"The 70s: Awesome Angles" – that's the big theme for the Bremen Classic Motorshow 2016 which will take place from Friday the 5th to Sunday the 7th of February 2016 in eight halls of the Bremen Exhibition Centre. In 2015, the special show displayed the curved GT shapes of the Pininfarina line. Beginning in the 70s, Italian designers like Bertone and co. left the post war era behind and jumped straight into the future. Dazzling colours, sleek surfaces and sharp angles define these radical car designs. The Lamborghini Countach series is a classic representative of the new wedge-shaped design. German developers, too, worked with these revolutionary lines as illustrated with the concept models by Mercedes (C 111) and BMW (Turbo X1). "The chassis are completely different from anything else previously seen. Even today, they appear like futuristic vehicles", so Frank Ruge, project manager of the Bremen Classic Motorshow.
The 70s also brought spectacular developments for motorcycles with the Japanese shaking up the market. Towards the end of the 1950s, the Japanese motorcycle industry had realigned their export business with models such as the Yamaha YDS 1 and the Honda CB 72 "But it wasn't until the early 70s when Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki created true success models", explains Ruge and promises visitors of the special show serial models but especially classic Japanese racing bikes such as the Suzuki TR750 and the elf-e Honda RSC. Motorcycle fans may look forward to see more Japanese originals from 1968 (Yamaha TD2) till the 80s (Kawasaki ZXR-7).
F-Kubik's expert jury presents the "Peter Cahill Award" for the 2016 "Spirit of the Show" for vehicles and motorcycles. The "Golden Piston", the award for outstanding contributions to the documentation of motor vehicle history, will be presented to publicist Karl Ludvigsen next year. Additional awards will be given to the most original club presentations. Talking about clubs, as usual they are sharing their enthusiasm in hall 2 and will put on an impressive display of motor vehicle history.
Potential buyers can check out international dealers in halls 4, 5 and 6 to find what they are looking for. In addition, the "Young Classics" have established themselves in hall 6. TÜV-Rheinland examines all chassis on display and thus provides safety when purchasing a classic. The vehicle mart in the car park offers numerous motor vehicles for sale by private owners. Spare parts and accessories can now be found in hall 7 and in the mobile hall 8 which has been offering even more exhibition space since 2013.
The Bremen Classic Motorshow will take place from Friday the 5th to Sunday the 7th of February 2016 in all halls of the Bremen Exhibition Centre and the mobile hall 8. The halls are open from 9 am to 6 pm. Cost of the day-ticket is 16 Euro. Further information available at www.classicmotorshow.de.