Kaufdorf car graveyard - VW Split Export 1952
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Uploaded by luftkraftwerk on Feb 28, 2010
Kaufdorf nach der Räumung im Feb 2010. VW Brezelkäfer Export 1952 ohne Motor.
An old split bug from 1952 is falling apart in the famous car graveyard in Kaufdorf Switzerland.
Kaufdorf Autofriedhof - Switzerland's vintage car graveyard.
It was the biggest graveyard of its kind in Europe -- a vast metal jungle of more than 1,000 rusting vintage cars including forgotten British Wolseleys, "sit up and beg" Ford Prefects, rotting Porsches and even the wreck of a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud.
The collection of decaying old-timers, which go back to the late-1920s, sits in makeshift corrugated iron garages and among trees on the edge of Kaufdorf some 10 miles south of Switzerland's capital Bern.
After surviving for 75 years, the authorities have declared that the collection is an environmental hazard and intend to clear it by court order later this year. But the plan has provoked uproar among concerned Kaufdorf locals and more than just a few other Swiss residents. A campaign to preserve the site was started last month when an open day was held. The organisers expected about 50 people to attend, but 10,000 turned up. Franz Messerli, whose father founded the car cemetery, said: "We never expected such interest. Our aim is to preserve it for posterity as a national work of art."
Mr Messerli's father, Walter, opened what was originally intended as a vehicle breaker's yard in 1933. A part-time racing driver and scrap-metal dealer, he was fascinated by cars and even taught himself to be a mechanic. At its peak, his collection numbered about 2,000 vehicles.
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nossa..lindo..lindo!!
principalmente o painel q tem
o velo VDO!!!!!
hoje em dia..acha um desses
é muuuuitoo raro!!
chrisveloz100 3 months ago
Hoodride. I'll take it.
ethanvid 3 months ago
@NESherv This one even has the original bias-ply tires.
NESherv 8 months ago
The sad part is that you can tell all these cars were in near-immaculate condition when they were parked.
NESherv 8 months ago
Wondering if it can be fixed.
XRRoy68210 10 months ago
lindo vocho
cesarinmx1 11 months ago
pobre vocho ojala lo arreglen
cesarinmx1 11 months ago
don't stand around like that... restore it!
battisa 11 months ago
still useful
LukaStanojevic 1 year ago
1960 Opel Record left.. it is also great classic...
gettimer 1 year ago