Classic Old Cars
I Am the Automobile – a poem
"I Am the Automobile" I am speed made subject to human will. I give mankind dominion over distance. I open the avenues of all the world to humanity. I enlarge the radius of human life. I expand the horizon of human opportunity. I give … [Read More...]
Power, Luxury and Easy Gear-Shifting – 1930-32 Hispano-Suiza H6B sport saloon
Power, Luxury and Easy Gear-Shifting - 1930-32 Hispano-Suiza H6B sport saloon A rare find, straight out of the barn (or so it seems) was a 1930-32 Hispano-Suiza H6B sport saloon. Made largely unchanged from 1919 through 1932, the H6 chassis was the … [Read More...]
1933 Dodge Six roadster – Rare but Striking
1933 Dodge Six roadster – Rare but Striking 2012 CMC Day, Eastern Creek 1933 was the very nadir of the Great Depression and the lowest level of new car production. Such an original scarcity reveals even fewer survivors today. So a 1933 Dodge … [Read More...]
Antique Automobiles
2013 Tasmanian 3-Day Vintage and Veteran Car Rally
2013 Tasmania 3-Day Vintage and Veteran Car Rally Hello you lot, Just came back from a three day old car rally held by the Northwest section of our old club here in Tasmania [Vintage and Veteran Car Club of Tasmania]. We motored to Waratah … [Read More...]
1912 Maxwell 2-cylinder Runabout – Crossing a Continent
1912 Maxwell 2-cylinder 2.1 Litre runabout: The Little Car that Could (Cross a Continent) In the 100th Anniversary Run of the First East-West Crossing of Australia by Car This modest but useful Maxwell runabout is emblematic of the kind of … [Read More...]
Behind the Spitzkuhler – 1916 Benz DS2 Tourer
Behind the Spitzkuhler - 1916 Benz DS2 Tourer Highlights of the 2012 Motorfest, Sydney Hard to ignore in a maroon and black colour scheme and equal parts imposing and sleek is this 1916 Benz DS2 touring car from the German factory whose founder, … [Read More...]