Thor - an unidentified sleeping beauty

Thanks to Matt Burke, of Rochester, NY, who recently bought this

car called the THOR. He asks: "Has anyone heard of or seen any

others like this? The chassis is a full length VW beetle pan/trans

and motor from 1956. The only id is the tags you see in the

pictures - I am trying to find out more about this car. All of the

pieces and parts are on the car. there doesn't seem to be anything

missing. One neat feature is a hand-controlled direct fuel delivery

system control from inside the cabin (see engine pictures).

If you know of anybody that may be able to help I would appreciate

you getting in touch." mkburke@hotmail.com

Beauty in Spain - not sleeping yet

SEAT 600 (FIAT built under license in Spain) pictured in Ronda,

Spain, in May this year - still going strong. Don't miss the

Little Book of Microcars coming soon from Veloce Publishing

Simca sleeping outside Terrasson-Lavilledie

Many thanks to Raymond van Donk for this beauty, taken in the

Dordogne region of France on the N89 outside a bric-a-brac

shop on the outskirts of Terrasson-Lavilledieu

Sleeping Minx, Trjntje, is given the kiss of life

Thanks to Andre Koster who says ... 'This is Trijntje a Hillman Minx

3A Deluxe Saloon. Built in England in 1959, exported to Tsjechië,

sold to a Dutch trader in 1994. Kept in a barn till 2002. I woke her

and now go to classic meetings with her and a 41-year old caravan'

Trisha is given the kiss of life ...

Many thanks to Jay Foster of Club Triumph for these four

great photos of his TR7 sleeping beauty, Trisha, before

and after restoration. If you're thinking of buying a TR7, don't

miss this Essential Buyer's Guide coming soon from Veloce.

Our 100th posting has classical beauty

Peugeot Darl'Mat shown here in the collection of Arlette

Schlumpf, now kept unrestored in the museum of Peter Mullin.

Beauty having a rest on a farm in France

Will Koorn spotted this Massey Ferguson 135 sleeping in France.