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Is this an early Mors?
Letter to the editor
The Automóvil Club Argentino started the restoration of what is believed to be an early Mors. Several photographs of the surviving car are included, but a number of important questions remain unanswered.
We would particularly like to establish:
- Is this a 5 hp Mors?
- In which year was it built?
- Did this model originally have a conventional round steering wheel or a steering tiller? If it used a tiller, photographs would be greatly appreciated.
- The radiator is missing. We therefore need clear period photographs or technical drawings from which an accurate reproduction can be made.
- The bonnet is also missing, so detailed photographs or drawings of the correct design would be extremely helpful.
Any information, photographs, drawings or documentation that may help the Automóvil Club Argentino restore this important early motor car as accurately as possible would be warmly welcomed. Perhaps one of our readers can help solve the mystery?
Photos by Charles Walmsley
Published:
Thursday July 23rd, 2026
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Ariejan Bos
25 July, 09:07
In my opinion there can be little doubt that the car is a circa 1900 Mors petit duc model. Originally these had a flat lying opposed twin, but also in a similar vehicle in the Ulster Museum this engine has been replaced, in that case by a 1 cylinder Simms. The frame pattern including the complex system of gear changing rods matches the plan, as shown in the Motor Car Journal at the time. A difference seems to be the auxiliary column in front of the steering column, but that is similar to the larger models of 1899. The bonnet is a dummy, a modification which was seen more often in these days to give a car a more modern look.
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Milko Maraschio
23 July, 21:54
Dear Charly, please don’t take this the wrong way, but I think you already know the answer and just want to confirm it… Among other ‘horrors’ regarding the dating of the ACA – which nobody seems interested in investigating, nor in accepting contributions on the matter... – I’ve never quite bought into the idea that it was a De Dion & Bouton, as has been claimed for decades! But even more serious, in my view, is the 19th-century Daimler that still bears signs saying ‘Benz’... Best wishes.
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Estimado Charly, no lo tome a mal, pero creo que ya tiene la respuesta y solo quiere ratificarla.... Entre otros "horrores" de datación del ACA, que parece nadie tiene interés en investigar, ni aceptar colaboraciones en ese sentido..... nunca me cerró que ese fuera un De Dion&Bouton como se dijo por décadas! pero más grave aún, me resulta el Daimler del siglo XIX que sigue teniendo carteles que dicen "Benz"....., abrazo.
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Estimado Charly, no lo tome a mal, pero creo que ya tiene la respuesta y solo quiere ratificarla.... Entre otros "horrores" de datación del ACA, que parece nadie tiene interés en investigar, ni aceptar colaboraciones en ese sentido..... nunca me cerró que ese fuera un De Dion&Bouton como se dijo por décadas! pero más grave aún, me resulta el Daimler del siglo XIX que sigue teniendo carteles que dicen "Benz"....., abrazo.