renovatio06 Published on August 9, 2007
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Rich, famous and on TV/in the News

Thursday August 9, 2007 at 09:40AM
OK, I admit it: This is a highly manipulative headline - one that I would believe works similar to how most headlines of today's media work: You suggest one thing of common and high interest, while the rest of the story talks about something entirely different. Did it work? ;-) Now, on to the real content: My mother just called, letting me know that by perusing the local newspaper this morning she uttered a high-pitched shriek when coming across this image. It depicts my dad back in 1965, when the two of them went on a vacation on the only family vehicle at the time, a then-famous brand of scooters called Heinkel (the same company also produced air-craft engines and you can see a typical model to the left; Dad's is a bright red one, however. He meticulously restaurated two more, a plain white and a purple one; they're all in good condition and driven every now and then, back at the family house in Krumbach). The reason for him appearing here is because the editor called him asking for a photo of that time as they are covering South Tyrolia in a special article, re-introducing it as a tourist destination that is recently seeing anewed popularity. I will try to get a higher-rez picture from them, so the details are better visible. Oh: I was about nine months when that picture was taken and I believe it was taken by my Mom, as she was the pillion rider on that trip. Time flies, Mom, Dad, right?

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renovatio06 says:
Thanks, Sherry. It's really a pleasure finding your encouraging comments here! Thanks.
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
Keespro says:
I remember the Heinkel scooters quite well: pretty much top of the line, in those days (and only surpassed by the unforgettable Kabinenroller, for those who wanted to upgrade their scooters with a roof).
In 1965, however, our family was way beyond that: we drove a Fiat 600! ;-)
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
renovatio06 says:
Wow, Kees: A real car already, huh? Your dad was pretty well off then, wasn't he? ;-) A few years later, we got ourselves a VW Kaefer, of course (Beetle bug), which took us just about anywhere in Austria, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland and Germany (a.k.a. Bundesrepublik Deutschland back then). I would have to find out, what the mileage was in the end, but I would believe we ran it for at least several hundreds of thousands of km ;-)
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
jurmerga says:
Sweet memories :-)
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink / translate )
renovatio06 says:
Exactly, Jura. I just asked them to provide me with a picture of his own "machine" - we'll see, how that'll work out ;-)
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
Julian says:
That is a cool story, I always liked these old bikes... as well as the Vespa's, Lambretta's. I always remember the three wheel cars Heinkel made. There's one you see around Ottawa from the 50's that is in pristine condition, original owner too!
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
renovatio06 replies:
Thanks, Julian. Yah, there's something to those vintage vehicles, I must admit. Heinkel would still be pleased to learn that they sold their machines to such far locations :-)
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
renovatio06 replies:
Working on getting me to become as conceited as a famous person in IN? ;-)
This is a reply to Sherry ~ Rebujito's comment.
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
renovatio06 replies:
You don't mean to discourage me trying, do you? :-)
This is a reply to Sherry ~ Rebujito's comment.
Posted 2 years ago. ( permalink )
Keespro says:
Ein neues Buch, und womöglich ein willkommenes Geschenk zum Geburtstag deines Vaters:

www.motorradbuch.de/Bucher_des_Verlages/Heinkel/heinkel.html
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )

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