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A Sunday Roadster Mystery ( update: 1913 Darracq, Plus (Austin) Sizaire Berwick)
Ian Sykes sends this nice shot of a middle aged couple and their nice looking roadster. He added: "I was asked by our local history society in the Cotswolds to identify these cars. I have my own...
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Alfa Romeo Monza built from PreWarCar parts!
Do yo think we are a bit thin on pre-war Alfa-Romeo parts lately? This may be the reason....Chris Leigh Jones writes: "Built over 4 years from parts collected from 14 countries but mainly sourced from...
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Resting racers and rusty rollers
Wednesday 13 May is a date to put in your diary because Brightwells are holding their next auction in Herefordshire with buyer's premium at just 10% plus VAT, excellent on-site café, free wi-fi and...
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Jowett International 2015 Tour in Holland
Donald van Mourik: "Last weekend there was the Jowett world meeting in Schoorl, Holland organised by Dutch Jowett clubmembers. I visited the start of the tour on Sunday morning and it was wonderfull...
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Downing Street 10 motoring Mysteries (a far out adventure with RR Silver...
Today is Election Day in the UK. We don't like to dwell on politics, especially if it's not about our own country, so we limit ourselves to the next car expected. And more important. Which car is...
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First date on a vintage picnic
Winter is behind us and we have (hopefully) finished the annual maintenance on our old cars ready for summer. There are plenty of events organised for us and our cars, but we hope you will make the...
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What is it? Quiz #394
Like old cars, old movies are restored. This recently happened with a quite famous French ‘artistic movie’ from the early 1920s. We will not yet disclose its title since this will make this week’s quiz...
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A Macoco Alzaga Unzue Mercer?
Charles Walmsley: "We hope some smart reader can tell us what car this is, we do not know. Dont know the location either, sorry. This is the Argentine driver playboy Macoco Alzaga Unzue (Indianapolis,...
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The Left Hand Drive Delages Mystery
Peter Slootweg is a happy Delage D1 driver. At a recent PAC meeting we met and discussed the fact he has a LHD car. Peter himself wondered about this and so far has not found the answer except for one...
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A Page-Adrian Mystery?
Dave Foster from Laoag City (Philippines) sends this friendly letter and intriguing issue regarding a seemingly not identified make of car: "These advertisements cropped up on a Stationary Engine forum...
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Patience pays off with Pakistan Amilcar find
We recently received some pictures from a gentleman in Pakistan who was understandably enthusiastic to share his story. Shahzeb Malik is 32, married with two daughters and has a passion for old cars....
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Mercer, Stutz and Great Gatsby
The 2015 Greenwich Car Event Weekend Auction is being held by Dragone Auctions on Saturday May 30th at their facility in Westport, Connecticut and cars on offer range from a diminutive 1915 Briggs...
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MG J type in fifties Alpes Maritimes
Karel Vermeer recently found this charming picture of an MG J type with French registration number ending with 06. This means it was registered in the department Alpes-Maritimes. The atmosphere and...
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About Quiz #394: 1922 Rolland Pilain 8 cylinder
The silent movie from which we showed you two shots is L’Inhumaine, directed by Marcel L’Herbier and released in 1924. Quite a lot of famous names from the art scene of the 1920s contributed to this...
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Highlights and Oddballs: VR Montlhéry 2015
During a short silence at last weekend's Vintage Revival Montlhéry we asked a young british journalist for his opinion on the cars present. "When in the UK at an event you will see fabulous cars that...
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On the way home from Montlhéry
Remember the remains of a French built special that were found by Paul Kuster? He came to meet us at Montlhéry last week and told us that he was planning to meet the earliest owner on the way back....
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Too large for the photo Mystery
Paul van Banning writes: "On a collectors market I found this photograph showing an impressive landaulet, probably around 1910. The photograph was large ( edit.: too large for his scanner), so front...
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The butterfly 5000 Mystery (Update: Renault Camionette ADV max 500 kg.)
This can't be a big mystery. A fine, not so large delivery truck which is in a parade, summer festival or carnival, who can say? We found the photo some time ago at a fair and have no background at...
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The 1911 Mercer Toy Tonneau revisited
Since publishing our review of the forthcoming Dragone auction last week, we have received some comments which demonstrate the passion with which enthusiasts unravel the history of old cars. The 1911...
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Her grandfather's name was Ettore
The Vintage Revival at Montlhéry was a fabulous event where it was impossible to visit all the cars and all the people, but we were lucky to be introduced to a lady and her car with a special link -...
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