A very special Adler 6/25 h.p. in Germany
Wednesday August 2nd 2017), I had the pleasure to witness the start of the "Clärenore Stinnes Gedächtnisfahrt", a memorial run organized by the German Adler-Motor-Veteranen-Club (AVMC) to celebrate...
View ArticleRelease the Beast at Mallory!
We are still smelling the burning rubber of the famous Prescott Hill Climb but we are already preparing for the next racing event. The Leicestershire circuit of Mallory Park, famous for its superb...
View ArticleDefinitely the gentleman about town…
The problem with pre-war photographs of cars is that you can very rarely find anything in colour – unless you go right back to 1898! This coloured image from that date shows a Léon Bollée Voiturette...
View ArticleClassic-Days at Schloss Dyck: so much to enjoy
Since weeks, I looked forward to the Classic-Days at Schloss Dyck in the Lower Rhine region. And like every year it was a fantastic event. Sadly, I was only able to visit the event on Friday, but at...
View ArticleA collection of cockpits
Today we would like to share with you a selection of steering wheels which is where most of us would like to spend our time if we owned any of the cars being offered by RMSotheby's at their auction at...
View ArticleA stretching Bugatti girl
The girls of California love to stretch; sometimes a pole is not available. That`s why this time, she used a Bugatti Type 57 C of 1937 (#57664). This photo was sent in by our Californian reporter,...
View ArticleWeird 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...
View ArticleWhen 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,....
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePartytime, 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...
View ArticlePrewar 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...
View ArticleNot 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...
View ArticleIntroduction 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...
View ArticleAbout 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...
View ArticleHave you ever seen a more artful radiator mascot?
Have you ever seen a more artful radiator mascot?It is not just artful but at the same time the 3D version of the company logo of the Russian automotive company „Russo Baltique“Last month we had a...
View ArticleMonday Mystery a non-Voisin Boattail
Mystery BoattailRecently I found a very nice photo, which was specified as a “Voisin”-picture. On the very first view, you might think, that the photo shows a kind of homemade one-off Voisin, but...
View ArticleTravel with us at the eleven city tour
Last weekend, we drove the 'Elfstedenrally'. A tour of 250 km's through the lovely country side of Fryslan, part of The Netherlands. The tour is based on the famous skating race in the winter, where...
View ArticlePrewar Workshop: “Drilling” square holes
Recently I was making wheel hubs in the workshop and a question that kept rising from a lot of people that saw them was how I made the square holes. It’s actually a very simple operation that I want...
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