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From Paris to Lands End via Brooklands
After reading through the catalogue for the H&H auction to be held at Duxford on Wednesday 14 October we are feeling very sporty. If you buy a car from Paris in 1929 and it's painted red, it's easy...
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Girls, girls, girls!
How about this one, wouldn't you love to have your wagon loaded with lots of girls? They are from the Dutch province Zeeland and wearing the traditional costumes, probably going away for a day of...
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What is it? Quiz #405
The cyclecar was late in coming to America. While the Bedélia in France and GN in Britain gained favour from 1910, it was not until 1914 that the first models were introduced in the USA. But then a...
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Rallye des ancetres
Sun, a great atmosphere, a lot of food, great people, very old cars, and a lot to drink. This sounds like the perfect weekend, right? It was! The event was the 'Rallye des Ancetres en Picardie' in...
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A Riley engine Mystery?
Greg Dobson writes: "I wondered if some of your readers might help me identify or throw some light on the history of this unusual engine?Whilst on a visit to Beaulieu auto-jumble with a list of parts...
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Can't-A-Ford a Ford?
Last week your editor said of The Antique Automobile Club of America’s Hershey swap meet, the world's largest old car and parts supermarket: "If you want a Model T, a cheap Model T, you're here at the...
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Do you know the Brasie?
Longtime Hersheygoers tend to think they've seen it all, but each year invariably brings surprises. This year's was a Brasie Packet Express for sale in the Chocolate Field. Few people have even heard...
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Can you build a truck during Hershey week?
Nearly 15 years ago, members of the Austin 750 Motor Club set out to build a complete pre-war Austin Seven from parts found at Britain's Beaulieu International Autojumble. The goal was to have a...
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Stop me and try one
In 1928 National Geographic sent photographer Clifton R. Adams to England to record its people at work and play in its villages, farms, towns and cities. The results can be seen in this collection of...
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About Quiz #405: Cycleplane
This probably seemed too easy. The illustration links in the post led to photos on Kit Foster's CarPort, on which the Cycleplane had been featured in 2009. Thus everyone who entered named the car, its...
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Oily Rag Run round Rutland
Twenty eight old cars gathered together recently to enjoy the lanes of Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for that is where The Automobile magazine held their annual Oily Rag Run. Drivers and...
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A labour of love: homebuilt version of the 1935 Rytecraft Scootatruck
Some people have a real hobby with cars. They are not driven by speed, glamour or money. They just love to do their thing. Whatever you think of his Rytecraft Scootatruck lookalike. This is...
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Back on track at Brooklands
As is the case with so many drivers who died behind the wheel, J G Parry-Thomas will forever be associated with 'Babs', the 27-litre V-12 monster in which he lost his life at Pendine Sands in 1927....
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From Landaulets to MG Sports
Spring weather in Melbourne will bring crowds flocking to Motorclassica this weekend, and on saturday 24th Theodore Bruce are holding their auction of classic cars. The 1911 Fiat Landaulet looks...
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Humber reunion
The picture shows two young Englishmen posing beside a 1927 Humber 9/20 Tourer belonging to the one on the left looking cool in his shades who was a little older than the one on the right who thought...
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Irrepressible Kentucky Princess
We recently received a message from Mr. George Davidson enclosing the above picture and explaining that the lady posing beside the car is Henrietta Bingham who is the subject of a recently published...
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What is it? Quiz #406
The chassis shown was part of the maker's display at a motor show and they proudly announced various features which tempted new customers. The display also included other 'well-known carriages of...
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Mystery Car in Charleston (update: 1910 Stoddard Dayton)
No razer sharp family album picture yet a yesterda's paper snapshot sent by Chris Leigh-Jones from the US: this photo was taken in October 2015 outside our offices on Broad St, Charleston SC. The car...
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A high end Tivoli Mystery ( update: Isotta, Tatra, Packard, Delage? )
Vincent Juvenelle writes: "If anyone can help me to ID this car. It's bodied by Tivoli, in Bordeaux, France. But, is it an Isotta Fraschini, Hispano... or? And, icing on the cake, does the car still...
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A Bugatti T32 Tank in the 1927 GP of Germany? (update: 1927 Bignan Tank)
Klaus-Dieter Hein from Emmingen (Germany) writes: "We collect beautiful old cars and have built us a small hall and with a beautiful picture on the wall of the Grand Prize of Germany 1927 which we...
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