Proper winter motoring: tackling the Alps in a veteran Berliet

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Just a couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the sumptuous Grégoire double berline which tackled the Monte Carlo Rally in 1912. As Jeroen Booij remarked, times very different back then. Who today would think of taking a large and luxurious veteran or Edwardian car through the Alps in winter? We know there are plenty of hardy owners who are happy to use their pre-war cars all year round, but they probably don't expect to encounter inches upon inches of snow and ice.

We think there can be few pre-war car owners made of tougher mettle than Andy Watt, who sent us these photographs to show what proper winter motoring looks like. He only popped out for a relaxing jaunt in his 1904 Berliet, but he soon found himself being put to the test when he climbed some 6,500 ft. into the Alps above Grenoble and there encountered a bitter snowstorm. In Andy's words, "The car coped well, the crew less so, but it's good to show the larger veterans being used all year."

On that note, what excuse has anyone got for not enjoying their cars in all seasons?

Words: Zack Stiling; photographs: Andy Watt
 

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