Richard-Brasier was founded in 1902 by Georges Richard and Charles-Henri Brasier, who created some of France’s fastest cars at that time. M. Richard had a license to build cars, and with the addition of M. Brasier came production skill and guidance, as he was formerly the chief engineer at the Mors automobile factory. The firm introduced state-o..
Jules and Albert Niclausse were originally very successful manufacturers of steam boilers that powered navies worldwide at the turn of the century, including the USS Maine, which ran 16,000 hp with 24 Niclausse boilers. The brothers began making serious progress in automobile manufacturing in 1903, with patents for a stamped, single-sheet steel ..
In the immediate prewar years, General Motors’ various brands were formidable competition for rival companies such as Packard and Lincoln, but GM’s divisions inevitably found themselves competing with each other. A prime example is the thoroughly modern 1941 Buick Roadmaster series, its 320 cid sequentially carbureted “Fireball” straight eight p..
NO RESERVEEngine no. 42949112 Founded in 1904, Buick is the oldest surviving American car maker and has been part of the General Motors Corporation since 1908. A luxury brand second only to Cadillac in GM’s hierarchy, Buick flourished under the direction of William C Durant and announced a range of advanced overhead-valve straight ..
UK-supplied new; RHD; four owners from new; loads of history; rugged machine ideal for trials; recent new wheels; comes with CarcoonAn interesting example, as its not the usual Australian or New Zealand import, this 1924 Canadian-built Buick (marketed in the UK as a McLaughlin-Buick) is a 24-4-35 model indicating its year, number o..
Founded in Syracuse, New York, at the turn of the 20th Century, Franklin is best known for its unwavering commitment to the air-cooled engine. From its very first effort in 1902 – a runabout boasting a transverse, overhead-valve engine, wooden frame, and fully elliptic springs – Franklin showed incredible promise and engineering acumen. About a doz..
Among their many varying interests in the world of car collecting, Frank Kleptz and his son David were avid competitors in the Great American Race (now known as The Great Race) during its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. This enormously challenging open road rally is for cars at least 45 years old, pitting competitors against the clock, the elements,..
Short-lived Belgian make Believed resident in Belgium from new One of only a very few built Present ownership since the 1970s An older restoration Running condition Established manufacturers of railway carriages and tramcars, the Belgian firm of SA des Automobiles Germain built motorcars from 1898 to 1914, later models having sleeve-valve en..
Desirable six-cylinder two-door roadster One of only 541 built for export in 1916 Present ownership since 1979 Running condition Inventor David Dunbar Buick built his first automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1903. More designer than businessman, Buick's lack of talent in the latter role led to numerous changes of ownership in the firm's early ..
In the current collection since 1981 Restored in Belgium in the mid-1980s Road registered with a valid Contrôle Technique Running condition Around 1909, Frederick Osgood Paige and Harry Mulford Jewett joined forces to establish the Paige Detroit Motor Company, which built cars from 1909 to 1927 to the highest engineering standards. Eventually,..