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Mystery Monday: an Edwardian car
Chris Capes-Baldwin sent 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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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 week's 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 that 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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A Bugatti, a body and a man.
Today we take a look at a unique car made in 1934 in France which, in 1956, found its way half way round the world to New Zealand and when we look deeper at this car, our attention is drawn to three...
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PreWar Workshop: Casting a cylinder head
As most people in the hobby know, a large portion of the pre-war car enthusiasm is sourcing or repairing parts which have been worn out or destroyed in some other way.In this case, it’s a cast-iron...
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The most complete Rolls Royce collection?
Just live your passion,this is what Miguel de la Via must have thought in the eighties after a successful business career.Being a car lover he started with the fundamentals for any collection; (re-)...
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A pioneer lady driver, Lucie Dasse
Lucie Dasse, a pioneer lady driver Looking at period pictures of old cars, one sometimes wishes to have been born 100 or more years ago, to have eyewitnessed the birth of the motorcar. Or even have...
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What is it? Quiz #441
Textile and textile-producing machines were the core business of the manufacturers of this taxi with nice round radiator. Cars and engines were their hobbies and only a very small number were made. In...
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The history of racing cars: Early underslung racers
In a previous post on the history of the underslung car in Europe I had expected comments as I had omitted the earliest examples: in the racing world the concept had been applied already much earlier....
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A French (?) Monday Mystery Coupé de Ville
I am not sure whether the magnificent Coupé de Ville on the attached photo is really a mystery to other prewar car enthusisast - at least it's one to me. My gut feeling tells me it might be a car from...
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Made in Beaulieu: 1913 Lion Peugeot V4D
Hans Compter, known from these pages as perhaps the largest source for parts of vintage cars is now looking for parts himself. Last year he acquired the depicted 1913....
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‘La Belle Epoque’, an important period in the car history
Throughout its history, the automobile has known a certain period in which progress, renewal, and development grew significantly. This period in French and European history is called ‘la Belle...
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Matching Numbers!
How much? And is the car matching numbers?These are (too) often the first questions asked when amateurs (I prefer to use the French word “amateurs” because I want to underline the meaning of the word...
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David and the three girls.
When we found this picture we, of course, smiled at seeing the girls enjoying themselves with the car, but it was the car that jogged our memory back to December 2014 when we learned all about the...
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About Quiz #441: A circa 1913 Diederichs taxi
Although originally involved in the weaving industry, the Diederichs brothers already early had an interest in mechanical transport. In 1878 they built a steam tricycle followed by the development of...
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