Showing posts with label Tempo Matador. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tempo Matador. Show all posts

Monday, June 15, 2015

the biggest Tempo Matador ever made, an RV by the Mikafa Coachbuilders (Karosserie Minden Karosseriefabrik)






Mikafa means: Mindener Karrosserie und Fahrzeugbau











the owner bought this 1959 coach built RV from the kids of a Hungarian Count and his wife (who was of Vanderbilt lineage) and they used it for two three month long tours through Europe with their two children. After that it was shipped to the US and remained in use until the 1970's when it was parked in the garage. and could afford this rare one of 50 or so coach built RVs.

This cost about the same as a Mercedes 300 SL gullwing

The owner has posted many photos of this RV on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.800797216678143.1073741844.345776942180175&type=3 

someone else on the internet found a 1955: http://www.hotrost-team.de/index.php/oldtimer/1955er-tempo-matador-mikafa

These are a Tempo Matador chassis, which in Hamburg Harburg by the company. Vidal and son was made. The company MIKAFA (Minden Karrosseriefabriken) made ​​on the basis of the pace diverse special designs for wealthier Scouting. To my knowledge, cost of these campers well above 55,000, - DM, which was more than had been spending 300 SL for Mercedes.

The frame is made ​​of normal steel, only the outer skin of the vehicle is made ​​of 1.2 mm thick duralumin , The Fa. Mikafa had made ​​before the 2nd World War as an aircraft workshop with this lightweight, but very stable aluminum alloy good experience and then used in motorhomes, caravans and buses from 1948. 

Thursday, October 14, 2010

surprising things in the Jesada Technik Museum in Nakhonphathom, Thailand


Looks like a coal burning conversion, I've never seen one before, but I have seen a wood burning truck conversion for the cold climates of Russia


I believe the above is a Tempo Matador

I recall posting about the above 2 wheel drive bike before, it is a Rokon, the rims are hollow gas tanks, the Rokon website is http://rokon.com/about/index.htm
and a good post about the Rokon is at http://www.thepetrolstop.com/2012/07/rokon-trail-breaker.html#more


Ugly nose, but cool trailer


Not sure if this is a Tempo Matador, but it looks like one that has had the hand made wooden door and bed treatment



looks like one of the cargo planes from the 1950's like they flew in the movie "Air America"
See a couple of galleries of all the bikes, scooters, and cars at the Jesada on the http://6nicestpeople9.blogspot.com/ and a new post http://6nicestpeople9.blogspot.jp/2012/04/thai-report-part_20.html of the trains and more on the aircraft. 

Saturday, August 28, 2010

This is a cool little van thing, I don't remember if I've seen a name for it, but the bottle opener is a cool touch

Thanks to JohnDandy and Asterics for recognizing it as a Tempo Matador! I should have remembered it, but my memory is so bad, you are looking at it, if I need to recall something I look in this blog for it. Ain't that ridiculous?
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-so-fun-finding-unusual-and.html



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