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Model T on its way to America
You may have followed the adventures of Dirk & Trudy Regter during the first leg of the round the world tour they started last year. Since then they covered Europe and Africa down to Capetown....
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Me? Never?
The season is on, so we thought it is good timing to show you this situation. It's not a big thing, but it could have been disisaster. A car leaving the trailer is the very last thing you need during a...
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What is it? #345
Surprise, it is a Bugatti. We thought let's make it simple for a change. Yet as you know us well there is always a boa constrictor hiding in the shrubbery. So be very careful before you send in your...
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The bigger the Packard the better? (upd: Ask the man who owns two!)
One of the oft-quoted myths, “Bigger is better”, so frequently used, is no longer the answer to every pre-war car enthusiast’s prayer. Taking for example one of the most respected prestige marques...
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Here's another gas saver!
It's so thirsty that you won't drive it a lot...This car was built by father and son team Clive & Bruce Woolley in South Africa. It has a Liberty V12 tank engine of 27 liters fitted into a Rolls...
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A Franklin V-screen mystery (upd.: Wind Splitter Sedan)
Larry from the US recently found this 1922 Franklin model 10A with a sedan body carrying a rare V-screen windshield. Before starting a restoration he would like to know what he has. So far he has...
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Steady Barker now also steady on DVD
Ronald 'Steady' Barker is one of the UK's leading old car enthusiasts and a highly respected motoring journalist, in a career that has spanned 6 decades he has brought his inimitable brand of sparkling...
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This Saturday: opening of 'The Vault'!
Little chance you missed our earlier report 'Trash or Treasure' about the two garages that not have been opened in 20+ years. From all requests that came in there was one from a three generation...
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Remember the Chalmers at Beaulieu last year?
Andy Lloyd sent an e-mail regarding the Chalmers we had on display at our Beaulieu stand last year September. It was sold on the spot by a dealer that we had invited, sadly he didn't inform us about...
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About Quiz #345: 1939 Bugatti 57C Van Vooren Coupe
Well, well, well, this was indeed an easy one. Massive response and most of those good or nearly good. Sorry for the chaps who sent in with Atalante, Atlantic, or Galibier. The car may look like an...
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Gentleman speeding at Wiscombe Park
Think of Devon and most would think of cream teas, not motor-sport. The Vintage Sports Car Club's visit to the Wiscombe Park's beautiful grounds, with its winding hill climb that starts just outside...
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One of the lesser known Ford production facilities (upd. + Egypt, India, Spain)
"Banat Motor", the official dealer for FORD ROMANA SAR - Ford Factory from Bucharest - was located in Timisoara. Address: I.G.Duca Street nr.8, nowadays: Republic Street nr.8 (the building has hardly...
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Paris-Madrid: start to finish in 110 years
The original 1903 Paris-Madrid race arguably is one of the most epic of motoring history… in part due to the many casualties that occurred, including Marcel Renault. The race was ended in Bordeaux,...
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A Wednesday 'Weed' mystery (Upd. tire chains!)
David Scott recently acquired a very original Buick and is giving a fettle for further use and preservation. While cleaning her up he got puzzled by the oval plate at front bumper of the car:...
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Not a gilded cage, but a nickeled one
For the first two decades of the Twentieth Century, of the so-called "Three Ps of Motordom", Pierce-Arrow was arguably at the pinnacle of that small list. Earlier known best for household goods such...
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Just another year at Deauville?
We know lots about the car - a 1938 Delahaye 135M Grand Luxe by Chapron. We also know that it was taken to various concours by its first owner from Vienna. The photo was taken at the Concours of...
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What is it? Quiz #345
It is a fine group. Our guess that it is the full personel of a transport, garage and service company, 19 men in total. Ranging from the youngest help on the running board to the owners of the company...
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Texas desert mysteries
Trudy and Dirk Regter go west with their 1915 Model T, through the arid south of Texas in the of direction Nevada and California. We thought places like this were no longer existent. So wrong! When...
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Texas desert mysteries
Trudy and Dirk Regter go west with their 1915 Model T, through the arid south of Texas in the of direction Nevada and California. We thought places like this were no longer existent. So wrong! When...
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Little boy, big car mystery
The junior pilot and his race car that made a stop at the sidecurb for a closer inspection are both postwar of course. We may be wrong, but the big car seems a lot older. Andrea Iannaccone recently...
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