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Amilcar's racing jewel
Barely pausing for breath after the publication of his latest book on Alfa Romeo Grand Prix cars - The Magnificent Monopostos - Simon Moore has jumped head-first into researching a rather different...
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The 5cv Cloverleaf Mystery
Angelo van de Rijt recently found this special bodied 1923 Citroen 5cv. writes: "We would love to find some info about this special bodied Citroën 5cv 'cloverleaf'. It's been in storage for many...
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A Catalonian Christmas Greeting
I have learned not to say Ceci lives in Spain, because she lives in Catalonia and Catalonians fiercely value their independence. Luckily, she loves England and all things English and occasionally...
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About Quiz #385: Chevriac or Pontrolet!
We said this would be easy, yet hard. Every contestant knew this is a Pontiac, and all but one correctly pegged it as 1940. Five of you knew it's a Pontiac Arrow, a Canada-only model, based on that...
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Sudden changes of climate
The climate is a big issue to some, and rightfully so. The first 100 Miles of Amsterdam was scheduled just after the Copenhagen Climate Conference (2009) warning us about the warming of planet earth....
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Another German 'Bathtub' Mystery ( update: 1913-14 Opel)
Juri Castricum: "Yesterday I visited an acquaintance who showed me this picture and asked which car this is and of which year it would be. This is a family portret, probably taken somewhere in the area...
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Phoenix from the ashes
January 15 could be called bleak mid-winter, and you can either wrap up warm and hum along to the beautiful carol of that name, or alternatively head over to The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in...
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Last minute shopping in Berlin?
Wouldn't you like to go shopping in a street like this? Not only for the charming pedestrians nearing. Also to see, to hear, to smell the vintage taxis and other motorcars rolling up and down a Berlin...
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One day without old cars: Happy Christmas!
Can you imagine this? Getting transported from a location where you don't live to a place where you don't want to be. Well sorry for being a bit old fashioned. Unfortunately we cannot ask artist Stevan...
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What is it? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 1
When we are getting close to the last few days of the year it's that time again for our traditional Christmas Quiz. Just like the past few years for six days in a row we are going to show you several...
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What is it? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 2
For part two of our six day quiz we found a quite handsome side lamp, but as we said yesterday we haven't got a clue if this was fitted originally. This side lamp was mounted on the fender of a very...
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What is it? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 3
The past two quiz cars may have been easy, but for part three of our six day quiz we are going to make it a bit more difficult. This side lamp is mounted on a French supercar from the 1930s with a...
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What is it? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 4
The automobile featured in part four of our six day quiz has a most unusual color, but in our opinion quite acceptable on a luxurious twelve-cylinder convertible sedan. Not a clue what it is? Then ask...
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What is it? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 5
Part five of our six day quiz shows a side lamp mounted on what looks like a racing car. Side lamps on a racing car? Well why not, it's road equipped, so side lamps are a necessity. This model was...
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What is it? PreWar Christmas Quiz day 6
Part six and the last day of our Christmas Quiz! The side lamp on this fender is probably again a period accessory as we haven't been able to find an original picture with this exact lamp. It will be...
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Happy New Year !
On this very first day of a brandnew year we like to share this incredible photo sent to us by a very good friend of PreWarCar. It may look as a simple photo at first glance. Just another one in the...
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The very first 2015 Mystery. (update: Model T + ?)
Steve Diggins sends this very nice brass era special (?) "We have a photo on the Vintage Car Club Of Canada website of an early sports car, maybe pre WWl. It is a posed shot by a professional...
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'Spitting distance' from... Down Under!
"(I am) ...spitting distance away from a fully rebuilt 60mm bore splash feed engine (of my Amilcar C4 Sport). I can feel the beat of the open exhaust now. May your project be just as close to up and...
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An amazing rediscovery Essex story
Allistair 'Bud' Smith: "Many years ago, around the late 1960’s or early 1970’s, one of my dad’s mates came across a 1919 Essex roadster in original unrestored condition in the town of Toogoolawah...
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The Sumatra Seven-Photo Mystery (update: three different cars)
Earlier quiz winner Pieter Vos sends this set of photos. It is only on rare occasions that we see more than one photo of a mystery car. Here we have no less tahn seven photos of the same car (if we...
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