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PWC Workshop: mending socks
a workshop report by CQ: "Looking at the water outlet of an Amilcar engine, I realised that a part of the flange was corroded so much, water leakage was inescapable. I managed to buy another one; "in...
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A quick lesson on how to pronounce Beaulieu correctly .
To those of you who have never visited the great autojumble of "Beaulieu". Please read the following with great attention or you will be in big trouble or with the best scenario, you will have a...
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Cooper meets Cooper
Drawing artist Lilian Stephanie Cooper is a keen follower of PreWarCar-PostWarClassic. In case you wonder why we can only be honest. Maybe it is not as much due to her deep love for classic cars and...
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About What is it Quiz #427 1936 Citroën U23 autobus by Besset
Well, last weeks quiz #427 was indeed not that hard for most people. Lots of (partially) good answers naming marque and type of the bus flooded in. It was of course a Citroen U23. The bodybuilder was...
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Old-school motorcycling holiday
In this part of the world, summer holidays have started and nearly ended as well. One of our readers, Nick Jonckheere, went in style:"When summer finally arrived, and no far-away trips planned for the...
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After....and Before : Rolls Royce trailer drama
This and other pictures have been flooding the media since Friday afternoon after a sad mishap with the trailer transport of a 1936 Rolls Royce Phantom III Barker. A man from Switzerland had bought the...
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"If you’ve got a Ford you Can’t afford to miss Beaulieu"
Pre-war Ford owners have always been fortunate when it comes to tyres. Because the pre war Ford tyre sizes (30X3½ Model T, 475X19 & 440X21 Model A) are probably the most common tyres in pre war...
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PWC Workshop question: metric Morse chainlinks issue
Driving your classic car means frequent maintenance & repairs. Sometimes it is easy and you will get away with adjustments but - quite often - the 'little issue' change takes the form of a ' small...
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Rolls-Royce versus Bentley
There are two particularly fine and handsome saloons listed in the RMSotheby's auction on wednesday 7 September and we allowed our imagination to try and choose between them.The 1933 Rolls-Royce...
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Cheerfull ladies for memory.
Mrs. Auburn Angas is asking your help:"I am trying to create a "memory book" for a man with advanced vascular dementia and among his photographs have come across this rather splendid car. I've asked a...
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What is it? Quiz #428
It's seems like a shot from Comedy Capers, but sorry this scene was shot in Germany. The car being beyond oily rag condition is nowadays truly an oddball while they were quite succesful in their time....
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Vintage Revival in the Dunes
October 1 & 2 will see the third Vintage Revival Zandvoort. Once more a very nice field of pre-war sports and racing cars will roar and let their echo dance in the dunes of Zandvoort. Even more...
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Holiday picture: International Citroen Car Rallye
Bart van de Loo sent us his holiday pictures. He was at the International Citroen Car Club Rallye (ICCCR), which recently landed in The Netherlands at Kasteel Middachten. Once every 4 years this...
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A Wilson wedding in true vintage style
Derek Wilson from Ireland - very active in the veteran and edwardian scene - sends this most memorable photo shot."Our cars always bring such fun and colour to a family wedding . Two weeks ago my...
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The Exposed Valve Gear Mystery (update: 1924 Standard V3 11.4 HP)
Peter Ransom sent pictures of an engine he is trying to identify. Our first thoughts were Buick but then we found out the capacity of the cylinder was much smaller. It is a nifty little engine. So who...
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"It Never Ever Rains in Beaulieu"
Pictured above in our view the very best stand of the event. Set up by Franck Jourdan from France, the centerpiece of his stand (piece de résistance, if you like) is an early 20th century NOS aeroplane...
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Three lady mystery car (update: Citroen B14 "Faux-Cabriolet" )
Remi Weber sent us this lovely picture of 3 generation women: his mother, grandmother and great grandmother.His grandfather was the director of some Citroen garages and is taking this picture.We assume...
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About What is it #428 : 1908 MAF D3 5/12HP
Wow ! No less than 13 competitors were right in naming the right make with this rather neglected motorcar: Christian Günzel, Michael Slenger, Moritz, Jiri Schwarz, Gerd Klioba, Joseph Schmitt, Tony...
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Sunshine just in time for Salon Privé
Apparently the summer in England this year has not been a bad one at all. Certainly not as hot as the legendary heatwave of 1976, but passable nonetheless in this the country's first Brexit season. I...
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A London & Picton Mystery
We received these beautiful pictures from Alex Selley, who is looking for identification of the 2 cars. Alex writes: "The photo of a chauffer driven car was taken in London, Circus Road, St. John's...
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