 Photo's 2 & 5 are very small, but all I have of the car in the 70's, 1 is arriving home in April 2013, rest having fun on rallies in 2014. Nick Hunt from Kalangadoo (Australia):"I am a farmer in South Australia, and about 5 years ago, decided that I had reached a stage of life (mid-life crisis?) where a little extravagance was warranted so after much deliberation, purchased a 1929 DeSoto tourer. This proved most rewarding, making a new circle of friends and enjoying being noticed in a beautiful car. However the tidy and shiny tourer left something missing for the farmer image, the old buckboard with the dog on the back! The morning internet search was rewarded in April 2013 when an original and mostly complete 1925 Dodge buckboard was advertised. While around 500 kms from home, with the suggestion of a shopping trip combined, my good wife was happy to join me the next day with a car trailer in tow! The Dodge had been under a tarp' for the last few decades, a restoration project that stopped when the owner's health declined. While his son intended to complete Dad's project after he passed on, after 25 years he realised this wasn't going to happen. Thankfully restoration had stopped at a body off chassis strip and paint, with the body still original, as I wanted! I am fortunate to have a retired mechanic mate living close by, who enjoyed helping pull the old motor apart, which, although hadn't been started for 35 years, and was last registered 50 years ago, it was still in good condition. With help from local and American friends and parts suppliers, we were able to get it going over the next 10 months. When my mechanic was tied up with other things, I got to work on the tray, building a new one from some re-cycled baltic pine that I had in the shed. I was keen to keep the original leather seats, but they were tearing a little more each time I jumped in, so after much consideration, the ideal look was found, - old hessian potato bags! While it did come with the original roof bows, I found it extremely difficult to get in and out with them attached, so again after scouring photos on the internet, I have found the ideal solution, - a convertable - made from an old rusty bullnozed verandah! Easily detached with 2 wing-nuts and 2 bolts, it is reasonably rain proof and great shade on a hot day, but most importantly, looks good! The only finishing touch I was missing was the red kelpie dog on the back.... this was fixed with "Jess", even if she is distracting some on-lookers away from the Dodge! Motivation to complete the project quickly was the Centenary of Dodge events taking place in 2014, the highlight in Australia being a Nationaly Rally around Forbes. While over 1000 kms from home, this proved a most worthwhile trip, it was on the trailer to get there but enjoyed doing around 650 kms in a week with 100 other 1914 to 1938 Dodges! Complete with a bale of hay, rusty milk can, sheep shears and rabbit traps, I have taken care to restore the car to a reliable and safe vehicle, but also one that still looks its age. It has been a most rewarding project, and must really frustrate other drivers of fully restored shiny models when this rusty feral parks next to them and gets all the attention! For the mechanically minded, Dodge Brothers started with a good motor that didnt change from 1914 until just after mine, in March 1926. They were all 4 cylinder, 12 volt positive earth, 212 cubic inch motors of 24 horsepower. My engine number is A452-441 and chassis A380-853, giving a build date of July 11th, 1925 (they were turning out 830/day at that time from the one Detroit factory!). ( edition 5000 competition , comp5000 ) |
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My 1925 Dodge named "Dudley"!
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A Wolseley Hornet in Michigan
 Robb Stewart - you may know his name as he is a three time winning jury member - reports about his Wolseley project: "Answering your request for entries in your 5000 contest, I thought that I'd share my obsession. This is our 1933 Wolseley Hornet Special, #99 of sanction 78, Eustace Watkins Daytona with cycle wings, coachwork by Whitingham & Mitchel. We acquired it out of a barn in Michigan in 2008 and I've been working on it since then. You can see that it had been allowed to deteriorate to a frightful state, but this was my only chance to own such an interesting car. I try to devote 8 to 10 yours a week to the project and expect to have it running in a year or so." (edition 5000 competition , comp5000 ) |
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Back in France for the first time since 1919
On it's way to Paris. Presumed to be the sixth oldest Bugatti still in existence. The 1912 T15 , chassis #446 / engine #88... The car known in Denmark since 1919 and now owned by Claude Teisen-Simony will be back in France for the first time since it left the factory! It will be on show with PreWarCar at Rétromobile, stand H100. Car nr. 95 is photographed here at the start of the Austrian Alpenfahrt in Juin 1912 with a Mr. J. Weiler at the wheel. The car is presumed to have returned to Molsheim after the show and was sold again - either with or without body - on September 6, 1912. Be sure to stop by at our stand H100, Rétromobile 3-8 February Paris.
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About full barns and deep pockets (Update: Sold at Euro 54,832 )
 Tim Gunn: I was recently asked a question, which I'm sure, has been asked at every gathering of old vehicle enthusiasts, around the globe these past few of months. "Money no object, what would you buy from the barn find collection in France?" If for some reason you have been locked in your own barn waiting to be discovered, then the collection of 60 rare cars found last year will come as a shock to you. The remarkable collection of Roger Baillon is to be offered by French auction house, Artcurial at Retromobile in Paris on February 6th. Widely publicised as the 'last barn find' and the 'automotive find of the century'. But I would like to point out, we still have 85 years till the end of the century and although not as large, I'm sure; more 'barn find' collections will be un-earthed in the years to come. The collection ranges from a basket case in the form of a Delahaye Type 43 camion-plateau from 1911, to the sublime, Ferrari 250 GT SWB California of 1961. What is clear though; most of the cars will either need a deep pocket to buy and others will need a barn full of money to restore. So what if money was no object and you had the chance to own a piece of the Baillon legacy? To be honest, my personal thought, would be to go for a car with great character, but requires simple work to get back on the road. One such car in the collection would be Lot 44, the Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 pick-up. With some fresh tyres, a mechanical overhaul and a good dose of oily rag, you'd feel like a French farmer on his way to market every time you drove it. The Bugatti T57 from 1937 is going to be one of those cars in the collection which will probably require both a deep pocket to buy; and to restore. But if I owned the project, I'd make it respectable and use it, while enjoying the previous history of this wonderful car. Lastly, if money really was no problem, my wife would like me to bring home the 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB California, but in a different colour, so I won't be doing that, instead, it's going to have to be Lot 26, the Amilcar CGSs from 1927. Definitely needing 'a bit or work', but it would fit in my garage just nicely. editorial addition: what's your gamble on the final price for the Amilcar with a Euro 3000-5000 estimate? We'll offer a PreWarCar brass plate to whom comes closest to the final result, including buyer's costs. UPDATE by Editor: all your guesses were defeated by reality! Even the highest guess by Ace Zenek of Euro 51,000 was passed with a few more thousands... Still Ace is the winner being the closest and will receive the PreWarCar brass plate. Ace, please send us your address at office#prewarcar.com |
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Rear ends of cars
None of us likes to have to change a wheel at the side of the road, especially when wearing our best clothes, so if I saw today’s lady in red I would expect to stop and offer my help. But something tells me that, whilst continuing to work with jack and wheel brace, she would accuse me of being macho, or of treating women as inferiors. She has a wonderful air of independence as she puffs on her cigarette and gets on with the job.She’s lucky that her sporty open top car has a spare wheel and I wonder what make it is? But never mind – it has style and she has style and I make no apology for sharing with you a few more stylish cars from the rear because on my desk is a copy of a book simply brimming with photographs of such cars. It is Peter Larsen and Ben Erickson’s magnum opus on the coachbuilder Saoutchik which has just won the coveted award of ‘The Most Beautiful Book of the Year’, 2014, presented at the Festival Automobile International in Paris with the elegant Eiffel Tower’s lights blazing in the background.
My favourite ‘rear end’ from their book would surely meet with the approval of our lady – a 1923 Hispano-Suiza H6B Transformable 4 Glaces with twin spares relocated to the rear in about 1927 when it was ‘modernised’ , perhaps by the third owner Charles Weymann.
If that wasn’t sporty enough for her, then let’s tempt her with this Mercedes-Benz 26/120/180 PS from 1928 with twin side-mounted spares.. It was bought in 1962 for $5000 from the estate of the first owner and subsequently restored to perfection and mercifully retaining its original lizard skin interior.
Spare wheels were traditionally side mounted which allowed some cars to stow luggage to the rear, and picnic hampers too. This 1931 Hispano-Suiza H6C was first owned by Lily Chipot, known equally for her wit in intellectual circles in Paris, as well as for her colourful entourage and sensual striptease dances performed in various Parisian cabarets. I can’t imagine her changing a wheel!
The lines of this 1932 Bucciali, with its stylised Stork, will surely satisfy any lady’s desire for automotive style. The storks on each of the six designs Saoutchik did for Bucciali were all subtly different.
The publishers - Dalton Watson - tell me the book is nearly sold out so let us share with you some sample pages to explore at your leisure and enjoy the cars, ( and some their owners ) from all angles. Click HERE.
(picture collection Leo Schildkamp; text Robin Batchelor)
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What is it? Quiz #387
You will not be surprised to read that you're looking at a wellknown GM product. Yet, that's the easy part. The challenge for you is to decide which exact type and which body is the object of this weekend's quiz. We don't think you need too many extra hints. What we can add is that the car only recently emerged from oblivion. And the owner of course knows a lot more, but he also has many unanswered questions. Next week Saturday you will learn all about it.
Now before writing down your response, be sure to read the Rules under Read More. This may be your chance to win the coveted PreWarCar T-shirt. Results and source of photo will be published next Saturday, February 7.
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How to date this fine paint brochure? (update: 1904 Peugeot!)
Leo Schildkamp found this wonderful brochure form the dawn of motoring. An italina paint firm trying to get hold on this new market segment. Our guess is that they were active in the carriage painting busienss already before. The depicted colours are true samples glued in the brochure. Of course we knew there were many possible colours in that time as well, but still we are amazed by this fabulous richesse. Leo did some research and at least the name of the brand Ciclolux is still existing. Maybe we can help dating the brochure based on the motorbike. Our rough guess... 1902/03. |
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1933 Citroen Rosalie Tourer & the Parting of the Ways
Reg Harris reports: "I have always had an interest in cars and even as a ten year old I could identify most makes and models that were common at the time (early 1940's). As with most of us, cars became just a means-to-an-end . However, many years later the "Old Car Bug" caught up with me and I just had to have one. Just what, I did not know but I knew that when I saw IT, that would be the one. This happened in Novemver 1971 when I bought my 1933 Citroen Rosalie Tourer in a very-much unrestored condition only 2 hours after seeing it and never having seen one before. At the time I did not realise how rare it was here in Australia, and this presented some big problems. So far as I know there is only one other rosalie on the road, a sedan, and many "gunnadoos", all sedans. Mine is the only tourer, and as all had Australian bodies, they are slightly different to the English & French ones. Slough cars were imported in chassis-cowl form and had bodies built here. Flood Body Works in Melbourne bodied the sedans and coupes, ahile TJ Richards, in Adelaide did the tourers and roadsters. Restouation was a long drawn out process what with setting up a new home, family commitments and financial constraints. However, in early 1980, I finally had Rosie on the road and it gave Pam & me a great deal of pleasure going on many Club runs and displays. Many other involvements got in the way of car club activities so her total milage since restoration is fairly modest. Towards the end of 2013, I realised that at 82 years of age, I was losing confidence driving an old car in modern traffic, so decided that the time had come for the parting of the ways. Also we were moving into a retirement village villa with accommodation for only one car. I am very fortunate that an avid Citroen collector had admired the car for over 30 years as he did not have a Rosalie in his very extensive stable. Years ago I decided that when this time came that is where I wanted her to be. It was with some sadness, but knowing she was going to a good home, that I drove her onto the trailer for my last drive and we waved goodbye to Rosie after 43 years of happy (mostly) ownership. As she is only about 300 km away, I know that I can drop in to see her in her new home." |
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The Italian Rolls? Or Duesenberg perhaps?
This week Paris will be the place to be for those who hold a passion for old and exceptional cars. A particularly rare example is being offered for sale on Friday 5th in Bonham’s auction of ‘Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais’. Lot 373 is a 1930 Isotta Fraschini 8A SS Cabriolet in absolutely perfect condition after a comprehensive restoration by its current owner and during the careful research (to ensure all details were correct) it was discovered, almost certainly, to be the very car that graced the Isotta stand at the 1930 Milan Salone dell'Auto.
Isotta Fraschini’s chief engineer Giustino Cattaneo focused on a one model policy in the 1920's, and launched the world’s first production straight-eight motor car, the Tipo 8, in 1920. The revised Tipo 8A was introduced in 1924 at the London Motor Show and featured a 7.3 litre engine producing about 115bhp, and the SS (Super Spinto) 135bhp at 2,600 rpm.
An open 4 seater example came 6th in the first Mille Miglia driven by Count Aymo Maggi with co-driver Bindo Maserati, chief test driver at Isotta Fraschini. It wasn’t so much a desire to win as to enter socially, the head of Isotta having created the Mille Miglia.
The engine gained a good reputation for smooth and reliable running and the enormous torque prompted the company to state in the owner’s handbook that first gear was only for uphill starting and the car could normally be started in second with a change to third as soon as 30mph was reached. The crankshaft was machined from a single billet of steel , turning in 10 bearings within the aluminium crankcase – the block and head being of cast iron.
The body is from Castagna who were renowned for their stylised quality interiors and this exceptionally fine example has being carefully refurbished. Retaining the existing silver hardware and inlays, referencing other Isottas, its leather has been carefully renewed in the correct patterns, with the tasteful embellishment of ostrich hide panels to the doors, and arm rest panels. Luxurious and decorative Carpathian elm veneers are incorporated into its wood finishes.
To fully appreciate this magnificent car, you have to see it in the flesh, to explore every glorious, majestic expensive inch of it, and begin to appreciate why they were chosen by owners such as Rudolph Valentino, Jack Dempsey and this car believed to have belonged to the son of William Randolph Hearst. Isotta Fraschini themselves published a list of owners of their cars: a Queen (Rumania) , a King ( Faisal), an Empress ( Abyssinia), seventeen princes, four princesses, four Maharajahs, the Aga Khan, Benito Mussolini, assorted dukes and duchesses, barons, counts and viscounts, and heading the list, His Holiness The Pope.
To see one of these hallowed Isotta Fraschinis freshly restored gives some idea of the sheer presence and statement that they must have made when they graced the roads in the Twenties and Thirties, quite literally people must have been awestruck. And yet they balance this with refined blend of engineering and style, a clean uncomplicated engine bay, stylised dashboard, and uncluttered interior epitomising the Art Deco era. As a late example quite a long way down the production, and probable Salon car, this may be considered to be one of the definitive examples of its marque, and as a result it is all the more rare and covetable.
(Text Robin Batchelor, pictures courtesy Bonhams)
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The Horch Trunk set Mystery
 Many trunk sets go around and often little is known. In this particular case considerably more is known. Listen to what Hubert Kranz told us. "A friend of mine has these Horch cases. The previous owner was Dr. Karl Mey, Preussen Allee 24, Berlin (near the Olympic Stadium). My friend was well acquainted with his son who told him about the Horch cases of his father. Karl Mey junior sold the house and died in 2011. His father was in 1945 kidnapped by Russian soldiers and never came back. Until the turn of the millennium the bags were resting in the garage of the property. The whereabouts of the car are unknown. Dr. Karl Mey was the director of Osram, Chairman of the Telefunken, Chairman of the United Lausitz Glassworks, Europe's largest glass factory in the thirties, Chairman of the German Physical Society of Glass Technology Company ... co-editor of the Journal of Technical Physics, Physical leaves and the technical and scientific treatises from the Osram Group. Possibly someone owns this car now and would be interested in these cases. Also my friend could something about the family, what might be interesting for the owner of the car." |
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Paris impression....
Our good friends from the Model T Ford World Tour are also present at Retromobile. And such a special story doesn't go unnoticed by the French media.
One can drown in the sheer perfection of the automobiles offered by Lukas H'uni...
Few words needed for the display of the Baillon collection at Retromobile Paris. In fact the visual impact is way beyond the trivial financial outcome of the auction. In our view the exposition should stick together like the travelling exposition of the terracotta army from China.
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Josephine likes bananas
We first introduced you to Josephine Baker back in 2003, but since our minds are in Paris this week as Retromobile attracts huge numbers of enthusiasts to wander the halls of Parc des expositions de la Porte de Versailles and indulge their passion, let's re-make her acquaintance.Paris is just as famous for its night life and in 1925 Josephine Baker had her first job to appear in La Revue Negre. Her next significant job was at the Folies Bergere where she was a member of their all-black revue and it was there she first performed her famous Banana Dance which helped her quickly become the topless, banana-skirted toast of Paris, doing what she could to increase her notoriety hovering somewhere between scandal and sensation. (See a vignette of her in the wonderful animated film ‘Belleville Rendezvous ‘ HERE.) In 1961, Josephine was awarded the Legion of Honour, France's highest award.
The picture shows her at the summer concours, her clinging white dress contrasting perfectly with her dark skin and the black and white Delage D-6 convertible. Pablo Picasso said of her: "Tall, coffee skin, ebony eyes, legs of paradise, a smile to end all smiles.".
Georges Simenon the Belgian author and inventor of Inspector "Maigret" had a short relationship with Josephine in 1925. He couldn't stand it, however, that she was more in the spotlight then him, and called himself "Mr. Josephine".
When Retromobile closes its doors for the night and our friends all start to explore Paris by night, if you think you see a vision of beauty trotting down The Avenue des Champs-Élysées in a cart being pulled by an Ostrich then you can say you have seen Josephine Baker.
(Text and pictures Robin Batchelor)
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The greatest Spyker afficionado left us.
Earlier this week Stijnus Schotte died at the age of 49, decades too early. He was still full of ideas. Still full of touring plans and more. He liked a good glass of beer - sometimes two - but more important was his big appetite for US made brass era cars, preferably in usable but unrestored condition. Ranging from early Franklin up to the slightly 'modern' Packard double six. Yet most will remember him as Stijnus 'Spyker' Schotte. As anything Spyker related would make him jump up and down with enthusiasm.
His father was a wellknown collector and Stijnus not only inherited his father's old car genes but also a small museum known as De Autostal including the 1909 car that he campaigned around the globe. Any Saturday morning you could drop in at the pocketsize homely museum for coffee and cake and have a chat with a small gathering of nutheads. When Stijnus was not in the country, he was most probably on tour with friends of the Horseless Carriage Club, with the dutch PAC or with friends in Germany.
Well remembered is the participation with his beloved 1909 Spyker in the Beijing-Paris reenactment of 2005. Further Spyker fame he gathered with the spectacular find in French Guyana of a 1907 model.
Stijnus was always a good laugh and when he was in, he was all over the place. The dustless Spyker is not the first picture to associate Stijnus with. But no matter what, when in future the famous name of Spyker will sound, to us it will have the echo of Stijnus Schotte.
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A Paris Retro lunch mystery (UPDATE: ex-Dovaz photographed by Dingo)
Naturellement – when in France, you do as the French do. So don’t be tempted to grab a sandwich when at Rétromobile this weekend, but look out for the most lingering lunch available. You know the sort of thing – sausages and patés drenched in garlic, smelly cheeses and rustic breads plus plenty of wines to wash it down. You may even bump onto a scene like this on the actual show floor, with Bernard Ariztegui’s (stand number A062) at situ. Bernard is your man if you are looking for the better vintage (Bugatti) parts, but will transform his display into a scene from La Grande Bouffe at noon.
That brings us to the photograph above, sent to us with no thoughts about its origin. Is this scene for real or is it a set up? We don’t know, but would like to find out more about man and machine - a Type 57 or so it seems. Fact is that it does trigger the imagination. And with so many Bugatti connoisseurs around we reckon it shouldn’t take too long.
(Words Jeroen Booij, picture courtesy Dingo/Retroviseur)
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About Quiz #387: 1937 Buick Vandenplas
After decades of peaceful rest inside a garage, this rare 1937 Buick has come to light recently in Spain. Very little was known when the car was bought by its current owner, apart from both little Vandenplas Bruxelles badges. According to the model plate, this car is a "Series 40" assembled at the Belgian GM plant of Antwerp. Apparently many different american cars were bodied during the 30s in the Vandenplas factory, and some of them were photographed at the "Parq du Cinquantenaire"... but as far as we know, there is no photo available of this car. Now the Buick is undergoing a complete mechanic overhaul, and while its owner is looking for the history of its car, which apparently could be very interesting. For the time being, some old pictures have been found showing the car participating as staff car of the Spanish army in the early 1940s, even carrying a coal gas generator. Later, the car was sold to a civil owner in the 1960s, and very little use was given to the car since then. Now the great question is how and when this car came to Spain. In 1937 the country was involved in a hard Civil War and importing luxury cars at these times wasn't the first thing that came to mind... so there is a bit of mystery. Hopefully some of our encouraged readers have solved this riddle, but due to circumstances we haven't pinpointed a winner yet. In a few days we will. To be continued!
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In search for early Cork competitors
 Joe Dwyer writes: "We at the Munster Vintage Motorcycle and Car Club are holding our 60th Cork Veteran Run on July 18th and 19th this year. We are trying to locate some early entrants, in particular: - 1901 Sunbeam Mabley registered IE 4 - 1900 Arrol Johnson Registered GM 3 - 1903 Winton registered RI 50 - 1905 Sizaire Naudin registerd RI 1223 - 1909 Briton - 1911 Belsize registerd OI 4027 - 1911 Belsize registered HI 85 - 1912 Humber registered IO 623" Joe was kind enough to add the photo above and the two below which do not give a full match with the list shown. Anyway if you know about the whereabouts of the listed cars or of others who competed in Cork in a distant past, please let us know. Editor: Joe gave an update of the cars shown in the pictures: picture 1 - 1900 Arrol Johnson registered GM 3 picture 2 - 1916 Bianchi registered IK 1964 - 1904 De Dion Bouton reg unknown - 1901 De Dion registered MI 1 - 1924 Austin 7 registered YN 5816 - 1909 Rover registered AD 1179 Picture 3 - 1910 Talbot registered LI 112 |
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Antiquemobilist of the year
In the semi-psychedelic lighting of the VIP-room of Retromobile a new award was presented to Model T world travellers Dirk & Trudy Regter by Directeur du Salon François Melcion (right) and Malcom Forest (left) "Antiquemobilist of the Year". The idea of the award - and the brazilian word 'antiquemobilist' itself - came from Malcolm Forest, he is a true old car fan from Brazil. You may have seen his name connected with Isotta Fraschini and a very rare Gräf & Stift limousine as well.
The idea behind 'Ántiquemobilist' is to honour a driver (or driver couple in this case) who made an exceptional effort for the old car scene while making use of their car (a not unimportant addition, so it is a prize for real drivers). Malcolm expressed his enthusiasm for the exceptional tour Dirk (!) and Trudy started in June 2012, starting from the Louwman museum in Holland.
From there they crossed Europe, took Africa north-south, made a 16,000 mile tour in the US, went from there to Ushuaia deep down in South America and up again to Brazil. And will soon continue travelling New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, India, Tibet, Mongolia (where they built two children schools with the proceedings of earlier journeys) and from there through Siberia...back home. All this in view to create a better world for children in hardship. All proceedings and gifts go to SOS children villages. Congratulations Dirk & Trudy and long live their Model T!
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Is this 1935 Packard still around?
Hugo Modderman is wondering if this special bodied 1935 Packard is still around, possibly in North West Europe, or even in the Netherlands where the body was made by Schutter en Van Bakel. Aside the european understated lines, one should pay special notice to the twin side-by-side sliding roof(*). He has a very concrete reason to ask this. Very soon there will be an exposition in Amsterdam about the coachbuilder Schutter & van Bakel who had their workshop in de narrow Kerkstraat in Amsterdam. The exposition will be in the same street, so very near to the original premises.
The Schutter & van Bakel bodies known to Hugo are now in Great Brittain and the USA. Except for one which is in Holland, but that's a Bugatti and of course the 1928 Lincoln earlier discussed on these pages. The Packard we're looking for was first prize winner in 'Concours de Carrosserie' organised by the Royal Dutch Automobile Club (KNAC) in 1935. We're looking forward to receive any information you may have about this car. And hey, maybe you have another Schutte & van Bakel parked in your Dutch shed. We're equally happy to learn about that!
(*) according to the Dutch car history society Conam the car got badly damaged during the war.
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Damsels in Delage
Now that the razzmatazz of Paris has died down, let’s travel to the South West of France to a place called Saumur beside the River Loire. Let us also ignore the fact that it is Friday 13th today and concentrate on tomorrow’s date – Valentine’s Day.
Photographer H. Armstrong Roberts captured this romantic image in 1928 of two girls deep in conversation and we are left to guess at the subject. Is it about the Delage CO which brought them to the river bank? We don’t think so, but we are grateful to John Warburton and Peter Jacobs for identifying the car and its details (6cyl. 4.5 litre. Approx. 1400 produced 1917-1921.)
The area is surrounded by vineyards, all immaculate as only the French know how, and is home to several impressive chateaux – sublime and romantic as only the French know how. So the subject must be love and we take our hats off to the two lucky young men who join these girls on the rest of their Valentine's Day journey.
(Text Robin Batchelor, image by H. Armstrong Roberts)
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What is it? Quiz #388
A serious racing car of a famous make, yet not very well known for racing. This car appeared in the early twenties at one of the famous banked oval circuits of Europe. From our source we know that not too much is written about this particular car, yet that it's known and derived from a well known sportscar / tourer of the same era. Sorry but we will leave it with this, the racing experts will have some fun with this one.
Now before writing down your response in tje response space below (please do not e-mail), be sure to read The Rules under Read More. This may be your chance to win the coveted PreWarCar T-shirt. Results and source of photo will be published next Saturday, February 21.
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