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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1900 De Dion Bouton 4.5HP Vis-a-vis
Couple of interesting photos received from
Jean-Emmanuel Chevry (France)
who has a website devoted to identification
of international numberplates. This one
is headed Bournemouth 1904-registered car EL53. --
Unusual front and confirmed by Rory Sinclair that this is a cca
1900 De Dion Bouton 4.5 Vis-a-vis type G1.
" Maybe a tool box has been fitted in place of the front seat,
which was easily removable and could face forwards or backwards, -
hence the hinged front footboard."
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1904
Panhard & Levassor 10HP
Picturesque period photo sent to us by Lee
Banister (UK)
of his house and car believed taken before 1909. On the photo is
written 'Hanslope'. --
Registration BH11# was Buckingham CC during 1904. Hanslope is a village
Near Milton Keynes, Bucs. The rake of the steering wheel suggests 1904
and the body suggests this could be a Taxi because of the access. This
is a cca
1904 Panhard & Levassor 10HP 4 cylinder.
Similar bodies were also available as 'Coupe de Ville' and
'Landaulette'.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1911
Cyklon Cyklonette
Cinema screen grab taken from French film ' Le
Chemin du Paradis' (The road to Paradise) made in 1930 where the
cars are being investigated by IMCDB. Film is about three
impoverished men opening a petrol filling station and fall in love with
the same lady. --
Very unusual three wheeled vehicle
made in Germany. This is
cca 1911 Cyklon Cyklonette. It had two
wheels at the back and single steerable wheel at the front. Mounted on
and above the front wheel was a chain driven 450cc engine.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1911
Delahaye Type 43A Fire Truck
Cinema screen grab taken from a French comedy film
" L'école des cocottes " made in 1957 where the
cars are being investigated by IMCDB. Film is about a Parisian
seamstress who drifts into a relationship with a wealthy merchant and
begins to prefer wealth to love. --
Relatively easy to establish that this is a Fire Engine and from the
badge on the radiatior that it is French. This is a
cca 1911 Delahaye Type 43A Fire Truck,
manufactured in Tours, American garrison WW1.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1911
Stoewer 6/18 Zweisitzer
Couple of interesting photos received from
Jean-Emmanuel Chevry (France)
who has a website devoted to identification
of international numberplates . Can we
help with identification of the vehicles. This one from 1920s Penang,
Malaya. --
Interesting car for Malaya because it was manufactured in Stettin
Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) by a company set up to make sewing
machines in 1896, cars in 1899. This is a cca 1911 Stoewer 6/18
Zweisitzer, probably the C1, 1,546cc 4 cylinder.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1913
Praga Alfa
Cinema screen grab taken from an American TV
Series ' The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ' made in 1992'3 where the
cars are being investigated by IMCDB. Film is about the early life
of the infamous treasure hunter in WW1.--
Series shot in the Czech Republic. This is a car made in Prague in the
then Czechoslovakia by Ceskomoravská Továrna na Stroje who started off
making cars under licence from Isotaa-Fraschini. Much modified for film,
this is a cca 1913 Praga Alafa.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1915
Locomobile Model 48 Touring
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
this is? -- A
rather large magnificent American vehicle built in Bridgeport,
Connecticut. Started with steamers in 1899. Was first car in a war, the
Boer War. Changed to gasoline cars in 1902 and went for the luxury
market. This is a cca
1915 Locomobile Model 48 7P Touring.
Gorgeous lamps, swaged bonnet panel.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1919
Singer 10 Light Car
Picturesque period photo sent to us by Kelvin
Smith (UK) who
is carrying out research on his local village of Oxborough, Norfolk,
and would like to identify the cars in the attached two photographs.
They were used by the owners of Oxburgh Hall in the 1920s.
-- Oxburgh
Hall is a
moated great house built in 1482 and has remained in the Bedingfield
family since. The car in the photo is a cca 1919 Singer 10 Two
Seater.
Tens were built from 1911, gap for WW1, continued, & redesigned
1923.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1923
Studebaker Special Six Sedan
Interesting photograph posted on a (German)
website Hubler.de "For friends of classic cars " featuring photos of old
cars and motorcycles, many which have not been identified. --
This one is American, built in South Bend, Indiana, by a company
founded in 1852 to build wagons. Went into cars in 1902. Ran into
financial problems in 1954 when it merged with Packard. Our Mark Dawber
identifies this as a cca
1923/24 Studebaker Model EL Special Six Sedan.
Last Studebaker, Canada 1966.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1924 Unic L1 Limousine
Cinema screen grab taken from a French film 'Les
Musiciens du Ciel' (Musicians of the Sky) made in 1940 where the
cars are being investigated by IMCDB. Film is about a small time
crook who falls for a Salvation Army girl. --
This is a French Unic. Dating can be taken from from small louvres being
across the whole of the bonnet side panel; cca 1925 Unic L1 Limousine.
Formed 1905 by Georges Richards & financed by Baron Henri de
Rothschild. Eventually FIAT in 1966 and Iveco 1975.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1926
FIAT 503 Two-Seater
Interesting photograph posted on a (German)
website Hubler.de "For friends of classic cars " featuring photos of old
cars and motorcycles, many which have not been identified. --
This one is Italian, built in Turin. This is a cca 1926 FIAT 503
Two-seater, powered by 1.4 litre sidevalve four-cylinder engine.
Taxable horsepower 16. These were made between 1926- 27 and were
loosely based on the Taxi of 1908, a descendant of the Tipo 501.
Maximum speed 75kph (46mph), 24.4 MPG.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1926
Humber 9'20 Two Seater
Picturesque period photo sent to us by Kelvin
Smith (UK) who
is carrying out research on his local village of Oxborough, Norfolk,
and would like to identify the cars in the attached two photographs.
They were used by the owners of Oxburgh Hall in the 1920s.
-- Oxburgh
Hall is a moated great house built
in 1482 and has remained in the Bedingfield family since. The car in
the photo is a cca
1926 Humber 9'20 Two Seater and Dickey.
No front brakes. This was an enlarged version of the
8'18.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1927
Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
this is? -- The
make is quite easy as the badge can be read, Bugatti. The model is a
bit more difficult as very similar cars were available with different
size engines. Two of our Experts advise this is a cca
1927 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix. It is
not the supercharged Type 37A as is possible to see wire wheels not
spokes.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1929
Chevrolet AC Six Landaulette
Another photo received from Georges
Truffaut (Belgium)
which they are trying to identify. Photograph
taken at the Belgian coast he presumes.--
Lovely period photo of coachwork that looks European, but the car does
not. Our Mark Dawber thinks that from the Baker disc wheels with four
rim bolts (rather than wire wheels), half a bonnet side of louvres,
this is an American cca
1929 Chevrolet AC Six with an
unusual Landaulette body. Fitted with Belgian
made Englebert tyres.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1929
Buick Model 116 Sedan
Couple of photos received from Aniruddh
Kasliwal (India)
asking if we can identify what this car could be ? He
thought it could be a Lanchester, but could be wrong. --
Not a great deal on the photo to help with the identification except
for the unusual pattern mudguard. Our Mark Dawber thinks this is a cca
1929 Buick Model 116 Sedan, or the bigger 121; the 'pregnant Buicks'.
It is fitted with the optional disc wheels and has external contracting
rear brakes, the last year for these on Buicks.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1929
Hudson Model L Phaeton
Interesting photograph received from Zane
Blackmore of Raymond, Alberta
(Canada) which he
found after his mother aged 99 had passed away. Photo was taken in
southern Alberta, Cardston, Beazer area and titled MIA Girls in Dan
Blackmore's Touring Car, Waterton Camp Trip, 1944. Love to know what it
was. --
Our Mark Dawber advises this is an American car made in Detroit and
is cca
1929 Hudson Model L Biddle & Smart Seven Passenger Phaeton.
Hudson made cars in Canada in 1938.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1933
Opel 1.2L Lieferwagen
Interesting photograph posted on a (German)
website Hubler.de "For friends of classic cars " featuring photos of old
cars and motorcycles, many which have not been identified. --
This one is a German van being used by the Berlin State Police.
It is a cca
1933 Opel 1.2L Lieferwagen. This type
of vehicle was used by the German state including the Luftwaffe.
It was the van version of the Opel 1.2. made between 1931 - 1935,
four - cylinder petrol 22 HP engine, growing to 23
HP in 1933.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1934
Austin 12 Ascot Saloon
Picturesque period photo sent to us by
Robert Broadbent (UK) who
is the Editor of the community website for Stainforth, Doncaster, in
Yorkshire. Could we identify the make & model as it may give
the decade the photo was taken. Reg CV could be a Yorkshire West
Riding, or a Cornish plate. --
Registration is Cornwall CC early 1934. The car was identified by our
Tony Oakes as
cca 1934 Austin 12 Ascot Saloon.
Ascots were made 1933-37. Our suggestion, the photo is just pre WW2.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1934 Stoewer R 150 Sport
Cabriolet
Interesting photograph posted on a (German)
website Hubler.de "For friends of classic cars " featuring photos of old
cars and motorcycles, many which have not been identified. Marked
Cabrio 1934 Opel ?--
Not an Ope, but this one did take a bit of searching. It does look a
German car and the features are the horisontal louvres and chrome strip
on door. Eventually determined as a cca 1934 Stoewer R 150 Sport
Cabriolet, only made 1934/35.
Shut by Russians after takeover WW2.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1934
Maserati 8CM Grand Prix
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
this is? -- A
grand prix car manufactured in Bologna Italy by the Maserati Brothers.
This one is a cca
1934 Maserati 8CM Grand Prix. Made
1933-35, it had a 3L straight 8 engine. Maserati had already won the
Targa Florio in 1926 and won 1934-35 Belgian Grand Prix, then won
the Indianapolis 500 in 1939-40.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1936
Talbot Lago T150C Grand Prix
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
this is? -- Grand
Prix car manufactured close to Paris by Antonio Lago after he purchased
in 1935 the collapsed French division of the UK Sunbeam Talbot Darracq.
He introduced some stunning exotic sporting cars. This is a cca
1936 Talbot Lago T150C Grand Prix.
Company eventually sold to Simca 1958.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1937
BMW 328 Sports Roadster
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
this is? -- A
sports car with a competition pedigree, having a low key launch at
Nurburgring in 1936. Stunning looks and race winning performance in the
TT and Mille Miglia, and later in the RAC and in the Le Mans, ensured
international recognition. These are two cca
1927 BMW Typ 328 2L Sports Roadsters.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1937
Wolseley 14'56 Tourer
Cinema screen grab taken from a British
Documentary film 'War and Order' made in 1940 where the
cars are being investigated by IMCDB. Film is about creation of
Reserve Police force to replace the Policemen who had enlisted for
military service. --
Relatively easy to establish that this is a British Wolseley. Bit more
difficult to see the nunberplate; probably DYK 92 which was London CC
May 1937. Unusual softop body specifically for the Police, cca
1937 Wolseley 14'56 Tourer.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1947
Packard Clipper Deluxe
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
this is? -- Yes,
a rather nice American car made in Detroit by the Packard Motor Car Co,
founded in 1899 and which ceased in 1958 after being part of the AMC.
This was a luxury car being a cca 1947 Packard Clipper Deluxe Touring
Sedan, long rumored to be the basis of
Stalin's Russian ZIS 110 state limousines.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unidentified
Car in Kashmir c1920
Couple of interesting photos sent to us by Mike
Statham (UK) requesting
identification.
Photos were taken somewhere in Kashmir 1919 to
1921. They were in his grandfather's collection from his time in the
army in India (parts now Pakistan). Not very good snaps, taken with a
simple box camera and certainly 620 contact prints.
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too
blurry and impossible to to make out any identification features. Could
be American but RHD. Perhaps Austro-Daimler? Still
a mystery?
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