European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse S hitch to tradition passengers the second even is combined diving. Similar to thai featured in the olympic games the three stage event features Marathon driving obstacle driving dressage he Way a horse moves and presentation the general appearance of horse Driver and Carriage four times a year horse drawn vehicles of All shapes and sizes Are brought to Intercourse a. In Lancaster county in the heart of Pennsylvania s Amish country to be sold to the highest bidder at Martin s auction. Old milk wagons rub elbows with finely restored coaches rough backboards share a Patch of grass with sporty gigs and romantic sleighs Nestle next to Conestoga wagons we re about the Only auctioneers who really specialize in Carriage says Larry Martin. Larry and his brother Paul jr., had been conducting horse and estate auctions in the 1960s, bul they stumble Inlo the Carriage business by Accident when asked to liquidate a Carpel company s private Carriage collection in 1971 Larry says. From Humble beginnings Selling a Lew dozen buggies in a Grassy Field. Martin s has grown to become the largest regularly held Carriage auction in the country. Martin s conducts three Large Lour Day auctions in May August and october and 3 select Sale to april Allol which Alt acl thousands of Carriage enthusiasts from around the country bidding on hundreds of horse drawn vehicles i m the president of the local driving club and we Sel up our schedule according to Martin s schedule we Don t plan any horse shows or driving events or anything on the weekends of Martin s sales says Jerry Trapani 40, a Blacksmith in East Islip by. We be been coming to Martin s for years. This is our vacation. We have friends from ail Over the country that we gel to visit at every Martin s auction says Vicky Mccaffrey a horse breeder from Schoharie collects old commercial vehicles draft horses can pull the auction Elvei collectors a Chance to sell their less valuable carriages to id buy carriages of higher Quality. And it gives restorers the Opportunity to sift through an unlimited assortment of parts. Prices Range from $75 Lor a Pony jog Carllo $40,000 for an original Kimball Park drag coach. Thai s a far cry from what Russ Rogers paid for horse drawn vehicles 30 or 40 years ago when i was a kid automobiles were Corning in and these were on the Down Side. You could buy these vehicles at a farm auction for five or 10 Bucks. Some of them Are going for several thousand now says Rogers 61, a Carriage dealer in Silver Springs Fla. a towkme�ay�7ftort�-wn a emf of put up of tvs saturday. Of of a 0.1987 John Brian left and Terry Keeton with new Vin Houston. Primping the ugly duckling with . Specs by Paula Dittrick United press International be of the newest imported cars arriving at the port of Houston actually is a remake of the 2cv, a tiny Odd looking vehicle nicknamed the ugly duckling and introduced Al the 1948 Paris Auto show there s no car thai s meant so much to so Many for so Tang target group Usa sales manager Terry Keelon said. Ii Lunod out to be the toughest car Ever Tho 2cv is Besl known in the United states for a popular advertisement showing the car on a Beach Wilh the top rolled Back and Lour teens hanging out Keeton Hopes his firm will become the first to import the 2cv into the United slates in a mass basis about 300 a month by i960 target has negotiated the red tape and Federal standards and now is working to establish a network of dealers. As originally manufactured by the French Aulo manufacturer Troen the cars flunk solely and emission standards target a subsidiary of target industries of Holland spent nearly eight years arranging Federal approval to import remanufacture versions classified As multipurpose vehicles used citroen 2cv models Are bought in Europe stripped to the Chassis and then rebuilt from the framework up Al target s Plant in Belgium Lemeel requirements they Are imported As target 2cvs they put All new citroen parts on in except for the Chassis it s a 1987 Model ii comes in As a 1970 or a 1967," based on the year of Iho framework As department of transportation regulations require said John Brisbin. Who handles publicity for target Federal regulations have Grandfather clauses that permit older vehicles that do no meet the latest standards we re in it to meet or exceed specifications. We re gradually going to evolve into making the cars ourselves Brisbin said adding he Hopes Hal can be accomplished in about five years we re meeting specifications i Hough i960," by adding head rests Seal Bells safely Glass and other items required by us standards he said of the target 2cv target s main competitor is Michael Fournel of France who also imports citroen 2cvs into the United slates this is my Lavoile car said Keelon. ,1 car collector who used to be in the computer business and then the synthetic Oil Industry. Keeton said the 2cv is reliable cheap i rans Poulalion. Ii will always Start no one wants to steal it. La s too High profile target1 advertising jokingly slates that the car is reliable because there is nothing logo wrong. Buyers will be Drivers wanting Oll Beal Liles Lyle dealers will be individuals having unrelated careers who love the car and Are willing to sell it More As a Hobby than a livelihood Busbin said the car is available in six models ranging from $6,750 to $8,500 All Are two Cylinder front wheel drive four Speed manual transmission Lour door Sedan convertibles Wilh Roll Back tops they weigh about 1,330 pounds Wilh a who Cabase of 94.5 inches. Each dealer will receive a parts Supply and Par is also Are being manufactured by others just As Volkswagen Beetle parts Are available from other manufacturers in the United Stales Keelon describes the vehicle s lop Speed As 75 Mph depending upon the wind and says the mileage ranges irom 35 Miles per gallon in the City to 44 Miles per gallon on the Highway. You can t say anything bad about the car. Everything has already been said and people just continue to buy them Keeton said it has become a legend in its 39-year the stars and stripes Page 15
