This car comprises a 4 cylinder Delahaye engine which may well be from around 1903 attached to a veteran looking gearbox in an unknown wooden chassis. The steering column, front axle and chain drive rear axle appear to be very early but carry no unidentifiable markings and the transaxle incorporates what looks like relatively modern differential.
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This sturdy veteran is a bit of a mystery machine to us.
It came from France to the Netherlands with a small collection of veteran cars quite a number of years ago.
Therefore we think the machine might be of French origin.
Threads are metric, there are no other visible identification points.
We have had a number of reactions from all over ..
This particularly attractive Victorian motor car is presented in dark green livery with old gold coachlining. It has been known to the Veteran Car Club for many years and a dashboard plaque records renovation by pioneer veteran car restorer H F Welham of Surbiton in 1954 – one of many cars to pass through the hands of that noted enthusiast and re..
This – the oldest known surviving Rolls-Royce in the World – is surely a true motoring icon, being the model which established the credentials of that indomitable partnership of the Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls and Mr Frederick Henry Royce. It is appropriate that the car should now be offered at Olympia, London, where it was displayed at The Moto..
The Crestmobile 5hp Model D Runabout offered here is one of only two of this type known to survive worldwide and the only complete example. A ‘combination runabout and light touring car’, the single-cylinder Model D came with two-speeds-and-reverse transmission and weighed 900lbs. A top speed of 25mph and a 100-mile range were claimed. Previous..
The Rambler offered here is an example of the 7hp Model H, a right-hand drive, single-cylinder, ‘light touring’ model equipped with all-round elliptic springing, throttle control, from-the-seat starting, detachable tonneau, brass side lamps and horn, and all for a price of only $850 when new in 1904. Restored in the 1980s, the car previously be..