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Talking of different engines in Fiats; here is the engine in mine.
P1050486 by john curtis, sur Flickr
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P1050486 by john curtis, sur Flickr
P1050497 by john curtis, sur Flickr
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In the German press (Bild) something about the early days of motoring, auction day again. The Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP could become the most expensive car built before 1930. It's hard to believe: this Mercedes was once the fastest production car in the world! Maximum speed about 130 km/h. But that was some time ago: the Mercedes-Simplex 60 PS "Roi des Belges" was built back in 1903. 121 years later, the original classic car is now going under the hammer at the Gooding & Company auction house. The licence plate reveals that this car was the 740th car ever registered in London. The former purchase price: 25,000 gold marks (that would be around 200,000 euros today). The super sports car was ordered by the British publisher and motorsport fan Alfred Harmsworth.
Where, when, what price?
Where, when, what price?
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I remember as a boy reading the Saint books by Leslie Charteris. "The mighty Hirondelle charged on 50, 60,70 mph"
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121 years in the same family. Yeah. I was saying to the mrs. a while ago, its only the rich that can afford to buy the best, and the very rich are able to keep it long enough for it to become valuable.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.
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When I lived in Worthing in the early 1980s Dutton Cars was a thriving local business building cars based on the components of bigger manufacturers. The owner’s two sons both drove Lamborghini Countachs. The had very similar numberplates; one read TOO 510W and the other TOD 510W.
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That group shot of Citroens reminded me. One of the worst cars I have ever owned (and I have owned loads over the years) was the Citroen AX. Admittedly it was their entry level offering at the time but what a piece of **** in every respect. After putting right some of its worst faults and glueing back into place all the interior bits that were found under the seats I sold it on very quickly and replaced it with a Seat Marbella which turned out to be a much better prospect although quite spartan inside.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.