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When the lady smiles
Ladies SMILE!Look at these six wonderful young ladies. Posing in a 1926 or 1927 Singer Junior. In 1926, the Junior was first introduced at the London Car Show. Comfortable, small,....
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What is it? Quiz #445
This week's Quiz-Car is a nice small Torpedo. It had a 10CV-4-Cylinder engine and was built in Europe. The two founders of the company came from Spain, but the cars were built in another country...
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A truly sad end to our wonderful tour down under
Some very unfortunate news came to our ears. A very original Bugatti Type 30 has been stolen in the States, just after its return from a tour in Australia. As our website has visitors from all over the...
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The Belsize works... last words
Earlier we published about quiz #443. Last week we also gave the answer to the quiz. The car we were looking for was a 1920 Belsize Fifteen. The fun thing about these quizzes is, that our loyal...
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Partytime, but in what car?
Well, that does look like quite a party they are having there. The reason why they are having a drink is not known to us. It might be that they just caught some smugglers who were trying to sell their...
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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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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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