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2 days ago1 min read
The "push buttons" for gear changes on the Chrysler fifties
Invented by Chrysler in the 1950s and supposed to be revolutionary, it was deemed too complicated and replaced by the classic lever on...
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3 days ago7 min read
The Alfa Romeo Dauphine and R4 L: the transalpine French cars!
Renault cars manufactured and badged by Alfa Romeo, there is enough to surprise more than one. The story begins in the aftermath of the...
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5 days ago1 min read
Enzo Ferrari and the Violet
If red is undeniably stuck to the image of Ferrari, do you know that Purple is stuck to that of its creator Enzo Ferrari who used to...
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5 days ago2 min read
A note from Enzo Ferrari in a Renault 5 Turbo 1
It's obvious that Il Commendatore loves sports cars and red. So when in 1952 one of his close friends from the world of automobiles...
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Dec 184 min read
Personalized License Plate: The 1979 NO PLATE Misadventure
In 1979, Californian Robert G. Barbour, a West Los Angeles sailing enthusiast and manufacturer of marine equipment and industrial...
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Dec 183 min read
Stories of unlikely discoveries of hidden cars
Car enthusiasts have always dreamed of finding old cars hidden in barns. But these stories are not in barns, but in more unusual places...
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Dec 184 min read
Citroën Baby-Brousse and FAF: an African idea
It is called the Citroën FAF for Easy to Make, Easy to Finance, which sums up quite well the concept of this economical vehicle derived...
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Dec 151 min read
The Cirta agricultural tractor
Manufactured under license from Deutz (German brand) at the Oued Hamimime complex, near El Khroub (Constantine) since the 1970s.
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Dec 151 min read
Bugatti T35 of Prince Mohamed Abd El Moneim of Egypt
Bugatti T35 of Prince Mohamed Abd El Moneim of Egypt chassis 354762
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