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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 surprise 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...
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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! (update: arrived yesterday!)
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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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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What is it? Quiz #404
A fine low set 'boat-tailed' tourer with mahogany deck. Possibly a coachwork by....... who knows. There were three manufacturers who used the name of the marque over a period of some twenty years....
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A hunting Métallurgique (UPD. 12CV,1910/1911, body by Vandenplas, CN236 (UK))
A few days ago we unadvertedly shocked several of our readers by showing a post bear hunt photo which is not in accordance with today's view on things. Today a more peaceful picture, but don't forget...
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The gearbox of a veteran Renault? (update: doubtful...)
Australia seems like a goldmine for veteran parts which never will get exhausted. John Hills likes to learn what may be the origin of this veteran gearbox. He writes: "It was manufactured under...
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Preserving The Automobile
When we saw that Bonhams had named their next auction 'Preserving The Automobile' we were keen to see what treasures were to be found in their catalogue of cars to be sold on Monday 5 October at the...
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Zethrin's Squire
Val Zethrin liked his 1935 Squire so much, he bought the company. Okay, it didn't quite happen that way, but it's a good story. Zethrin was one of the lucky few to own an example of Adrian Squire's...
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Nivex Petrol gauge help request
Leo 'Lancia' Schildkamp writes: "I would like to ask a question the international community of classic car afficionado's. Amongst all these people, might there be anyone who has a brochure or a manual...
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Imogen meets Imogen
When we found our Amilcar back in 1999... in Texas, we learned from the accompanying letters the car had the intriguing 'surname' Imogen. We did a lot of research trying to figure out what was the time...
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About Quiz #404: Stabilia
Poor Edouard Vrard. He must have been quite a prolific inventor who tried hard for many years to sell his extraordinary cars, but it seems that he had little success. And to make things even sadder,...
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A fine Alvis 12/70... but... What? When? And who? (upd. Mells Somerset!)
Robin Gilbert writes: "This column helped me identify a 12/70 Mulliners saloon before, but I doubt if even the PreWarCar readers can identify which SC series car this is. This lovely period photo was...
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New General Post Office with motorcars?
Many people will be travelling this week. Some go East, other go West. Many will be seeing New York on the way, and maybe even - despite their mobile e-mail - will check the New(!) General Post...
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The cars of Harold Coker at Hershey
The auction held by RM Sotheby's at Hershey on 8-9 October includes the collection of cars that belonged to the late Harold Coker. We should all know that name because he started the Coker tyre company...
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Cant-A-Ford US-made Model T parts?
Today's is the official start of 'Hershey', world's largest autojumble: the 2015 AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania. If you can't find your US parts there, then you better...
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