Testing a Tilling-Stevens

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We wouldn’t like to be in this man’s shoes, trying to put some blocks under the front-wheels of this Tilling-Stevens truck chassis. The purpose is to show how good this truck is conquering hills. The picture comes from a film that was shot during the 1924 Concours d’Elegance on the boulevard of the Dutch fishing village and beach resort Scheveningen (just try to pronounce that!). The whole movie is some eight minutes long and shows three separate parts, the Concours itself, including several wonderful C4 Spykers; the races along the waterfront and the demonstration of the Tilling-Stevens. This movie has some special meaning for your editor as I know for sure that my grandfather is among the spectators. Too bad I couldn’t spot him and I can’t ask him anymore.
(still taken from movie)

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