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Is this 'special' up to the Bentley standard?

Specials: the beginning of endless discussions in the classic car world. Some time ago, we had such a discussion with JP from Victorycars and he told us about a Bentley special that he had on his...

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The radiator keeps the ladies warm

When the Oldsmobile Company wanted to promote their car in 1920, ( we think it's a Model 45-B ) they asked two cheerful ladies to dress up warm so they could photograph them sitting on the wings (...

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What is it? Quiz #436

A well-dressed couple in a small French torpedo, just before the Great War. The make was only a footnote in car history and its existence like so many others was cruelly ended by the war. The car was...

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PreWar Christmas Quiz 2016: the results!

Thank you very much for all the New Year wishes. Judging from your comments you had as much fun solving the quiz, as we had putting it together. It wasn’t too difficult, as almost all of the responses...

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Snowed-under mystery car

Our comrades "down under" might not particularly appreciate it, but I'd like to present this photo from my collection showing two snowed-under cars which was taken in March 1940 in Lebanon (!). You...

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

As we perused the lot list in Worldwide Auctioneers sale at Scottsdale on January 18th, we started to weigh up two British beauties to see which we might prefer.The 1937 Bentley 4 ¼ Litre Fixed Head...

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A great car guy left to Four Wheel Heaven

Farewell Jan! Your knowledge but more important your charm will be badly missed in the Old Car World. Jan Bruijn, most of you probably know him through his showroom of  Style-e-Auto in the north of The...

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A front wheel drive mystery?

We received this photo from Peter Skofic, who is curious to know more about the car: "At the first glance the car looks like Citroen but what puzzles me at this particular car is the front suspension,...

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Fräuleins fettling on friday 13th.

When a reader asked for help identifying the car above, we quickly thought it would be an easy and fun piece of detective work.  One caption mentioned Bugatti, and then a friend who knows a thing or...

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About What is it Quiz #436: A circa 1913 Luxior

Five answers, of which 3 jury members (Fried Stol, Alan Spencer and Robbie Marenzi), all sent in Luxior as the solution. Malte Jürgens and Christof Vandenburie were the other two. And they were all...

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Best Snowmobile in the world?

Richard Biddulph, the man behind Vintage and Prestige Cars is a real classic car enthusiast. He sent us some snow pictures of him and his Rolls. This is the way to use 'the best car of the world',...

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A war-time baby and Cinderella.

Today we  introduce you to just two names amongst the interesting long list in RMSotheby's sale to be held in Arizona on 19-20 January. One was born just before WW2 and after successfully going into...

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Mystery Benz look-a-like

From around 1912 until the mid-1920s cars featuring v-shaped radiators were all the rage in Germany. In particular, the characteristic radiator masks introduced by Daimler and Benz before WW1 were...

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A famous Humber racer in retirement

   A famous Humber racer in retirementAn interesting series appeared in the Autocar of 1910 and 1911 under the heading: Famous cars in retirement. Cars and especially racing cars often received a...

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Spotting pre-war cars at InterClassics show

Last weekend, the InterClassics show was held in Maastricht. It was the first big European car show of 2017 and what a great way to kick off the season! At the PreWarCar.com-PostWarClassic.com stand,...

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Any colour as long as it's black.

When we saw this picture we immediately wondered what colour this 1934 Ford would have been painted.  Computer experts are writing new software all the time and it is becoming easier to do very clever...

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What is it Quiz #437 The 10 mistakes of raising chickens.

Raising chickens can be a very rewarding process. Besides providing you with fresh eggs, it can also be a teaching resource for your children and a way for you to become self-sufficient. There are a...

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The new Oldsmobile; the F-series

For 1928 Oldsmobile introduced its 'F' series of automobiles.  The cars featured a longer chassis with a 113.5 inch wheelbase and larger more powerful flat head six cylinder  engine with 197 cubic...

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Ex-chief is looking for his old fire truck

Karl W. Riesterer Jr. sent us the picture shown above. He is the ex-chief with the West Hempstead Fire Department on Long Island, New York and they are looking for their first fire engine. It was a...

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A pioneer in Hybrid-technology

    The Hague, end of December: While many Dutchmen were stacking europallets for the big NYE-bonfire at the Scheveningen-beach, we used the chance to escape the drizzling rain and made a short trip...

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