The Vintage Road Racer

Retro Bike

How annoying is that? Going to work by bike and back home,
by bus.
Lately my city commuter was stolen just in front of my working place.

Anyway one thing was for sure, I need a new bicycle.
My coworker offered me his old Boschetti road bike, from the 80's,
which immediately turned into my new project.....:
"The Vintage Racer"

Boschetti Road Bike

I started to disassemble the entire bicycle, checked all the parts
and decided which I keep using. As well I wanted a new paint.
The frame had to be prepared with sanding and cleaning.

Boschetti Frame

My workshop/cellar now also turned into a small (very)
spray booth.
I chose a metallic silver for the frame.

Spray painted frame

With the newly ordered parts arriving, the reassembling was
about to begin. The idea was to combine the silver frame with
brown leather that gives the racer a vintage look.

Vintage Racer

As you can see in the picture above,
I replaced the drop bar with a flat bar.
I like the look of a fixie or single speed,
in this case the difference is that i kept all
the gears. As well I preferred to keep the
entire Shimano 600 system inclusive the
bar end shifters which were transferred to
the flat bar and now required adapters
to get them work.

Flat Bar

It finally looks fine for me and a stolen bike turned into
an opportunity.

Retro Bike

Switch The Light

This lamp is actually not really vintage.
The Lumo Wall Panel is just great in
style of the 60's and 70's.

Lumo Wall Panel

It looks even more amazing at night
when the lights are on.
Switch the light!!!

Lumo Wall Panel

Since I'm going green and work with environment friendly stuff,

I switched to energy saver bulbs. I had a hard time finding these.

Finally found, they look just fine even if they're a bit smaller.

Lumo Wall Panel

Vintage Pioneer Amplifier Obsession

Since I got my first Pioneer Amplifier, I'm obsessed
with the design and impressed with the quality.
Let's start with the "smallest one, this was my first.
Pioneer SA 506

Pioneer SA 506

Then I felt like wanting some more Power
and got two sizes bigger. unfortunately
the power amp blew off.
Pioneer SA 706

Pioneer SA 706

After getting infected by the "vintage Pioneer flu"
I looked for something more slim to connect my TV.
I thought, this might be a good solution.
Pioneer SA 610

Pioneer SA 610

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Later I started to think of a real setup
just to enjoy good quality and clean sound.
I love this one!!! Working perfect since years!!!
Pioneer SA 9500 II

Pioneer SA 9500 II

The small brother, I saw on Ebay by coincidence.....
In super mint condition, just had to get it:
Pioneer SA 8500 II

Pioneer SA 8500 II

Pioneer SA 8500 II

Vintage Hifi and Sound

"Remember the good times" I like to say if
it comes to hifi and music. Introducing my
little setup and two of my favorite LP's

Vintage Hifi Setup

In my opinion, one of the best albums ever!!!
Curtis Mayfield Superfly

Curtis Mayfield Superfly

Not nearly as famous but another great album
of the austrian musician Kurt Hauenstein is.....
"World of Today" by Supermax

Supermax World of Today

Favorite Vintage Collection

In this post I'd like to share
photos of some of my favorite items.
I enjoy looking at these things.

Thorens TD 318

The Thorens TD 318
is in great condition and
looks beautiful.


The following Photographs
don't need any comments
Just enjoy looking at it.

Swissair Lighter

Chevrolet Impala

Voigtländer Vito CLR

Leica R4 & Voigtländer VSL 3E

My custom made rocket skateboard
with vintage eagle trucks

Panton Chair & Magistretti Tessera Table

Murano Vase

Vintage Bicycle Bell

The Funky Seventies

During the seventies, items often had funky designs
and were super colorful.
One of my favorite was the Weltron model 2001
space ball radio with 8-Track.

Weltron 2001 Ball Radio

At the bottom of the swiveling base is a giant rubber suction cup,
making the radio extremely stabil on a smooth surface.
Although it has a handle which makes it mobile, it is quite heavy.
It's round form and the chrome ring gives it a spaceman look.

Weltron 2001 Ball Radio

Weltron sold a few other models. A rectangular-shaped
radio/8-track set is fairly common, usually at
lower prices than this unusual model.

Urban Bicycle

Retro Bike

My wife loves old bicycles same as I do. So we started to look
and tried to find a used vintage bike to pimp.
A friend finally found his sister's bike, from the early seventies,
in his dad's shed.

Old Bike

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I decided to disassemble every single part and rebuild it with

a totally new urban style look. Since it was the wish of my wife,

I used a matt baby blue for the frame and the mud guards.

Baby blue bicycle frame

                                                                          

Retro Bike

Most of the parts were replaced with nicer
and more functional accessories. At least
my love was delighted when she saw it
and I think it is a cool
urban cruiser

Retro Bike

The Mercedes Project

This project was a little bigger and took some time.
A 1972 Mercedes Benz 250 CE. In my opinion a
beautiful car which was up for restoration.

/8 W114

I worked on it with the help of friends but since we're not
really professionals, this takes a lot of time we actually
don't have. The job is now finally...almost done and I guess
it looks quite acceptable.

1972 Mercedes 250 CE

For perfectionists there's still some work to do but it's
definitely ready to ride. Unfortunately lacking of time
and space, this car will be for sale soon.

The Heavy Load Pioneer SA 9500 II

The Pioneer SA 9500 II

Better late than never I'm back with this heavy beauty.
It's a Pioneer SA 9500 MKII stereo amplifier.
The front and knobs are made of aluminum and the case is all metal.

PIONEER SA 9500 II

This model was built in the late 70ies. After refurbishing
it works again perfectly and the sound quality is awesome.

PIONEER SA 9500 II

It has enough power and is even affordable considering the
quality and beauty. You just need to be lucky to find one.

The Lucky Found Rollei 35 S

The Lucky Found

This blog is about a passion for old and vintage gadgets and devices.
It's not about brands, it's more about the beautyof the item itself.

That is why i'd like to place here some lucky founds of mine and prefer
to show these, sometimes rare beauties, in pictures.

My first piece i'd like to present is as well my latest. I'm talking about 
a Rollei 35 S mechanical Photo camera from the late 60ies.

Rollei 35 S

With this cam i was super lucky, found it in a second hand store

for only 10 Swiss Francs. Only works, of course if  they dont know
what they're actually selling....lol.

The amazing thing is that this cam has about the size of a pack of
cigarettes.....not bad for a fully mechanical camera.

Rollei 35 S

I don't want to talk much about the features, just enjoy looking at it.