The Market; all pre-war cars for sale

A 1923 Talbot 8/18 two-seat tourer. Reg No. XK 153.Car No. 15135.Engine No. 1133HB.Maroon with black interior.Originally a design of the Sunbeam engineer, Louis Coatalen, the 8/18 was regarded as one of the higher quality light cars of the 1920’s.With its 970cc OHV engine, the car is not p..

A 1927 Flat-nose Morris Cowley two seat tourer.Reg No. RF 3037.Car No. 191217.Engine No. 217858.Green and black with black interior.Following the great success of the Bullnose Morris built from 1913 to 1926, the Company introduced the ‘Flat-nose’ Cowley. By this time, manufacturing at the Cowley ..

A 1929 Hillman 14 Tourer.Reg No. WL 6731.Car No. E10973.Engine No.Tba.Blue and black with black interior.Hillman, like many motor manufacturers started in the bicycle trade and became one of the largest motor car manufacturers by the commencement of the First World War.The Hillman 14hp bec..

A 1927 Rover 16/50.Reg No. DF 2826.Car No. 4696.Engine No. 4696.Brown and black.The short-lived and very rare Rover 16/50 Coupe was powered by the Poppe-designed 2418cc OHC engine. Although the engine was technically advanced, its power output was not outstanding it having been designed in 1918, ..

A 1924 Bean 12hp four-seat tourer.Reg No. YA 9847.Car No. 22844.Engine No. 2324.Blue with black interior.Bean cars were manufactured by A Harper & Sons & Bean, in Dudley, Worcs, between 1919 and 1930. The 12hp model was added to the range in 1924.This example, originally painted wh..

A 1921 Talbot Darracq 16hp V21.Reg No. XH 5797.Car No. 36652.Engine No. 45382.Green with black interior.Following Darracq’s take-over of Talbot, the V21, based on a pre WW1 design, was produced for the English market. The four-cylinder, 3L engine design also dates back to 1913.This particu..

A 1920 Vulcan 16hp tourer.Reg No. FP 1793.Car No. WRD83.Engine No. 11013.GreyFounded in the late 1800’s, Vulcan had grown into one of the largest makers of cars and commercial vehicles in the North-West of England. Commercials continued to be produced until the 1950’s, eventually being absorbed i..

A 1928 Alvis TG 12/50 Cross & Ellis two-seat tourer with dickey.Reg No. RU 7054.Car No. 11405.Engine No. 9001.Blue and black with dark tan interior.Introduced in 1924, the 12/50 had an OHV engine of 1645cc. At some point in the car’s history, the engine was replaced. A coil conversion, LED li..

A 1927 Austin Chummy.Reg No. UD 1426.Car No. 44049.Engine No. Not known.Blue and black with black upholstery.The ubiquitous Austin 7 was first produced in 1922, the last civilian variants coming off the production line in 1939 as the Big 7.Found in a scrap yard in Coventry..

A circa 1924 Star 12/25 four-seat tourer.Reg No. BF 7966. Car No. LA6323JD.Engine No. LA3476.Maroon and black with black interior.For well over 30 years, Star was a major force in the British motor industry both in quantity and variety of models offered. Post WWI, simplification ..