Earlier this week in the PreWarCar.com Magazine…

Some very interesting stories in our online magazine last week. From an Amilcar that was purchased when they were 16 years old to an advertised Alta that is only for the brave ones, from a moulded marvel to a Desert Giant. Enjoy your Sunday!

 

In the 1930s, as it ever has been and ever shall be, society was comprised of those who were poor, those who were rich, and those who fell somewhere in between. If you happened to occupy room at the top, there was an easy way of letting everyone know: a Hispano-Suiza.

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Winter driving with a Morris ISIS

We definitely like the main rule of this Winter Driving in New-Zealand: your car has to been built before 1931. The route is mainly off-road. We received photos from a 29-year old that got the PreWarCar bug from his father and restored his Morris ISIS.

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PreWarCar of the week if you're feeling brave enough: 1939 Alta 2-Litre Sports

The Alta Car and engineering company was founded by Geoffrey Tayler, who started building cars in his father's stables in 1928. He fabricated his own engine.  The cars were run in trials, sprints and races and not unsuccessfully. It doesn't happen that often that one comes on the market.

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"They are very sensible boys," she argued, as the deal was completed"

My mother who was the unfortunate person who really brought the tired state of the car to a head when she asked if she could drive it to the local shop, about 2 kilometres down the road. It didn't make it - in fact, it didn't make the 100 metres to the end of the street. A most interesting story to read.

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Apsley’s Women

Cartoons have been a feature of magazines and daily newspapers since their inception and the motoring cartoonist has been active since the end of the nineteenth century. An enduring feature of cartons has been the role of women: in all their guises.

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What is it? Quiz #487

A beautiful race car with a very particular shaped brass radiator. We love it! No fenders, no louvres and a small but also large engine inside. One of the cars of this make once set a speed record at Montlhéry.