Ran When Parked visits Toyota’s History Garage museum in Tokyo

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 3 Comments

Ran When Parked recently visited Toyota’s History Garage museum in Odaiba, an entertainment-focused area of Tokyo, Japan. The museum is part of the Palette Town complex that is also home to a huge Toyota showroom, an even bigger maze-like shopping center called Venus Port, a Ferris wheel, a casino and so forth. Continue reading →

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80 years ago: Citroën introduces the Traction Avant

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 9 Comments

Citroën is celebrating the 80th birthday of the Traction Avant, its first regular-production front-wheel drive car. The numerous versions of the Traction Avant were a common sight on French roads for over two decades and gradually set the course that all of the company’s flagship sedans would follow for decades to come. Owning a car … Continue reading →

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The third annual Velaux Rétro car show

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 2 Comments

The town of Velaux, France, held its third annual car show last weekend. It was one of the first car local shows of the year which is risky because in April the weather can change for the worse with very little notice, as those who visited the much larger Avignon show found out. However, the … Continue reading →

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Ran When Parked visits the Aventure Peugeot museum in Sochaux, France

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 7 Comments

Although PSA Peugeot-Citroën is headquartered in Paris, Peugeot chose to open its museum in its hometown of Sochaux, France. Located a stone’s throw away from the automaker’s very first factory, the museum is home to well over 100 vehicles that are swapped around on a regular basis. Continue reading →

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Walking through nine decades of Le Mans racers

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 1 Comment

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (AOC) quietly displayed twenty-one influential Le Mans racers built over the last nine decades on the sidelines of the Geneva Motor Show. Located on the bottom floor of the Palexpo Convention Center, the display aims to showcase how the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the cars that compete in … Continue reading →

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Topical advertising: Old vs. new

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 2 Comments

Automakers commonly bring historic models from their own collection to media events in an attempt to create a link between the past and the present. Sometimes the connection between the two cars on display is evident, sometimes it’s a little more heavy-handed. A photographer generally shoots the old car next to the new one but … Continue reading →

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Shedding light on a century’s worth of coachbuilt French cars

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

Régis Mathieu is known throughout the world for his work with chandeliers and light fixtures, but once a year he shifts his attention to cars and invites clients to display their vintage automobiles in his museum-like showroom. Located in a small village in the picturesque Vaucluse department of France, the showroom is decorated – and … Continue reading →

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Ran When Parked visits the Zeithaus museum in Wolfsburg, Germany

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Ronan Glon • 4 Comments

Following our visit to the Volkswagen brand museum in Wolfsburg, Germany, we trekked over to Autostadt in the center of the city to visit the museum there. Autostadt (a name that literally translates to “car city” in German) is a Volkswagen-themed visitor attraction that houses a museum, a pavilion for the SEAT, Škoda, Audi and … Continue reading →

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A look at the enigmatic Citroën 22cv

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Ronan Glon • 6 Comments

The Traction Avant is one of the best-known Citroën designs of all time. Produced largely unchanged for over twenty years, it is instantly recognizable by most auto enthusiasts and it is not even all that rare considering its age. Some versions of the Traction such as very early models and convertibles are more sought-after than … Continue reading →

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Ran When Parked visits Italy’s National Automobile Museum

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ronan Glon • 9 Comments

Ran When Parked had the opportunity to quickly tour Italy’s National Automobile Museum earlier this month. Entirely redesigned two years ago, the museum is located on the south side of Turin, just a few minutes’ walk away from Fiat’s historic Lingotto factory. Continue reading →

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