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How many people fit in one car?
Going on holiday with a big family can be a bit of a challenge (we know from experience). How to fit everyone in the car, including the dogs, cats, all the clothes and sometimes the tools? We have seen...
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Come aboard my road yacht!
Our Friday Lady looks especially pleased to welcome her gentleman to their luxuriously appointed motorized caravan. And well might she – because this could quite possibly be the first true...
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What is it? Quiz #459
The weekend has just started! Which means.... the quiz is online! This week, it is probably not that hard. Because if you do not know the car itself, you might be able to recognize the persons in it....
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Not your everyday gathering: 5 Voisins
Earlier we published a feature about how Hubertus became a fan of the Voisin cars. It was clear he wasn't the only one. And we totally agree, it is something special which you don't see that often. To...
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The 1900 Horseless Carriage mystery
While searching for information about the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald motorcycle race, Ace Zenek came across this photo on Flickr by Don O'Brien. The caption he posted states the following."1900...
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Happy Christmas shopping
December has started so that means Christmas shopping. When doing this, we found the new book of Michael Edwards. Not that long ago, he published a book about De Dion Bouton cars till 1904. We read...
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From the family album: Star c.1925
Julian Hill shows us a photo from the family album:"I think this is a Star bought new from the factory in Wolverhampton about 1925 by my grandfather, George Edmund Hill pictured in the photo with his...
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An early Tom-Tom
Travelling in the early days of motoring often was a challenging experience. Road signs were absent and society was not equipped for cars travelling over roads for hundreds of miles, where normally...
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Are you taking my job, lady?
This chauffeur must be out of a job after this photo was taken. The lady looks proud and very convinced to drive this car instead of sitting in the back. And we totally agree with her. This looks like...
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About What is it? Quiz #459L ZIS 101B
There was a catch in last week's quiz, as it wasn't a 'real' pre-war. But most of you noticed it and gave the right answer. Yes, it is a ZIS or ZIL 110 B. A car based on a Packard (that was the pitfall...
View ArticleWatch Stanley Mann Racing for a last time
Earlier this week, the news came to us that one of the bastions in vintage WO Bentley's sales, racing and rallying has closed the doors on its garage overnight for the final time. Stanley Mann Racing...
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Winter wonder fun or TLC? What do you do?
The end of the year is approaching. This means the traditional Christmas songs are playing on the radio. Snow is falling and the cars are locked up in our sheds. But there are always a few brave men...
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‘Mystery car’ on the platform of the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway c.1905
Recreating a photo from 1905 can be a lot of fun. It all starts with getting the right car. But what to do when you don't know what car it is on the photo? Rob Shaddick, director of the Lunmouth &...
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A real treasure for Invicta fans
“Probably the best-looking sports car in the vintage tradition”, said by J.R. Buckley the Invicta S-Type Low-Chassis lives on as one of the most sought-after classic cars and a fan favourite 90 years...
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Kings and old car: a tribute to King Michael I of Romania
Kings and old cars. This is a combination we actually do not talk about a lot in the PreWarCar.com magazine. The value of cars with historic documentation goes up, especially when there is some...
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A fashionable Auburn 8-120 driven with a fashionable coat
Todays Friday Lady is proudly posing with her new Auburn 8-120. You can see her posing in front of the showroom with a “Duesenberg 8” advertise. But inverted, you can also spot the big “AUBURN”...
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What is it? Quiz #460
Last pre-war quiz was a bit of a post-war. Still, a lot of good answers also this time. But for this week, we will go back to a real pre-war, back to the early days of the automobiles. Do you know what...
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A Cross Country Pakistan adventure in a 1922 Amilcar
A 1922 Amilcar is not what you see that often when one drives in Pakistan. But last month, there was one driving from Khyber to Karachi in the K2K Cross Country Rally. Shahzeb Ul Haq Malik is the...
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Sending a Christmascard in 1910
It is time to send a photograph to the family for Christmas. As you can imagine, nowadays taking a photograph is much easier than back in 1910. The photograph above was taken in Chicago.If you would...
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Advent sketches of old cars
Most of us will have heard from the name Stefan Marjoram, well known from his photos and movies of The Beast of Turin. But this multi-talented chap is also making sketches of old cars and shares them...
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