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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
 1895 Benz Velocipede
Cinema screen grab taken from the British
film 'Austin Festival Review' where the cars are being investigated
by IMCDB. This is a promotional documentary made by Associated
British Pathe during the year of the Festival of Britain. Questioned as
not looking much like an Austin?
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Because its not. Probably in the film as indicative of that
Britain was held back in automobile development by the Red Flag Act,
which was repealed 1896. Vehicle looks very much like a cca1895
Benz Velocipede.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1895 Hurtu Benz Voiturette Two-Seater
Cinema screen grab taken from French film 'La
revanche de Roger la Honte' The revenge of Roger made in 1946, where the cars are being investigated
by IMCDB. Story also includes a 'prequel' section which involves a
past took Vintage Car Race. Hence veteran cars in a modernish film
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The car is a cca
1895 Hurtu Benz Voiturette two seater.
Made in France by a sewing machine manufacturer who had been making Leon
Bollee tricars,- making more than Bollee themselves.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1900
Clement Panhard Two-Seater
Cinema screen grab taken from French film 'La
revanche de Roger la Honte' The revenge of Roger made in 1946, where the cars are being investigated
by IMCDB. Story also includes a 'prequel' section which involves a
past took Vintage Car Race. Hence veteran cars in a modernish film
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The car is a
cca 1900 Clement Panhard two seater.
Adolphe Clement of Panhard Levassor could not meet delivery of a Light
Car so produced this himself in Paris. Imported to UK as a Stirling.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1904
Darracq 8HP Tonneau
Another 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 photograph taken in
about 1960 in Oxborough, Norfolk, but the car is clearly much older.
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Just a bit, only about 55 years older! Our
Ariejan Boss suggests this is a cca
1904 Darracq 8HP Tonneau. The body
could be a rear entrance Tonneau or Swing Seat Tonneau, very
difficult to tell from small photo.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1909
Pipe Sport Tourer
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? --
Radiator top is similar to a number of others of the period but this
one was manufactured by a pipe manufacturer who branched into 'Compagnie
Belge de Construction Automobiles' and is a cca
1909 Pipe Sport Tourer. Pipe did well
in 'Gordon Bennett' and 'Keiserpreis', and was the basis for 1905 NSU
cars.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1910
Daimler 25HP Limousine
One of a number of high quality interesting photos sent to us by
Mike Mackrill (UK) with website called Nostalgic Picture Library.
Car is believed to have been owned by the Cheverton Family who were
well know Garage Proprietors on the Isle of Wight --
Fabulous detailed photo but no
registration visible to help with precise dating. The car was made
in Coventry by BSA Group company which held the Royal Warrant to make
cars for British Royalty, - it is a cca
1910 Daimler 25 Limousine.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1920s
Ford Model T Special
Another lovely photo received from Juha
Kaitanen (Finland) saying
"Here is another photo of the car of which we are not able to
identify. Could you help us?" --
This is indeed quite a difficult one
and eyes are drawn to the German NAG or Stoewer radiator. However, the
car has a tranverse front spring and long axle stubs, which put us in
mind of the car behind it. We think this is a 1920s
Ford Model T Special with lowered
bodywork / chassis, and dropped and relocated behind the front spring.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING:1921
FN Shaft-Drive Motorcycle
Another lovely photo received from Juha
Kaitanen (Finland) saying
"Here is another photo of the car of which we are not able to
identify. Could you help us?" --
The car we identified as Ford Model T
Special (which we noted had later been also agreed by PreWarCar) but we
were also interested in the motorcycle. This has been confirmed by our
Chas Moody as a being a cca
1921 FN 281cc. This is a shaft drive
machine made in Belgium by arms manufacturer who made first
4 cylinder bike.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1925
Star Five Place 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 car made by William Crapo Durrant following his departure from
General Motors. He began by having a stable of matching cars to those
most popular in the US. This one was designed to compete head-on with
the Ford Model T and is cca1925
Star Touring. Popular, launched
1922 they were gone by 1928.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1925
Renault NN1 Torpedo
Cinema screen grab taken from French film 'Pension
Mimosas' made in 1935, where the
cars are being investigated by IMCDB. Story is about a boarding
house on the French Riviera where the owners take in as a lodger a
little boy whose father is in jail.
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The car was made in France and has the typical Reenult scuttle bonnet.
Dating is provided by the round roundel on the bonnet which says this is
a a cca
1925 Renault NN1 Torpedo. 6 CV, 15HP
max speed 70KPH. NN1 were produced 1924 to '28.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1927
Renault 6CV NN2 Torpedo
Cinema screen grab taken from French TV Series 'Arsène
Lupin' made in 1971 to 1974, where the cars are being investigated
by IMCDB. Story is about Arsène Lupin, a clever gentleman thief
who was either stealing paintings, recuing damsels in distress or as
detective against other criminals.
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The car was made in Billancourt, France with typical Renault scuttle
bonnet. Dating is provided by the dimond roundel on the bonnet which
says this is a later cca
1927 Renault 6CV NN2 Torpedo.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Village
scene early 1930s
A fuzzy photo sent to us by previous
contributor Robert Broadbent (UK) asking
if we could identify vehicles outside The Magpie public house on Magpie
Green in Wortham, Suffolk. He is guessing that the vehicles are
both Fords, and that picture dates from late 1920s or the 1930s.
-- Regretfully the photo is far too indistinct to be able to pick out details
which would help in identification. Van could be a cca 1928 Ford AA Van
(or Bedford or Chevrolet) and car cca 1928 Austin Seven.
Early 1930s.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1937 Oldsmobile Six Touring Sedan
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? --
Bulbous nose fashion extended to a number of makes and our Mark Dawber
advised that this was the version as found on a cca
1937 Oldsmobile Six Touring Sedan.
Oldsmobile was founded by Ransom E Olds in 1897 and had the US first
production line. Became GM 1908 and lasted to
2004, oldest US make.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1942 Chevrolet
Master Deluxe Sedan
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this photo of a vehicle
photographed in the USSR.
-- This is an American car made by
General Motors in Detroit. Company co-founded by the Swiss racing
driver who had worked for De Dion Bouton in New York and later raced
for Buick. Left to form Frontenac and later the American Motors
Corporation. Died 1941. This is cca1942
Chevrolet Master Deluxe Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1942 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Sedan
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this photo of a vehicle
photographed in the USSR.
-- This is an American car made by
General Motors in Detroit. Company co-founded by the Swiss racing
driver who had worked for De Dion Bouton in New York and later raced
for Buick. Left to form Frontenac and later the American Motors
Corporation. Died 1941. This is cca1942
Chevrolet Special Deluxe Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1946
Chevrolet Fleetmaster Sedan
Curious photo taken in 1956 and sent to us
by Peter Myatt, Shallow Lake, Ontario, (Canada) who
is trying to identify the car because they want to get a
replica picture of it to be put on a headstone for their grandparents
that passed away many years ago. As this was their car theythought it
would be a wonderful tribute to them.
-- We checked this one with our
friends at the AACA to make sure we got it right. They advised, and
confirmed, this was cca1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster
Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1949
Chevrolet Deluxe Sedan
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this photo of a vehicle
photographed in the USSR.
-- This is an American car made by
General Motors in Detroit. Company co-founded by the Swiss racing
driver who had worked for De Dion Bouton in New York and later raced
for Buick. Left to form Frontenac and later the American Motors
Corporation. Died in 1941. This is a
cca 1949 Chevrolet Deluxe Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1962 Opel & 1953 Opel
& 1960s Fiat
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify the vehicles in this photo of
main street photographed in the USSR.
-- Surprised no cyrilic letters on
the numberplates?? Couple
of Germans and an Italian ! Working
from left to right they are cca 1962
Opel Record Saloon, earlier cca 1953 Opel Olympia Rekord Saloon and a
cca 1960s Fiat 500 Saloon which did not change much in detail for
years, so difficult to be precise.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1963
Chevrolet Nova Sedan
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this photo of a vehicle
photographed in the USSR and believed to have been a diplomatic
car. --
We needed a bit of help on this one from our friends at the AACA who
advised this was a cca
1963 Chevrolet Nova Sedan. Further
research defined that the Nova was produced from 1962 to 1979. Dating
of this one is from the wheel trims and the
body stripes.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1968 Citroen DS'ID 19 Saloon
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this photo of a vehicle
photographed in the USSR.
-- This is a French car made in
Paris, company owned by Michelin tyres, and is the follow on to famous
Traction Avant. Took 18 years to develop and was launched in 1955 at
Paris Motor Show where 743 were ordered in the first 15 minutes, and
12,000 on the first day!! This is a cca
1968 Citroen DS'ID 19 Saloon.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1971
Chevrolet Impala Sedan
Number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this photo of a vehicle
photographed in the USSR.
-- This is an American car made by
General Motors in Detroit. Taking its name from the South African
antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had
become the best-selling automobile in the United States. This is a
cca 1971 Chevrolet Impala Sedan.
Impala is Zuly name for a "gazelle".
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1984 Homark Criterion 15cwt Box Van
A photo taken taken in Doncaster on the
19th March 2009 was sent to us by Robert Broadbent (UK)
asking if we could identify make model etc
of this vehicle. We had helped him in the past.
-- Logo saying Mansfield Brewery was
initially painted in 1980s by signwriter Peter Cooper. The vehicle is
called a Model T Replica Van but is actually a relatively modern
machine being a cca
1984 Homark Criterion 15cwt Box Van
with a 1700cc 961 BHP four cylinder engine, 4 speeds and semi elliptic
springs.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unknown
cca 1911 Tourer
A not very helpful photo received from
Barry Wainwright (UK) "found
in a family archive given to my mother (an avid genealogist) and she
thinks it shows her Aunt Maud and Uncle Will. Determining the maximum
age of the car would help. Another relative recalls that just after WW1
they bought a war surplus Rolls Royce at an auction. Is this a Silver
Ghost?"
-- Car was built cca 1911/12 but is
not a Rolls or big Austin, nor is enough visible to help to identify.
Tall rad, so poss FIAT ??
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unidentified
Motorcycle Combination
A bunch of interesting photos received
from Marcel Wagner (UK) obtained
on a visit to family in South Africa. His grandmother is in
the side-car in both cases. The man in that picture is probably her
first husband that they have no photos of. Number plate TP4 is from
South Africa. 'T' stood for Transvaal and 'P' for Pretoria. Presumably
this was the fourth vehicle registered in the capital city? -- The
photo is regrettably far too blurry to be able to pick out details
which would help.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:Unidentified
Motorcycle Combination
A bunch of interesting photos received
from Marcel Wagner (UK) obtained
on a visit to family in South Africa. His grandmother is in
the side-car in both cases. -- The
photo is regrettably far too indistinct to be able to pick out details
which would help in identification. Our Motorcycle Experts noted the
sidecar is on the right and that the motorcycle looks distinctly
American, particularly the handlebars. Mid twenties
perhaps. Sidecar could perhaps have
been locally made ?
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