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I'd seen 4 door models down at Fletcher Jones BITD, but this is the first 'vert Maybach I've ever seen. Pasadena, Saturday night:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1553563206.JPG

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1553563206.JPG

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1553563206.JPG

(And IMHO, not very attractive either...)

Trippel 1950
https://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/TRIPPEL%201950.html
https://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/...500-Engine.jpg
https://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/...950%20sk10.jpg

Hanns Trippel
Hanns Trippel
http://trollbilen.no/Trippel-Wagen-SK10.jpg
http://trollbilen.no/Trippel_SG6_Sa_03-1.jpg

Translation of the Hanns Trippel caption/passage.

Quote:

Hanns Trippel (1908-2001) became known in Germany during the interwar years to produce amphibious cars. Just before the war, he began producing these for the German armed forces. At the outbreak of war in 1939, he had 250 men working in his factory in Homburg an der Saar. After France had surrendered, Trippel was installed at the old Bugatti factory in Molsheim. This factory was renamed Trippel-Werke GmbH on January 15, 1941, and during this war he built about 1,000 amphibious cars of the Triple SG6 type. This car had a 2.5 liter Opel Captain engine.

http://trollbilen.no/ad2.jpg

Quote:

After that, Trippel went back to producing amphibious cars. He developed a small open car that he called "Amphiecar". This was a leisure car for the American and German markets. The car was produced in the 1960s, and a total of about 3500 of this car was made.

I never knew of the connection between these two amphibians before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trippel_SG6
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1553611452.jpg

Quote:

Trippel SG 6/38

17 May 2018
Proposed Cannon Would Turn the B-1 Bomber into a Gunship
https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/05/17/proposed-cannon-would-turn-b-1-bomber-gunship.html
https://images03.military.com/sites/...?itok=PcC-BuB0

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Adding a cannon to the aircraft could also reduce the number of precision-guided bombs released, cutting the Air Force's expenses in the long run..............

The Air Force has already set in motion plans to retire its B-2 Spirit and Lancer bombers in the 2030s as it builds up its new B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber fleet. The Lancers will stick around until at least 2036, enough time to bring in new pilots, train them and have them fly for at least 15 years.

Air Force Picks 3 Bases for Its Next-Generation B-21 Bomber
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/05/03/air-force-picks-3-bases-its-next-generation-b-21-bomber.html
https://images01.military.com/sites/...?itok=B8VWfs9m

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"We are designing the B-21 Raider to replace our aging bombers as a long-range, highly survivable aircraft capable of carrying mixed conventional and nuclear payloads, to strike any target worldwide," Air Force chief of staff Gen. David L. Goldfein said in the release.

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-fi-northrop-bomber-20171110-htmlstory.html
http://www.trbimg.com/img-5a062f2d/t...5nt-snap-image

http://www.pixhd.me/stealth-bomber-top-view.html
https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-c...c-1020x696.jpg

To Curt Egerer. Damn, do you literally have an infinite number of old race and rally pics? How many are your own and how many do you dig up on line. You are without a doubt the best poster of cool historic car pics here.