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"   Evert Louwman has a wonderful automobile collection and, as you can see from the photo, a sense of humor. His museum in The Hague in Holland has everything from Duesenbergs to D-Types, but how about the Swan car? And it&amp;#039;s junior, the Cygnet? They are currently on their way to the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d&amp;#039;Elegance. Come August 19th, those at the concours will see the pair glide -actually they&amp;#039;ll be driven \u2013 up the awards ramp at the concours...and probably get the biggest applause of the day. But wait, you ask, what are they? A Scotsman named Robert Nicholl Matthewson was a resident in India in the early 1900s, back when the maharajas were having some extraordinary one-off automobiles built. Several of these will be in a special class at Pebble this year. Not wanting to be outdone, Mathewson had the Swan car created. Built on a 1910 Brooke 25/30 HP chassis, the Swan can open its beak and spray steam, light up its eyes and play an 8-note horn. It also has, shall we say, one bodily function. The last time it was at the concours, when leaving the awards ramp, the Swan had a little \u2013 we&amp;#039;re trying to be delicate here \u2013 &amp;quot;accident.&amp;quot; Let&amp;#039;s just say they had to mop up afterwards. Turns out the Maharaja of Nabba was so taken by the Swan that he bought it and had the little one, the Cygnet, created so the Swan wouldn&amp;#039;t be lonely. Thought to be the oldest Indian-made automobile, it would be the great-grandfather of today&amp;#039;s Tata Nano. What price progress, eh? Related posts:  More Ferraris for Auction at Pebble Beach \u2013 2012 Monterey Auctions 1959 Devin SS Sports Car \u2013 2012 Monterey Auctions Concorso Italiano: BAT11dk Concept \u2013 2012 Monterey Weekend  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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