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Monte Carlo or Bust on a prewar Riley Nine
The Riley Nine has the honour of being the first light car to complete the torturous Athens to Monte Carlo route of the famous endurance rally. In 1932, with the appropriately-named Rupert Riley at...
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Throwback Thursday: Voisin's Abstract Beauty
Last week we promised you to show you a series of great stories from a more or less distant past in view of PreWarCar's 15 year anniversary. This story by Rudy Kousbroek was published by us in November...
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Gentleman Heroes: a New Chapter of Friday Ladies ?
Let's be realistic. We don't actually live in pre-war times. Look at your smartphone, this is 2016. Showing a quality motorcar with lovely lady leaning or lying on the paintwork may be a long passed...
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What is it? Quiz #417
In view of next week's Techno Classica in Germany we liked to look East and found this photo. Shot on an early April day many decades ago. The chance that you will find a car like this or even of this...
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Round radiators revisited
When I recently identified the Maudslay, Kevin Atkinson asked if he could see more. I thought about it and decided it would be a good idea, but not only round radiators. During the year a number of...
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Retyred tyre ( update: a Murrumbidgee re-tread ! )
by Michael E.Ware: At the Beaulieu Autojumble last year I was intrigued by a wheel and tyre on show with James Whieldon and Nick Mouat from West Grimstead, who repair and remake spoked wheels (tel....
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Some clouds have a Silverstone lining.
In case you think you're out and should forget about Silverstone's fabulous VSCC Spring Start as you heard too late about it, forgot to mark the date in your calendar, or because you're simply no VSCC...
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Fiat and Lancia temptation.
COYS are holding an auction of British & Continental Sports & Touring Motor Cars on Saturday 9 April at Techno Classica in Essen and there are some juicy cars for the lovers of Italian...
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Throwback Thursday: the best pre-war April Fools joke ever
Rutger Booy - long time full time editor - came up with this brilliant idea for April 1, 2011. He also produced the perfect mock-up of the book by 'Editions Maldormir'(Sleepless Publising...:-). And it...
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Lili joins Heidi and Hudo around the world.
Enjoy this rare picture of Liliana because she prefers to take pictures and not be in them. She joined Heidi on her world tour in 'Hudo' the Hudson. ( A nice change from repairing her 28 year old V W...
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About quiz #417 - an EGO 4/14ps
As most of the knowledgeable readers found out, it is indeed an EGO 4/14 PS, with Carraciola at the wheel. But it is not the winning EGO from the Stadium Race 1923. The foto shows a similar EGO with...
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Mystery Sunday in Brasil ( upd. Daimler or Excelsior by Henri Labourdette?)
The photo may be of poor quality, not so the large and refined tourer which is the subject of the same snapshot. On board of the attractive boat tailed coachwork we see two couples and three children...
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PreWarCar Workshop: pouring Babbitt bearings
Part of our beloved hobby is the restoration/ maintanance of your old motorcar. Just recently we have started a series of repair projects under the name "PreWarCar Workshop". This week, we like to...
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Some extremes at Techno Classica 2016
Tucked away in a dark corner of the Techno Classica one could find the best connecting bridge between cars and the dawn of BMW history. The well known beast called BRUTUS was created 20 years ago...
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Light Cars by the seaside.
The Light car & Edwardian Section of the VSCC recently held their popular Welsh Rally and Trial with a full entry of 158 cars. The Saturday tour followed a route of 93 miles with lunch stop at...
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Throwback Thursday: The ultimate barnfind? (+ 2 crated Napiers?)
This feature story was earlier published in 2005. It is part of a looking back on 15 years of PreWarCar history. And Rutger Booy suggested to show this piece as today it is exactly 104 years ago that...
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Sporty ladies in the Lumière family
Ariejan Bos recently acquired this most attractive picture of two ladies and their sports car. It seems that like here at the PWC headquarters the wheather is still a bit chilly. And yes without a...
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What is it? Quiz #418
It is a cyclecar. And believe it or not, it is an 'Office Find'. They were found a few years back by one of our most loyal readers. The full story to be expected next week. Be sure not to let deceive...
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Under 40 kids with pre 1940 cars: Beforty Rally !
The Pre-War motoring world is getting older. A big worry to many of us. How to get the attention and enthusiasm of the next generation for the very old cars. In .The Netherlands the problem is not...
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Which De Dion-Bouton did Arend find? (Upd. mid 1920s type IW + Vermorel ! )
Arend Drenthe found this converted into an 'auto-tractor' car with a De Dion-Bouton engine in it. These conversions were popular in the 30-s to provide small farmers with a motorized help at...
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