A Canadian Girl in Dutch Resistance

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Just another happy couple posing beside their Bugatti Type 57. That's what we thought when we were about to type an article telling you about the virtues of a red Ventoux that will be auctioned by Motorclassica. But as always we did some checking and with the help of Hispano-Suiza expert Hans Veenenbos we stumbled upon a terrific story that pales the Bugatti. You see, the couple are Dutch businessman Willem Leonhardt and his Canadian wife Mona Parsons. Willem Leonhardt was born into a well-to-do family. He lived a luxurious lifestyle and owned a series of exclusive automobiles like Voisin, Hispano-Suiza H6B and this Bugatti. In 1937, on a business trip to Canada, Willem met and later married Mona Parsons who went with him to Holland. (continue at Read More)

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