European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 26. 133b the stars and stripes Pago 13 car Corner from fires to rocket and Rescue cars it s big year for Auto anniversaries two Vaks ago the Centennial Celebration of the automobile received a great ucal of publicity Tram the Media throughout the world. Ii was in i bus that germans Gottlieb aim scr and Karl Hen when never met each Al her separately treated viable automobiles. In today s car air nor. We take noli1 of some other automotive anniversaries that Meril interest the Niom important being i i a kill anniversary of the first practical pneumatic or air filled my her lire. I wins hid Sears ago Ali in John Hoyd nil no. A St la Al i Schunn Niall s in hunt1 races nun in his Fusilier s Side. The Tircht old up for More than 61 Miles la i in Neil invention Anil by then. Dim lop knew lie was on the right rond in applied for a Palm tin july 23. Thok and in was approved under the number of to 7 by Queen Veloria on Del. 31. The Painel was granted on dec. 7. And Dnn Kip immediately began g. Willi Ilie tires he used Fritz von opel list i off in Raki rocket or on i 13, 1928. Tin Iriney dub. And hic i be. Then Kain Sig Luik ludic Licci Tanee when used i volume in automobiles at the sum no he few tiry i Dunlop s tires played a Maji a role in the automobile s Uvero Bunij of the horse because pneumatic tires allowed the car s engine to put proper Power to Ilir Road axiom while occupants had a far More comfortable ride and driving became easier. Willi Hie invention of the pneumatic tire the automobile Industry become one of the most important in the 2 Ali Century. Dunlop tires arc still around Lilay. Of course with Dunlop fast Viries located throughout the world. Two in ear anniversaries mean while Are Chin noted by Kennan companies one by the opel company of Kus ice Sham. A subsidiary of Genera motors. The other is being observed by the adac.", whose yellow cars patrol the Autu Bahns to help motorists in distress. Opel Calls Jill Calion to the 6dth anniversary of its famous rocket cars. Three separate runs were Masc in 1928 by three different rocket pow retd opel racers hut the most famous perform John Boyd Dunlop Mance occurred on May 23 on the avus racing circuit in Crlin. The car was the Rak 2, and it was driven by frit von opel a grandson of the company s founder von opel hit 145 Miles an hour in this car. A feat that helped Llie development of rocket propulsion re search in general and the aircraft Indus try in particular. Thousands of spectators As Well As the press witnessed von opel s Brief but spectacular drive on that Day in May. His car powered by 2a rockets or. As von opel described it. One Hun i Wirsche 911 bal Clinern turn shown Here notes Isth dred and Twenty kilograms of explosives 2ft4 pounds Al my Haek. Enough lode Molish a Ihrcke Story All 24 of us special Sio Pound in atm rockets fired properly and von Onel reached his top Speed of 145 Mich while covering a distance of one Arm a Quarter Miles. Today a replica of the Rak 2 is on display Al the pc a a runic in Munich. The other id year anniversary involves the ally Erinc dts Tschie Auw Nam club -10.1c Road watch serv ice Lite adar s first service launched in May of i9jh with 34 vehicles. Today the adar has 1,171 of its famous yellow Angel cars on t West German autobahn to help motorists in distress motorcycles will sidecars made up the first Road Wolch contingent 60 a cars aug and they it re quickly joined by Bow Dili cars Han mag Komiss rots Dow delivery cars and opel Vios the adar says. Last year the adar answered some 1.3 million Calls. And the final anniversary in Olics the most recent one. Hal hemp the 2sth Hillh Dikiy of the rear engine t or she 1, probably the most famous production sports car in the world a nil line i a i has beco Inea classic in its own time. The vi1. Whose various versions have been raced and rallied wherever motor sports events Are held continues in production and could Well be in production 10 years from now or longer Asil remains in big demand. The 911 arrived on the Market in ima3, replacing the first i porsche pols car the Lucclle design 35fi Model manufactured from 1948 until 1963. The 911, which has been created in several versions with various ranges of Power including turbocharging Matte its debut at the 1963 International Lulu show in Frankfurt and Lias been going Strong Ever is Nee. Randy Liam Cut Johnny Dunap s tricycle in an first Pincu Mytle tires. This Bow do came to the Rescue 60 yous of
