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Silent movie star with a stutter
Today we would like to introduce you to Marion Davies. Born in 1897 in Brooklyn as Marion Cecilia Douras but changed her surname to Davies when her sister spotted the name on a real estate sign. Even...
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About quiz #408 ~ Albert G1.
Last week, we showed you a rolling chassis in show condition and the car was an Albert. The model is a G1 which had quarter elliptic front springs and cantilever rear springs as seen in last week's...
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Not the usual suspects
A nice couple posing with their automobile in front of the local café. The picture was taken in The Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, just check the local costume. But as always the question...
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Seeking info on this Fiat touring (update: 1914 type E17 , type 56, 52B ?)
We can't help it, we just love this kind of barnfresh photos.Tim Ruth writes: "Can anyone help me identify the year on this fiat? I just got it, it was in a barn 60 yrs and ran 30 years ago...
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At the Shah's garage
During a recent chat about Hispano Suizas with Jack Braam Ruben this 1931 J12 all wheather tourer by Saoutchik came up. When he saw the car he was delighted as he remembered the car as being...
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Our jury member Frans Vrijaldenhoven passed away
We are sad to inform you that on November 30, 2015 our distinguished jury member Frans Vrijaldenhoven passed away at the age of 87. From the very beginning of PreWarCar Frans was an enthusiastic...
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Buy while you dine at Chateau Impney.
In October 1973 ownership passed to a Richard Howard Shaw of Priory Terrace in West Hampstead, London NW6, but in September 1974 Mr Shaw exchanged the car with our vendor for a Lancia Flaminia Sport...
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Our Friday lady reminds us that winter is upon us and it's time to prepare for the worst. We know that many of you enjoy driving in snow, as seen in this photo album from the 2010 event '100 Miles of...
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What is it? Quiz #409
This week's quiz car was made in England in 1913, but it could also be a 1912 model. It was advertised as a cyclecar and we can share with you a picture of the chassis.There were at least two foreign...
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We'll get the Model T on the Road again! With your help.
We're pretty sure you have followed the trip of the Model T world travelling over the last three years. From Holland to Capetown Africa. Then the Big - 16.ooo miles - Tour in the US. Then down and up...
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A valuable day with friends and not so valuable cars
Last week we featured a rather dusty Austin A70. Its history is the history of an old workshop, which closed its doors in the 1970s... and was rediscovered a few weeks ago full of old machinery....
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1879 Italian steam carriage ready for the 2016 steamer season!
We know there is a strong steamer following with our visitors, so we we thought this fine two cylinder FWD Italian 'car' deserves your full attention. Owner Davide reports: "This is my 1879 Trinci...
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A 1936 Matford V8 Cabriolet found in Virginia, US.
Neil 'The Virginian' found a french Ford V8! He writes: "Good day, recently we ran into this oldie and aren't really sure what we have. The easy answer is that it's a '36 Matford Cabriolet. The...
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The high-speed, Sinclair service mystery
Some time ago, while researching a book about the petrol trade in Holland, I found a picture of this stunning service van. While other fuel companies like A.P.C. (American Petrol Company, the present...
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Live by Night in Boston
Warren Henderson Model T addict reports from a film shoot location: "Seabiscuit and I have been working on the set of the new Ben Afffleck movie 'Live by Night' filming here in Lawrence, Mass, Boston's...
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About Quiz #409 - 1913 Premier
Bill Coates sent this old photo from his own album and wonders : "Would this be of use for a photo quiz? It is a 1913 Premier cyclecar. Not Coventry Premier!" Thus it became the subject of last week's...
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A triple motor mystery of the familly Windischgraetz (update: Austro Daimler,...
Peter Skofic comes up with a nice set of three unidentified cars: "These are three photos of the cars which long time ago belonged to the familly von Windischgraetz (possibly the aristocratic family...
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Haeckel in the junkyard!
by Shahzeb : "My primary job is of a heads down & mouth shut car fanatic husband, the secondary job is my love of hunting vintage items from junk / scrap shops across country, third job is of a...
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1931 Hotchkiss game for dark December days.
Too cold in your workshop. Much better to stay inside near the stove with a good glas nearby. Gerard Brands coems up withj a pleasant solution: "Hello there, I found this game in the french magazine...
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The eternal bond between man and horse
Tomorrow a most interesting exhibition will open in the dutch Louwman Museum. Sculptures by Willem Lenssinck which are inspired by cthe relation Horse and Mankind in a very special way.This gave our...
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