Saturday Night Fever
A photo catches the moment, but the story often gets lost. What is the moment caught here? Two girls in a two-seater and a young man leaning against the car. A common scene for generations. Do we...
View ArticleWhat is it? Quiz #462
This Saturdays Quiz-Car is a very modern one for its time. Its titular saint was an engineer who started his career at a marquee located in Aachen/Aix la Chapelle. The car on the picture was the...
View ArticleRare thirties MG Discovered by Archaeologists on Salisbury Plain
A rare 1932 MG J2 has proven an intriguing find for both archaeologists and motoring enthusiasts alike after being discovered during excavation work on Salisbury Plain in the UK. The MG motorcar...
View ArticleDelaunay Belleville - rare luxury.
To find a Delaunay Belleville nestling amongst our cars for sale column is quite a treat. It's a rare car from a luxury French manufacturer. Right from their start in 1903, Delaunay Belleville was...
View ArticleA girl in the garage.
On every long car journey you occasionally have to stop for petrol. It's a chance to stretch your legs, buy some chocolate and have a pee. Sometimes you spend time politely answering question about...
View ArticleWhat is it? Quiz #455
It is Quiztime again! The car we are looking for today was built by a factory, that started building vehicles in 1871. Of course, those were no automobiles, but pushchairs mainly built of wickerwork....
View ArticleWeigel and his racers
One of the most impressive racers ever in my view is the 1907 Grand Prix Weigel. The length of its bonnet was enormous due to the 8 cylinder engine, which was built by combining two 4 cylinder...
View ArticleMotoring delights down under.
We are lucky to live in an era where you can go anywhere in the world in 24 hours by just waving your credit card, and if you don't already live in Australia, you can easily get there before October 14...
View ArticleSome Assembly Required
Once again the High Holy Days of Hershey have come and gone. Formally known as the Antique Automobile Club of American Eastern National Fall Meet, over the past 63 years it has become known to car...
View ArticleDriving a 1903 car and having champagne in the morning: Only in France
We all know the famous London to Brighton run, which is held every year in November. But how many of you know the much smaller, but at least as enjoyable Rallye des Ancetres in Compiegne? Held on the...
View ArticleCecil Kimbers Last MG
Imagine you’re sixteen years old and spot a derelict saloon in a collapsed shed. Immediately you think “I want that car!" But then it takes another six years before you can finally call it your own....
View ArticleHey there, Georgy girl !
It was in 1967 that The Seekers sang their song 'Georgy Girl' and I am old enough to remember it, along with some of the words . So when I started to wonder how to tell you about today's Friday lady,...
View ArticleAbout What is it quiz #455: Brennabor Type A
So here we are with the solution of quiz #455: Ok, at first, I have to apologize for one term in my quiz-text: I wrote “Production ended during World War II (…)”, but forgot to tell, that the...
View ArticleE.R.A. transport in style
E.R.A were supplied with four Bedford transporters that carried the team and the cars to British and European venues in the thirties where E.R.A's broke many records and won at most of the...
View ArticleFaded car photos from 1903 in Hungary
Photos of old cars are sometimes very good but in this case definitely not. Sent by Pal Negyesi. A photo we like, a photo in old style 'The year is 1903, the place is probably somewhere in Hungary....
View ArticleAtalanta; You only live twice (...or thrice?)
At this years Classic-Days at Schloß Dyck, I saw a nice extremely low roadster near the crowd of Bentleys and my first thought was „Oh, a great car, but on what chassis might this „Special“ be built?“...
View ArticleA motorshow down under
Best in Show of this year’s Motorclassica, The Australian International Concours d’Elegance & Classic Motor Show held at the heritage listed Royal Exhibiton Building in Melbourne, Australia was a...
View ArticleBicester Alvis Shows Real Heritage
It’s a big year for both the Alvis marque and the Bicester Heritage site. 2017 marks fifty years since the British car brand went into liquidation, while significant investment has been announced to...
View ArticleA 1936 Continental tour by Lady Hamilton
This picture looks rather formal and professionally posed – and it is. It is part of a promotional article that nowadays we would call “advertorial”, and is subtly putting forward the qualities of...
View ArticleWhat is it? Quiz #456
This weeks quiz is about a company that built very unusual and modern cars. The ideas of its inventor „were always right, but far ahead of their time“. He showed prototypes on many shows from 1926...
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