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Bob Sarda's Blog – April 2011 Archive (1)
Bonneville Salt Flats or Bust (Via The Maxton Mile)
Having no patents, millions or any means of letting future generations know of my existence, I have decided to get my name in a record book.
I like cars. I like speed. I like the unusual. What better combination of concepts than to combine all three and go after the little looked at Land Speed Record for Steam Powered Cars.
Originally set by Bob Marriott in the Stanley Steam Rocket in 1906 at a blistering 127.66 mph. He attempted to drive the car faster the next day, but the…
Added by Bob Sarda on April 2, 2011 at 3:00pm — 12 Comments
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A Bite of History - 1957 VW Beetle by Mike Thies
Posted by Michael Thies on June 29, 2026 at 2:00pm
When Concours Was About More Than the Car by Mike Thies
When Concours Was About More Than the Car by Mike Thies
The Concours d’Elegance did not begin as a car show in the way most people think of one today. The idea goes back to Europe, where the word simply meant a “competition of elegance.” Long before automobiles, wealthy owners paraded fine carriages, fine horses, and fine clothes. When automobiles replaced carriages, the same idea carried over. The…
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