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Rally Algiers - Hassi-Messaoud - 1959, 1960
At the 1959 Algiers-Hassi-Messaoud Rally, the SIMCAs came first. Wybo, Desplat and Buchmann, on Arondes Montlhery and Vedette Beaulieu, won the first 3 places in production cars, Tourism category. Ouvier sur Arondes Montlhery arrives 1st in the Improved Tourism category, still on Simca. 1960 edition

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Mar 29, 20231 min read


A Citroën 2cv transporting the heart of the nuclear bomb in the Algerian Sahara
During the "generals' putsch" in French Algeria in April 1961, there was a nuclear bomb in Algiers, intended for a nuclear test. The...

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Mar 28, 20232 min read


Chinese cars soon produced in Algeria
The Chinese Ambassador to Algeria, Li Jian, announces in an exclusive interview with the Chinese television channel CGTN Français, that...

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Mar 27, 20231 min read


Tissier Citroën CX ''Helicopter Transporter 6'' with mobile launch and landing pad
It looked like a vehicle straight out of a science fiction series, this Tissier Citroën CX ''Helicopter Transporter 6'' vehicle was made...

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Mar 26, 20231 min read


VW Beetle: the 20,000,001st produced in ...
It is known that on May 15, 1981, Volkswagen produced the 20,000,000th Vocho (Beetle) at the Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico. What is...

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Mar 22, 20231 min read


Porsche 953-911 Dakar 1984: validation goes through testing in Algeria, and it's a winner
After Audi became world rally champion in 1982 with its four-wheel-drive Quattro, the writing was on the wall for traditional...

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Mar 19, 20234 min read


Fiat El Djazair: We tell you everything
Today, March 19, 2023, a press conference was held at the Sheraton Club des Pins hotel in Algiers on the launch of the FIAT brand in...

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Mar 19, 20234 min read


The history of Renault production in Quebec
The story begins in the late 1960s, when General de Gaulle, fierce defender of an independent France, but also a world power, he will...

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Mar 18, 20233 min read


Meguetounif Belkacem: Algerian racing driver of the first hour
Small photo album of a great driver, namely Meguetounif Belkacem, who ran brilliantly on prestigious international and national rallies...

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Mar 14, 20231 min read


Simca: Car stunt show in Hassi Messaoud (Algeria) - 1960
Car stunt show sponsored by Simca Algeria in 1960 on the Maison Vert aerodrome in Hassi Messaoud, performed by stuntmen Jean Sunny and...

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Mar 14, 20231 min read
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