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Fancy a free ride through China?
Last year October we reported about the Classic Car Challenge China; in short the 4C Rally which is roughly a 1000 mile drive from Beijing to Shanghai in the south. This 4C Rally is one of the...
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Voisin is like having a new lover
‘La Vie en Bleu’ is a celebration of French voiture design from veteran to the Veyron, and this year our eyes fell upon a very stylish lady and her equally stylish car- a 1930 Voisin C14 ‘Chartre’...
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What is it? Quiz #396
It's a French cyclecar powered with a 6CV Ruby DS, yet who can add anything to that? We decided to do something different this time. The information is above, now you give us the photo! Well that...
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Swiss Air
Packards all have an air about them. From first glance, one can usually tell a Packard, if not from its distinctive radiator shape then from its hexagon-adorned hubcaps. What, then, are we supposed to...
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The Quirky Cars Mystery (update: 1911-12 Singer plus two 1912 Phoenix cars)
Bill Coates sends a kind e-mail: "It's about time I put something back into PWC after all the good response to ads I've had recently! So here is a photo I discovered in a junk shop yesterday. I know...
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Help to identify a family car connection (UPDATE: 1926-27 Model 96 Overland...
Peter Johnston writes: "Apart from my passion for vintage cars I also research my family history and recently was sent these two pictures by my cousin. My great grand father (Frank c1870) was an...
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Meet 'Abigail', our 1931 Buick 66S
Jim Sandefur III sends these photos showing his 'nearly new' and unspoilt Buick. "This is a 1931 66S Buick with 47,000 actual miles. It has sit in a garage since 1974. We are only the third owner,...
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The Ghost Rosalie
Is it a "ghost car" itself? The dark atmosphere of the photo and the fact that it has a funeral past could make one think of "supernatural motoring". And yes, every "barn find" has a touch of mystery,...
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Vera's car catches fire and she flies away (update: 1903/4 Renault?)
In 1901, three wealthy motorists, Frank Hedges Butler, his daughter Vera and the Hon. Charles Rolls, had proposed a motor tour, but this was cancelled when Vera's Renault 4.5 caught fire. The lady...
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About quiz #396 the Jean Goupy Sport
In last week's quiz we only showed you a ‘plaquette’ with ‘Voiture J.G.S.’ and still some of you knew to which car this once belonged. We had three participants with the correct answer: the French...
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Knokke, just a few miles from Blankenberghe (update: Humber Snipe, plus... ? )
Just a few weeks ago we travelled to the belgian beachresort Blankenberghe. Today we're just a few miles down the road but also 10-15 years back in time. It's very busy and we're on a higher location...
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How many pre-war Siata heads?
What do you say about that. A good old friend picked up this Siata 500 head (#1628) from an online fleemarket in the former eastblock. You won't be surprised to learn that it is part of a pre-war...
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Three Chauffeur-driven Mysteries (Update: Humber, Renault, Wolseley)
In the years immediately before and after the First World War, Bertie Allaston was a chauffeur to two wealthy British families, first the Ashworths, and later the Andreaes. Bertie Allaston was to stay...
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A hidden cask of wine
Our frequent reporting Karel Vermeer writes: "While travelling in the Provence two weeks ago, we visited a chateau du vin to buy a few bottles. Outside we saw the remains of a Fiat Topolino or Simca...
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Rolls Royces fit for Princes
Two glamorous and highly desirable pre-War Rolls-Royces with Royal connections will be offered by H&H Classics at its forthcoming sale on saturday 20 June at Burghley House, the home of the...
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Five Ladies dressed for a Mathis
When we look at this picture of five ladies around a Mathis we wonder what is the occasion? Their uniform dresses may be for school but their varying degrees of happiness tell us it's something else....
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What is it? Quiz #397
We all know the Saab three cylinder two-stroke engines. And most of you will be aware that many of modern sub-compacts are making use of three cylinders. Yet those known engine concepts are quite...
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Mystery Coachwork on 1925 Talbot 18/55
Peter Ransom writes: "I'm researching a 1925 Talbot 18/55 (essentially a rebadged Sunbeam 16/50) located in Western Australia. The car has a saloon body that currently defies all attempts...
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The first car in Romania was a ...?
Bogdan Coconoiu from Romania writes: "A friend of mine, mr. Madalin Ghigeanu, sent me this interesting photo probably from 1900. We supose that the driver is mr. Basil Assan the first romanian car...
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It pays to post your Mystery Issue
Yesterday Robert Axelrod posted the above photos showing off the NOS(?) early JAP engine he found; and there must be zillions of similar issues: "This motor turned up at Hershey, PA swap meet!...
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