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Actress, author, prime minister and a car to match.
In 1902 when you saw a lady in a motorcar she will have taken great care over the clothes she wore. She was mindful of fashion and practicality and we enjoyed finding this picture of Miss Muriel...
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What is it? Quiz #403
Well, why not show you a quiz-truck for a change. It's interesting in more than one respect and there is a chance that you know it from earlier publication. The powerful truck was designed by a very...
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Vintage Roads in Scotland
"Very often, it's only after a brief trip to the south of England or some parts of Europe that I learn to appreciate just how deserted many of our roads are in Scotland, and how little many of them...
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Is this a two-stroke JAP engine? ( update: 1923 AZA-Prestwich)
Dr Graham Smith writes: "Can anyone identify this 2 stroke engine? It has a Bing carburettor and ML magneto. It is about 150cc and has a decompression valve on the cylinder head. There is a small...
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Frozen frame of time or new chapter?
What makes these photos so much more interesting than modern 'pics'. Is it just their relative scarcity compared to the billion of pictures flooding from smartphone and other devices? Who on earth...
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An Olex tanking scene
A most pleasant twenties scene (in Berlin?). People and vehicles waiting for a refill with OLEX (the predecessor of BP in Germany). According to sender the car in the front is an Opel "similar to the...
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From Rolls Royce to Maybach - from Balloons to Zeppelins.
On Saturday 26 September we shall see throngs of enthusiasts heading for Lyngsbækgaard Manor - the 16th Century country estate originally built for the Danish Royal Family where Bonhams will sell one...
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Pram racing at Antwerp Concours 2015?
Juri Castricum writes: "Last weekend we participated at the Antwerp Concours at Castle Belvédère with our 1921 Ansaldo Tipo 4A. It is a very nice and friendly concours with beautiful cars on a...
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About Quiz #403: Minsheng/Chung Shan by Daniel F. Myers
This was not a very difficult one, as relatively recent there have been publications about this truck. Kit Foster, jury member, writes: “Well, that would be the Minsheng, or maybe Chung Shan, depending...
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GP Ballot used to hunt bears?
Sometimes the suprise comes from the most unusual places. The interesting main picture has been discovered recently hanging on the wall of a little village´s restaurant in center Spain. This one wasn´t...
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A barn find Riley or a Bentley?
There will surely be many old cars enjoying the early morning Autumn colours on Wednesday 23rd as they drive towards Easters Court in Herefordshire where Brightwells are holding their auction of...
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Amilcar left for Beijing!
We're sure you remember the Amilcar which returned from oblivion in Pakistan last May. Since then Shahzeb and friends have worked nearly day & night to restore the car within a few months! Owner...
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Three Cabriolets and a Bug
COYS auction house are holding their next auction on saturday 26th at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. When we asked each other which car we would most like to take home, one said Bugatti, one...
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Three Cabriolets and a Bug
COYS auction house are holding their next auction on saturday 26th at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. When we asked each other which car we would most like to take home, one said Bugatti, one...
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Lovely car, difficult name: Secqueville-Hoyau
Those who were on Amelia Island earlier this year will probably have noticed this nice sportive car with its Rolls-Royce-like radiator. It is a French Secqueville-Hoyau, or better: SH. This SH was...
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Hollywood or Bust - 23 Skidoo
First, let's establish what car these lovely girls are sitting on. We think it's a 1936 '3-window' Chevrolet Coupe, probably owned by the young student at the wheel - lucky chap. This happy group of...
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White BMW 315/1 with white spots in its history
It is hard to compare a BMW 315/1 with the superfamous 328. Still you will. So let's say it is the 'poor mans' 328... but still a highly attractive car and only on very rare occasions on the market in...
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There's a hole in your piston, dear Heidi, dear Heidi...
We introduced you to Heidi last year (click) when she started her ambitious trip around the world in “Hudo”, her 1930 Hudson Great Eight Saloon. She started in July 2014 following (more or less ) in...
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What is it? Quiz #392
It is a taxi. One of the rarest french cars we have ever seen. To be honest we had never heard about the make before we received this photo of a collector who picked it up at a jumble. Total production...
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An Abadal and Amilcar pedal mystery
Jean Pascal is a vivid collector of pedal cars and is asking you to help with some extra information regarding two of his cars: "Who has some information about the above pictured pedalcar that was made...
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