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Aston Martin V8 Vantage Shooting Brake, GB/CH 1999The world’s fastest and most powerful estate carIn 1964, the British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin built its first estate car at the behest of the company owner so as finally to allow the family dog to travel in comfort and customary style. That’s why in this instance a sporty estate was developed from an exclusive sports car.The two Swiss companies Dante Rubli and Roos not only enhanced the chassis, but also fine tuned the engine and optimised the construction. The design stands apart from conventional sport cars lines and everyday family estate. The result – an independent shape, a car in the sporty luxury class: the fastest estate in the world.
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage Shooting Brake, GB/CH 1999
    The world’s fastest and most powerful ...
  • Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd (1976), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    Roos Engineering LTD (1976), Engine manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    Design by Dante (1976), Designer/in, Carrossier, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-7621
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Ferryboat “Vogel Gryff” of the Basel Klingental Ferry Service, built 1962From Greater- to Lesser-Basel by ShipThe history of the Basel ferry, unlike that of its bridges, only goes back to the 19th century. The first ferry commuted between Harzgraben and Waisenhaus from 1854 until the opening of the Wettstein Bridge in 1877. From 1877, the Münster ferry, a little further downstream, was in operation, and in 1862 there was a ferry service between Totentanz and Kaserne. Under the name “Klingental Ferry” it is still working today, a “flying bridge for pedestrians”, as the ferries were described in a pilot project of 1848. The youngest of the three present-day Basel ferries, the St Alban ferry, dates from 1894. In 1944 on the initiative of the then director of the Basel Tourist Office, the three ferryboats were given the names of the heraldic figures from the three Lesser-Basel honorary companies. From downstream on, they are “Wilde Ma” (St Alban), “Leu” (Münster) and “Vogel Gryff” for the Klingental ferry. Until 1954 the three ferries were run by the Basel Cultural Society – the Basel Art Gallery was financed from the proceeds. Subsequently the Cultural Society donated these ships to the ferrymen who had manned them. In 1972 the Klingental ferry, and in 1976 the St Alban ferry, came into the hands of a foundation which appointed lessees, while the Münster ferry is still today in private ownership. In 1977 the “Wilde Ma” and in 1983 “Vogel Gryff” were replaced by new ships with the same name. The old “Vogel Gryff” now has a place of honour in the Transport Museum.
  • Ferryboat “Vogel Gryff” of the Basel Klingental Ferry Service, built 1962
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  • Fähri-Verein Basel (Verein Freunde Basler Fähren) (1974), Model operator, archivalisch belegt
    Johann Waldmeier AG Bootbau und Sport (1974), Model manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-9157
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