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About Quiz # 343: 1907/1908 Florentia
It seldom, if ever happens... not one reaction on last week's quiz. Not one, not even a guess. Was it that difficult? Perhaps it was. Yet we couldn't give you too many clues. Mentioning the city where...
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The Mystery of the surviving La Nefs.
by Fons Alkemade: It is remarkable how many of the curious vehicles built by a rather obscure and only locally active company from the French town of Agen have survived to this day. Recently the pages...
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Richard Edmonds' Prescott Weekend Auction
19/4 mail gestuurd aan Ian Holmes, tekst is nu goed (RBPHi Joris, text and photos as requested. I hope you have a great weekend at Montlhery. I am very jealous! Hopefully see you at Beaulieu in...
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A near PWC headquarter mystery
Hans Veenenbos sends this lovely familyphotos of the Snep family, taken almost round the corner of the PWC headquarters just outside Amsterdam. Two XL family tourers of unknown making, the first...
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A change of throne in Spyker country
Since 1948, April 30 traditionally Holland and Amsterdam will drown itself in an overdose of the colour orange: it's Queens Day! Today however is the very last Queens Day as Queen Beatrix will...
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REO awakes after an 86 year nap!
Basically you're looking at a 10 year old car. This 1917 REO Model M Seven Passenger Touring was put aside in 1927. The odometer is showing no more than 8259 miles, but don't let it deceive you as the...
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Right Side 60HP Spyker photos wanted.
One of the most famous Spyker cars must surely be this 60hp 1903 racing car. Not only was it equipped with the first six-cylinder engine, it was also the first 4x4 automobile. It was especially...
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Practising for the 2014 calendar!
We're not even halfway with the 2013 PreWarCar Ladies Calendar and some people have already started sending photos for 2014! Well to be honest you can keep your powder dry for the moment but a little...
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What is it? Quiz 344
An easy one this week. The radiator aloen should tell you most of the story. A late production specimen of one of the truly great makes. Of course there's always a bit of venom in the quiz question....
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A Spring weekend, welsh style.
"Llandridnod Wells in the heart of Wales welcomed many of our smaller and older vintage cars to take part in the LCES tour and trial (LCES = Light Car & Edwardian Section of the VSCC) . With...
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Royalty spotting
Our request for the new King and Queen at first delivered no results. Not strange as on the crowning day they not even used the Golden Spyker Carriage. Only one or two nondescript AtoBs, a ride through...
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Tired of the same old same old?
The sophisticated and eclectic automotive tastes of Manny and George Dragone are always apparent in the cars they bring to shows and the vehicle list at Dragone Auctions' May 31 auction (an unusual...
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Vintage traffic jam for Jim Boland's marriage
One of the world's biggest veteran and vintage car collectors, Jim Boland of Naas Co Kildare (20 miles west of Dublin), tied the knot on Wednesday last to his long-term friend and partner Brenda. It...
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What happened to Al Jolson's 1928 Mercedes ?
Keith Nordquist sends this nice period photo of a Merc spotted in 1953 in Seattle Washington. Keith says this 1928 Mercedes Benz convertible sedan was formerly owned by singer and film star Al...
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Trash or Treasure? What's hiding behind these doors?
No Friday girl today, but not less fascinating. Regular visitor 'Pete'(*) sends this photo of the double garage he rented out more than twenty years ago to a gentlemen who passed away recently. "The...
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About Quiz #344: 1942 Hispano-Suiza T60 RLA
Our latest pre-war quizes seem even harder than usual. After our last Florentia (with no correct answer), this time we have received only one answer with the right make. One would expect that our...
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Half Hisso Sprint Special!
This typical American sprint car is presented this weekend by PreWarCar afficionado Jim Kruse at the AACA Spring Meet in Auburn, Indiana, USA. Believe it or not but his wife bought the car and it was...
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Submerged car ID
David Coe sends this arty picture of a car eaten away by water and salt somewhere in the the drowned city Epecuen, Argentina. David writes: "Although I doubt it's of huge interest to your readers I...
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Whether Fiat or FIAT*, it's definitely a supercar!
Wealth has its prerogatives. In 1904, when Kaiser Wilhelm II suggested that his friend August Anheuser Busch Sr. should order a Fiat 60HP car, the $13,500 price for the chassis alone wasn't likely an...
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Hillclimb racer ends in back of family car.
Not your usual Hillclimbing mount, But at least it's easy to load into a small people carrier to take home at the end of the day. Gerry Michelmore's diminutive 1921 Carden Sports 707cc cyclecar seen...
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