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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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About What is it Quiz #442: Russo-Balt 24-55
A quiz that we thought was quite difficult and therefore, we gave some hints. Well, that clearly worked. Not sure it was because of the hints or because of the fanstastic car but no less than 21...
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Easter Bunny and her big boy toys
Do you believe in Easter Bunnies? I hope not, they are mythical creatures that don’t exist in real life. Besides of the fact that we like them in chocolate, what else do we know about the Easter...
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Mystery pre-WW1 BENZ taxi
Usually, identifying old Benzes that were manufactured before the merger with Daimler in 1926, is not particularly challenging. However, today I would like to present a photo from my collection...
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It is the year 1938 and you can afford yourself an extravagant car
What if... it is the year 1938. This is the year that Adolf Hitler is Time magazine's "Man of the Year" as the most influential person of the year. The year of Kristallnacht and the annexation of...
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Prewar Workshop: Wheel bearings
This week's article is about a problem that everyone has probably encountered at some point. A broken wheel bearing.Wheel bearings are parts that wear overtime and do this much quicker if....
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Spring Start Silverstone is about speed
This weekend VSCC's spring start, as usual will take place at Silverstone, the British Mecca of Grand Prix and Formula 1. No wonder that the new brand of VSCC is named Formula Vintage, a race series...
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Do not judge too quickly: this Lady is a hero
Unlike last week's Friday Lady or the lady from the week before, this week's Friday Lady does not take the wrench in her own hand. Instead, she seems very critical of the man who fixes her car....
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What is it? Quiz#443
Well to be honest, it may be just a bit too much of an artist impression. Perhaps the artist was briefed prior to the 'de facto' production of the car. So he had to rely on sketches and perhaps...
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Two long-distance Delin histories
It is amazing to find out where cars and motorcycles were exported to when new, especially in the early days. Sometimes the most remote places were the destination of export, even of very small...
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Mystery "Apperson" brochure from Germany
Apperson - that certainly rings a bell, if you are fond of early car marques from the U.S. Founded in 1902 in Kokomo/Indiana by the gifted Apperson brothers, the company soon earned....
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Talking about streamline: 1933 Pierce Arrow Silver arrow
It was 1933, the year that Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in The White House, New York City was terrorized by a giant monkey (King Kong), the Great Depression and the Prohibition ended (I...
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