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Another steaming hot day in The Netherlands
Last weekend the Dutch (or to some, Frysk) 'Elfstedentocht' was held for cars built before 1949. This year, it was the 31st and it was a warm edition after an extremely cold spring. The biggest...
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Mystery six in line and body remains (update: 1946/47 Rover P2 engine?)
Mr. Andersen is sending a curious request asking you to indentify an engine and part(?) of a body of which only the firewall is showing. We wonder is there nothing else to see or doesn't Mr. Andersen...
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A petrol sipping Austin in Brisbane (UPDATE: est. 35 mpg ! )
A few weeks ago we asked you to send in your memories about fuel consumption tests in the past. Reg Harris from Australia did send this report. It may be a good thing in this super green era to set...
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Throwback Thursday: Who's that guy next to Dirk Regter?
In 2012 The Model T Wolrd Tour started and moved from Europe down to Capetown. The tour continued in Houston and they did something close to 16000 miles in the US within a few months. Yes, all that on...
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These ladies are still smiling near Count Dracula's castle. (update: old quiz...
An old friend would like to know the make/model of this vintage touring car. Collective family memory says it's a Nash but no one is sure but it does bear a strong resemblance to a late 1920s...
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What is it? Quiz #420
Once upon a time in England in the late 1920s a driver spotted an Airship in the sky so he stopped, grabbed his Box Brownie, and walked over to the other side of the road into the hedge. Click! He...
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A 700 mile weekend: Valom-Mesch
Even in China they know that Holland is a very small country. So you may be surprised to learn that we have a tough long distance rally for vintage cars (that is to say 'long' in the Dutch way: 300...
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A Mercedes-Simplex Mystery? (Update: 1909 Pierce Arrow Model 40)
Hugo Modderman sends this nice period shot. The car obviously is pre WWI . He bets it is a Mercedes Simplex. Yet he wonders why the car has a Dutch 1923 registration. Probably it was imported form...
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What's the early history on this very low mileage 1919 Austin 20HP?
Peter Maguire & Jacqueline Readwin recently bought a hardly run-in' Austin 20 HP with intersting body:"We purchased this at the Coy's auction in April. The description is that it is a 1919 Austin...
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A Staggered Seats Mystery (update: 1922 BNC "DZ" )
Spotted by Simon Brand somewhere between Sainte Maure de Touraine and La Chapelle Blache de Saint Martin, as you probably know this is about halfway between Le Mans and Limoges in the middle of France....
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Throwback Thursday: congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Pueche !
It is over eleven years ago that we posted this photo showing the just married Mr. & Mrs. Rafael Pueche from Madrid. When we asked our readers what was their favourite article from the past,...
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Pierce Arrow Revisited
Last Monday's 'Mercedes-Simplex' mystery appeared to be a 1909 Pierce-Arrow Model 40. Not a very strange mix-up as many makes of car were following the Mercedes radiator style prior to WWI. This making...
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About Quiz #420: 1927/8 Clyno 12/35 fabric saloon.
The picture in last week's Quiz #420 was not too difficult especially as we mentioned competition for Morris. Ten of you correctly identified the car as a Clyno and six narrowed it down to a 12/35...
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Amédée and Dauplay from Le Mans revisited.
We had a long telephone conversation with veteran expert Malcolm Jeal regarding the recent two cylinder 1899 Amédée Bollée quiz car. He was kind enough to take the time and look up whatever was...
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A Concours Invitation for Unrestored, Well-preserved Cars
During the 2016 Concours d'Elegance Paleis Het Loo a new category will be on display, judged and awarded: Unrestored Pre-1940 Automobiles which are still usable and close or very close to the condition...
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Porsche's Magnificent Mavericks
The formation of a new motor company is fraught with difficulty. Even if you skip the usual problems of launching a new car by simply amalgamating existing manufacturers into one new brand, how do you...
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PWC Workshop: Fitting a supercharger to an MG TA
by Tony Hillyard:A few years ago I decided that I should buy something a little different by way of a prewar car. Over the years I have owned literally hundreds of old cars. The majority pre 1940.In...
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Throwback Thursday: a few bites of 2011 Montlhéry.
One of the things we don't regret having done over the last fifteen years is taking up a cooperation with Vincent Chamon/Vintage Montlhéry. PreWarCar is supporting the event mediawise and with awards...
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Pamela and the 21st birthday present.
We recently shared with you news of a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8c which had been given as a 21st birthday present to a lucky young man who kept it for 70 years. Today's picture shows ex-Scuderia Ferrari 1931...
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What is it? Quiz #421
Literally a rara avis in this part of the world the mystery car must have felt itself at home in Egypt, a country which consists for the major part of desert. The make established its fame in one of...
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