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I learnt recently that a De Dion-Bouton Auto-Caisson survives.  This is the best on-line link to it that I can find.  Are there better photos of it on-line?

http://www.lunion.presse.fr/index.php/cms/13/article/112141/Record_de_frequentation_battu__pour_le_salon_du_vehicule_de_collection

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Wow, what a superb survivor

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Yes, it is!  Three good close-up photographs of it appeared in a recent edition of "Army Motors" (number 126) - the Journal of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association.  It looks very complete.

Reading between the lines, it would appear to have been brought out from hiding for a car show at Palais des Congress in Reims run by Club des Belles Champenoises, which had as its special theme the products of De Dion.

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The De Dion is currently on show at the Retromobile show, Paris, as part of a display of WW1 vehicles.

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Yes, saw the photos for it on facebook today - amazing line up, at least two FT's (I think I saw a grey one in the background of a photo too), Joffre's staff car, Peugeot lorry, and what appears to be a Latil TAR. And a Ford Model T ambulance. Superb!

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Gizza link, Rob.



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http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/slideshow/2014/02/07/cars-ww/#/slide/1918-ford-model-t-ambulance



-- Edited by Great War Truck on Sunday 9th of February 2014 12:35:45 AM

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Ta. V nice.



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