Monthly Archives: December 2009

1931 Goliath Pionier

From 1924 on Carl Borgward produced small three-wheeler trucks, but during the depression in the beginning of the 1930s he changed the design, and produced two-seater passenger cars with one-cylinder two-stroke engine. The so called Cycle-Cars had a wooden frame … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of this page. This is a video I recently found. London in 1927, even in colour and with a few classic cars of course .

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Scootacar Mk 1 and Mk 2

The Scootacar was a small car built by Scootacars Ltd, a division of the Hunslet Engine Company. According to the wishes of the wife of one of the directors, who wanted a car that was easier to park than her … Continue reading

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Opel 4/12 PS

The Opel 4/12 PS, manufactured by Opel in Ruesselsheim from 1924 to 1931, was the first German car produced on assembly lines. The popular 2-seater was known as the “Laubfrosch” (German for tree frog) because it was available in green … Continue reading

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1935 Hillman Minx

The Hillman Minx of which 92,095 cars were manufactured from 1935 to 1939 certainly was neither a fast nor an extremely beautiful car. But it was remarkably cheap and roomy. It was a reliable family car that could carry four … Continue reading

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Volvo, A Short Story

In 1924 Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson founded the Volvo car company in Sweden. It was the first Scandinavian car company. The first Volvo (Latin for I roll), the ÖV4, also called Jakob, left the factory.  ÖV stands for the … Continue reading

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Car Parts English-German Part 3

This is the third part of my car parts dictionary. Next month I will add more. English German engine Motor engine compartment, under bonnet area Motorraum engine cooling system Motorkühlanlage engine number, engine identification number Motornummer engine oil Motoröl estate … Continue reading

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