Karl Auer - Pictures from austria

Karl Auer send me some very nice black and white pictures

1. Karl Zach
He was a famous Austrian racer.
The picture was made in 1932 at a mountain-race.
Short before the race he changed the piston to have a higher compression at his AJS 500.

2. Franz Kargl and Rudi Wiesner, at an ice-race  in the sixties in Vöcklabruck.

3.     13.04.1937 / Hill-climbing near  Waldene Hill,  Kent

4.     Franz Kofler / 28.05.1931 A great racer from Seewalchen/Atterlake in Austria. His methanol Rudge 350 ccm was absolutly top as well as his girls.

5.     Husqvarna 400 m/ Guenther Huemer and his brand new Husqvarna 400 at the skijoering in Voecklabruck 6.01.1970

6.     Tom Cox / Hillclimbing 193? in San Diega Californien Tom Cox on a Harley Davidson

Paceman and Countryman comes with new Black finish

• Striking body colour available in limited edition for the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman - elaborate surface treatment highlights the powerful proportions of the two models.

MINI is extending its program of exterior paint finishes for current models to include an exclusive new variant. Frozen Black metallic paint is now available as a limited edition colour for the top of the range MINI Countryman and MINI Paceman models. This innovative paint which has a textured, shimmering matt finish, gives the car a striking and expressive appearance. The new colour and finish is available for the MINI Cooper S Countryman, MINI Cooper SD Countryman, MINI Cooper S Paceman, MINI Cooper SD Paceman, MINI John Cooper Works Countryman and MINI John Cooper Works Paceman.

The Frozen Black metallic paint finish is created using a complex manufacturing process exclusive to the BMW Group. This special painting procedure, which involves not just innovative technology but also a high level of manual craftsmanship, is now being applied for the first time by Austrian production partner Magna Steyr in Graz where the MINI Paceman and MINI Countryman are produced. The special surface treatment encompasses the base layer for grip and corrosion protection, the colour layer as well as the clear lacquer finish which has added silicates to create the matted impression as well as the velvet effect which can be seen and felt.

Attached exterior parts such as the model-specific front and rear aprons and the exterior mirror caps are finished separately in the paint finish Frozen Black metallic. Due to the labour intensive process used to apply this exclusive body colour during production it is limited to a restricted number of cars.

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