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What happened to 1924 RR 20HP XR2983? (UPDATE: still registered!)
Pete Giles found this car at the bottom of a drawer of which he has many we presume. In the drawer is an envelop with a post date of 1964... and it contains these photos showing XR.2983 after a hard...
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China here we come: 9(!) pre-war motorcars plus more
We promised you a BIG chance to win one of the two free entries to the Classic Car Challenge China provided by PreWarCar-PostWarClassic. Well we didn't want to disappoint you. So in view of the really...
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Alfa Romeo twins
The caption on this picture tells us it is the 1932 Concours d'élégance in Bois de Boulogne. The two ladies could easily be twins, but are named as Marie Costes and Mme de Beaufort and we wonder just...
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About Quiz #397: 1905 Compound Model 3
This Quiz #397 was a true challenge for the inner circle of insiders. We wanted to show this car primarily due to its refined 'out of the box' engine concept. This inspired by an article from the...
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The Compound Motorcar
It is amazing the number of different designs and construction ideas that formulated in the inventive brains of the early engine designers, the ideas seemed endless. One of the more completely...
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Mystery Micro T-head Engine
A few days ago a friend sent us these pictures asking for the potential sale price of "this Ford Model T engine" which he had casually found. At a first glance almost everybody could discover that it...
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Have you ever participated with a Concours?
Have you ever considered participating in a true Concours d’Elegance but thought you didn't have 'the right connections? Well, this is your chance. Normally you can only participate by...
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Fast and slow at Chateau Impney
Saturday 11 July promises to be a memorable motoring occasion at Chateau Impney. Not only is it the weekend of their inaugural hill climb, but H&H will auction 71 cars with viewing on friday 10th....
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A mystery meeting in Tenterden (UPD. De Dion, Straker-Squire, Darracq,...
Bill Coates sends a photo which seems a nice small veteran club meeting: "I found a picture in a junk shop which I find very interesting. I know the place (Tenterden, Kent, UK) but I'm unsure of the...
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What happened to the 1937 SS100 DUV71
Anita sends this picture: "Curiously googling the history of DUV 71, as my mother travelled around Europe with a companion around 1948 in this Jaguar. The photo sits above my desk. Discovered it is...
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What is it? Quiz #398
The gentlemen responsible for making this car had some experience of the Gordon Bennett race and if you see a Panhard influence, there's a good reason. The car was one of the first in the world to...
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Piccolo restorations in Norway
Stein Tranvik writes: "Norway has become the new world head quarter for the Piccolo cars that were made by Ruppe & Sohn in Apolda, Thuringen, Germany. And why, you may ask... Because so many have...
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A Michelin tyred Mystery
Text on backside of picturefront of the carriage(Pictures sent by a friend from France)
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Syston Park back on track?
Richard Powell writes: "I am spearheading the revival of a pre war race track at Syston Park near Grantham,in Lincolnshire. In 1926 Syston Park created the first road trrack race cicrcuit in Britain....
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Mystery race car at the 1912 Grand Prix ACF near Dieppe
For several weeks already a French enthusiast is sending photos showing the pre-WWI Grand Prix track near Dieppe. Those who follow the photo-sharing pages may have seen several. Most striking were the...
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Across the mountains of Utah & Arizona.
Want to go places? Take your Model T.. Our friends Dirk & Trudy already travelled halfway the globe more than once. John Bothwell from the US likes to stay a bit closer to his home. Still he is no...
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Sonia Delaunay paints 'planes and cars.
When we last visited Sonia Delaunay it was to introduce her painting 'Hommage à Blériot' and we are pleased to see her name again as the subject of an exhibition at London's Tate Modern where they are...
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About Quiz #398: 1903 C.G.V. 8 cylinder
The car in Quiz #398 is a 1903 C.G.V. and the photo was found in The Car Illustrated magazine No. 46 April 8 1903. It was correctly identified by six participants, who all knew it was one of the first...
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Insiders Napier chat
A report by Jak Guyomar who probably never drove any other old car than Napier... To a simple amilcarist - being your editor - all this belows is not the easiest read. But we're quite sure tht any...
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Great news for American Lafrance drivers!
It's the nightmare of all those who really use their antique cars. And a problem that we will see more and more. Fatigue and decay of cast iron cylinder blocks. That castings made in a distant past...
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