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The SVVS Website currently receives
approximately 500,000
hits a year and the "HELP
PAGE" is internationally the most
visited 'page' on the site. We receive numerous e-mails from historians
and motoring enthusiasts from all over the world with the request to
identify vehicles from old photographs. We can help with identification
of Classic cars because most of us are old enough to remember them as
new, and owning Vintage or Veteran vehicles, many of us, and/or our
associates, are also specialists in own make or type of vehicle -
These Help Pages are therefore devoted to some of the interesting enquiries
received, and information that we have provided. While page is
being built, enquiries are in received order, - when completed, cars are in year order:
Page 97
below relates to enquiries received
during
2016 Click
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING: 1904
Panhard & Levassor 15HP
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK)
who says always a pleasure looking through the Help Pages.
Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few mystery car
photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items appearing on the
SVVS website. --
French, and the manufacturer is still around making military vehicles.
Started 1887 using Gottlieb Daimler engines and was one of
France's best; c1904 Panhard & Levassor 15HP Side Entrance Tonneau.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1905
Cadillac Model M Tonneau
Lovely period photo supplied by Vaughan Mitchell of Cranleigh (UK)
who would love to know make and model and date? Car belonged to
his great grandfather, a Dentist practicing in Dewsbury , W. Yorks at
the time of the photo (probably pre 1st WW?). -- Registration
U 344 is Leeds CBC, which is not far from Dewsbury, but the car came
nearly 4000 miles to be there! Product of what was defunct 1902 first
Henry Ford Company in Detroit USA, this is cca1905 Cadillac Model M
Tonneau, single cylinder.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1907
Delahaye 25'35 Landaulette
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK)
who says always a pleasure looking through the Help Pages.
Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few mystery car
photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items appearing on the
SVVS website. --
Registration probably French, car definitely French, made in
Paris. This is a rather smart open drive cca
1907'8 Delahaye 25-35hp Landaulette,
chain drive 4-cylinder 4933cc. Became Hotckiss, to 1956.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1907
Phoenix Quadcar
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK)
who says always a pleasure looking through the Help Pages.
Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few mystery car
photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items appearing on the
SVVS website. --
Intriguing. Has round air cooled front but bulkhead tower radiators.
One of our wise sages confirms this is a later cca
1907 Phoenix Quadcar, successor to
Trimo three-wheeler, two cyl. 8HP, water cooled.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1908
Lorraine Deitrich Landaulette
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK)
who says always a pleasure looking through the Help Pages.
Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few mystery car
photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items appearing on the
SVVS website. --
This one looks French but who also had a factory in England 1907 in
Birmingham by a company started as De Dietrich 1864. This one has shaft
drive, so is a British cca
1908 Lorraine Deitrich 20hp Landaulette.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1909
Reanult Open Drive Landaulette
Very lovely period photo from family album
received from David Guyton, Chester (UK)
suggesting other photos were taken 1900-1905.--
This one is a little bit later, an
the car is French made by the then largest car manufacturer in
France. It had received an order 1905 to create a fleet of Taxis for
Paris and became best selling brand in USA. From the shape of the
dumbirons, no driver's door, longish bonnet, this is cca
1909 Reanult Open Drive Landaulette,
B or C. UK Company 1904.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1913
Belsize 10'12 Tourer
Lovely period photo received from Frances
Wessel (Germany) who is in the process of
scanning old photos of her great-grandfather in Yorkshire, with
what is notated first family car, in 1922. --
Resembles Humber but is a cca
1913 Belsize 10'12 Tourer, with the characteristic
steering-column notched lever. Obviously proud of the AA badge,
strangely side on, which has wings so post 1911. Frances later
advised family folklore mentioning that they had a car
called 'Billy the Belsize' !
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1913
White 40 GAF Hearse
While surfing the net on other matters I
came across this unidentified photo on the Florida Memory Website marked
as Philbrick Funeral Home's hearse (1910) - Miami, Florida, and saved it for future investigation.
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Immediate thought was White but as rad is small it must be gasoline
rather than steam. These were made 1911+ and had acetylene lamps. As
this has electric lamps, and well used, the date of 1910 is a bit
early as this is more likely cca
1913 White 40 GAF Hearse.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:Perhaps
c1913 Alldays Sports
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK)
who says always a pleasure looking through the Help Pages.
Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few mystery car
photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items appearing on the
SVVS website. --
Very puzzling because the bullnose radiator could be one of many makes,
most British but other features do not fit. Suggestions include Alldays,
Enfield or Star. Too small for Star, but poss cca
1913 Alldays?
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1914 Calcott 10.5 Two Seat Light Tourer
Photograph posted on the PreWarCar website
by Ashley Evison asking if anybody can identify the car with Stan and
Norman Willamson of Welton Yorkshire c 1930. --
A number of people suggested it was cWW1
Standard but I am relatively sure it is not one. The scuttle is rounded
rather than humped, and the wheel-hubs are not right; but both are
right for a cca
1914 Calcott 10.5 Two Seat Light Tourer.
Started 1886 in Coventry, cycles, then motorcycles, & cars
1913. Became Singer 1926.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1915
Calthorpe 10'12 Tourer
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK)
who says always a pleasure looking through the Help Pages.
Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few mystery car
photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items appearing on the
SVVS website. -- This
one looks very British and is indeed a car made by a company in
Birmingham who also madecycles and motorcycles, 1904-32 . This
one is the cca
1915 Calthorpe 10'12 Tourer. Car cost
in 1915 £200 complete.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1915
Alldays Light Four
Another photo received from Ken Brown,
Hampshire (UK) who says always a pleasure looking through the
Help Pages. Perhaps we would enjoy the challenge of identifying a few
mystery car photos from his collection. Looks forward to his items
appearing on the SVVS website. -- This
one looks very British and is indeed a car made by Alldays & Onions
of Birmingham 1898-1918. This one is the cca
1915 Alldays Light Four, 4 cylinder 10
hp. Car cost £195 complete with all electrics / tools.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1920
Crossley 25'30 Tow-truck
Lovely period photo supplied Stewart
Would (UK) from
Facebook group: "Hull and East Yorkshire Motoring Memories"
posted by David Hendry and shows his father fourth from the right.
Autowreckers was a vast area on Clough Road in Hull, East Yorkshire
dealing in all manner of scrap vehicles and, after WWII, government
surplus items. -- Much
used make during WW1, this is a bigger and slightly later cca
1920 Crossley 25'30 Tow-truck.
Could have had one of a number of bodies.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1921 De Dion-Bouton Type IE Tourer
Cinema screen grab taken from an American
film " Lion of the Desert" made in 1981 where cars are being investigated by
IMCDB. In Fascist Italy Pre-World War II of Benito Mussolini, cruel
General Rodolfo Graziani sets out to capture Omar Mukhtar and to
vanquish the Arab nation in Libya; based on
actual events. -- French
car made by pioneers of the automobile industry and one of the largest
early manufacturers which was by this time in decline; 1921
De Dion-Bouton Type IE Tourer.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1922
Peugeot 153B Torpedo
Lovely period photo received from Henry
Hammar (Sweden) from
grandfather's archives. Which car it is? The picture has been taken in
Finland sometime in 1920s. Painted radiator? Is it a Peugeot? It would
be a nice add to the family history. -- Indeed
it is a Peugeot and more precisely a cca 1922 Peugeot 153B
Torpedo. It
is unusual for it to have a painted radiator shell so early so it may be
one of the more luxurious types like the 153CA Colonial or the more
sporting 153 BRA or 153 BRS.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1922
Bean 11.9 Two-seater Tourer
Very lovely period photo received from
Stephan Moyses of Richmond, Texas, (USA)
asking if we can identify the car. He was told the picture was taken in
the UK. -- Interesting
and unusual car even for England, made in Dudley which is near
Birmingham. Car was made by company of ironfounders started in 1822.
Made car parts 1911, and ammo shells in WW1. Purchased Perry Cars and
introduced their own version in 1919. This is a cca
1922 Bean 11.9 Two-seater Tourer.
10,000 11.9 were made.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1923
Hispano Suiza H6B Torpedo
Fuzzy and very distorted photo-of-a-photo
received from Hermione Higgins, Melbourne (Australia)
from a 1927 photo album. Sorry could not send better but is in an
archive collection. Car was owned by a Melbourne solicitor so likely
photographed in Australia, but he also visited England and Norway.
-- We have much
re-aligned and improved on the photo, and noted stork radiator mascot of
the French-Spanish luxury automobile: this is a cca
1923 Hispano Suiza H6B Torpedo,
6.7L.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1925
FIAT 509 Saloon
Interesting photo-of-photo sent to
us by George Layton of Bracciano (Italy),
advising new local greengrocer has decorated the shop with pics of old
Bracciano. Could be Lancia but FIAT also had similar radiators ? --
No not a Lancia, although the rad is similar. The give-away is the polished
blob at the base of the radiator. We received other photo from George
in 2014 when we advised that the blob is externally mounted
generator. Split windscreen suggests this is cca
1925 FIAT 509 Saloon.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1926
Rugby Touring
Another period photo received from Charles
Dagenais (France), but this one
seems to have no background information. --
American car and a bit difficult because all the main identification
items are hidden by people. However, our Mark Dawber has done some
digging and advises this is a a Durant/Star/Rugby - depending on where
it is. It seems RHD so possibly 'colonies' where Star name was already
in use by the British Star car, so this would be a cca
1926 Rugby Touring, probably Model
M.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1930
Hotchkiss AM 80 Saloon
Another photo received from our regular
contributor Raoul
Rainer from Stuttgart (Germany) from
a batch of photos he purchased recently and has on line. Presumeably
French car from the late 20s or 30s. Perhaps Hotchkiss or Talbot but
couldn't find any matches. Intriguing lettering on the front bumper
"RLT"; perhaps coachbuilder? --
Definitely a Hotchkiss, a cca
1930 Hotchkiss AM 80. Not sure of the
four seater coachwork, but car front rad looks AM 80 Antibes Faux
Cabriolet Coupe.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1934
DeSoto Airflow Sedan
While surfing the net on other matters I
came across this unidentified photo and saved it for future investigation. I have now lost the reference as
to where I saw it, so cannot acknowledge the origin or advise directly.
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Immediate thought was Chrysler but the bonnet louvres did not match.
More investigation advised it was a cca
1934 DeSoto Airflow Sedan, 6c 4900cc, a
badge engineered Chrysler Airflow. Neither car was an outstanding success
so both were discontinued 1936.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1951
Renault Juvaquatre Break
Cinema screen grab taken from a short
French film " La Sonate à Kreutze" made in 1956 where cars are being investigated by
IMCDB. Based on Leo Tolstoy's short story named after Beethoven's
Kreutzer Sonata. Story about a violinist running of with another's wife
and being stabbed by him. -- French
car made by one of pioneers of the automobile industry. This is a cca
1951 Renault Juvaquatre Station Wagon,
Renault Break 300Kg launched 1950. Became the Dauphinoise.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:c1980
Sterling Nova GT
Intriguing photo from S. Pupko of New York (USA)
of car in Middle East, found recently by
his brother. The make/model/year has him stumped and is keen to know
more prior to possibly purchasing and restoring. --This
is a variant of the Nova
GT started in UK in 1971 by ADD in
Southampton to 1973. Number of ownership changes to 1996 and licensed
versions made in number of countries. In USA Sterling Sports Cars
in Pittsburg sell kits. Was VW Beetle based, but now also
Subaru.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unknown
c 1910 Tourer
Puzzling photo received from Stewart Would (UK)
asking if we are able to identify this car
which was owned by the great uncle of man called David Say probably in
East Yorkshire. --
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 most likely
ID feature is the
humped centre to the radiator
which extends along the
whole of the bonnet. Four main suspects, mostly
European, do not have matching features.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unknown
1930s open-top Tourer
Puzzling photo received from
Joe Poras (USA)
saying attached is a picture of his
father taken around 1935. He lived in Vienna Austria and Joe is
wondering what is the make of this car? I thank you in advance for your
consideration. --
This photo has done the rounds of our experts but nobody has provided a definitive answer.
Subsequently Adrian Pascu-Tulbure advised it was probably Steyr,
possibly a 200? Anybody who can confirm the layout of this
cabin please contact us and
advise.
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