Earlier this week in the PreWarCar.com magazine...

The market for pre-war cars is still booming! Have you seen the results at Amelia Island? Well, let us tell you the auction houses did their work very well and received high results. Lately, we noticed a lot of activity in our online marketplace as well, so we were expecting this a bit. Please take a look at the current cars for sale. 

Enjoy your Sunday!

 

Do you like to participate with you Pre-War Car in a rally? Or do you rather go out on your own? What is your favourite car rally which you would highly recommend other Pre-War Car.com readers to go to this year?

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François Pilain made his first cars, with 2- and 4-cylinder engines, in 1902. But the production of twin-cylinder engines ended after two years. SAP built approximately one chassis a day in 1906 and 1907. The Pilain we see here is a 1911 Type 4.0.

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We encourage youngsters to get enthusiastic and involved in the classic car world. When we heard three youngsters planned a trip of 700 km to see the Schlumpf collection we asked them to tell us afterwards about their experience in the museum, which they did.

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From March 29th till 31st, the "2nd European Conference for Automotive History" will be held in The Hague. The program features about 20 presentations on a wide range of pre- and postwar topics from automotive historians, both from Europe and also the USA.

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Bonhams sold this 1901 De Dion Bouton Motorette during their Amelia Island Auction for an impressive price. Is it really worth US$ 162,400? It must be these wonderful ladies that make this Motorette priceless!

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Sidney Horstmann, born in Bath, son of German clockmaker Gustav Horstmann, designer of the world's first micrometer with accuracy greater than 1/10000. In 1904 Sidney and his brothers established Horstmann Gear Co. They became well-known for clockwork mechanisms and timers.