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IDENTIFICATION AND
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HELP PAGES HIT 4,000 Enquiries
We are very pleased to announce that we
have hit a very important milestone in our service to the
International Web Community by providing our 4,000th identification.
This was reached on 30 July 2020. We would like to thank all
international contributors who have sent us their enquiries, and we
would especially like to thank our team of SVVS experts, our external experts
and also the many international experts who have provided
identifications in last 20 years. Very
Well Done!!
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1903 De Dion Bouton Model G1
Lovely period photo of a family group sent
to us by Paul Edwards (UK)
who knows where the photo was
taken but is unable to date it. Identifying the vehicle may help in
dating when it was taken. -- This
is a French voiturette (or a Vis-a-Vis with people facing each other).
The absence of numberplates on both the car and the motorcycle helps in
dating the photo pre-1904 when registrations introduced. Also the car
is a cca
1903 De Dion Bouton Model G1 Vis-a-Vis
made between 1902-03.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1903 Rex 3.25HP Motorcycle
Lovely period photo of a family group sent
to us by Paul Edwards (UK)
who knows where the photo was
taken but is unable to date it. Identifying the vehicle may help
in dating when it was taken. --
The absence of numberplate on the motorcycle helps in dating the photo
as pre-1904 when registrations first introduced. Also the motorcycle is
recognisable from distictive petrol tank-cum-'swish box' as a cca
1903 Rex 3.25HP Motorcycle, similar
winner 1903 Lands End-J.O'Groats race.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1904
Panhard Levassor 15CV Surrey
Couple of slightly distorted photos posted by
Terraplane (USA) on the AACA Forum
taken in New Castle, Indiana asking for identification.
-- The car
is French made by one of the earliest auto makers in Paris France. The
confusing bit is that although it seems the same car with same
childeren about the same time, the louvres on one side are different
and the rad suround is damaged. This seems to be a cca
1904 Panhard Levassor C/H 15CV Surrey Tonneau,
3.3 litre inline-four O4R.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1906
Lambert Model F 40HP Touring
Slightly faded photo posted on The Old
Motor AACA
Forum by David Greelees (USA) of
an unknown chain driven car asking if anybody knew what it was? --
Suggestions that it might be a Queen or a
Thomas? Our original thoughts perhaps a Maxwell, but is chain drive.
Our Ariejan Bos suggests it is a cca 1906 Lambert, Model F 40HP
Touring. These were made in Anderson Indiana by Buckeye Manufacturing
Co. Mainly chain drive but all had Friction Drive as diff. Had one
model with a round rad.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1906
Darracq 20'32 Limousine
Slightly faded photo posted on the AACA
Forum by Leif Holmberg (Sweden) of
a very smart Limousine which had been suggested as being a German NAG
from Berlin. -- Our
thoughts are that this car
is French made by one of the earliest auto makers in Paris France. The
bonnet is confusing having the unusual thin parallel-strip-edged
radiator used for only a short time on
the bigger Anglo-French cca
1906 Darracq 20'32 Open-Drive Limousine,
four cylinder, aimed at the American market.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1907
Singer Two-Seater
Surfing through the internet in attempting
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or Postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. -- Quite
an unusual car and not many photos of this model. The round central
part to a square radiator outside was the feature of a cca
1907 Singer Two-Seater, possibly the
smaller 7/9 Model with a two cylinder White & Poppe Engine. They
also made a bigger model, 12'14 with 2-cyl Aster engine.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1907
Berliet 22CV Torpedo
Puzzling period photo posted by Bogdan Boieriu (Romania)
asking for comments. Looks a very Romanian
rural country scene. -- We
have had many photos from Romania mainly of American cars for whom this
must have been a good market. We also had this photo dated 1914 from
different source and had advised that the car is
French. Rad style does not match body style. The rad narrow top side
boarder says cca
1907 Berliet 22CV; a body with round
bulkhead is more cca. 1911/12.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Probably
1908 SCAT
16'20 Torpedo
Very puzzling grainy photo received from
Steve King (Australia)
of Grandfather as boy with family in around 1910, in Sydney,
Australia. -- Our
experts could not identify car but Daryl Meek of Royal Automobile Club
of Victoria with help from others deduced car belonged to Thomas
Stanley Daley, proprietor of Standsure Brickworks, - Marrickville, NSW,
and recorded as a 22HP SCAT (22'32?). Due shape of radiator we feel this
is Probably c1908 SCAT 16'20
Torpedo, possibly local body/wings?
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1909
Zedel 15HP Landaulette Taxi
Another interesting photo from our regular contributor Mark
Dawber (New Zealand) from
a facebook post requiring identification. Darracq in Hawkes Bay,. NZ? --
Sometimes the obvious is worth following
up: ZL just below the drivers door. Ariejan Bos confirmed some makes
had logo in that location and advised that Zedel used well-known
profiled top rad for only smaller models. This would seem to be a cca
1909 Zedel 15HP coachbuilt Landaulette Taxi
researched as built for G Fernandes.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1909 Black 10HP Runabout
Another interesting photo from our regular contributor Mark
Dawber (New Zealand) from
a facebook post requiring identification. 1892 Blackoe? --
Five companies in US at turn of century
named Black, main two; Indianapolis and Chicago; no trace Blackey. This
is a chain driven two seat 'high wheeler', with hand controls and a
steering wheel. Unlikely 1892. Has some suspension and other
similarities to a cca 1909 Black 10HP Runabout
made by the Black
Manufacturing Co of Chicago.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1912 Straker Squire U 40 HP Chara
Another interesting photo posted on
Facebook by John Davies (UK) looking
for identification. This one was labeled 'Bus in Brighton'. -- Pre-Southdown.
The high header rad and the elaborate rear chain guard should have been
easy but it needed help from 'Leylandman' Mike Sutcliffe who advised it
is a Straker
Squire Charabanc made in Bristol,
model U, 30hp new in Aug. 1912 to Brighton, Hove & Preston United
Omnibus Co Ltd. Vehicle went to Southdown on its formation in 1/4/15.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1913 LGOC B Type Double Decker
Surfing the internet in trying
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or postcards
of interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been identified. -- This
is a 1913
LGOC B Type Double Decker passenger
bus first introduced in 1911, made/operated by the London General
Omnibus Co. Wooden frame, steel
wheels, worm drive and chain gearbox, top speed 16 mph (26 km/h). Used
in WW1 painted khaki to carry troops, 16 in 18 up. This has a mobile
carrier pigeon loft.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1913 Ford Model T Knickerbocker
Surfing the internet in trying
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs
of interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been identified.
-- Angular
bonnet so cca
1913 Ford Model T converted with a
Knickerbocker Forma-Tractor rear chassis extension fitted with a sturdy
rear axle and metal cleated wheels, and wooden pickup bed. Also fitted
with the Knickerbocker extended steering and control column enabling
steering from the pulled implement such as seeder or plough.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1922
Austin 12'4 Tourer
Surfing through the internet in attempting
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or Postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. -- This
is a British car introduced in 1921 as alteration to the one-model policy
of Herbert Austin of before WW1. Car is based on the bigger Austin 20
of 1919 whose sales had began to fall. This is a cca
1922 Austin 12'4 Tourer of which 14,
000 were made to 1927, and as Taxi to 1939 and WG to 1940.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1924 Chrysler B 70 Six Touring
Surfing the internet in trying to
identify old vehicles we often come across photographs of interesting
ancient machinery which has not yet been identified. This was
posted by John Bair of father in
about 1935. The negative was printed backwards so this is looks left
hand drive. Photo is on tin, mounted in cardboard. -- Reversed
and repaired showing drum type headlights and split windscreen so this
is one of the earliest Chryslers made, being the cca
1924 Chrysler B 70 Six Touring.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1924 Berliet VHA 15cwt Van
Surfing the internet in trying
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. This posted by Jules Queva. -- Lovely
photo of a van belonging to a Lyon car tyre remolding company. Smartly
dressed driver, Le Parton? The Van is a lovely new vehicle from the new
range of VI vehicles manufactured by the French company Automobiles M.
Berliet SA, this being a cca
1924 Berliet VHA 15cwt van.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1926 De Dion Bouton IW Two-Seater
Surfing the internet in trying
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. -- Our
thoughts are that this little car is French and was made by one of the
earliest auto makers in Paris France who started in 1883 by making
steam powered cars. Turned to petrol 1896 using Decauville trikes,
became world's biggest vehicle maker, closed 1955. This
is a cca
1926 De Dion Bouton IW Two-Seater.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1926 Rover 10'25 Two-Seater
Surfing the internet in trying
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. -- Registration
is Pembrokeshire County Council cca 1926. The radiator has a cut-out in
the lower centre of the header tank which suggests a Rover car of
Coventry, Not the popular Nine as has five wheel-studs, so is a cca
1926 Rover 10'25 Two-Seater,
known as a Nippy Ten'. 15,000 variously bodied10'2s made.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1926
Brennabor 8'24 Type P Tourer
Surfing through the internet in attempting
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or Postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. -- The
driver is wearing a fez which does not really help in locating picture;
from the Ottoman empire in Turkey to Egypt in Middle East. Car is of
German origin, made in Brandenburg by Europe's biggest manufacturer of
prams, turned to making cars in 1908. This is a
cca 1926
Brennabor 8'24 Type P Tourer.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Probably
1929 Panhad Levassor Sports
Another puzzling photo received from
Adrian Pascu-Tulbure (UK) relating to an item on historic cars of
Romania, Very British looking open-top car photographed in 1933
Bucharest - but totally stumped as to what it could be. Any clues? --
Struggling a bit until our Rolls expewrt
Tom Clarke suggested we look at Schneider or Panhard Levassor. Not a
Schneider but is probably a cca 1929 Panhard Levassor 10CV Torpedo
Sports Four Seater . It had the very rounded
headlamps of French type.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1930 Renault NN2 Camionette
Surfing the internet in trying to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or
postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. This posted by Jules Queva. -- Lovely
photo of a suggested early " Mobile Camera Speed Trap"! The vehicle is a French cca
1930 Renault NN2 Camionette. The
Cocarette camera was made by Zeiss Ikon in Dresdewn Germany
between 1926-30. The Plavic film was made by Planchon Cellulose Corporation
in Lyon up to 1930.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1932
Rover 12HP Pilot Roadster
Another interesting photo from our regular contributor Mark
Dawber (New Zealand) from
a forum post requiring identification of car in Shanghai. Hornet? -- Front
with narrow headlights reminded of 1930 Rover Light Six.
Rover were very busy changing models at the time but this has the characteristic
mounting for a
horn mid radiator as found on the Pilot. Seems this is a cca
1932 Rover 12HP Pilot Roadster which
may have a coachbuilt Nizam Body by Carbodies, mainly on the lighter
10HP.
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1932 Rover 12HP Pilot Roadster which
may have a coachbuilt Nizam Body by Carbodies, mainly on the lighter
10HP.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1935 Railton 8 Coachbuilt
Coupe
Surfing through the internet in attempting
to identify old vehicles we often come across photographs or Postcards
of very interesting ancient machinery which has not yet been
identified. -- The
car seems to have a Romanian registreation from Bucharest, the capital.
The sign in the background seems to be Hungarian suggesting drive
slowly and the car on the pole is a post 1916 Model T Ford ladaulette
Taxi. We are relatively sure the car on road is a cca
1935 Railton 8 Coachbuilt Coupe.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1934
Delage D8S Aeroprofil
Another interesting photo from our regular contributor Mark
Dawber (New Zealand) from
a facebook post requiring identification. Delage? --
Seems to be an exhibition exercise by Carroserie Gaston Grummer of
Clichy, Paris, France, photoed '34 Philadelphia, made for exhibition
and demonstration use. This Aeroprofil body style was patented and
fitted to this cca
1934 Delage D8S 30HP Aeroprofil Coupe after
a very similar body was fitted to a 1934 Renault 2-door fastback
Nervasport coupé.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unknown
cca WW1 Tourer
Very Puzzling period picture posted by
Pär Sörliden (Sweden)
asking for help in
identification of photo in the Stockholm Stadsmuseum's
digital archive, but he is failing to identify the car. -- Lovely
quality of photo so should have been easy but this one has been doing
the rounds of our experts for the last few weeks and nobody has come up
with a definitive identification. The car seems to have a Germanic
feel. Slatted radiator and a round badge, badge perhaps missing. Any
Help please!?
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