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The Cool Mystery ( UPDATE IV: Hotchkiss, Eysink or Germain?)

While the temperature in our office slowly rises above 30C (= 86F) there’s nothing we like better than cooling off by looking at an old photo. For instance this one of a group of people having fun on the ice of the frozen Zuiderzee. Both horse-sleighs and cars belonged to the grandfather of Dirk Regter (he’s the one taking his Model T on a trip around the world). Dirk’s grandfather owned a rental company for carriages and automobiles. Dirk wonders about the makes of the two cars. One looks like a Renault to us but we don’t know about the other. Can you tell us?

(UPDATE II : Jan Bruijn excludes Delaunay as they had the gastank right behind the engine and a filler cap should be visible. He gambles: Eysink)

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lunedì giugno 28th, 2010
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30 Giugno 2010, 22:00
Not much to go on, but the hood and wheelspokes make me think of a Germain. During this period they imported and sold by Leonard Lang in Amsterdam
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29 Giugno 2010, 11:56
The car on the right looks as though it could be a Hotchkiss. They were always going to be mistaken for a Delaunay Belleville because the rounded radiator gave similar lines to the car when viewed from the side. I always feel Hotchkiss are good, solid motors and would have stood up well to the treatment this one appears to be receiving on a rather harsh looking day!
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29 Giugno 2010, 09:26
nog even nader commentaar: de auto heeft duidelijk een ronde motorkap, dat hadden behalve Spyker bijv. ook Delaunay-Belleville en Hotchkiss, maar gezien het feit dat het hier om een Nederlands verhuurbedrijf gaat is Spyker het meest waarschijnlijk.
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29 Giugno 2010, 09:12
Looks like a Spyker to me.
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