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♥ Love affair with Morris. ♥
The late Charles Swain Esq. was born in 1923, the same year that the Bullnose Morris pictured above was made. After leaving school he served an electrical apprenticeship and in 1942 joined the Air...
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Dual power: petrol electric transmissions
This example of FIAT’s first cheap small car for world markets was modified by Tilling Stevens of Maidstone and fitted with one of their petrol electric transmissions. These modifications were...
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A Model T meeting in the snow!
After 3 short months' working only on Thursday nights Ken and Paul Leblanc, with friends Chet, Pete and myself (mostly just looking on) had his 1926 Model TT Snowmobile ready for the Model T...
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This is not some ordinary lady, sitting on a truck
This is not some ordinary lady, sitting on a truck. The year is 1936, and on the main picture is posing one of the most famous American female photographers, Dorothea Lange, with her Graflex 5x7...
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Being a judge at a Concours show in Delhi....
Highway Masala!Being a Judge of the Edwardian Class at the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally and Concours Show in Delhi, along with Paul and Andrew Wood of P&A Wood, and Jeremy Jackson...
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PWC Workshop: Valve clearance issues
Lots of people have adjusted the valves on their beloved pre-wars on periodic maintenance. Which is a good practice to do regularly. It’s a precise job that, with very simple tools (wrenches, feeler...
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What to choose as a service car: Riley or Lancia?
A 1927 Lancia Lambda 7th Series pick-up truck - is this not an ideal truck for a gardener or a mechanic? When we were browsing through the catalogue of the upcoming Richard Edmonds Auction (to be held...
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A quick stop before the weekend begins
The weekend is almost there, you might just get ready to hit the road and start your car. Modern or classic, like the driver of this Auburn. Well, this driver/ passenger was probably to busy fixing the...
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What is it? Quiz #440
Yes, we noticed. The girl is looking smoothly to you. But keep your concentration on the car. What is she driving?The common feature is the so-called „roadster-flap". With closed flap, the car appears...
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Almost home after 84.000 km in a 1930 Hudson
84.000km to drive from Berlin to CologneWe all know the stories about people who trust their route guidance systems and make miles of loop ways or even get wet, when the systems show a bridge, where...
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Mystery Monday: an Edwardian car
Chris Capes-Baldwin sents in this fantastic Monday mystery. The photo was taken in Belfast, Northern Ireland, probably in 1914. The man at the wheel is Walter Macklin. After the Great War Macklin went...
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Ruby or Chummy: it sure will give you a smile
The car every classic car enthusiast knows. Many have owned one themselves, most likely as (one of) their first car(s). The car we are talking about is the one and only Austin 7. At the Brightwells...
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Three Neighbours in Paris
Retromobile-Paris: I think, I mustn´t tell you, that the "Retro" is the most fascinating anually show for vintage car enthusiasts?! As we all have been there or at least read about this years edition...
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Gustave Hamel and his racing Mercedes
The lead photo showing Gustave Hamel in a racing car at Hendon was the subject of a discussion about the make of the car in 2014. With evidence I recently found in contemporary magazines it...
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My fathers first car: a 1938 Opel Olympia
Rothaar-Mountains 1956: My father, 17 years young and a real automobile aficionado, is on a visit at his cousin´s farm where he was told, that a new car, a Mercedes 170 S-D will be bought. And...
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This weekend at Amelia Island: eclectic collectables
Those who will be visiting the Amelia Island Concours and preluding festivities are now running in circles if they like to attend all auction previews and sales. As usual Bonhams (offering a fine mix)...
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A rare 1907 Mieusset
Some weeks ago on Ladies' Friday I showed you a lady at the wheel of a Motobloc. In another image the same lady was seen standing beside a car, of which the left wheel was just visible. Above you can...
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About What Is It Quiz? #440
Last weeks quiz was sent in by an owner of the car featured. Mr. Reinhard Bauer won the PostWar Christmas Quiz and was kind enough to come up with a quiz himself. The car who was subject of this quiz...
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Three Neighbours in Paris
Retromobile-Paris: I think, I mustn´t tell you, that the "Retro" is the most fascinating anually show for vintage car enthusiasts?! As we all have been there or at least read about this years edition...
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Unic tourer on a mystery trip...
This time, I would like to share a prewar car photo from my collection where the identification of the vehicle - or at least its manufacturer - was no problem. "Unic" it says on the radiator, which...
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