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About Quiz #361: 1901 Rochet Schneider
Early racing is a tough area... Sorry it not a Panhard & Levassor, no (De Dietrich) Turcat Mery, no De Dietrich-Bugatti... Despite the very clear hints we gave there is no winner this week. However...
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A Campbell Mystery Car?
Mathieu Cuppens sends this remarkable photo showing a record(?) car or is it a fourwheeler bomb? When you take a look at the back (click main pic) one can read: "La Voiture Automobile Bolide(?) Pouvent...
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Horsley wants to learn about Horsley
John Horsley of the UK is looking for information on the 'Horsley Motor Car', built by Thomas Horsley & sons (gunsmiths from York) based at Central Garage, Black Swan Yard,10 Coney street in York...
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Be silent with a Victor!
While preparing the article for the Coys Auction at Interclassics & Topmobile held last Saturday, we stumbled onto a page on Coys website which we hadn't seen before. It's their showroom on which...
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Rolls-Royce angled radiators
The Rolls-Royce radiator grille is one of the most recognisable features of any car in history. Its solemn, upright form is emblematic of the qualities of the cars themselves: sober, reserved and...
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Th.Schneider from Adelaide via Melbourne to Paris
Over the years there have been many coachbuilders. Most we know, but we had never heard of Domain Motor Body Builders of 348 Saint Kilda Road in Melbourne, Australia. Yet this company produced the...
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Designer jewelry by Chrysler
The charming lady approached our stand with an air of 'savoir vivre'. You should know she is a painter and all this play of old man with old cars probably was beyond her scope of interest. Well at...
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Rosengart evergreen..?
..because somebody already (barn) found it long time ago. But instead of carrying the complete restoration which the car deserves, the owner preferred to put it in a static display, surrounded by all...
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What is it? Quiz #362
This car may have something of a Mercedes look about it, as did quite a number of makes of this period, but it was actually built about 190 miles north of London, England. Visually it has no real...
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The Boisset les Prévanches Mystery.
Richard Rodier sends this fine edwardian picture of the family Thiry, who are the grandmother and grandmother of Count Hugues de Bonardi. The Domaines des Prévanches in the backdrop is still there and...
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Detroit Monday morning Mysteries.
A fine period shot of a workshop in the first years of the previous century; our rough guess is 1905-1910. It occurs to us that the general knowledge about cars built prior to WWI is getting very thin....
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Fifteen Maharajas on their way to Paris.
From 5th to 9th February Retromobile will feature a special section of 15 cars which belonged to Maharajas at one time. Three of the cars are Indian owned, a 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I, ex-Cooch...
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Return to 'the family'.
Thomas Rudolf from Strassbourg probably made more pre-war miles than most of you: 350.000 km (over 160,00 miles). A few years ago he said farewell to his fine Hotchkiss and bought a Beetle... A great...
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Voisin C14 Chartam, Chartre, Chartreuse or Chartapola?
While all eyes & ears are focussed on Paris' Rétromobile next week, there is another show this weekend. Bremen Classic Motorshow is the largest classic car show of the northern part of Germany....
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Sunbeam 350HP Bluebird clearing its throat after 50 years of silence!
Andy Watt witnessed yesterday a very special event at Beaulieu Motor Musuem when the first public firing of Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird for 50 years went ahead. It needed two men to handcrank(!)...
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About Quiz # 362: 1907 Roydale 18-22HP
Our quiz car Nr. 362 is not an every day sight. Far, very far from that. Still we received answers from Alan Spencer, Kieran White, Graeme Jarrett, Ariejan Bos and Garcia Yannick all with the correct...
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Frazer Nash racing gang needs Fresh Noise!
As if the Frazer Nash concept with its wild whining chain gears isn't producing enough aural pleasures with formal racing a group of the gang is now seeking a new fortissimo. Helped with steel studs...
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Found near the old Alamo: 1917 Dodge Brothers Winter Touring
Yesterday I purchased a 1917 Dodge Brothers Winter Touring car almost in the shadow of the old Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. One family owned for the last ninety seven years. Has sat in the spot you...
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A Camberly Mystery?
Peter Harper sends this most interesting shot of a motorcar. He is trying to find out what vehicle is in this picture and an approximate date of manufacture. The picture was taken in Camberley, England...
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First Impressions Retromobile
Yesterday we arrived at Retromobile Paris, and as always it is a great privilege to look around while the stands are still under construction and unbelievable cars are driven and pushed around to find...
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