An Estonian Grand Touring Mystery (update: 1912 Beeston-Humber 30HP )

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Rain Vaikla is asking our help in identifying this impressive brass era touring car. It belonged to Heinrich von Stryk, last private owner of the Voltveti (Tignitz) manor in Pärnumaa, Estonia. He is said to have bought the car from England in 1911 or 1912. It is him standing beside the car on the first photo and sitting behind the steering wheel on the second. The third photo depicts the car in front of a rather fancy garage, which was one of the first (if not the very first) buildings in Estonia specially built for that purpose.

Editor: well Rain, this motorcar is 'loaded' avant la lettre. Most impressive Roi de Belges(?) coachwork.  Behind the slightly oversized headlights a radiator with Mercedes like appearance is hiding. In this respect the frontaxle seems familiar as well. Yet the hubcaps make us feel insecure. Let's see what our more knowledgeable readers will say.

   

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