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A long weekend Mystery (Update: 1918-19 De Dion Bouton v8? 1913-20 FN?...
Alain Legrand sends this photo that was shot in Belgium around 1920-1925. It seems the couple depicted just has returned from a long weekend or similar. There's still some luggage waiting in the...
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A $200 American Dream
Auctions are wonderful opportunities to dream, and we all need our dreams. We must believe that dreams can come true and so when deciding which one car to buy at the 7th annual Auburn Auction held by...
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Portugese pumper mysteries
Not a long time ago several interesting fire pumps were exposed at a Portuguese classic car event. The 1930 Citroen C6 (photo 3) or the 1929 Brockway (Photo 4) seem to be fully original while others...
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The Pierce Arrow must go
What do you do when you find a superb unrestored 1931 Lincoln Dietrich convertible sedan? No issue for David Schultz, director of the Stan Hywet Concours d'Elegance. He has Lincoln blood in his veins,...
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Hats off - goggles on.
We are lucky to live in this digital age and today we invite you to revisit an old friend we introduced back in 2012. Our picture shows Joan Newton Cuneo in 1911 at the wheel of her Pope Hummer (corr....
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About quiz #377: 1923 Newton (Ceirano) Brooklands
Well this was one of those cars that you either know or never haVE heard about. The car that was subject of quiz 377 turned up at a most pleasant 'strawberries & bubbles' event at Bicester...
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Gordon Bennett Balloon Race; follow the flight! (ed.Updated below)
The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race has started last night from Vichy in France. 19 balloon crews took off with balloons filled with hydrogen and the winner will be the pilot who travels the furthest. The...
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The World's Fastest (Indian) Cyclecar?
Keith McElroy spotted this sporty cyclecar at Steam & Traction rally at Lake Goldsmith, Victoria, Australia two years ago..! And the mschine is still haunting him. The engine is an aircooled...
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What will you be bringing home from Beaulieu?
Beaulieu is on our mind! Only a few days away from totally unexpected treasures. And only a few days away from unexpectedely selling that heap of parts. You'll never know what happens and one thing is...
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An Eastbourne Seaside Mystery (UPDATE: 1908/09 Itala?1907 FIAT?)
Nick Graves sent us above picture of his great grandfather William Charles Butler standing next to an impressive machine. Nick writes that the man was a 'motor engineer' in Eastbourne, Sussex...
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Metropolis motor keeps on rousing readers
There is no doubt that one of the most daring of silent film projects is Fritz Lang's epic 'Metropolis'. One reader writes: "As I have viewed the film over the years, the question of the make and model...
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Beauty and the Bédelia
Back in May we shared with you the story of the 2014 Festival of Slowth – a celebration of cyclecars and their owners. The event was held in the grounds of Llysdinam Hall in Wales, the family home of...
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What is it? Quiz #378
This great colonial style picture found its way to us all the way from Bombay. A reader's friend recently found it and, like ourselves, wondered about the 5 w's: who, what, where, when and why? Well,...
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Adler and others go Antwerp
Next Sunday, on September 14, tourists and travellers walking the serene gardens of Chateau Belvédère near Antwerp, may be rudely awaken by the sound of sputtering and gurgling four-, six- and eight...
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A SCAP afficionado
We'd like to introduce you to a French friend, Monsieur S.C.A.P. Defrasnes. Apart from his everyday vintage Salmson he has a funny hobby on the side. He likes to fiddle around with a car sharing his...
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The oldies must go to keep the youngsters interested...!?
No less than 47 pre-war and early post-war Fords will be auctioned on October 1 and 2 in the Dutch flowerbulb municipality of Hillegom. They form part of the largest private collection of Fords in the...
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Drive slow or… (UPDATE: very rare Peuegeot 402 Roadster and yes it's a Ford)
Our friend Fer likes to stroll around on flea markets, jumble sales and car boot sales and manages to find a little treasure every now and then, too. Take this picture for example, discovered at a...
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A one-pot, four-valve, four-spark Mystery
The Beaulieu Autojumble always will cough up a few mysteries. This time best of show in that respect was the engine Yesterdays (antique Motorcycles) put up for display. An extremely well engineered...
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Beaulieu Bluebird
When you spend three days at the annual Beaulieu Autojumble,the three fields are mostly filled with men and their beloved motoring stuff. So it was a refreshing surprise to come across Jackie sitting...
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About Quiz #378...: no winners: 1905 l'Elegante
Crikey, not everything is what it appears to be. We just learned that once more when the answers for the latest quiz car came in. There were just three of you giving it a go, and two of them followed...
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