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From Cyclecar to Grand Sport - Mike Costigan - 11-07-2023
The exhibition at the Louwman Museum looks to be well worth visiting:
https://www.prewarcar.com/brave-and-beautiful-from-cyclecar-to-grand-sport-exposition
Apparently the exhibits include 'the original Mille Miglia Austin Seven'; really? I'd be interested if anyone can confirm its provenance!
RE: From Cyclecar to Grand Sport - dickie65 - 11-07-2023
The Amilcar (10 ) is my fantasy car Stunning !!!
RE: From Cyclecar to Grand Sport - stuartu - 11-07-2023
Alas, the "Mille Miglia Austin" seems to have lost some of its more characteristic features - but then, a lot can happen in nine decades. I shall be fascinated to learn what happened to it between 1932 and today.
Regards,
Stuart
RE: From Cyclecar to Grand Sport - Steve Jones - 11-07-2023
(11-07-2023, 05:28 PM)stuartu Wrote: I shall be fascinated to learn what happened to it between 1932 and today.
Perhaps it spent some time in a garage in Tuxford
Steve
Apologies. A comment that Stuart will understand!
RE: From Cyclecar to Grand Sport - stuartu - 11-07-2023
All too well, Steve!
Regards,
Stuart
RE: From Cyclecar to Grand Sport - austin - 11-07-2023
Ho ho ho. I guess someone is trying to pull a fast one. My first thoughts were why has that car got so many dials?
I did find this on my time in the LAT Archive. Prints weren't really filed in a way that made sense, was lucky that the archivist found this and left it out for me.
Milan motorshow May(?) 1931. (And yes I have blocked out the registration number, and no I won't divulge it.)
Apparently the car then stayed in Italy with Ferrari, sounds to good to be true in my mind.
In fact the photo was published in the 15th May 1931 Autocar magazine.
See separate post about Auticar archive but page is here -> https://ocean.exacteditions.com/issues/105600/spread/128?rc=35191bf8-b16e-4be4-b04a-a3735c00e670