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Established July, 2001. Edition 3120
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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The daily Magazine & Marketplace
dedicated to the pre 1940 car
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November: 36 new - 16 sold/expired
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When travelling through the French Ardèche, it’s always a joy to find a nice, quiet hotel. Plenty of room, plenty of fresh air and plenty space to park your trusty 1926 Citroën C3. But because of the high altitude it can be cold too at night. Better make sure there’s a blanket on the hood and hope your engine will start easily in the morning. (postcard collection Olivier Chabanne)
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We received a friendly e-mail from pre-war afficionado Howard Musolf, past president of the Horseless Carriage Club of America. Howard was one of the happy few to claim one of our 50 special Hershey T-shirts: "Went there got the shirt. It was the best looking shirt of the show and I have had many compliments while wearing it. Nice to meet you and keep up the incredible work." Howard is showing of his original 'barnfound' 1908 REO 2 cylinder. He didn't want to give us too many details on the car and how he found it. Our educated guess, all you want to know about that car and more will be in the next glossy issue of the Horseless Carriage Club of America
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One of the world's XXL car collector's with a line up valued at over US$ 100 million, died 29 October in a.... car accident. Read about his collection. (special thanks to Jim Kruse)
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Today is All Saint’s Day, in many Catholic countries a holy day. A good reason to show this picture that, although a bit unclear, is nevertheless quite interesting. The photo comes from the collection of Vlad Capotescu who tells us that it is a Fiat 525 from 1929. But it’s not an ordinary Fiat, because this one was especially made for Pope Pius XI (click main pic for enlargement). It was an armoured car, but for the pope’s comfort it had special leather and silk chairs, gold plated wood inside and all the metal parts of the interior were also made of... gold. We wonder if this Fiat still exists. Can you tell us?
UPDATE by Rick A. Jorgensen: "My understanding is that the first motor vehicle made for a Pope was a Graham-Paige. I have heard that the car still exists in the Vatican. Photo at:
check the Vatican's museum page. Please also see Catholic News : >>> "When the 1929 Lateran Pacts finally allowed popes to go freely outside Vatican City walls, Pope Pius XI became the first pope to put the rubber to the road in a U.S. Graham-Paige.
He amassed a small fleet of donated papal cars and became something of an auto aficionado."
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It's a late thirties family car made by one of the larger, maybe The largest, car manufacturer in the world. The car was found a very very remote area. A young journalist whom we tell you more about later, contacted PreWarCar about the find and through our cooperation this treasure could come to western Europe and is now awaiting decisions about its future. When you know about the history of this model and understand its importance, you will agree with us that even the slightest attempt to restoration would be a fools deed. To your our knowledge only two of these prewar production cars survive up to this day. There may be more, but not known to any museum, and certainly not known to the producer. One more hint: forget all what you thought at a first glance at the photo and start thinking all over again. To confuse you even more, we like to invite to check the dashboard lay out (click). Before sending your answer be sure to read The Rules under Read More.
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