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American or Dutch? The Lincoln Body Mystery
When in doubt, ask the experts! Dutch classic car dealer Lex van Lammeren has just acquired a fine 1928 Lincoln Model L Dual Cowl Phaeton. The Lincoln has a body tag that shows it was made by famous...
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Starting up the old girl for the weekend
Harry Hickling reports about the Canberra Wheels Show, last Sunday. The wonderful 1908 Mercedes with its Roi de Belges touring coachwork depicted here is still very much alive. To see the car in...
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What is it? Quiz # 341
For this quiz we found a 110 year old voiturette to set your teeth in. The company who made it began manufacturing at the turn of the century but was in business only for a few years. Like many other...
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Riddles in the former Auburn Cord Duesenberg factory
Heith Goodrich recently paid a visit to a National treasure. Listed as one of the best places for gearheads in the USA to visit, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana, features over 120...
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70 years after the explosion
Davy Guineau reports: My last discovery is this Citroen Traction Avant Cabriolet de 1934. It remained here in the Dordogne since 1944. It was only thanks to an old photo showing the wreck that I could...
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A Sunbeam location Mystery.(upd. St. Chad's RC Cathederal in Birmingham???)
Steven White wrote us: "The attached photo has been supplied courtesy of Bruce Dowell of the Sunbeam Register, by the UK National Inventory of War Memorials (UKNIWM) - Imperial War Museum who are...
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Vintage Pornography: the naked Millers
The 2013 Amelia Island Concours celebrated the incredible race cars of Harry A. Miller, arguably the most important race car designer the US has ever produced. His supercharged 91 cubic inch...
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Samuel Sharp, the blind motorist with license!
In 1904 in Great Britain anyone driving a motor car had to have a licence. They had to be aged 14 to drive a motor cycle and 17 to drive a car. There was no form of a driving test at all. The...
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Who or What is she looking at?
A soft smile, a brilliant outfit and a nice cut car (is it Citroën or what?), this girl is ready for Easter weekend. The only thing bothering is that she's not looking this way. What's hiding over our...
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About Quiz # 341: 1903 Léon-Buat
This quiz was indeed a tricky one, as most were put off by the double name. But you might have recognized the big suitcase at the rear as the owner and his 1903 Léon-Buat are regular contenders at the...
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The Easter Bunny couldn’t make it today
Usually at Easter we expect a visit from the Easter Bunny to the PreWarCar offices. However, this time he texted us that he was otherwise occupied. "But," he continued on a happy note, "do not worry....
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Stop the new rules for advertising !!
Amsterdam based PreWarCar and PostWarClassic are facing difficult times. As per today Dutch government has put into effect a new set of rules for advertising media. One of these rules is that we may no...
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Barnfinds forever!
Robin Bachelor was kind enough to illustrate yesterday's support with photos of a superb find. At least this looks to be a very original Amilcar CGSs. As we don't know anything about the car we hope...
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Get the prewars out
Right for the beginning of spring I thought I should remind all of us about why we care for these beautiful cars! Take a day off and ask your wife (former, actual or future) to enjoy the more or less...
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Lepape: no cooling by air nor by water... (update: that is to say in the...
by Fons Alkemade: During the past twenty years or so I have been intrigued by the often curious inventions and vehicles proposed (and sometimes built) by the French engineer Hippolyte Lepape. Now and...
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A Washington D.C. Treasury Mystery (upd.1917 Haynes Light Six roadster)
Don Risen from California sends on a photo that came 'from a friend'. He adds that it is a "1913 photo from somewhere in Washington, D.C." A brandnew Roadster passing a policemen amoured against the...
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Who or what is she waiting for?
A fabulous Renault limousine or towncar. A 1914 ED perhaps? And a joyful lady waiting on the side. Is she waiting for her husband to leave for the opera? Is she having an affair with the chauffeur? Or...
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What is it? Quiz # 342
Kids waving goodbye to mother, father capturing the moment. A nice family snapshot in a sunny climate. But what sort of automobile are we looking at? (click main photo for a larger version). To help...
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No Daimler mystery (upd. 1907 Standard Roi des Belges)
Michael Ware sends a photo that came to him from Alan Whytock. It was his grandfather's car and his mother always said it was a Daimler. Though you cannot see the front of the car the radiator surround...
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Swiss body mystery solved: 1934 Chevrolet with swiss body by W. Blaser
A few weeks back we received photos of a mystery cabriolet coachwork (see link). Many things indicated a swiss coachbuilder, Langenthal and Graber were mentioned. However the body is from an even...
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