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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 18, 20244 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 18, 20243 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 18, 20244 min read


EL HADJ EL ANKA made a promotional 45 rpm record for Shell stations in Algeria
Offered at Shell gas stations in 1963. It should be noted that El Anka is not the only artist to have advertised for a company and that...

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Dec 15, 20241 min read


Clear Headlight Cover for Dodge Magnum & St Regis
In 1979, Dodge transformed its Magnum into an anti-riot vehicle by equipping it with retractable headlight protection. It would be much...

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Dec 15, 20241 min read




Dodge La Femme: first car dedicated entirely to women
With the beginning of marketing concepts in the 50s in America, we began to witness the emergence of segmentation strategies made by...

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Dec 15, 20241 min read


Hurst's Triple Shifter
Among the curiosities of the American automobile industry, we find the Hurst triple gear lever that appeared in 1983 on the occasion of...

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Dec 15, 20241 min read


Renault Torino: Renault's exoticism in South America
The Renault Torino probably doesn't mean much to you, so it's the vehicle to talk about at car meetings to impress others. It's hard to...

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Dec 15, 20242 min read


History of North Korean automobile production
The North Korean automobile market is a perfect atypical case. This country living in self-sufficiency has a heritage poor in automobile...

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Dec 15, 20242 min read
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