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A rare pair of 1939 Bentleys
Saturday 19th august saw the re-union of two rare Bentleys at Prescott Hill Climb venue, and even torrential rain and thunder storms did nothing to damped the excitement of the owners. Lawrence...
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Contrasts at St. John's Concours
Early in the American summer concours season is the Concours of America at St John's, Plymouth, Michigan. According to our on location witness JP Vandebundt it's getting better and better every year....
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A Champagne Mystery (update: plm. 1911 Grégoire)
Remi Weber sent this charming picture of his grandma: "This picture was taken in Champagne (France) in a small town called Damery. My grandmother Henriette was very young, about ten years, so this must...
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A Hudson through the roof
An accident is always something sad. If the car involved is old it´s even sadder and if the old car was brand new when the accident occurred... good Lord! This is what appears to have overcome the...
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Grace Valentine
Sharp-eyed readers will remember Grace Valentine appearing here on Valentine’s day 2013 inviting you to identify the car – a 1920 Packard twin six roadster.As always, the comments section produced...
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About Quiz #375: 1927/28 Excelsior van Rijswijk
Oops. We inadvertedly gave away more clues than we wanted in the properties of the picture. Still, not too many people noticed it (we think). Thanks to Gerry Barrett for pointing this out. Rest assured...
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Precious Prescott
There is plenty to see, smell, hear and do, this weekend at Prescott Hill. And feel too. Despite being mid summer the weather made it sometimes feel like it was a particular autumny fall day! But it...
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VSCC – motor sports galore since 1934
The Vintage Sports-Car Club has become an oldtimer on its own, eight decades after it was instigated. But fortunately it still oozes the same atmosphere of a slightly eccentric members-only social club...
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Austin Seven discovered behind furniture
Due to its small size an Austin Seven can be housed almost everywhere. They are not only sinfully funny machines to drive... after a country ride you can store them in your living room. Not a long...
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Judge Joseph’s last ride Mystery
One of America’s more intriguing mysteries took place on this very day in 1930: Judge Joseph Force Crater stepped into a taxi in New York city, only to disappear completely, never to be seen again and...
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Alice’ all-American adventure
Like yesterday, let’s have another look back. As for this day in 1909 something remarkable happened: Alice Ramsey and three girlfriends became the first women to complete a transcontinental motoring...
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Two old timers drive around the world
Today we introduce you to Heidi Hetzer, a 77 year old German lady who has recently started a journey around the world in ‘Hudo’, her 1930 Hudson Great Eight. When I say 77 years old, I should say 77...
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What is it? Quiz #376
This light car/cyclecar was built by a company who used the same name as other car manufacturers but was possibly the most successful of them all. This maker had previously built cars under another...
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Monopoly motors
We’re pretty sure that many, many, of our readers will have this little pre-war model car tucked away somewhere in a cupboard, on the attic or in their holiday home. It’s the Monopoly car of course,...
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Steam driven
We are guessing there have to be more steam fans among the British than from any other nation in the world, with steam fairs and steam rallies organized throughout the year. Still then it’s been 46...
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Lakester – like it or loathe it?
We know many of you out here aren’t big fans of customizing. We can live with that. But how about going all the way when you decide to tackle a customizing job? We say it can lead to something very...
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Who knew of Mercedes’ 540K Stromlinienwagen?
We were aware of something special Mercedes was to bring over to Pebble Beach this year. What exactly has been made public earlier this week – it’s a one-off 540K Streamliner – or Stromlinienwagen - of...
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Raceabout with a difference
When you fall for the brawn of an American short chassis racer from the brass age, the Mercer Raceabout or Stutz Bearcat are the ones to go for, right? Not necessarily. There was the Speedwell Speed...
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The Fast Lady
When I saw this photograph, I have to confess the eyes were immediately drawn to my heart-throb from the ‘60s, Julie Christie. We see her here in 1962 posing with her co-star of the film ‘The Fast...
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About Quiz #376: 1914 Victor 8hp Cyclecar
Ariejan Bos is to be congratulated for sending in the right answer, but since he is a jury member he unfortunately does not qualify for a T-shirt prize. But he does give us another possible question....
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