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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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Give it a try: the First Dutch Trial
A specialism in the hobby so far exclusively pursued by the Brits has blown over to Holland. The DVSCC will have its first Dutch Trial on March 16. True, Holland is not known for its alps and mountains...
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Hoax or reality? Blitzen Benz pump house find
PreWarCar likes to get in touch with Australian readers who have the time and means to travel the outback. Report by Jeroen Booij:Oh, how often do we have to hear that all the good barn finds have...
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The MG 14/40, take a look at her now!
The MG 14/40 pictured above looks truly splendid in its red livery with engine-turned aluminum side panels. It does now and it probably looked that good when it left the factory in 1928. And you may...
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Found: pre-production Voiturette Bertrand ?
Clemens Heddier from Germany reports about a most interesting motorcar: "I found this car a few weeks ago in the centre of France. It is a very early Voiturette Bertrand Type C (Chassis# 54) with a De...
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Gwenda Hawkes flying 'The Jappic'
You may remember Adrian Ward who is rebuilding the fabulous Jappic. What we didn't know is that superfast lady Gwenda Hawkes (Stewart) drove the low flying rocket as well : "The photo was given to me...
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About Quiz #364: 1922/26 Wesnigk
Last week quiz # 364 obviously was too difficult for most of you. Only three correct answers. Two of those by jury members. Paul Linster and Frans Vrijaldenhoven. Answer number three comes - of course...
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Icy Frazer Nashes
Having driven some 800-or-so Kilometres to the french Alps in our Frazer Nashes and GNs with plenty of adventure and a few breakdowns and fixes, the fourteen cars and their drivers and passengers...
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The Walter Miller Mysteries, Part I
Walter Miller of the USA - a big name in car literature - sent us an intriguing series of mystery cars that we like to show you over the next few days. As all photos were printed from negatives of...
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The Walter Miller Mysteries, Part II (update: 1925/26 Excelsior Adex C?)
An attractive Weymann(?) bodied roadster, or is everything behind the hood shiny alloy? Also French? You may say so... The hubcaps may help. The placement of the Tecalemit (?) grease point as well....
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The Walter Miller Mysteries, part III
It's so easy when you know, yet when you have no clue of where to begin... French or American? Well it's a RHD, so let's stick with the European options. Delage D8, or more close to Astura? No, we...
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The Walter Miller Mysteries, Part IV (update: 1934 Adler Junior Roadster)
Our first thought was BMW 315/1 Roadster, but it's just not close enough. For the czech made Aero Roadster counts the same. A prototype or a rebody of either of these two maybe? Or are we looking in...
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The Walter Miller Mysteries, Part V (update: 1937 Delage D6 70 Letourneur et...
The wheels look quite familiar. Like the radiator outline everything point in the direction of Delage D8, Delahaye maybe. The extravagant racy body may be a chop down of a convertible or coupe.UPDATE...
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The Walter Miller Mysteries, Part VI
Probably easy for you and we wouldn't be surprised if it's a survivor, or? One wouldn't be surprised if this fabulous bodied roadster is a .......? It's the sheer size of the radiator that makes us...
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Have some fun at Amelia this weekend.
Amelia Island is where the action is this weekend. With the second best Concours of the USA, according to some the best. And with auctions all around, Gooding & Company, RM Auctions and...yes like...
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A Paulin, Pourtout or Peugeot Mystery?
The last Walter Miller mystery photo this week is in our view also the most sensational car. A body which has caused us headaches as this must be a very well known car. And yes we found it, at least a...
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What is it? Quiz #365
A streamliner with highly characteristic tail design. So very few cars were out on the road similar to this that we don't want to give you a lot of hints. Except the fact that it is a european car and...
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"My father's Mercedes Benz Diesel" (!)
Stephen Whidborne sends in an intriguing set of photos showing his father's car(s). "Would love to know more about it, which model is it, is still around, father had it in the mid 60's. He actually...
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Southern lack of Comfort (update:1930 Chrysler series 70 coupe AA six)
Found and photographed by Bruno Costers from Belgium, deep down south in the US. Yet he has no idea of what he found.
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Underslungs at Amelia Concours 2014
We understand last weekend's Amelia Island Concours (see results) never was better. No clouds but crowds yes. One of our observers was particularly impressed with the line up of no less than a...
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