Hot! Welcome to the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show: A Special Exhibit from the 2013 IAA

[Merc1]

Did you ever wonder what the Frankfurt Motor Show looked like 30 years ago? Well, you need to look no further than the…2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, as the organizers set up a special exhibition that will no doubt awake some memories among visitors.


Called “The stars of 1983 – where are they now?” the exhibition shows the most important vehicles that debuted that year at the IAA. One can say 1983 was a really good year for making cars, judging from the crop of vehicles assembled together in the unusual 1,000-square-meter exhibition.


Iconic production cars like the VW Golf Mk2, Mercedes 190 or BMW 524td were introduced that year, along with performance vehicles like the BMW M635 CSi and Audi Sport Quattro as well as concept cars like the Porsche “Gruppe B” design study. All these 30-year-old models (minus the concept obviously) can now be registered as historic vehicles in Germany as long as they are in their original condition and have no technical defects.
To put things into perspective, the exhibition also includes a 1963 Opel Kapitän L and a 1993 Opel Calibra Ecotec V6. If you happen to be in Frankfurt during the show (September 12-22), make sure you visit Hall 3.1 to enjoy for a wonderful trip back in time. Now let's have a detailed look at the stars of the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show.

WOW!

Great look back and a good read!


M

 

[Tumbo]

Everything after this picture, got blurry....

 

[Human]

Cool!

 

[Makini]

oh Lordie... Quattro!

 

[Sovereign]

WOW!

Great look back and a good read!


M

What a time 1980s were for the German car fans. These beautiful and now classic cars and more are still remembered and lust after in 2013. All cars here are beauty on 4 wheels but the above 2 cars are surely the most beautiful of 1980s.

Love those shark faced BMWs. No other 2 door BMW after it can match the beauty of this model. And for me the 928 was the last original Porsche beyond 911. Now all Porsche's production models look like an extension or variant of 911.