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Famous Mercedes Silver Arrow Takes to a Wet Track in Donington Demo Title: Famous Mercedes Silver Arrow Takes to a Wet Track in Donington Demo
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on June 13, 2008

The latest issue of Classic Driver features an absolutely fabulous article by Tony Dron about his experience driving the legendary Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow Grand Prix car around Donington Park...

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Selling The Lotus Yellow Peril Title: Selling The Lotus Yellow Peril
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on January 10, 2008

For sheer aerodynamic perfection it would be hard to beat this Lotus XI, also known as the "Yellow Peril." Perhaps in a wind tunnel contest more modern race cars might prevail but none would...

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We (Nigel, That Is) Drive the Bugatti Veyron Title: We (Nigel, That Is) Drive the Bugatti Veyron
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Filed in archive European Specials , German Cars , Test Drives by Philip Powell on October 14, 2007

Our ace contributor Nigel Matthews gets to drive some very exotic machinery but nothing could compare with his seat time in the Bugatti Veyron, the fastest and most expensive production-built car in...

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Czech Streamliner Stops Crowds in Gastown Title: Czech Streamliner Stops Crowds in Gastown
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on September 06, 2007

Of all the interesting cars at the 2007 Steamworks Concours in Vancouver's Gastown, perhaps nothing stopped (and mystified) visitors more than this 1947 Tatra T-87. To begin, few North Americans...

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Touring Spain With a Classic Marque Title: Touring Spain With a Classic Marque
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on June 15, 2007

If I were to ask you to list the most important car producers by country would you include Spain? Probably not, and yet it has produced some magnificent automotive engineers - Wilfredo Ricart among...

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The Truth About Volvos Title: The Truth About Volvos
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on April 07, 2007

A few blogs ago I made mention of "Volvo's 70-year history.". My article featured the PV544 and later models. I wish I could have included a few words and a graphic about that very first...

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Saab Convention Celebrates 60th Anniversary Title: Saab Convention Celebrates 60th Anniversary
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on March 02, 2007

I'll bet my good buddy Bob Schulties, autos channel editor at About.com in NYC, would enjoy this one; Bob's a Saab enthusiast to the core. Thanks to this week's Hemmings newsletter...

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Own a Perfect 1973 Volvo 1800ES With 8,000 Miles on the Clock Title: Own a Perfect 1973 Volvo 1800ES With 8,000 Miles on the Clock
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Filed in archive European Specials , Romantic Notions , Station Wagons by Philip Powell on January 07, 2007

One night a couple of years ago I was walking along a rain-dampened street in Brooklyn with good friends Bob Schulties, About.com's Autos Channel editor, and Colin Hefferon, my Vancouver test drive...

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The Huet HB Special: Line Forms on the Right. Bring Cash Title: The Huet HB Special: Line Forms on the Right. Bring Cash
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Filed in archive European Specials , Rally/Retro-Rally by Philip Powell on December 15, 2006

How can you not want to own and drive this beautiful mid-50's sports car? Of course you would. Unfortunately you can't, and it's not a true classic but a prototype for a very limited run of 12 new...

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Voisin (voah-sehn) Inspires Chrysler Title: Voisin (voah-sehn) Inspires Chrysler
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on September 21, 2006

One of the many delights of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is the organiser's annual selection of "honored" marques. For 2006 there were two fabulous names to be admired: Delahaye and Voisin,...

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Spyker, a Rare Dutch Treat Title: Spyker, a Rare Dutch Treat
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Filed in archive European Specials by Philip Powell on June 22, 2006

My Dutch friend and local coffee house entrepeneur Ralph Steenstra is stunned when I tell him that his country once produced a fine car called Spyker and that it has been reborn after 70-some years....

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