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Member ID: SamBlob

Location: Kingston, Unknown

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1996 Daihatsu Applause

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Last updated: Apr 28, 2008

Sam Blob’s Daihatsu Applause:
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Page 1 - my current vehicle: 1996 Daihatsu Applause

Page 2 - my old ride: 1988 Honda CM200T TwinStar

Page 3 - pictures I've taken of cars

Page 4 - Lamborghini LM link/POLL RESULTS

Page 5 - Rambling about my dream cars.

Page 6 - La DÜrkopp & other tales of Querétaro

Page 7 - 2006 Models: Cars I Like

Page 8 - 2006 Models: Cars I Disike

Page 9 - The V-6 Page

Page 10 - Abandoned Dodge Coronet 440 - THE SORROW AND THE PROMISE

LA DÜRKOPP & OTHER TALES OF QUERETARO

1. La DÜrkopp:

A few years ago, I was sent to the city of Querétaro in Mexico for a few months for training. I was being trained during the week and roaming around the city on weekends. Querétaro is a beautiful city rich in heritage (Mexico's independence movement started there, and later Emperor Maximilian was defeated, tried and executed there) but eventually I started looking at bikes.

SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 24On Avenida Constituyentes there was a tractor dealership called Agromotos S.A. de C.V. that also had a bike dealership on the premises. They sold Suzukis there, but they also had an interesting bike there that looked like it was from the '50s. I rode around on my bicycle one Saturday to find them closed. I took two pictures through the glass and then, thinking SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 25 the pictures might not come out, I took out pad and pencil and spent the next 45 minutes drawing the bike. SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 26

I went back two Saturdays later and found them open. I spoke to a salesman (in English) about the bike and I was allowed to write off the information from the nameplate:

Fabrik: DÜRKOPP ATKIENGESELLSCHAFT, BEILEFELD
Typ: MD 200
Fahrgest: 700114
Hubraum: 198 cc
Eigengew.: 115 kg
Zul. Ges. Gew. 272 kg
Baujahr: 1956

I was not allowed to take any photos inside the showroom, but the salesman was otherwise most helpful.

SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 27I have since tinkered with the scan of the original drawing and developed this:

2. Miami Cop Machine:

SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 31Of all the interesting things I saw at Miami International Airport while in transit to Mexico City and Quéretaro, the most interesting was just outside: the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle I had ever seen in the metal. It was a FXDP - a Dyna police bike. That's some incentive to join the Miami PD!SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 30
SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 28SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 29

3. Pickup Trucks?

SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 32Mexicans like pickup trucks but some are too poor to afford one (sort of like me in that regard). No problem. For a little more than the price of a moped you can get a hauler like the one at right. For something a little more heavy-duty, there's the one shown below. BTW, that's not me riding; I didn't have a bike yet. Not a working one, anyway...SamBlob's 1996 Daihatsu Applause Kingston, UN - 33

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Location: Kingston, Unknown