but a lot of beautiful european cars, old and older ones ;-)

If you'd like to see some of the photos please follow this link:

- http://vincentmobile.blogspot.nl/2016/07/the-concours-delegance-2016.html

Hope you enjoy

Cheers,

Vincent.

Wow that is so awesome stuff [sMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] [THUMBS UP SIGN] Regards Lars

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::thumb:: Some fantastic cars. I did note most of the cars on the hard surface had a mat underneath to catch oil leaks. Why would you spend all that money getting them back to original and forget to yank the engine and solve the leaks

Very cool. As far as the oil leaks a lot of these cars leaked oil when they were new, the machining of parts back then was not what it is today so it was/is very difficult to get a good seal. I had a 1962 Triumph Spitfire I restored a while back and the old saying was that if it wasn't leaking oil you were probably out and this is true. Trying to get a good seal on a mating surface that is not perfect is next to impossible.

::thumb:: Some fantastic cars. I did note most of the cars on the hard surface had a mat underneath to catch oil leaks. Why would you spend all that money getting them back to original and forget to yank the engine and solve the leaks

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Some might be very low mileage well preserved original cars. It depends on the car's condition and the owner's pocketbook. I have seen some chase fluid leaks and then just decide to deal with them.

Ray

The show was at a former royal palace that's kept in pristine condition. The mats may have also been a precaution, who knows

Great pics. I love to walk through and see how the car evolved. On the leaks some of the first cars did not even have an oil pan the oil ran through a drip system and ran on the ground. If you have ever been to the Ford museum they have Model T's running in the Greenwich Village[/align]. The streets are oiled thick from the leaks. Old rope seals and poured bearings were not good fits as stated.

Great photos! Love the ISO Grifo and that Ferrari looks like a special based on a Daytona.

From my experience drift shaft seals dry out and leak after a while when cars stand for too long.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing!

Scott