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A Paris-Madrid, Paris-Vienna, Paris- Rouen Mystery? (update: Peugeot and Mors)
Peter Langmaid is an avid collector of old racing photos. Attached you'll find two presumably amateur pics he recently sent : "A couple of photos of old 'chain driven' racing cars. I have no idea as to...
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Childhood memories or how I caught the PWC bug...
Attached 2 photos, the first which shows me (the young chap in the middle) at 5 or 6 years with my younger sister and my mother. This must have been about 1965 or 66 and the car is an Austin 12 tourer...
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La Salle Moxie Horsemobile
Last week this remarkable La Salle was offered by a the Dutch auction house BVA. On top of the open car you see a full-size plaster horse with steering wheel (!) with which the car could really be...
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Mlle. Bertani wears Chanel
As the temperature drops to freezing outside ( again) , this writer has chosen a lady with a fur to grace your screen. She is Mlle. Bertani and her car is a 1937 Hispano-Suiza K6 4 door pillarless...
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About Quiz #386: Protos-Siemens-Schuckert
Sorry it is no Steyer, no Puch and no Alfa Romeo. The famous international rally to which we referred was of course the New-York to Paris of 1908 (see the car). No less than seven competitors produced...
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My 1910 saw-bench Delage
David Barker tells about the remarkable history of his Delage: "The engine is a 1500c.c. side-valve Ballot 4G3 with a fixed head. It has a four-speed gearbox and because it has is no starter-motor,...
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My 1925 Dodge named "Dudley"!
Photo's 2 & 5 are very small, but all I have of the car in the 70's, 1 is arriving home in April 2013, rest having fun on rallies in 2014. Nick Hunt from Kalangadoo (Australia):"I am a farmer in...
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A Wolseley Hornet in Michigan
Robb Stewart - you may know his name as he is a three time winning jury member - reports about his Wolseley project: "Answering your request for entries in your 5000 contest, I thought that I'd share...
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Back in France for the first time since 1919
On it's way to Paris. Presumed to be the sixth oldest Bugatti still in existence. The 1912 T15 , chassis #446 / engine #88..... . The car known in Denmark since 1919 and now owned by Claude...
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About full barns and deep pockets.
Tim Gunn: I was recently asked a question, which I'm sure, has been asked at every gathering of old vehicle enthusiasts, around the globe these past few of months. "Money no object, what would you buy...
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Rear ends of cars
None of us likes to have to change a wheel at the side of the road, especially when wearing our best clothes, so if I saw today’s lady in red I would expect to stop and offer my help. But something...
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What is it? Quiz #387
You will not be surprised to read that you're looking at a wellknown GM product. Yet, that's the easy part. The challenge for you is to decide which exact type and which body is the object of this...
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How to date this fine paint brochure?
Leo Schildkamp found this wonderful brochure form the dawn of motoring. An italina paint firm trying to get hold on this new market segment. Our guess is that they were active in the carriage painting...
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1933 Citroen Rosalie Tourer & the Parting of the Ways
Reg Harris reports: "I have always had an interest in cars and even as a ten year old I could identify most makes and models that were common at the time (early 1940's). As with most of us, cars...
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The Italian Rolls? Or Duesenberg perhaps?
This week Paris will be the place to be for those who hold a passion for old and exceptional cars. A particularly rare example is being offered for sale on Friday 5th in Bonham’s auction of ‘Les...
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The Horch Trunk set Mystery
Many trunk sets go around and often little is known. In this particular case considerably more is known. Listen to what Hubert Kranz told us. "A friend of mine has these Horch cases. The previous...
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Paris impression....
One can drown in the sheer perfection of the automobiles offered by Lukas H'uni...Few words needed for the display of the Baillon collection at Retromobile Paris. In fact the visual impact is way...
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Josephine likes bananas
We first introduced you to Josephine Baker back in 2003, but since our minds are in Paris this week as Retromobile attracts huge numbers of enthusiasts to wander the halls of Parc des expositions de la...
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The greatest Spyker afficionado left us.
Earlier this week Stijnus Schotte died at the age of 49, decades too early. He was still full of ideas. Still full of touring plans and more. He liked a good glass of beer - sometimes two - but more...
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A Paris Retro lunch mystery
Naturellement – when in France, you do as the French do. So don’t be tempted to grab a sandwich when at Rétromobile this weekend, but look out for the most lingering lunch available. You know the sort...
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