Yini uLandau
Umzimba kaLandau wezimoto usukela ezinsukwini zokuqala zomlando wezimoto. Ngemuva nje kweminyaka embalwa kusungulwe imoto nguGottlieb Daimler noKarl Benz ngo-1886 - besebenza ngokuzimela bodwa, zombili izinkampani zazinezimoto eziningi emigwaqeni lapho ingxenye yophahla yayenziwe ngendwangu.
Umkhiqizo weMercedes-Benz, owakhiwa ngo-1926, wawuthatha lo mbono, futhi eminyakeni edlule, iLandaulets ibilokhu yakha zombili izimoto ezishibhile nezikhokhelwayo ngokuya ngamamodeli amaningi. Ukwahluka kokugcina okutholakala njengemoto yokukhiqiza kwakuyi-600 (W 100 series) kusuka ngo-1965 kuya ku-1981. Imihlangano yokusebenzela yezimoto ekhethekile yenkampani iphinde yakhela amaloli amathathu ahlukene eVatican engxenyeni yesibili yekhulu lama-3.
Ukuhluka okuphezulu okuguqukayo
I-Lando ingenye yemigomo phakathi kwemiklamo ekhethekile yomzimba, futhi ngempela umsuka wayo usukela ezinsukwini zezimoto zokuqala. Uphawu lwayo “igumbi labagibeli eliqinile, elivalekile elinendawo eguquguqukayo egoqekayo”, njengoba kuchazwa iMercedes-Benz. Empeleni, lokhu kusho indawo engaphezulu eguquguqukayo egoqekayo ngaphezu kwezihlalo zangemuva, eseduze nendawo engaphezulu eqinile noma i-bulkhead eqinile. Kuye ngokuhluka, umshayeli angaba semoyeni ovulekile, noma, njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka emizimbeni yesimanje yalolu hlobo, ngesitayela se-limousine.
Kunoma ikuphi, ukukhetha phakathi kwesihloko esivaliwe noma esivulekile kutholakala kuphela kubagibeli ngemuva. Izimfanelo zikaLandau njengemoto ekahle yabantu bomphakathi zibonakala kakhulu lapho uphahla lukanokusho seligoqiwe, kugxilwa kubo bonke abagibeli bangasemuva futhi kuguqula lolu hlobo lwemoto lube yipulatifomu enhle nenhle yokukhuluma emphakathini. Kungakho izimoto ezinemiklamo yomzimba eyingqayizivele kangaka zisetshenziswa cishe yizicukuthwane namaVIP kuphela. Futhi-ke, uphahla lungahlala luvalwa futhi, njengesivikelo esimweni sezulu noma emehlweni.
Kwenzekeni embonini yezimoto
Ngesinye isikhathi ngeminyaka yawo-1960 noma 1970, abakhiqizi bezimoto banquma ukubuyisa igama elithi "landau roof" noma "landau top" ukuze kuchazwe into ehluke ngokuphelele encazelweni yayo yasekuqaleni: kulokhu, uphahla olungaguquki ku-coupe noma i-sedan evele ilingise ukuguqulwa. . Abakhiqizi bezimoto bakwenzela bona lokhu ngeminyaka yawo-1970 nawo-1980, kwase kuthi kusukela ngasekupheleni kwawo-1980 nasekuqaleni kwawo-1990, izimoto ezifulelwe nge-landau zaqala ukuvela ukuze zithole lesi sici njengento eyinhloko yemoto.
Ngeshwa, yonke le nkulumo ngophahla lwaseLandau ayiwuphenduli ngempela umbuzo oyinhloko ovela kwabaningi: Kungani konke lokhu kudingekile? Futhi empeleni, kungani abantu bethenga izimoto ezinjalo? Ingabe uphahla lwensimbi olujwayelekile lufanelana nabantu abambalwa kakhulu? Izimoto ezingenhla zikhombisa ukuthi konke kushintshe kangakanani emashumini amaningi eminyaka.
Kunezinye izinkampani ezenza lezi zinguquko, kodwa kungenzeka singazi ukuthi kungani. Namuhla, bambalwa nabashayeli bezimoto abazi kahle ukuthi yini uphahla lwe-landau. Le ncazelo yesitayela somzimba ngokuvamile ihlobanisa nabashayeli abadala abakhule ngesikhathi sophahla lwe-landau futhi abafuni ukuyeka lesi sici esihle sokuklama. Abanye bacabanga nje ukuthi iletha isici sobuntu ekwakhiweni kwemoto.
