by Richard Polt | Apr 2, 2013 | Rheinmetall, Torpedo, Voss
After reading Robert Messenger’s post on his Brillant S, I put the model on my mental Want list. Lo and behold, almost immediately, one turned up on eBay. It wasn’t cheap, but it was a Buy It Now … and I did. Of course I provided the usual packing...
by Richard Polt | Sep 18, 2012 | Voss
The serial number on my Privat is 223959, and the receipt dates it at 1963. Here is Will Davis’ article on the Voss Privat: page 1, page 2. Here is my overview of the Patria portable family (ETCetera, March 2010): Now check out all the amazing paper that came...
by Richard Polt | Sep 16, 2012 | silver surfer, Voss
by Richard Polt | Jan 22, 2012 | Voss
My original entry on the Taylorix Contofix After typing this, I read up a bit on the Marshall Plan, and it seems that many today argue that it should not be given too much credit for the Wirtschaftswunder. Here is some information on Frederick Winslow Taylor,...
by Richard Polt | Jun 2, 2011 | silver surfer, Voss
More on Vosses The Hermes Silver Surfer: installment 1, installment 2 Mercedes W196 Streamliner (1954):
by Richard Polt | Mar 3, 2011 | Voss
PS: In answer to a request in the comments to see the “Senior,” here it is. Quake in terror, mere mortals, at the awesome power of the Taylorix Zeilomatik! … and here is an even more Godzillaesque Taylorix Contofix currently on German eBay. Be...
