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What is it? Quiz #439
This week's Quiz-Car is a special, that was built in two similar examples or, as sometimes assumed, only one time and the second car was just a modification on the old chassis. All in all, around 400...
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A lovely week in Paris
Paris, the city of love. This week, we and more than 100.000 national and international visitors, shared our passion for cars at the Retro Mobile. Both young and old was given an unforgettable...
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Mystery Monday: 5 photo's, many questions....
Lets start the week with a mystery. Rob Neill is trying to find out about the make & model of five cars that are in photographs at Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire, National Trust property. What...
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Mass, the forgotten make
Now more or less forgotten but before the Great War the Mass was a well-known make in the UK. Despite its name and reputation the Mass car was probably never sold in very large quantities, though....
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A Rolls-Royce Diesel engine????
Now that Bentley, owned by VAG, famous for their Diesel emissions scandal engines, did come up with a SUV, the Bentayga, all we had to wait for was the availability of a Bentley Diesel. Believe it or...
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2 Veteran Cars in Alsace around 1905
The only thing I know about this picture is this: It's a postcard onto which a child once wrote "grandpa" in German and the registration number of the left car (starting with VI B) indicates the photo...
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A beach mystery
Today I'd like to share a photo from my collection of "Hanomag" pictures which shows a hitherto unknown 2-seater convertible based on the company's 6-cylinder "Sturm" model (built from 1934 onwards)....
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About What is it #439 40 Hp Lanchester
Many correct answers this time! Maybe some readers got a little help, by the unscheduled hint, we gave by the subtitle of the enlarged picture, which said "Prewar-Quiz-Lanchester"... Most answers were...
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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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Mystery Monday: a touring bodied car in Sumatra
A new week has started and we begin this week with a mystery car photographed in Sumatra. It is sent in by Thomas Marinus Both, from Switzerland. He told us that he is a frequent reader of...
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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 too busy fixing...
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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 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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