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Update from Retromobile
Sunbeam handstart... it takes two to tango! Hand cranking the V12 aero is a two man shoulder to shoulder job. Sunbeam record car is started for the first time on the continent in nineties years since...
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Meanwhile at Retromobile...
We fell in love with the Dubost bodied two seater Panhard Levassor Six SS in brilliant oily rag condition. Presented by Bruno Vendiesse who explains the car has the sporty twin carburettor three liter...
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Maharajas in Paris
Fifteen maharajah cars are brought together at Retromobile. Presented by the Museo Storico Alfa from Arese is the car that once belonged to Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III, a 1925 AlfaRomeo RL SS...
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Still at Retromobile
The 1932 GN/JAP Martyr Instone Special ... as shown at the stand of PreWarCar. Owner is the organiser of Vintage Montlhery, Vincent Chamont. All day masses of people are packed around the car.
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What is it? Quiz #363
Earlier posted as a 'mystery car' we were informed by the sender that he pulled your and our leg. It appears he was very much aware of which car this is. More than that he owns the car in perfect...
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The Friendly Faces Mystery
You may find it hard to believe, but Paris is more than Retromobile! For a very good reason we are always drawn to the Rue de Presbourg near the Arc de Triomphe. On the corner of the Rue Lauriston...
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Remembering a Hero
After yesterday's visit to the Rue de Presbourg we went in search for a cup of coffee (it was still morning). A few streets further on we found at the Avenue de Wagram a café that seemed nice and in...
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The Kalgoorlie Mystery
Imagine being about four years old and already your father allowed you to drive the family car! Future PreWarCar fans in the making! Unfortunately for us this particular fan will be more than 110 years...
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A concrete reinforcement Find...! (update: 1911-12 Cadillac?)
Cars are found in fields, in barns, in atticks and basements. This chassis however was found in a cement floor....Peter Tönrqvist from Finland reports: "My friend did find this old car chassis in a...
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Does this car ring a Bell with you?
Phil Cordery gave us this photo. You must know Phil, his stand at the Beaulieu Autjumble is nearly opposite the press tent. He presumes this could be aan automobile of the make Bell. The Bell Motorcar...
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From your 'dearest' Valentine...
February 1939, a well meant message from a wellknown premium petrol retailer. Read it like you want. Now when we read it, we wondered what would have been the first car - or maybe better first...
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About Quiz #363 : 1936 Fiat 1500 Berlina
No Hupmobile indeed! Owner Alexander Vonow pulled a leg to us all by presenting one of his own photos as a mystery interior some time ago. Helped with this knowledge and with addding a few smaller...
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Pre-war million-sellers in Paris
Three large auction houses – RM, Bonhams and Artcurial – were battling each other during the Rétromobile Week in Paris. In the pre-war department RM had one million seller, a 1936 Delahaye 135 S...
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Hupmobile backseat memories
David Smallacombe reports: "A follow up to the 'Back Seat Mystery'. When Kit Foster and others suggested that the car could be a Hupmobile it brought back memories of my father's 1934 Hup. It was...
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A WWI Mystery Cyclecar (update: 1912 Lagonda & 1905 Piccolo)
Sophia is writing: "We are researching the life of one of our ancestors who fought in WW1. We have found two picture of him in cars. First was taken in Exmouth in 1915 and the Second in Cylon in 1914....
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A new generation took over the 1917 Gray Dort...60 years ago!
As you know we encourage the to get the youngstes on board of your car. That's the way to keep the tradition and hobby alive. Here we have a fine example of a father who did so 6 decades back! The...
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Watch that Falcon go sky-high! Or not?
H&H, who will offer this 1928 Falcon-Knight Model 12 Tourer during their next auction on February 26, give an estimate of 10.000-12.000 pounds (17.000-20.000 US dollar / 12.000-14500 euro)....
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Size matters... a Norwegian Mystery
Stein Tranvik from Norway sends this charming photo of a hard to identify runabout with a remarkably simple registration plate (from which town?). Stein writes: "What is this? The woman was born in...
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What is it? Quiz #364
It's a real odd bird. A streamlined, alloy(!) bodied threewheeler built in Germany in the early twenties. They used aircooled 1 cylinder engines (300 or 500 cc) with chain drive to the rear wheel. Not...
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The Forgotten Lagonda
The Lagonda V-12 was the last great expression of W O Bentley's genius - a refined, powerful cruiser that beat the Rolls-Royce-built Derby Bentleys at their own game. A strange choice for a Le Mans...
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