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Well, we got to the final part of the story about the trip to the Retro-Minsk festival

Early Monday morning, having breakfast and collecting all our things, we started loading Hot Rod onto a trailer.





Nearly 11 o'clock we moved towards Moscow



The weather in Belarus, to be fair, was much better than in Moscow. It is warm, sunny, beautifully blooming meadows with some kind of agricultural culture.



Several photos "from wheels"





Russian goverment border



One of several stops





If I went to Minsk alone and only one stop was enough for me, then we stayed with voracious Americans much more often.



We arrived in Moscow, drove along the toll road.







They had a couple of races with a Chevrolet Chevell, but it's more just for fun, because 7.3 manual transmission versus 3.2 automatic transmission, in general, you can't really compete)))

The fuel consumption back and forth when measured at 1500 km was 10.3 l / 100 km
Decent indicator, as for me)))

That is ALL very fantastic. It's really fun seeing all that 'Murican iron in Russia!

Thanks for sharing!

cek wrote: Nov 12, 2020 11:48 AM That is ALL very fantastic. It's really fun seeing all that 'Murican iron in Russia!

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you ))

22/05/2017

Retro Fest in Sokolniki park in Moscow

Russian car GAZ-24 Volga belongs to my friend car photographer Anastasia





BMW e23 vs BMW e21



Russian GAZ-21 Volga vs Cadillac cabriolet



Russian GAZ-20 Pobeda (Victory) and the last one is russian jeep GAZ-69



Russian IZh kombi with camping equipment for a big company of friends. Thailer calls "skif" - very rare in Russia.





Barkas B1000 from Germany



RAF Latvia



One of the most interesting for me military cars from that festival



As owner said - this is only one officially know Citroen SM in Russia



I like big american vans. May be I even buy one some day.



Buick



Mercedes-Benz w123 kombi



Little but very interesting Fiat



This Mercedes-Benz is still working in Russia. Owner likes it very much and does not want another car.



Replica of russian imperial car - Russobalt!



Very beautiful Ford!



My most favorite car typ - shooting brake!

01/06/2017

When I had free time - made a new left front fiberglass fender for my car











Fender turned out, as always, of reference quality, fits perfectly in all gaps))

The right one was changed earlier.

05/06/2017

Helped one of my friends.
His e12 was more that a year in undergroung parking so battery was low and I came to help start engine

05/06/2017

One of my friends opened car wash and made some quest. Who wins - gets free wash

I had free time to take part in it and won ))







Frank likes when car is clean ))



My car is deeply covered with liquid glass so after rain it looks cool ))

05/06/2017

My friend from city Mozdok came to Moscow to buy BMW 8-series e31.

He own also e23 and e30 and he is a really BMW-fan.



So, ofcourse I helped him.









For all his cars he makes registration numbers 762 as Kalashnikov caliber

His e23 with my rear skirt and side skirts







His e30 325ix with EVO3 aero kit

13/07/2017

Hello friends! )))

Well, in addition to the amenities in the form of various festivals and exhibitions, there are also minor troubles that require attention, or standard routine and almost routine procedures.

In particular, on the way home from Minsk, the eyelet for attaching the sled on the passenger seat was broken. There is nothing terrible here, I knew that the eyes in this case were a weak point due to the fault of one of the previous owners, who digested them extremely poorly (apparently the sled was for another car earlier)

Before:





After:





Then finally changed last year's tires, which no longer hinted, but actually screamed about they needed to be replace ASAP

Before:



After:



When I was driving home I met this on the road - looks cool ))

13/06/2017

After changing tyres I drived to another service where I repair my daily driver SUBARU Forester to make wheel alignment.

First of all prepared the rods on the lift and only then on the machine.





Bottom line: everything was adjusted and set according to parameters, but all 3 rods were "sentenced" to be replaced in the near future ... ((

On the way home I met w140 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse

13/06/2017

A lot of attention over the past week has been paid to my beloved e23)))

In particular, I also changed the engine oil, oil filter, air filter.





Then I went to pick up the stickers for my festival.



The printing house was located on the territory of an old factory, which is now partly being demolished and reconstructed, so I took some interesting photos.

13/06/2017

Have visited car festival "Autostrada Tula" in russian city Tula.





What do I want to say about the festival?
It is as always good!
But this year in my memory it was the BIGGEST AUTOSTRADA FESTIVAL THAT I SAW! It seems to me that there have never been so many cars before!













A sticker with an advertisement of my festival was glued on the spot.









My friends making funny pictures





On the way home, of course, there was already a traditional photo at the monument to the memory of the Great Patriotic War.









On the way home after festival

Next day after car festival "Autostrada Tula" was a festival MCGP - Moscow Classic Grand Prix on MRW - Moscow Race Way.







Russian racing GAZ-24 Volga



I like VW T3 campers so much!















Cars and Girls ))







Russian Jaguar Club always have big and interestin exposition







Racing formulas from USSR



Russian ElCamino based on GAZ-24



Race

25/06/2017



Went to the transport company to get some new stuff ))









New antenna for radio receiver! ))

And new BMW e23 catalogue for my collection ))

25/06/2017

My friend Michail Voronovsky finally send me pictures from photoset he made in 2016 ))))))

Part 1

Part 2 with beautiful girl

Beautiful!

The girl is pretty too.

cek wrote: Nov 16, 2020 11:05 PM Beautiful!

The girl is pretty too.

Thank you )))

Great photos! It's good to see this thread continues. Thank you!

16/07/2017

Elimination of minor flaws.

The first trifle that was eliminated is the gutter self-tapping plug that is missing on one side.



My friend gave me brand new original plugs))





Now beauty and order))



The next little thing that has long been annoying is the missing caps for the center hole of the discs. I was looking for originals or something similar to them for a long time, in the end I spat and picked up, let's say, a custom version)))





When I washed the car, the discs with these caps played beautifully in the sun - as if the caps should be like this))

Fixed the shortcomings of installing the front left inner decorative lining of the roof rack (windshield pillars). A piece of insulation was sticking out from below.



On top, she treacherously fell off, which is clearly visible in the frames of the news release.



As a result, I removed, corrected, installed over a new one - neatly and beautifully))



There was no decorative trim under the driver's side mirror. It has been in the glove compartment since the moment you bought the car - just one of those little things that takes a minute, but you always forget about it. In general - fixed)))





The plans include the elimination of a few more details. But that's all for now. Later I will take on their elimination, then I will write what exactly))

18/07/2017

The BMW-Festival was held over the weekend, and therefore you can summarize it))

I left early in the morning to have time to wash the car.



And I already went to the festival in a clean car.



At the festival I was met by this charming piece of fur))



Further, in general, there will be no significant storytelling - see the photo. There were quite a few decent and interesting cars, but they hardly entered the top 20.





This car has my copy of Zender BMW e28 front spoiler.



Radio-controlled mini-BMWs))) I've never met so many of these toys in the body of BMW modells



M5 e39, M5 e34, M3 e36









Original Alpina e31



They call her ''Batmobile'' )))













This car has my copy of BMW e12 Kamei Front spoiler





This car has my copy of BMW e28 Alpina Front spoiler

And this is the end of part 1

Part 2 comming soon )))

18/07/2017

PART 2







This car has my copy of BMW e12 BBS Front spoiler

BMW e31 club









In the evening, when the platform for drifting and demonstration races was released and everyone was allowed to go there, I took several photos in dynamics)) I liked it, the audience too)) Rare cars are still rock! )))





















Just before the closing ceremony, balloons flew over the festival site - it was very unexpected and beautiful))

18/07/2017

Today I went to the installation of fog lights!

I didn't have time for BMW-Fest, well, at least they had time for Young-Timer-Fest)))

BEFORE



AFTER

22/07/2017

On this dent I held the 3rd annual All-Russian festival of classic cars "Young-Timer-Fest 2017"



To be honest, for me personally, as for the organizer of this whole event, July 21 and 22 passed in one breath and not even as one day, but as, probably, some quarter of an hour!

Already late in the evening after the festival at home, washing in front of the mirror in the bathroom, there came some awareness of what had happened over the past 2 days and an understanding of the globality of the last festival began to appear, from which, as they say, goosebumps ran, but the most important part was already over!

Let's sum up and see what happened in the end ))



On this day, at my festival, the competition of the II stage in Retro Slalom was held for the SternKlassik Cup 2017







I stand on the stage to the right. On the left is our host.



Many competitions and inter-club competitions have been held.



Russian ElCamino on a base of GAZ-24 Volga



Now, briefly about the statistics - we have collected 300 cars this year!
Yes, in spite of everything, even on the paid entrance because of which some predicted a failure for us, the festival has grown by 50 cars in comparison with last year!

I repeat, "we are not like that - this is how life is."
And if last year we managed to get a site for free, then this year, unfortunately, it did not work, but at least the price for us was made real and the festival remained in the center of the capital, which is very great!

Well, now for a little festival atmosphere! )))

31/07/2017

Hello friends!

I did not have time to catch my breath from the past Young-Timer-Fest, and the car was already invited to the shooting of some new program about cars))

01/08/2017

Hello friends!

For a long time I had the idea to take a photo of the car against the background of this painted wall, but earlier there was a go-kart track along it and it was difficult to drive to the wall. And now the karting has been removed somewhere and access is completely free, which I immediately used))



























Photo as always on the phone, incl. as it is - it is clear that it is not a masterpiece))

04/08/2017

Hello friends!

Earlier I already mentioned that the car again got on the set, already the 2nd this year.

The plot at the time of the conclusion of the agreements was practically unknown to me - they say, just an overview. At that time I did not pin great hopes on this meeting and, frankly speaking, I believed that the probability of getting another low-quality product at the exit is very high...



However, it turned out on the spot that the review was conceived as very, very not trivial. Even then I realized that among all that Yu-Tubovskaya boredom, which we are used to seeing under the proud name "video review" or "test drive" - ​​this is a really fresh and interesting product!

And now - the video is ready!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQUYO_Jvduk

Personally, I wish this show good luck, if they can stay the same non-standard, then they really have every chance of success! )))

11/08/2017


Hello friends!

Yesterday I was waiting for a meeting with one person near the Moscow Ring Road and my opponent was late, and "our hands are not for boredom" as you know, so quickly spotting a small location I decided to take some urban-style photos.

16/08/2017

Hello friends!

Well, here's my report on my participation in the Faces & Laces festival in Gorky Park.

So we arrived on Friday evening.
What immediately caught my eye, as a person who participated in this festival more than once? Complete absence of traffic jams at the entrance! This year, the guys are just great - check-in and check-out worked with a bang! All cars were on the lists and none were detained at the checkpoint.

We settled down on the site, watched a little how the other participants drove in and dispersed to their homes.

This time our stand was not big - only 5 cars.









This BMW e28 has my copy of Front spoiler )))

21/08/2017

Hello friends!

Those who follow my notes on other cars are aware that due to certain circumstances, for the last couple of months, I drive the e23 every day! From that, the mileage on the odometer began to increase at a very, very impressive pace, and not a trace remained of the former 81.700 km.

But I have no regrets))
I made the car for myself and for the pleasure of using it, which at the moment fully meets my expectations))
So, this post is more for reference, more detailed reports will be further in separate entries.

Now, as they say, let's get to the point.

Yes, the car crossed the line in the first 100,000 km



It happened on Thursday, August 17, on the way to Yaroslavl, where I went with a friend to inspect the e34 of interest to him, which ultimately disappointed us and we left back.

In the meantime, here is a photo of my authorship.



Then there was a trip to the Autostrada festival in the city of Kaluga on August 19 (there will also be a separate entry with photos)



After Kaluga, a night photoset in Moscow.



And yesterday I went to Tver to try to shoot at the Raek estate, but, unfortunately, I didn't manage to get to the estate itself.



But it was not for nothing that the car traveled so many kilometers - as a result, they made a photoset near the sand pit. It turned out interesting. Later there will be a separate trip report with photos.





Later I will talk about the moments of daily operation and current problems that appeared in the process. There were not many problems, some of them have already been eliminated, some are being eliminated, something is awaiting the arrival of spare parts. I will also tell you more in a separate post very soon.