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What this site is about |
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This website is dedicated first
and foremost to the collectors, historians, restorers but also to
the general enthusiasts. The site deals with the history of motor
vehicles, e. g. automobiles, motorcycles, buses and trucks of all
eras (veteran, vintage, classic, more recent models). Every
variants of the oldtimers has also its place, such as ambulances,
firefighting vehicles, motorcoaches, taxis, sidecars, pickups, vans,
suvs, police vehicles, racing cars, and so on. The
expressions 'automotive history' and 'motorization' also refer
to motor sports (automobile , motorcycle, and truck racing,
rallying, sprinting, hillclimbing), to the manufacturing and
transport industries (including advertising, work relations, etc.).
Other themes have also their place, such as the history of tires, of
the roads, the related service industries like filling or service
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| On this website, you will
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| Bibliographical references for
books, audio-visual material (DVDs, VHSs, CDs, etc.),
periodicals and annuals. The references cover many languages
including Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish,
French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish and
Swedish. |
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| You will also find addresses of
associations and clubs, of museums and private collections,
addresses of specialized publishers and stores. In these sections of
the site, over sixty countries are represented. |
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| A last and more recent section of
the site gives basic historical informations, notably the automotive
marques that have existed since the beginning of motorization. |
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