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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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Have fur, will fly
Holiday time is upon us and the main roads are filling up with cars. How can you escape the traffic jams? This lady in C 1920 San Francisco scrambled into her Studebaker and drove to her local...
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About Quiz #399: Worthington Runabout
In last week's quiz, we showed you a picture of a Worthington Runabout made by two brothers of that name in Hythe, Kent. Records show this prototype was made in 1909 and development work continued to...
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A Strachur Loch Fyne tourist cars Mystery
This picture of the past may be a view on the future as well. When the private ownership of automobiles may be history due to environmental challenges... And we all once more will favour open top...
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Gran Premio Argentino de Baquets
Ah... the open road. Wind in your hair, no mudguards, loud exhaust and good friends in front and behind. Fabian Gallucci has sent us some pictures of cars enjoying the roads of Argentina. The poster...
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Beached Bullnose
It's that time of year when schools have broken up for the summer holiday and everyone heads for the seaside. But beware the temptation to get your car nearer the water than your neighbours, because...
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Holiday post cards
Most of us remember the days before computers, texts and instant communication where we wrote letters and post cards to each other, so it was very pleasing when the post man dropped such a post card on...
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Australian Austin barnfind
Ross Nerdal from Canberra (Australia) writes: "The capital of Australia is Canberra, being only one hundred years old it is not renowned for its barns but there are some to be found. Jack Palmer...
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Ivy and Jack
We suspect this is a 'staged' photograph because Ivy understood the value of publicity to help with her love of motor racing - she is of course Ivy Cummings. The picture shows her with a 1925 Singer...
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What is it? Quiz #400
Here we have a chassis produced by its makers for the 1909 season to meet the expected demand for a high-class reasonably priced car of medium horse-power. The company used to make a car of another...
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The Codfish Car Mystery
This beautiful photo shows off a happy event: The inauguration of a cannery dedicated to the Codfish elaboration. It was located in the beautiful atlantic island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain),...
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Garage or Motor House?
The Bullnose Morris has featured in two recent stories on these pages, so why stop now? The picture shows how William Morris was thinking of his customers (and his bank balance) when he offered a motor...
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The Holverta 4WD Mysteries ( update: Albert Holle)
Car historian Ivan Taylor writes: "I came across this photo a long while ago and so far have not been able to identify it. I wondered if your experts and readers can help me. It has a most unusual...
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Sweet dream: "It can still outperform most Japanese machinery..."
The phone rang at an ungodly hour; it must have been two or three in the morning. My wife picked it up. “Yes?” she said irritably. “Huh? Luciano who?” She pushed the receiver towards me with a...
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An Austro Daimler Mystery ? (update: Joswin !)
Jaap Bruynzeel writes: "The picture was taken in Bergen, The Netherlands in June 1921 near the entrance of a large property named 'De Karperton' designed by the renowned architect Jan Wils who also was...
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A Prescott Lady Mystery (update: 1909/1912 (?) Humber)
Andrew Howe Davies was competing at last weekend's Prescott Vintage Hill Climb when a lady came up to him with this photo which belongs to a friends family. They would love to know the make and year....
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About Quiz #400: Armstrong-Whitworth
In last week's quiz we showed a plan view of an Armstrong-Whitworth 18-22 H.P. rolling chassis produced for the 1909 season and two replies correctly identified the car and both knew about the...
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Bedelia dreams
by Toby Ross: When I’m travelling in France, if I’m not in too much of a hurry, I stop at bric-a-bracs that can be found at the exits of villages on the secondary roads. Of course the chances of...
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