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How it all started with the automobile

How it all started. It is an interesting story how the automobile developed in the Netherlands in the early years. It is even more interesting how it all once started. How an idea to transport military personnel during the Eight Years’ war to the modern cars we see today on the roads. Three centuries of […]

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Dutch Autosport 1894 – 1949

History books are telling us that the first race for motorised vehicles was held on the 22nd of July 1894. The race known as Paris-Rouen, a trip of 126 Kilometre won by Jules Albert, Count de Dion in a De Dion Bouton. Of course, I disagree with this idea as previously competitive races were held […]

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