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Atom - Aston's forgotten saloon
For years the Aston Martin Atom's place in history has has been overlooked by enthusiasts who couldn't see past its rather challenging styling. Now, sympathetically restored by its long-term custodian,...
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MM-mmm another taste of Italy.
You can either spend the price of a new Fiat Panda on the famous see and be seen rally. Or rally the same region slightly more low profile with the Via Flaminia Pre War. Less glamour for sure yet...
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Pre-war honeymoon in colour
In August 1939, newly-married Margaret and Denys Gardiner set out on a 900 mile trip up and down the east coast of England on their honeymoon. They took Mr Gardiner’s cousin Eldred along as...
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About Quiz #372: 1928/29 (Vernon) Derby 6cv/9hp Coupe
Lots of highly detailed answers came in on Quiz # 372 causing a slight headache with quiz-sender Michael Costigan and your editor. One can take two directions looking at the picture. France or...
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How was your longest day?
Hello to our friends Downunder who just had their longest night of the year. Still we are more interested to hear from you what you did on the longest day in terms of automotive occupations. The...
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A busy road Mystery (update: Edwardian FIAT Tipo 3A ?)
Tony Sloan recently found this photo taken in 1919 in Warrandyte (the suburb of Melbourne ne he lives with a couple of MG PA's). Would love to know the make of the very upright car on the right with...
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Rollses and a Duesy toy in Motor City
RM Auctions are holding a bumper auction on 26 July in Michigan to celebrate 20 years of collector car auctions in Motor City. There is a large selection of American-built motor cars in addition to...
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Fun sprints and an overlooked concours winner at Het Loo
The Concours d'Elegance Het Loo at the former royal palace in Apeldoorn, Holland had a good contract with the wheather gods. It was a splendid weekend. The only factor causing unexpected clouds was...
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Low budget & High fun at Vintage Revival Zandvoort
Pictured here a Dutch registered type 43 Bugatti (driver: van Ramshorst) at Zandvoort in 1949. Current owner Bart 'Ettore' Rosman will compete this very same car at the Zandvoort Revival. On September...
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One good Morris deserves another
I recently allowed a picture of an elegant lady to catch my eye because she stood beside a 1913 Bullnose Morris Oxford. The caption said… “Our family car in the early sixties, my Mum bravely posing in...
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What is it? Quiz #373
It's an American car for a change. A fine veteran tourer with rear entrance we suppose. Not telling you if we're looking at a one, two or more cylinder car. One thing is sure this company made one...
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America !
In the 1910s-1920s more than 20 different marques were produced In Barcelona. America Autos was one of the obscure marques which appeared. It was established in 1917 under the direction of Mr Manuel...
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Mystery 200 HP Benz travelling Europe?
Nicolae sends two photos (click for second one) showing a massive car which presumably is a Benz and ads that he suspects the car to be a Blitzen Benz in touring disguise. Note that the sum of...
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French Talbot dreams getting real
Some time ago PreWarCar bought a badly neglected French Talbot saloon and since then a lot of work has been done to get it on the road again. Initially most work went into identifying the car as it had...
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Two cylinders and a 2CV stickshift. Why should you want it?
Do you like lots of metal and bright-work under the bonnet? Do you prefer complexity over simplicity? Do you like to pub-chat XL petrol bills and speeding tickets? Do you love to check the dipstick and...
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A Zandvoort Nr 1 Mystery
Henrik Schou-Nielsen reacted regarding last week's article about Vintage Revival Zandvoort. Henrik owns the ex Willy Oosten Riley Imp that was raced at Zandvoort in the early days . The photo made us...
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Over a century of Independence
The lady in the picture has a severe expression but she celebrated Independence Day more than most – living to the ripe old age of 105. Her name is Mary McConnell Borah, daughter of Governor William...
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About Quiz #373: 1902 Yale Touring
This Quiz 373 was a jury-members quiz. Four of them - Roger Fields, Chris Paulsen, Ariejan Bos and Fritz Hegeman - all came up with the right answer. Plus two competitors. They all told us this is a...
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A 1909 'Selfie'
Ace Cenek tells: "Two photos of a 1904 Cadillac Model B I found yesterday on a postcard at a flea market. I believe this is a 'selfie' because the postcard is addressed to himself with no other writing...
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Who bought these Voisins?
Pieter Veenje is a collector of old car auction catalogues and other publicitary outings. Recently he bought this intriguing announcement of a 1933 auction by Campagne & Morlot in Paris (no...
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