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The 2016 Statesmen Rally Kolkata, India
Supratim Basu sent us some pictures shot at the recent the Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally, which was held January 31th in Kolkata, India.Het has participated in an 1922 Austin 12/4, while...
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My Dads Car is a Mystery (UPD: Vernon Derby, Standard Avon Sports, Singer...
Some photos are really 'arty' and believe it or not we love these nearly vanished memories. And no matter how poor the quality, there is always some good information in the photo.In this case sender...
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The Three Sisters Mystery (UPD. 1925(?) Hudson super six brougham sedan or...
Some time ago we received this photo from an anonymous source. The back drop is a mountain group called Three Sisters in the state (ooops: should be province!) of Alberta, Canada (which should not be...
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Fancy some further fettling?
It was this 1936 Rosengart that caught our eye when perusing the H & H auction catalogue for the sale being held on 24 February at Donington Park in UK.Found in Bordeaux in a dismantled state, this...
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An Edwardian Sports Car Mystery (update: 1907 or 1908 Scout )
Update: It looks like Ariejan Bos cracked the mystery once more, check this page about Percy Dean and Scout Motors of Salisbury.Earlier text:Peter McGann sends a photo of an unknown edwardian sports...
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What is it? Quiz #414
Here we have a nearly forgotten car maker. Even the most respected classic car encyclopedia dedicates only a few lines to this Belgian brand, and the information is not very concise. The picture shown...
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Sunbeam Record Breaker back to the beach!
In March 1926, Sir Henry Segrave drove his Sunbeam Tiger along Southport beach at a speed of 152.33mph, capturing the world record and becoming the fastest man on earth. The car is now set to return...
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A Burned Down Convertible Mystery? (update: 1938 Buick Series 40 Convertible...
This is an early post-war photo made after heavy bombing near the village of Schijndel (probably in September 1944 when the allied forced fought their way form Normandy direction of Arnhem) in the...
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Salooning in Florida?
On Saturday 12 March RM/Sotheby's are holding their annual auction to coincide with the Concours d'Elegance being held at Amelia Island. From the abundant offerings we limited ourselves to a choice...
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A 'Monaco' Mystery? (Chénard & Walcker!)
Christian Philippsen from Monaco - a reputed concours jury member - sends this picture of a fine vintage tourer and adds: "I am trying to identify the car on the attached picture. Would you kindly...
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Why Scout?
Last Friday we showed you an edwardian mystery sports car. Frequent visitor and honorable jury member Ariejan Bos came with 1908 Scout whish seems highly probable.He wrote: " This illustration from the...
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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Today we’d like to introduce you to three ladies - two real and one fictional. Let’s start with the Honourable Phryne Fisher ( pronounced Fry-knee) – the star of the popular period detective drama Miss...
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About Quiz #414: 1923 Dunamis C-8 Limousine
Over 20 responses answers to the quiz of last Saturday, not a bad score. An extremely rare (probably no lonfer existing) and interesting automobile? The clue about its belgian origins definitely was a...
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Honorary member of the DVSCC: Philine Heikens
Last Sunday the new year's meeting of the Dutch Vintage Sports Car Club took place at the workshop of Ab van Egmond just outside Amsterdam. Some 70 active members came together to evaluate 2015 and to...
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Is our Amilcar a factory racer?
Some ten years ago we purchased an Amilcar which, at the time and having no great experience of the marque, I believed to be a mixture of CGS and CGSs parts. In any case it drove well and looked...
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Skinner's union: the story behind S.U.carburetter
By Michael E Ware:(please note: I have used the spelling for carburetter which is used throughout the book)There can be few old car enthusiasts who have not experienced a car which was fitted with a...
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Sculpturer of Bugatti brakes: Eldon Guay
One of the people who visited our stand at the recent Rétromobile was Eldon Guay from Calgary, Canada. He is a sculpturer, who likes to work with contrasting materials like carrara marble and stainless...
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Alvis for sale with room to improve.
Today is Day 1 of Richard Edmond Auctions' three- day sale in Chippenham, Wiltshire and the car lots on saturday include several vintage Alvis cars at easily affordable prices. There are six 12/50...
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Pic-nic season is getting closer
Western Europe is still chilly and wet. And we hear more about the flu which is going round than about pleasant pic-nic drive outs. So we can't blame our charming Driday team for wearing long and heavy...
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What is it? Quiz #415
A reknown photo by the famous French photographer Louis Lumière of a car, of which the identity was hitherto unsolved. Now it is time to finally crack the mystery. The make had its roots in the early...
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