My PreWarCar

Crestmobile Model A 1900

Author: Seppo Asikainen Monday, 21 June 2010

Here is my early horseless carriage  the Crestmobile type A. It has made later of the 1900 and frame number is 225.

1935 Chevrolet

Author: Michael Monday, 21 June 2010

This is a picture of the family's 1935 Chevrolet that my Father bought his mother for a Christmas present in 1935. It has only 15,000 actual miles on it and is unrestored condition. I trailer it to many car shows in California

1934 Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight Replica

Author: Steve Myers Tuesday, 22 June 2010

"Blossom" was a ground-up creation using as many original parts from the period, chassis, axles, drivetrain, radiator, bonnet etc. Original plans were employed to create the ash frame over which an aluminium body was placed. The lack of any straight 8-cylinder engines meant taking a straight 6 (Triumph) and creating the illusion of 8-cylinders. The capacity of 1991cc is the same as the original 8 cylinders. She was built in South Stoke, Oxfordshire by Rob Green (and collegues) over a period of 5 years and has been with me for a year. She joins a few other 'oldies' in the garage but she is by far the oldest.

Red Light Rolls Royce

Author: Robert Deschenes Thursday, 17 June 2010

Hello all.

If you have spare time, I would like to know the year of this car made by Rolls-Royce and of course, what was the red light on top used for.

Thanks so much.

Robert Deschenes

South-American Lancia info wanted

Author: JP Ruiz Thursday, 17 June 2010

Congratulations for your nice web site. It is very informative and it has the best information about the cars of the beginning of the century. An acquantaince has a Lancia in South America and we do not know the model. It is restored and was used as a taxi for many years. I think it's from the mid twenties, but it's not a Lambda. A Trikappa second generation maybe... 

Do you know what car is this and where I can find more information about this model ?

 

Thank you

 

Regards

 

JP Ruiz

 

1915 F.R.P. Touring

Author: Anon Wednesday, 19 May 2010

1915 F.R.P. 7 P Touring
Seal Cove Auto Museum, Mount Desert, Maine.
The only F.R.P. Touring Car known to exist!

Finlay Robertson Porter, a native of Lowell, Ohio, served as chief engineer at the Mercer Company from 1910 to 1915 and was a designer of the Mercer Raceabout, one of the fastest and most desired automobiles in the United States during its heyday.Porter was mostly self-educated having left school at age 11 and then immersing himself in mail order courses in mechanical engineering.  His first job, before going with Mercer, was general manager of the Empire Brass Works in East Stroudsburg. Pennsylvania.While with Empire Brass, Porter along with Charles C. Worthington, a noted pump maker, designed a steam automobile. However, when the boiler exploded whenever the auto stopped, he turned to Mercer and gasoline engines.Porter became increasingly well known in automotive circles, especially after  having designed the powerful T-head engine for Mercer in 1910 but like many engineers of the time, he dreamed of manufacturing his own automobile. A major falling out with Mercer over the Company’s switch to an L-head engine led to Porter’s resignation and the decision to strike out on his own. Using his initials to name his new creation, the F.R.B. was born.His first automobiles were race cars powered by Knight engines; three of which were built to compete in the 1914 Indianapolis 500.  The racers developed engine problems and never made the starting line but that experience led Porter to develop and build his own engine, a brilliant single-overhead-camshaft four that produced some 100 hp and could propel his autos to road speeds well in excess of 80 mph.Three different models of the F.R.P. were produced, the Model A Raceabout on a 110” wheel base, the Model B Runabout on a 130” wheel base, and the extraordinary Model C seven passenger Touring car that could deliver 12 mpg and cruise at 80 all day long. Wanting to better Mercer, Porter spared no expense in the quality of materials used to build his automobiles or in the time consuming attention to detail that went into every car.  It is no wonder that his autos were priced at $5,000.00 - making them one of America's most expensive automobiles. Sadly, Porter’s masterpieces were not commercially successful and with the advent of World War I, the F.R.P. factory closed and was taken over by the government. His parts, plans, and drawings were sold to the American & British Manufacturing Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

1933 Plymouth PC 2 Door Sedan

Author: Harry Schley Monday, 24 May 2010

I restored the rare Plymouth PC with Continental Set.
The Euope Plymouth First Decade Register is by me.

2.Picture for my Plymouth

Author: Harry Schley Monday, 24 May 2010

Sorry i have only 1 Picture on my Pre WarCar.
I will make 1 more of the Car.

Ariès - Une grande voiture faisante du tourisme..

Author: Joris Bergsma Sunday, 23 May 2010

This (This)car has been in the hands of one owner for 52 years.   It was unwanted in 1958 by enthusiastic supporters of the new hobby of veteran cars simply because nobody at the time had heard of the marque and the rear of the body had been damaged; it was driven home by its new owner for the princely sum of 20 Pounds.   It was subsequently dated as a 1909 model, although more recently discovered information in Omnia magazines from 1907 indicate it could be earlier.  All descriptions on hub caps, radiator and body plaque are beautifully hand-engraved, a feature which had certainly been abandoned by 1910. 
The car demands a high degree of skill in manipulating its dog gearbox or the driver nurses a sore wrist, as well as a lot of understanding in climbing long hills.   Little appears to be known about Ariès' use of cross-flow radiators, although the 1906 model as shown in Georgano has one, as has the car in this photo.   In its garage is another Ariès of circa 1910 waiting to be restored which has a down-flow radiator.
Altogether, this car shares its garage with the remains of five other Ariès cars from between circa 1906 to 1925 and which vary from mechanically complete to just a radiator.   As a brand new car, it was owned by the Belgian Consul to Australia who was stationed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.   It was imported by the wool-broking firm of Dennys-Lascelles who, along with other such firms, decided to invest their over-flowing coffers into bringing cars to Australia.   They bought entire production runs which may have been only 10-12 cars at the time, but the result was that many models of European cars came to Australia which were not seen elsewhere.
The name is not the ram sign of the zodiac, which is Belier in French.   With a grave accent over the letter è it is the name of the Greek/Spartan god of war.

1937 STUDEBAKER DICTATOR MODEL 6A

Author: Anon Saturday, 22 May 2010

I PURCHASED MY STUDEBAKER IN 1975 AND DROVE IT 400 MILES HOME..IT WAS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH ONLY 31,472 MILES. I AM THE FOURTH OWNER AND COMPLETED A FRAME UP RESTORATION IN 1980. I ENJOY COLLECTING LITERATURE AND ACCESSORIES FOR IT ..THIS PAST WINTER I ADDED AN AUXILIARY LUGGAGE RACK...MAKING THE MOUNTING BRACKETS FROM ADVERTISING PHOTOS....PERHAPS THE ONLY 1937 WITH THIS ACCESSORY.....MY NEXT PROJECT WILL BE TO ADD OPTIONAL DUAL SIDEMOUNTS.....