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PWC Workshop: preparing a real cyclecar for Festival of Slowth
Being known for breathing life back into rusty, neglected, and under-powered modes of ancient transport, in the spring of last year I had an interesting contraption delivered to the Gunn & Co...
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Another mystery car from Slovenia
Peter Skofic sent us this photo, which was taken by photographer Peter Lampic in 1910 and shows an unknown car on its journey from Ljubljana to Kamnik (some 25 km). The owner of the car who seats on...
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Getting a good picture of the auto speed trials
Alice Austen is one of the first female photographers, and she lived in Staten Island, NY, at a home built by a Dutch sea captain who settled there in the early 1700s. In this photo Alice sits on a...
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About What is it Quiz #437
Last Saturday’s puzzle #437 was not about raising chickens, it was about guessing the car on the picture. That mystery was solved by many. Interesting however, that none of our top 10 contestans had...
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The future is secured: a new young managing director at PreWarCar.com
PreWarCar.com and PostWarClassic.com are growing rapidly. Therefore some structural changes are necessary to keep the high level of service and the daily features that you are used to.For the last 15...
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Mystery Bugatti body
What is it?: Mystery Bugatti body. This mystery Bugatti body recently came out of a long-term storage, from the owners of the chassis that it’s supposed to belong to. The body is of a 1927 Type-40...
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Adolphe Clément: What's in a name?
In early French transport history Adolphe Clément was overwhelmingly present. Whether cycles, motor cycles, cars, boats, balloon, zeppelins or aeroplanes, Adolphe Clément has made them. It is...
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PreWarWorkshop: a monocylinder repair
In this case there was a cast-iron cylinder that was cracked on a very tiny bridge between the 2 valve plugs. The area has a diameter of some 2,5mm and had been welded multiple times already, but kept...
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Will Tipo B Alfa P3 No. 46 find a lucky buyer?
RMSothebys have assembled a delicious choice of cars for their auction on 8 February at Paris Retromobile and we seized upon a car with just 3 gears, one seat and no roof. The very mention of the Tipo...
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Lady in sports car!
That was the title for this photo for a long time. Or in fact 'Mademoiselle en voiture de sport', as on the back of the photo was written: Chambéry, Clos Savoiroux, Mai 1911. In the Parc du Clos...
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What is it? Quiz #438 Fast and faithful, but not so glorious
The cars of this brand were “fast and faithful”. Thanks to a certain innovative dealer, that could make the cars faster than they originally were and raced with them. For the makers it was a pity that...
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History SCOOP: Enzo Ferrari's first business years
Just days prior to Rétromobile with a grand retrospective on 70 years of The Legend of Ferrari, PreWarCar.com is proud to present a fresh insight on the earliest years of Enzo Ferrari's...
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Monday Mystery: a veteran racer at Rétromobile!
It was in the mid nineties when I discovered an almost bare wooden triangular frame standing upright to the wall of an obscure old cars workshop in the inner city of Amsterdam. The frame had just a...
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What to buy at the Paris Auctions
The Retromobile show is just one day away. You will not only see the most fantastic cars for sale at the stands but also the Auction Houses will have some very interesting cars on the block. Last week...
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Feel all right
An extraordinary book Of course I am biassed, because the book relates to a period in automotive history to which I'm very much attracted. However, “De Dion-Bouton – An Illustrate Guide to Type &...
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Motorcycle Curiosities at Coys
Take a closer look at the motorcycles on offer at the Coys Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show auction on 18 February 2017, and you will find some interesting curiosities. Whether you want a fully...
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Two beautiful young ladies discussing their sparkplugs
Warren Henderson sent us this picture and ask us if we will keep the Friday Lady tradition in life, after the management change. Well, Warren; we are planning to keep doing this. A lovely Lady on...
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About quiz #438 Fast and faithful, but not so glorious
About quiz #438 Fast and faithful, but not so glorious Apparently the car brand of last Saturday’s quiz #438...
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Exhibition; Vehicles made in Aachen
Till February 19th, inside the "Centre Charlemagne" here in Aachen is an exhibition about "vehicles made in Aachen": If you think of Aachen (Aix la Chapelle) you might think of the cathedral, the...
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Mystery Monday; a well used Voisin
Entering our bureau this monday, there was a nice surprise on my desk. Knowing that I´m a big aficionado of Gabriel Voisin and his automobiles, my friend Jürgen sent an old photograph of a rare...
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