original custom car from the early 70’s, which was part of many well known fairs in Canada and Germany. This unique Hod Rod was created in the early 70s together with other very extravagant vehicle creations by Gerry Nimz in Burlington Canada. Together with Carl Caspar, he is one of the most popular showcar- and moviecar-designer of the 70s and 80s.   “The telephone Rod” was first introduced to the public at the “Canadian International Car Show” during the late 70s. It made headlines worldwide with great interest. In the following years the vehicle appeared several times at various exhibitions and events in America. 1981 it was shipped along with other extravagant vehicle creations, with Lufthansa German Airlines from Toronto to Dusseldorf. Here it was presented on the “Jochen Rindt Show”  (today’s Essen Motor Show). The Rod was part of the newly introduced “Show Center”, a presentation area for historic cars, design studies and very extravagant vehicles.   Many famous people of the 80s like Mark Thatcher and Emerson Fittipaldi got themselves photographed with vehicles from the show center.

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Location: Großnaundorf, Germany