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Whatisit? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 4
The automobile featured in part four of our six day quiz was named after its two creators, one a count, the other a mechanic. They started with steam, but soon switched to petrol. Production was quite...
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Whatisit? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 5
Part five of our six day quiz is a 1930s Touring Sedan from a renowned make, famous for high quality and lots of luxury. Its creator named his automobile after a French explorer and founder of the...
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Whatisit? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 6
Part six and the last day of our Christmas Quiz! This dark blue car dates from the same year as part five, but comes from a different part of the world. Also a luxury car, with a V-shaped radiator...
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Happy Motoring in 2014!
Our hobby is about fun. Here some extreme fun (Model T based?) during an auto-polo match at Coney Island early 20th century. We may not all go to the extremes, but the fun is the binding factor. Let's...
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A New Year back seat Mystery (update: Hupmobile '34-'35!)
Alexander Vonow from Switzerland sends this great photo of a new backseat generation and writes: "As you can see from the attachment, not a 100% of the new generation is motivated yet to take over. So...
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Hope to meet you two weeks from now
We're not sure about the identity of the charming lady depicted, yet the lovely Riley MPH will be on show at our stand with Pre-War Race Legends, 17-19 January in Maastricht Netherlands. The Pre War...
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PreWar Christmas Quiz 2013: The Results!
Before revealing the correct answers to our quiz, we would like to thank you all for the many well wishes. We could see that you enjoyed both the quiz and last year's stories. In 2014 we'll continue...
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Arguably the best Aston Martin barnfind in years (engine photos added)
Barnfound DB2s or 4s will pop up with a certain frequency, especially in auction press releases. Yet rarely a more significant, pre-war Aston Martin. We only remember the one presented by Tony Paalman...
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A V4 twin ignition Mystery (spark-plug update)
Kees Koster sends this interesting V4, with double magneto and 2 spark plugs (no one sparkplug; see update below) for each cilinder. Size roughly 600 x 600 x 600 mm. The alloy valvegear covers give a...
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From the land of the rising Amilcar
Lots of people are building Specials. Primarily in the UK (where they invented the idea) but also many are made or 'under construction' in Germany, France, Belgium and many other countries. However...
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A bizarre contraption
Hervé Smagghe recently found this bizarre convertible. We understand the basis is a circa 1933 Opel convertible with an abundance of later additons and modifications. The sharknose hood (make?), the...
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Front Wheel Drive Alvis heading for Maastricht
Alvis aficionados will know of course, but to others it may come as a surprise: Alvis really did make front wheel drive cars. In itself FWD was nothing new, but in the UK it was virtually unknown back...
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Boys only. Or not?
Maserati has been around for a century (enjoy the first great Maserati show of the year in Maastricht). And since that start in 1914 the make is ever so masculine. The fact that the company was founded...
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What is it? Quiz #361
It's a racing car! In view of next week's show with Pre War Race Legends we thought let's test your knowledge on early racing. At first glance this may be assumed to be a Panhard & Levassor– the...
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15 year old Bobby crossing Australia with a Dodge
A new generation is taking over... Aside the fabulous shots the fact that we see 15 year old Bobby Robinson at the wheel of the Dodge named 'Isabelle' deep-deep in the far outback is a story in...
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Mystery sleeve valve engine!
A few weeks ago Siegfried Otto Hepp - automotive historian from Germany - came up with a most interesting mystery engine. That is to say, he found these photos in an archive with Adler material. Yet...
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A 1933 Packard Special Mystery?
Not an unknown picture. It's been shown around the internet. David Coe is bringing up the issue showing the photo of Hollywood star Buck Jones and his 1933 Packard Special as he likes to learn more...
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'PreWarCar is driving me mad'
One of our hardcore visitors since day one. An american collector who likes to go low profile. However not today as you can see. Inadvertedly he didn't realise today is our 12,5 year 'birthday'. He...
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La Guérin back on the road!
Richard Rodier reports about a car that probably was built as a one-off around 1900 by Mr Guérin in Le Goulet, a village in Normandie .The voiturette was stored incomplete in an attic during many...
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Eye candy at InterClassics
Fabulous material is rolling in for the show this weekend: 1909 Roland Pillain Ventoux (personal collection Bruno Vendiesse). Just leaving the transport truck: 1935 Alta two litre. And so on: said to...
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