24 Heures du Mans/15 et 16 Juin/1963

24 Heures du Mans/15 et 16 Juin/1963

1959 24H du Mans Poster by Michel Beligond (Litograph in colours/Printed by Thivillier)

1959 24H du Mans Poster by Michel Beligond

(Litograph in colours/Printed by Thivillier)

Salon Auto - Genève

1971 & 1973

salon international de l’automobile - Genève

1960’s Posters

Salon International de l’Automobile et du Cycle - Genève

1930 & 1932

How to paint your Automobile

“So Easy - So Smooth”

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1973 Lancia Fulvia 3 Safari Coupe

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1911 Rolls-Royce 1701 Experimental Speed Car The first 100mph Rolls-Royce “The 1911 RAC-observed London to Edinburgh Trial was a major test for Edwardian cars. The Trial allowed Rolls-Royce to demonstrate the performance, flexibility and economy of the Silver Ghost, particularly when compared to its arch rival, the Napier. At the same time it broadened the appeal of the car to a younger and sportier clientele, without deterring the traditional aristocratic customer that was at that time the mainstay of Rolls-Royce production. The RAC observers ensured that only top gear was used, including pulling away from standstill, quite an achievement 100 years ago before motorways and metalled roads. No other car at the time could match this Rolls-Royce feat, with 1701 driving from London to Edinburgh and back using top gear only and averaging fuel consumption of more than 24mpg. To prove that the original chassis had a normal back axle ratio and that the car had received no mechanical alteration, the car was then driven at Brooklands, achieving over 78mph. Later, when fitted with a ‘wind-cheating’ single-seat body, 1701 recorded a speed of 101mph over the flying half-mile at Brooklands driven by E.W. Hives, eventually destined to become Chairman of the Rolls-Royce company.” Read more

1911 Rolls-Royce 1701 Experimental Speed Car

The first 100mph Rolls-Royce

“The 1911 RAC-observed London to Edinburgh Trial was a major test for Edwardian cars. The Trial allowed Rolls-Royce to demonstrate the performance, flexibility and economy of the Silver Ghost, particularly when compared to its arch rival, the Napier. At the same time it broadened the appeal of the car to a younger and sportier clientele, without deterring the traditional aristocratic customer that was at that time the mainstay of Rolls-Royce production. The RAC observers ensured that only top gear was used, including pulling away from standstill, quite an achievement 100 years ago before motorways and metalled roads.

No other car at the time could match this Rolls-Royce feat, with 1701 driving from London to Edinburgh and back using top gear only and averaging fuel consumption of more than 24mpg. To prove that the original chassis had a normal back axle ratio and that the car had received no mechanical alteration, the car was then driven at Brooklands, achieving over 78mph. Later, when fitted with a ‘wind-cheating’ single-seat body, 1701 recorded a speed of 101mph over the flying half-mile at Brooklands driven by E.W. Hives, eventually destined to become Chairman of the Rolls-Royce company.” Read more

1921 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost Phaeton

1908 Lancia Alpha 12 HP: The first car made by Lancia

(By the way, I love that beautiful horn)

Constructors of Dreams

Vincenzo Lancia

Enzo Ferrari

Ferruccio Lamborghini

Lancia logo designs by Count Carlo Biscaretti of Ruffia, 1911. (The 2nd one in the 1st row was used from 1911 until 1929)

Lancia logo designs by Count Carlo Biscaretti of Ruffia, 1911.

(The 2nd one in the 1st row was used from 1911 until 1929)

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Toy Racing Cars

1955 Märklin 5524/11 Mercedes-Formelrennwagen

1950 Dinky Toys 23B Auto de Course

1961 Corgi Toys 151A Lotus Mark 11 Le Mans

1951 Mercury No. 31 Maserati GP

1953 Dinky Toys 23K/230 Talbot-Lago

1939 Scamold No. 105 Atla

1935 Märklin Mercedes-Benz

“Mint-condition cars don’t have the same kind of soul.”  via

Porsche & Tudor

1966 Porsche 910/Tudor Heritage Chrono 2010

Friday’s Off-topic: (Historic) Photography “A massive “W” in the Kent Avenue yard of the Williamsburg Bridge. The 20-foot “W”, part of a giant “WSS”, was placed on a tower on March 20, 1918. WSS stands for “War Savings Stamps.” Letters were erected on the south side of the Manhattan tower during World War I.” (Eugene de Salignac/Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives)

Friday’s Off-topic: (Historic) Photography

“A massive “W” in the Kent Avenue yard of the Williamsburg Bridge. The 20-foot “W”, part of a giant “WSS”, was placed on a tower on March 20, 1918. WSS stands for “War Savings Stamps.” Letters were erected on the south side of the Manhattan tower during World War I.” (Eugene de Salignac/Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives)

(Source: The Atlantic)