My toys ;-)

[micha912]

All my vehicles...

Imported from me in 2020: 1992 C150 Stepside, 219522 miles, sold in August 2024



Imported 2021: 1969 C10 Stepside, ??? miles, will be fully restored:



Imported 2024: 1996 Tahoe K1500 2-door, 245749 miles, currently my daily driver until the C10 is ready in 2-3 years



2009 Benelli TNT 1130 Sport EVO

 

[Geotrash]

All my vehicles...

Imported from me in 2020: 1992 C150 Stepside, 219522 miles, sold in August 2024

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Imported 2021: 1969 C10 Stepside, ??? miles, will be fully restored:

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Imported 2024: 1996 Tahoe K1500 2-door, 245749 miles, currently my daily driver until the C10 is ready in 2-3 years

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2009 Benelli TNT 1130 Sport EVO

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Very nice. I used to live and work half time in Germany. Some of the guys I worked with had Mustangs, etc. How do you find people react to the Tahoe and C10? Do people ask you about them?

 

[swathdiver]

Haven't seen them in a while, there are a couple guys on here from Germany and other European countries with American trucks.

Nice collection!

 

[micha912]

Very nice. I used to live and work half time in Germany. Some of the guys I worked with had Mustangs, etc. How do you find people react to the Tahoe and C10? Do people ask you about them?

Not so much with the Tahoe, but there are quite a few here for our standards, although they are 4-door. A friend of mine has a '97 and another has a '93 Burb. There are lots of US car meets and quarter-mile events here every year, but these are now being overrun by the new plastic bombers ;-) I spent half a year looking for the 2-door and then found it in Belgium and had it transported to Berlin. It came to Belgium as a new car. I got the pickup from the Netherlands at the time, as well as the C10. It came from TX in 2007, a lot of work was done on it, but it was never registered in Europe. I am occasionally asked about the technical details of the Tahoe, the availability of spare parts and fuel consumption - but then people wave me off. When I'm working on the C10, people sometimes stop at the garden fence and chat :-D

 

[TollKeeper]

Benelli makes motorcycles? Is this the same company that makes shotguns?

I had no idea. Doesnt appear the model you have can even be bought in the US.

 

[micha912]

Benelli makes motorcycles? Is this the same company that makes shotguns?

I had no idea. Doesnt appear the model you have can even be bought in the US.

Yes, the motorcycle department was founded in 1911 by 6 brothers in Italy, and in 1967 they founded Benelli Arms. Since October 1, 2005, the motorcycles have belonged to the Chinese two-wheeler and engine manufacturer Qianjiang, whose products are also sold in Europe under the brands Keeway and QJMotor. Benelli Arms has belonged to Beretta since 2000. As of January 1, 2024, 9,570 Benelli motorcycles were registered in Germany, although these are mainly light motorcycles, which corresponds to a share of 0.2 percent and is negligible even by our standards. You have to like the bikes, they never really caught on. Mine is a 3-cylinder with 1130 cc, which needs revs. It has a rough engine, but is incredibly maneuverable because of the engine being installed far forward and the short stance.