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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 Teisen-Simony...
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About full barns and deep pockets (Update: Sold at Euro 54,832 )
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? (update: 1904 Peugeot!)
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....
Our good friends from the Model T Ford World Tour are also present at Retromobile. And such a special story doesn't go unnoticed by the French media. One can drown in the sheer perfection of the...
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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 (UPDATE: ex-Dovaz photographed by Dingo)
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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About Quiz #387: 1937 Buick Vandenplas
After decades of peaceful rest inside a garage, this rare 1937 Buick has come to light recently in Spain. Very little was known when the car was bought by its current owner, apart from both little...
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In search for early Cork competitors
Joe Dwyer writes: "We at the Munster Vintage Motorcycle and Car Club are holding our 60th Cork Veteran Run on July 18th and 19th this year. We are trying to locate some early entrants, in particular:-...
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Antiquemobilist of the year
In the semi-psychedelic lighting of the VIP-room of Retromobile a new award was presented to Model T world travellers Dirk & Trudy Regter by Directeur du Salon François Melcion (right) and Malcom...
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Is this 1935 Packard still around?
Hugo Modderman is wondering if this special bodied 1935 Packard is still around, possibly in North West Europe, or even in the Netherlands where the body was made by Schutter en Van Bakel. Aside the...
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Damsels in Delage
Now that the razzmatazz of Paris has died down, let’s travel to the South West of France to a place called Saumur beside the River Loire. Let us also ignore the fact that it is Friday 13th today and...
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What is it? Quiz #388
A serious racing car of a famous make, yet not very well known for racing. This car appeared in the early twenties at one of the famous banked oval circuits of Europe. From our source we know that not...
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