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The first car phones
Lars Magnus Ericsson the founder of the Swedish telephone/radio company of the same name created the first rudimentary version of the car...

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Mar 29, 20242 min read


129 days to build a car
On May 27, 1960, Turkey was the scene of a military coup d'état organized by a group of Turkish army officers, against the democratically...

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Mar 12, 20244 min read


The Bandama and Côte à Côte rallies at the origin of the Dakar Rally thanks to Jean-Claude Bertrand
Jean-Claude Bertrand the designer of Rallye The idea of these major African Raid rallies (there already existed African rallies but their...

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Mar 1, 20249 min read


“Monocle” model windshield - 1909
The famous Mercer "Raceabout" came from the factory without a windshield, which was optional on some brands, or available from...

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Mar 1, 20241 min read


In the embers of the Green Hell (The Nürburgring)
This may be the title of a novel, but this hell is very real and many of the most experienced pilots have burned their wings. Context It...

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Feb 24, 202415 min read


The 3 Hours of Algiers - 1953 edition
The 1953 3 Hours of Algiers took place on May 23 and 24 on the quays of the banks of Algiers organized by the Moto Club of Algiers, a...

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Feb 21, 20241 min read


Juan-Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by supporters of Fidel Castro in Havana in 1958
Juan-Manuel Fangio, five-time world champion, was nicknamed "The Maestro". A reputation that makes the Argentinian a perfect target for...

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Dec 15, 20232 min read


The “Desert Ship”: the vision of a hallucinatory vehicle to conquer the Sahara, 1932
Out of the imagination of a mad inventor, a vehicle, called the "Desert Ship" (Wüstenschiff), 40 m long and 13.5 m long, 12 m wheels....

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Dec 15, 20231 min read


Delahaye 135 M Coupe Sport Chapron 1938
This magnificent Delahaye 135 M was delivered to the Chapron bodywork on December 13, 1938, then bodied as a sports coupe under the...

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Dec 15, 20231 min read


A Delahaye type 135 M Roadster abandoned in Kabylia then restored by the Peterson museum
Delahaye type 135 winner of the Concours d’Elegance in Algiers in 1947 In 1938, a new top model of the Type 135 was introduced at the...

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Dec 15, 20232 min read
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