Taking the bear for a ride. (UPDATE)

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UPDATE by Carleton Hughes:"I think the car featured with the furry mascot and the lady driver is a Clément-Bayard 1910-1911 vintage, perhaps a 9 or 10 CV, the cowl contour is unmistakeable." (ed.: We have no reason to doubt jurymember Carleton's judgement ;-).

EARLIER TEXT: See this Dutch lady in her little Renault or ???? (fill us in please). She is posing proudly with her little Roadster. But now take a close look at her mascotte (click). That is far from Lalique. It's a mascotte in the real sense of the word and you wouldn't expect it in this setting nor era. Now put this waving bear somewhere in a locker in your mind, within a few days from now we'll show you the evidence that this lady will trade her car for yet another Roadster. (photo collection Mrs. Blom-Visser ; click for more detail)

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