Antique car models

Our antique car models

Don’t miss your chance to see motor-driven elegance as it is no longer manufactured! Come to see road cruisers that went down in history: The Da Capo’s automobile museum showcases admirable antique cars that make the heart of every collector or car lover miss a beat. Below, we would like to present to you some of the most beautiful models, before you experience them firsthand at Da Capo. All of these cars are permanent exhibition models. In addition, you can see a large number of loaned cars at the museum that can no longer be seen on our modern streets.



RENAULT E.F. 14/20

  • Year of construction: 1914
  • 4-cylinder-row, 2600ccm
  • 13 horsepower
  • Maximum speed: 55km/h
  • 3-shift gear
  • Weight: 1200kg
  • Time of construction: 1914 -1916
  • Number produced: 700

The outer appearance of this classic chauffeur’s limousine is truly reminiscent of a horse-drawn carriage. However, this model already featured the classical rounded bonnet that was typical for many subsequent Renault models.
This car became famous under the designation Taxi de la Marne (Marne Taxi), as the French General Joseph Simon Gallieni confiscated quite a large number of this type of car during World War I in order to transport additional troops to the Marne River where the legendary “first battle at the Marne” took place between 5 and 12 September 1914. The model gained additional fame as it was used as a prop in the movie “Titanic” in 1997 (it was the setting for the love scene between Lenoardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet).
The exhibit presented here was refurbished in 2003 and coated with a “royal blue” lacquer. In addition, it has an electric starter and the emergency flasher system required for road traffic in Germany.



PRAGA – PICCOLO

  • Year of construction: 1933
  • Four-door saloon
  • Motor with 4-cylinder-rows
  • 1447ccm
  • 30 horsepower – 90 km/h
  • Weight: 980 kg
  • 3-shift gear, non-synchronized
  • Separately manufactured detachable tin suitcase

This embodiment of the Piccolo model manufactured by the Czech firm Praga was originally supposed to be exported to the United States as a taxi vehicle. Axles and brakes were made in France; the export model’s motor is stronger than those in the conventional Piccolo.
Altogether, only 10 left-hand-drive vehicles of this type were manufactured, as they turned out to be too small for US standards.

Oldtimer Praga Piccolo Baujahr 1933


1946 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL (original state, not refurbished)

  • 130 horsepower - 282cui
  • 4,91 – V12
  • 3–shift gear
  • Power assisted steering and braking
  • Weight: 1812kg
  • Total number produced in 1946: 1569
  • Construction period: 1942 – 1948

This car has no outer door knobs as you would normally expect for a car. Doors are opened via a “push button”. The hood ornament shows a poked golf ball. The spare wheel attached in front of the boot is designated as “Continental-Kit”.



MERCEDES BENZ 300D

  • Year of construction: 1958
  • 160 horsepower
  • 6-cylinders, 2996 ccm
  • 4-shift gear
  • Power assisted steering
  • Maximum speed: 170 km/h
  • Period of construction: 1957 - 1962 with the total number of vehicles produced being 3073
  • Retail price back then: 28,500 German Marks

This saloon car, called “Adenauer-Mercedes” is a model with particularly comprehensive fittings. It features an inlet pipe injection, travel gear with single hinged jointed cross shaft axles and chrome-plated apertured wheel rims.
A Landaulet model of this type of car was utilized as a “Popemobile” in the Vatican (car for public appearances of the Pope).

Mercedes Benz 300SE Baujahr 1962 im Oldtimermuseum Leipzig


MERCEDES BENZ 300 SE

  • Year of construction: 1962
  • 190 horsepower
  • 6-cylinders
  • 2996 ccm
  • 4-shift-automatic gear
  • Power assisted steering, air cushioning
  • Maximum speed: 176 km/h
  • Time of manufacture: 1961 – 1965 with the total number of vehicles produced being 5202
  • Retail price back then: 24,150 German Marks

The end bits attached to the sides of the boot, colloquially called “tail fins”, were called “Pelikants” by the manufacturer. The smaller sized models of this series had a smaller front structure compared to the Mercedes-Benz 300 SE and featured simple, rounded head lights.

The so-called Ponton-Benz is regarded as the predecessor of the “tail-fin-Mercedes”, which was also available with a diesel motor. The successor of the 300 SE type was almost identical with this one – the only thing that was missing were the typical tail fins.

MERCEDES BENZ 300 SE Baujahr 62 im Oldtimermuseum Leipzig


ROLLS ROYCE – SILVER SHADOW I

  • Year of construction: 1969
  • 8-cylinder V engine
  • 6750 ccm, 180 horsepowerAutomatic transmission with finger-tip gear shift
  • Manufacturing period: 1965 – 1977
  • Number of pieces produced: 16,717   

This type of Rolls Royce was the model most often produced up until then by the Rolls Royce manufacturing house. While its predecessors were regarded to be rather conservative back then, the Silver Shadow I received first-class design and technical novelties by the constructors, such as a self-carrying car body, disc brakes and self-contained wheel suspension.
Incidentally, since 1911, all Rolls Royce cars feature the legendary “Spirit of Ecstasy” as their bonnet ornament, a female figure for which Miss Eleanor Velasco Thorton is said to have acted as model for sculptor Charles Sykes.

ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW I Baujahr 1969 im Oldtimermuseum Leipzig