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Hugues Vanhoolandt at Rétromobile 2022

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Rétromobile does not only consist of static displays. A distant ancestor of the car, the 1770 Fardier de Cugnot was conducting some demonstrations. This is of course a reconstruction of the steam-powered three-wheeled cart intended to replace horse-drawn vehicles and transporting heavy cannons. Needless to say that the walls shake when this vehicle is in motion.

Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

The world has changed quite a lot since the last edition of Rétromobile in 2020, but one thing has not changed; the inimitable atmosphere that emanates from this show, even if it was smaller, with less spectacular displays and less international dealers and their expensive cars.

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Dale Powers’ Fascinating Finds Part 4

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1953 DB racer

Story by Eric Davison
Photos courtesy Dale Powers
From the Archives, December 2016

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Over the course of his life Dale Powers searched out, owned, repaired, restored and driven too many cars to be either recorded or described. They have included, Jaguars, including an SS100, Porsches, Fiats, a Sprint car or two, MGs and just about anything else that is interesting.” What an automotive life!

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Dale Powers’ Fascinating Finds Part 3

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Dale and his very special 4 1/4 sports racing Bentley posed with the motor home that took him and Marcia to vintage events around America.

Story by Eric Davison
Photos courtesy Dale Powers

From the Archives, December 2016

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Vintage racing was an activity ideally perfect for Dale Powers. He joined the SVRA in 1978; his membership is #9. In 1978 vintage racing was a great place for those who had dreams of being Stirling Moss, and magnificent old race cars were available on the cheap.

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Dyna Panhard Racers

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By David Beare

From the VeloceToday Archives, November 2013

It is unlikely that Louis Delagarde, the designer of Panhard’s flat-twin engine, could have foreseen the scale of competition successes his diminutive power-unit would achieve when he began work at his drawing-board during the dark days of World War II.

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Panhard Dyna Racers

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By David Beare

From the VeloceToday Archives, November 2013

It is unlikely that Louis Delagarde, the designer of Panhard’s flat-twin engine, could have foreseen the scale of competition successes his diminutive power-unit would achieve when he began work at his drawing-board during the dark days of World War II.

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“CD” and the Last Racing Panhard

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The Panhard-CD exhibited a Retromobile by Autodrome is chassis #LM64-01, race number 45, driven by Pierre Lelong and Guy Verrier. The car retired at 4.00 AM, after twelve hours, due to a failure in the transmission. Photo courtesy Autodrome Paris.

By Pete Vack

When you read the letters CD in terms of aerodynamics, it is usually assumed that they stand for “Coefficient of aerodynamics”, Cd, or Cx as some would have it. Others would have it differently, for the letters CD also stand for Charles Deutsch, whose lifelong ambition to create efficient race cars has been largely overlooked and yet is so important.
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