RE: Isdera Imperator 108i: Time for Tea?

[Mr2Mike]

It looks like it's been styled after a barrel, round and bloated. There are plenty of older supercars that still look fantastic, but this isn't one of them.

[GTRene]

one of my favorite Isdera's is the Erator GT from 1969, see those pics I already posted in another thread.

back in the 60's they also did a almost GT40 looking car although more special...
also very beautifully made.









here you can see the peek hole in the roof for that mirror and I guess another Imperator 108i next to it?









a work of art and very rare it is.

Its a lovely car, sounds great too.
some great pictures also here>>

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ge...

and here some more incl some specs/info

http://www.traumautoarchiv.de/html/5989.html



funny pic>

[nekrum]

Snoop Bagg said:

isderaimperator said:

Hello,

I am the owner and driver of this Isdera Imperator 108i AMG 6.0-32V..

This right here is why I love Pistonheads!

ditto..

[sunsurfer]

CraigyMc said:

What bad English?

All these words were lovely.

+1 - great to learn the history of Isdera

[deltashad]

Mr2Mike said:

It looks like it's been styled after a barrel, round and bloated. There are plenty of older supercars that still look fantastic, but this isn't one of them.

Really? I mean, really? this car is an absolutely gorgeous legend and gorgeous too.

It also looks really gorgeous.

[Mr2Mike]

deltashad said:

Really? I mean, really? this car is an absolutely gorgeous legend and gorgeous too.

It also looks really gorgeous.

Yes really 100%. The Erator GT pictured above is absolutely stunning, but the Imperator looks like a wedge shaped tub of lard to me, rotund and slabby. The proportions are so far off I don't understand how anyone could think it's attractive to be honest, but we're all different I guess.

[deltashad]

My misses just said the same thing as you.

ah.... maybe its me.

[Max964T36]

Here some pics I shot the same day of the video in Spa

[bobberz]

To borrow a hackneyed phrase, it is epic! Looks like a prop from Star Wars (Han Solo's personal on-planet transportation?) and I love it for that! Also sounds like a NASCAR engine (at lower RPM)!