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Merry Christmas! A classic holiday puzzle

Christmas time is here! A time of mirth and melancholy, and of, well, hanging around. So why not try your hand at cracking this little puzzle to kill some time? That may, after all, be yet another Christmas tradition, one which goes back quite a long way here on PreWarCar.com.

The mission is simple: you will find ten photographs, and what we want to know from you is which cars they depict. Yes, this is an old-fashioned car sleuth puzzle. We think some of the cars shown will be easy to recognise, but there are a few real tough ones too. So here you go.

 

The person with the most and/or best answers wins a small Christmas stocking filler (which won’t arrive in time for Christmas, but… hey). Simply submit your answers via the comments below. Good luck!

 

Words: Jeroen Booij
Pictures: various sources, which we won’t be revealing just yet

 

Published:
Thursday December 25th, 2025
Rob giddy
30 December 2025, 11:08
Hi hope this isn’t too late:
1. Standard Nine 1934 ish
2. Pontiac 1947 Torpedo
3. mack Truck AC BULLDOG 1916
4. Dodge Sedan 1922
5 1925 Citreon SCV
6. Rolls Royce Silver Wraith 1950
7. De Soto air flow 1935
8. I think this is a Studebaker/EMF or
Similar 1910 ish
9. Citreon Kegresse 1922
10. I think this is a Peugeot or similar European car between 1906-1909
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Fabrice
26 December 2025, 20:37
Hi everyone , number two remembers me a lot of a Chevy Fleetline , number five ( surprinsingly... ) is a Citroën 5hp , and number could be a deSoto Airflow.
Cheers.
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Stanislav Kirilets
26 December 2025, 11:48
Image 3. The snowplow truck is a Mack AC " Bulldog".
Images 5 and 9. Citroën Kégresse.
Image 6. Rolls-Royce (everyone knows that one).
Image 7. Chrysler Airflow (or De Soto Airflow).
Image 10. Gregoire.

Best Christmas Greetings and I wish everyone all the best in 2026!
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Fritz H
26 December 2025, 00:42
Dear prewarcar-friends

David Groom's answer was correct: Standard Nine.

Followed by:

Chevrolet Fleetmaster Fastback, 1946-1948

Mack AC Truck „Bulldog“, ca. 1920-1922

Auburn 6-39, ca. 1917

Citroen Kegresse

Rolls Royce Silver Wraith

DeSoto Airflow Sedan 1935

Loreley 6/10 PS from ca. 1907 (built by Ley Maschinenfabrik Arnstadt)

Citroen Kegresse

Grégoire 70/4

Merry Christmas!
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Daniel Reuben
25 December 2025, 17:37
Hi, here are my answers to the Christmas quiz. I added year and model when possible. Hopefully I haven't missed by too much.
1. 1934 Standard Nine
2. Chevrolet Fleetline Special Deluxe Coupe
3. Mack AC truck
4. Cole Aero Eight sedan
5. Citroën Type C 5cv
6. 1946 Rolls Royce (Silver) Wraith
7. 1935 Desoto Airflow
8. 1908 Maxwell
9. about 1922 or '23 Citroën Kégresse K1
10. 1910 Grégoire model 70/4

Thanks and Merry Christmas!
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Laurent ZOLLER
25 December 2025, 17:16
Hello
Hello, everyone.
Here are my suggestions.
In order, from 1 to 10.
No. 1 Standard Nine
1947 Chevy Fleetline Aerosedan
Mack Bulldog
?????????
Citroën Kegresse
No. 6 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith by Hooper..
De Soto Airflow
Ford Model T
Citroën Kegresse
No. 10 Grégoire
I hope the experts will forgive me for any mistakes I may have made.
Happy holidays.
Laurent ZOLLER

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Hello
Bonjour à vous tous.
Voici mes propositions.
Dans l'ordre, de 1 à 10.
n° 1 Standard Nine
Chevy 1947 fleetline Aerosedan
Mack Bulldog
?????????
Citroën Kegresse
n°6 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith by Hooper..
De Soto Airflow
Ford T
Citroën Kegresse
n°10 Grégoire
Que les spécialistes veuillent bien me pardonner pour toutes mes erreurs.
Joyeuses fêtes de fin d’année.
Laurent ZOLLER
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David Groom
25 December 2025, 10:25
I can give you a start ! The first picture is a 1934/5 Standard Nine - I have a Christmas card with it on.... Best wishes to everyone at Prewar Car and all their readers..
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