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Aegean Free Zone Overview871 viewsThe Aegean Free Zone, near Izmir, is one of several free trade zones in Turkey. Free zones are sequestered areas given special regulatory treatment with the aid of promoting exports and attracting foreign investment. The Aegean Free Zone is home to Space Camp Turkey as well as a car museum and a wind turbine blade factory, all of which we visited on this date.
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1957 BMW Isetta790 viewsAlso known as "The Egg."
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Camionette and Convertible777 viewsThe one on the right is a 1930 Model A convertible; the one on the left is a 1928 Model A, but it is a "Kamyonet". - which means "truck" in Turkish. In French it would mean "trucklet."
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1940 Cadillac LaSalle 4-door Sedan761 viewsThe LaSalle was kind of a junior Cadillac, built and marketed by Cadillac but with a different brand name, and priced lower than a Cadillac. LaSalles were built from 1927 to 1940, so the car in the picture is one of the last LaSalles ever built.
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Wind Turbine Blade Factory758 viewsInterior of the factory, showing blades under construction.
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1948 Mercury Wombat Convertible732 viewsBehind it is an early '50s Dodge. "Wombat" is not an official model name, but rather a nickname assigned by '60s hot-rodders.
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Classic Model A Fords724 viewsThe rightmost is a 1930 Ford Model A convertible; the middle one is a '28 Model A truck. The leftmost is a 1928 Model A sedan.
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1937 Packard 4-door sedan702 views"Ask the man who owns one." Damn few of those around anymore.
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1934 Chevrolet Woody Station Wagon688 viewsAn ancestor of the Woody station wagons of the late Forties and Fifties, which became wildly popular among surfers in the '60s as a means of transporting surfboards to and from the beaches.
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To the Point688 viewsThe man standing by the point of the blade gives you an idea of the size of these things.
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End of the Production Line686 viewsThe turbine blades come rolling off the production line and out to the storage area.
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Blades Galore684 viewsAnother view of the interior of the turbine blade factory.
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