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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 (UPD: 28 July 1900, Schökelfahrt:...
A most interesting Monday morning mystery. The tyres are known and the photo has been used by Michelin for publicity but the car is still unidentified. Text on backside of picture: 'Schwere Fahrt am 28...
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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 (UPD. Lion-Peugeot /...
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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Light car Mysteries 1922 (UPD. Galloway & Mathis)
Moray Letham writes: "This interesting photo was found in a motoring book I had, written on the back it says 'Scottish 6 day Light Car Trial 1922, Billy Barker Galloway'. The registration numbers are...
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Stan Laurel's 1928 car a Buick or Hupmobile?
Randy Skretvedt sends this charming picture of the young Laurel family: "This photo shows film comedian Stan Laurel, his wife Lois and daughter Lois Jr., in the driveway of their home in 1928, 718 N....
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Alfa Romeo Museum - From 1910 to the future
Rick Nicolaas writes: "Last Thursday visited the new re-opened Alfa Romeo museum in Arese, Italy. Close to Milan. It opened on the 30th June after being closed for 4 years. It is worth the visit when...
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Chain-Gang Nash ladies drive 1000 miles in 24 hours.
Hot off the press comes news of a successful jolly where a group of die-hard enthusiasts from the Frazer Nash Car Club headed for France in their faithful cars in order to put themselves and their...
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What is it? Quiz #399
Is it a 'cyclecar' or a 'runabout' - we've seen it called both. Made in England on the south coast and starts as far back as 1909. Not only do we want the name, but also what went on beneath the...
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The Elusive Lost Voisin Finally Found
a very nice 'true story' by Peter Irlenborn:Some years ago I learned that there was a pre-war Voisin located somewhere in Turkey. The model and the year of production was not mentioned....
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1923 Gérin Aérodyne re-visited
You may remember when Reg Winstone displayed his unique 1923 Gérin Aérodyne on our stand at 2012 Retromobile and was seen again this year on Bonham's stand where it found its new owner, Olivier. He...
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Renault for a soprano
If you were in Paris in 1909 you might have watched a performance of Rigoletto starring Dame Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso and you might have seen Caruso leaving in his type AX Renault which...
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Far-flung Röhr
The first cars arrived in Egypt at the turn of the last century and mostly of French manufacture. By the end of the 1920s, The Royal Automobile Club of Egypt boasted hundreds of members and the...
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Unidentified wheel of aircraft. Bugatti? (UPDATE - see more details below)
A reader has sent us this picture of a wheel and he wonders if it came off an aircraft? Of course, it looks exactly like a Bugatti car wheel, but there are some slight differences. This picture of the...
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