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A Dutch-German coproduction of the early 1920s
Take a close look at the photo. At first sight it may look like an ordinary luxury car but in fact, it is an ambulance. We don’t know exactly when this luxurious automobile was transformed into a...
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Mystery Monday with French Soldiers
This great photo was sent in by Jeff. He said these are French soldiers and the photo was made in 1915. Who can help him identify the car?What do we see: a two-seater car with the famous...
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The birth of the helmet
In the late 19th century, the need for speed broke into the velodromes. The novelty was paced-races, where the cyclist followed another one to take advantage of the slipstream. The rider ahead was...
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Workshop question: An L. Dubrulle oiler
Normally on a Wednesday, Jos van Genugten will give you some technical advice and shows what he has done in his workshop. He is working on a 1899 Amedee Bollee and this time, he is asking you for...
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Vintage variety
An auction is coming up which has cars to everybody's appetite. Brightwells will hold their next sale on Wednesday 5 April at their Bicester Heritage premises and we were intrigued to find a 1924...
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Stunning lady outdoing mystery car...
Since some of you also appear to be fond of photos showing lovely ladies posing with prewar cars, I thought you'd like this original print from my collection.This charming young lady has been...
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New! PreWarLove
The classic car business is booming and the websites PreWarCar.com and PostWarClassic.com are expending rapidly.Lots of classic car enthusiasts are visiting our websites every day and are avid...
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Your opinion matters:how are we going to get youngsters involved?
In the weekend of 20 and 21 May, the Dutch Pionier Automobielen Club (PAC) will once again organise the Beforty Rally in The Netherlands. The event is open for people under 40 years of age and drive...
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A Hollywood Miller Mystery ?
Not too often our Monday morning mysteries show gents in flashy garment like this. Sender Bas de Voogd explains this a company of three buddies in or near Hollywood probably shot....
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An Amilcar-Martin 6 cylinder special
"Near the end of the sixties, last century, I drove through Europe in a vintage Amilcar, 1100cc 6-cylinder from 1928. It took me 5 hours to drive from Paris to Amsterdam, leaving behind a large...
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PreWarWorkshop: Smaller and smaller
Sometimes we get very large projects in the workshop that require large machines and sometimes it’s the exact opposite. Both have their own challenges. Often on the smaller parts it’s very...
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BMWith or BMWithout
If you consider buying a pre-war BMW, now is your chance. During the annual sale of Coys at Techno Classica in Essen, Germany on 8th April, a BMW 327 Coupé and a BMW 328 Roadster will be auctioned....
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Friday Lady
Women with wrenches When was the last time your car has been serviced by a female car mechanic? The chance that you will answer “never” is approximately 99,9%. Even in our modern times, where men and...
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What is it? Quiz #442
S-Peterboerg, so a Russian car? Yes, the car is built in a region which was part of the Russian empire. It is based on a car from another country, in Europe and the designer was again....
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The well used mystery Voisin still exists!
Some weeks ago we published a picture of the "well used" Voisin C24. We wondered, if this car might be the car, that was known to be in the fantastic collection of Robert Corniere and got some...
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An American in Brigstock? (Update: 1934 Studebaker President)
Robert Wenster writes: "Photograph in Brigstock, Northantshire early 1950's, possibly belonging to a US service man stationed locally."It may be obvious to you lot out there, but to your scribe it is a...
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Anglo-French Alliance
Every Vintage car enthusiast knows about the Bugatti Brescia, the production version of Ettore's advanced 16-valve voiturette that found enormous success during the 1920s. How many, though, know....
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PreWar Workshop: A working L. Dubrulle oiler
This is a follow-up article on last weeks workshop feature. I thank all of you for the responses. I’ve gotten many responses by both the comment section as by e-mail or in another way. The contents...
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No one was expecting this! What a wonderful day! The small cylinder shaped petrol tanks reflected in the sun as never before. The Tricycle Demonstration Races 2017 were again held at Barnards Farm....
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This Friday Lady will help you change your tyres!
Women with wrenches part 2The question in last week's Friday Lady was: "would you let a female mechanic fix your car?"My question for you this week is: which woman would you let changing your...
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