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Stand By Me Lady Campbell
Exactly ninety-two years ago today and amongst the many people who would have been on hand to congratulate Sir Malcolm Campbell on a new World Land Speed Record was Mrs Dorothy Emily Edith Evelyn...
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What is it? Quiz #450
This Saturday, the car we are looking for was the prototype for a small car for the masses. It was built in the mid 20s and featured a lot of modern technologies. On the photo, you can see at least...
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The Launch and Decline of the V-8; part 2
Last week, we published part 1 of this article about the launch and decline of the V8 engine. Today the final part. Enjoy. De Dion Bouton was the first company to manufacture and market a V-8 motor...
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Summertime at the German Lower Rhine Region
Since 2006, on the first weekend of august, you can spot a conspicious amount of classic cars on the road, and they all have one thing in common: They are heading towards the old water castle "Schloss...
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GN Madness; What could possibly go wrong!!!!
Once I realised spending my inheritance on paying off some of the mortgage would save us zero money. Combined with the fact there was a GN coming up for sale in France, I could tell there was...
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Enemies of the road
In a recent post on early Wolseley racers a device was visible on one of the photos, which is nowadays generally known as a nail catcher. Horseshoe nails, next to glass or pieces of barbed wire, were...
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Yes, the world’s most valuable car was indeed found in a junkyard….
Ettore Bugatti was a showman. He had the biggest luxury car, which he had designed at the end of the 1920s. The Type 41 was intended to be the most magnificent car ever created, a car for Kings. Oh...
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Mysterious Minerva from Saxony
In the 1920s, the bulk of imported cars came from U.S. manufacturers, many of which had production lines of their own in Germany. The share of Italian automobiles was also quite impressive at that...
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Ernst Neumann Neander; an early genius in arts and motoring
Ernst Neumann-Neander, born in 1871 in Kassel/Germany was an early universal genius in arts and motoring. He got famous as well for his graphics and paintings, as also for designing cars, bikes and...
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Prewar Workshop: Finetuning your magneto
Last week's article was about roughly setting a magneto for timing. Now I want to let you know how to set a magneto to the correct factory setting, where known. In most cases, if you have an operating...
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Weird Thursday: Pirates of the Black Sea
Apart from the occasional Lada I didn’t spot any old car while on holiday in Bulgaria. But when I visited the old town of Nessebar, a Unesco World Heritage Site on the Black Sea, I saw this old...
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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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Prewar workshop: Casting small parts in the workshop
Before I start this article, I’d like to point out that casting metal is easily done with very little tools or equipment. This doesn’t mean that it is safe in any way or smart to neglect safety...
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Not only flamboyant and stylish, also a pure racer
Villa Erba on the Lago di Coma, will once again be the place where RM Sotheby's will be auctioning off some of the most amazing cars in the world.As the auction will be during the Concorso...
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Introduction of Mrs. PreWarCar!
The change of ownership of PreWarCar.com, also means that now there is a new Mr PreWarCar. With, on his side (a probably even more important) Mrs PreWarCar.You are possibly wondering why it is, today I...
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About What is it Quiz #445: Soriano-Pedroso
Many correct answers for a not really easy quiz! Congratulations, I didn´t expect that, as I only know the one picture of the car, we searched for. I found it in an old car-book, I bought in Paris at...
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