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Thomas Edison's electric car from 1910
In 1898, Thomas Edison developed an alkaline battery using iron for the negative terminal and nickel oxide for the positive terminal. The...

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Dec 12, 20233 min read


Opel GT: The record machine in electric and diesel
Opel Elektro GT - 1971 1971 was the year the Apollo 15 astronauts became the first to board an all-electric lunar rover after landing on...

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Dec 9, 20234 min read


Algerian automobile press of the time
The Algerian press specializing in automobiles has been in existence for almost 100 years. Appeared in 1928 with L'Auto nord-africain:...

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Oct 13, 20231 min read


Porsche 911 model G: tests in Algeria
Previously unpublished photograph of Helmuth Bott and Friedrich Bezner taken during Model G tests in Algeria in 1975.

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Oct 12, 20231 min read


Porsche 928 development tests passed through Algeria
Porsche has always had a limited range. So when Porsche develops a new model, it puts great resources into development. The 928 being the...

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Oct 12, 20233 min read


Circuits of tourist automobiles in Algeria in the 20th century: find hotel rooms and guide editions
The first touristic automobile circuit in Algeria dated 1839. The duc d’Orléans, visit the province of Constantine. In the past, this is...

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Oct 11, 20237 min read


One of Saoutchik's two “Shark-Nose” Graham 97 Cabriolets from 1938 passes through Algeria
Joseph, Robert and Ray Graham introduced their automobile in 1927, but in 1938 they showed their most striking design, the "Spirit of...

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Oct 6, 20233 min read


Trans-Saharan passenger transport companies of yesteryear
If at the beginning of the 20th century, the railway was the modern tool of commercial development, the automobile was a utopia. In 1879,...

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Sep 30, 20235 min read


Audi Quattro EA 262: behind its launch
A vehicle that was never actually planned and was ultimately only released as a special edition became a great commercial success and one...

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Sep 13, 20234 min read


Stock cars in Algiers in 1953
Stock cars made their appearance in Algeria in 1953 with the first race at the El Biar stadium. This discipline is then practiced in...

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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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