About Name This Car

Name This Car is a free AI-powered vehicle identification tool built for car spotters, enthusiasts, and the merely curious. Upload any photo of a car, truck, motorcycle, or tractor and Name This Car will identify the make, model, and estimated production year in seconds.

STIG Engineering

STIG Engineering is an independent engineering studio based in the Netherlands. I am passionate about both automotive history and modern technology, and Name This Car is where those two worlds meet. The project started as a personal tool for identifying spotted cars on road trips through the Netherlands and Switzerland, and grew into a platform open to everyone.

STIG Engineering cares deeply about accuracy, privacy, and building tools that are genuinely useful for the car community. Every vehicle in my spotting stories has been personally photographed and identified by Name This Car.

How It Works

When you upload a photo, Name This Car's system processes it using advanced AI vision models trained on a wide variety of vehicles, from everyday hatchbacks to military jeeps and vintage tractors. The model analyzes visual features such as body shape, grille design, badge placement, wheel style, and trim details to identify the vehicle and return a result with make, model, year range, and a short description.

I deliberately keep things simple: no account required, no app to install, no personal data collected beyond what is technically necessary. Results are accessible via a unique link for 30 days and are then permanently deleted. Read more in the Privacy Policy.

Why It Was Built

Car spotting is one of those hobbies where you often see something interesting and have no idea what it is. I wanted a tool that could give you an answer on the spot, fast, accurate, and without requiring any automotive expertise. Whether you spotted a mysterious barn find, an unfamiliar import, or a rare military vehicle at a show, Name This Car is built to help.

A Note on Accuracy

Name This Car uses AI to identify cars from images, and it performs well, but is not perfect. Like any AI model, it can occasionally be confidently wrong. This is especially likely with kitcars or rare, heavily modified, or visually similar vehicles. Always treat the result as a strong suggestion, not a guarantee.

Get in Touch

Have a question, spotted a bug, or want to share your own find? I would love to hear from you. Send an email to stigengineering@gmail.com to reach me.