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Custom bodied 1918 Pierce-Arrow living in disguise for 50 years
This Pierce-Arrow was built as a custom body by Don Lee coachworks in California. The car ended up in the 30’s in the possesion of a minister and the story goes that the members of his church...
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Best headline:"Clearly, your husband doesn't spend much time maintaining your...
In summertime the poor devil in official attire can expect anything in the streets. This time a striking blue vintage convertible guided by a young lady in companionship of a truckload of cabbage kids....
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About Quiz #350: 1924 Otomo
We promised you a difficult quiz and you got one! At least, we think so as we only received four answers, all correctly identifying our quiz car as the Otomo, made in Japan. Perhaps our little clue to...
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The day after 'black' Saturday
Perhaps you have just returned from your holiday, perhaps you have just started. If the latter, you may have been caught in a congestion on the highway. Especially in France, where yesterday holiday...
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It's time to get the kids involved
You may know that we are campaigning this year to encourage a new generation to get involved in this old man's hobby. Giving them a ride and let them experience that what old cars is about is one...
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Schloss Dyck, the 'usual stuff' and two teasers.
This weekend saw another highly succesfull Classic Days (Germany), not to be confused with the French event under the same name last May. The well patinated castle Schloss Dyck and its lovely gardens...
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The last true cyclecar? Neander-JAP
One of the real surprises at last weekend's Schloss Dyck was this amazing four wheeler two seater. Ernst Neumann-Neander was a german motorcycle specialist who built a series of very interesting...
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A French-Romanian Mystery?
A forgotten classic movie from the 1960s is the French/Romanian co-production "Steaua fara nume" ( "A star without name.") After many years Adrian Pascu-Tulbure recently viewed it again and was amazed...
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Son of a Gun: Winchester
Mention the word "Winchester" to the average person and most will think of the famous "Gun That Won The West". Virtually no one conjures up the Winchester motorcycle which the gun company marketed...
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What is it? Quiz # 351
No photoshopping this time, just an original picture of a beautiful sports car. Low-built with excellent road-holding and a very advanced engine. No expenses were spared during its development as the...
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A not so shiny museum in Canada.
In the majority of automobile museums you need sunglasses to check the exhibits. Not so with the pre-restoration collection in the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. Most if not all cars...
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A High Wheeler Mystery (update: a 1909 Chase?)
Colin Balanescu recently found this picture in an antique store in Bucharest Romania. The photo has been taken at a 1930 parade. You can see the year "1888" painted at the front of the car but its...
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As close as you can get: chassis #4323
Enough has been written about the Type 35 Bugatti. Enough has been said about its virtues, its character, and its few weaknesses. Enough has been reported about the replicas. Enough, enough, more than...
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Russo Baltique found to be an Austin!
For a long time it was believed that the car in these pictures is a Russo-Baltique. This famous brand of Russia showed its strengths in various competitions, racings, mountain climbing up mount...
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A High Wheeler Mystery (update: 1909-1912 Chase)
Colin Balanescu recently found this picture in an antique store in Bucharest Romania. The photo has been taken at a 1930 parade. You can see the year "1888" painted at the front of the car but its...
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As close as you can get: chassis #4323
Enough has been written about the Type 35 Bugatti. Enough has been said about its virtues, its character, and its few weaknesses. Enough has been reported about the replicas. Enough, enough, more than...
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Russo Baltique found to be an Austin! (update: 1910 Austin (UK) 40 HP)
For a long time it was believed that the car in these pictures is a Russo-Baltique. This famous brand of Russia showed its strengths in various competitions, racings, mountain climbing up mount...
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Two Edwardian Russian Mysteries (update: 2 x 1914 Benz)
Frequent contributor Ivan Barentsev -russian carjournalist - is sharing these two photos of unidentified cars in Russia, pictured around 1916. He is eager to learn what they are. Both cars seem to be...
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Good heavens, what on earth is this?
Many classic car events have a competition for best period clothing. Often people search come up with brilliant costumes of the same era of the vehicle presented. No matter what you think, this is...
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About Quiz # 351: Oméga-Six
Shown above is the 6-cylinder single-overhead-camshaft engine of the Oméga-Six. Looks a bit like a Hispano-Suiza? Quite possible as its designer used to work for that company before joining Oméga. We...
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