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Rootes75



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:43 am    Post subject: The Stephens Motor Car Reply with quote
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c703w2j4zzwo

What surprises me most are that out of 12 built there are 2 survivors.
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mikeC



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
One in six is a remarkable survival rate, especially for such an early car.

But what's even more remarkable is that Richard Stevens built his series of cars in 1898 apparently inspired by the companies formed by Henry Ford and Ransom Olds - the Ford company was started in 1903, and the Olds company in 1901!

Well done, BBC!
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Typical of BBC research....
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