The Market; all pre-war cars for sale

Chassis No. 85598 Founded at the dawn of the 20th century, Talbot entered its most celebrated era following Anthony Lago's acquisition of the marque in 1934, transforming the company into one of France's foremost manufacturers of sporting and luxury automobiles. The Type 150 was the first model introduced under Lago's stewardship, app..

Engine No. 231911 Paul Helms moved his family from New York to Southern California in 1926, and on 2 March 1931, opened Helms Bakery at the corner of Venice and Washington in Los Angeles. The following year Helms was named official baker of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, its signature "Olympic Bread" becoming a regional staple for decades. H..

Engine No. 1400211 (See Text) Body No. 16 At a time when fours and sixes dominated the market and V8s were considered a luxury, Cadillac's decision to introduce a sixteen-cylinder engine in 1930 was as audacious as it was revolutionary. Designed as the halo example of the brand's "Standard of the World" reputation, the V-16 left compet..

Identification No. 18903 (See Text) Introduced at a pivotal moment in Buick's early development, the 1905 Model C represents the evolution of the pioneering Model B and the beginnings of the success that would propel Buick into prominence under William C. Durant. While visually similar to its predecessor, the Model C incorporated a number of..

Register No. 4867 Built in 1924, this American-Lafrance Type 40 Combination truck represents the kind of purpose-built fire apparatus that helped define American municipal fire service in the interwar years. Equipped with double-chain drive and powered by a 75-horsepower, 570 cu-in T-head four-cylinder engine, it was supplied new to the City..

Car No. 10986 Engine No. 10986 Few American sporting cars of the Nickel Era carry the reputation of the Stutz Bearcat, and chassis number 10986 is one of the last to wear the name. Harry C. Stutz built his first racing car in just five weeks and entered it in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, where Gil Andersen brought it home i..

Vehicle No. 1801-2025 Engine No. C317807C When Packard elected to officially offer Howard "Dutch" Darrin's designs as factory coachwork in its 1940 catalog, it upended the marque's traditionally conservative image. The previous fall, Packard had introduced its Eighteenth Series for the 1940 model year, streamlining its lineup to the On..

Cretors No. 18203 The C. Cretors & Company popcorn machine empire traces its roots to a small bakery and confection shop opened by Charles Cretors in 1880. The Decatur, Illinois-based storefront was anything but modest however, reflecting Cretors' instinctive flair for spectacle and promotion; enticing passersby with vivid, colorful dis..

Engine No. 5110221 Body No. 24 Fleetwood Style No. 5833-S 1936 marked the penultimate model year for Cadillac's celebrated overhead valve V-16, an engine that had redefined standards of power, smoothness, and underhood presentation since its 1930 debut. Whisper-quiet in operation, the 452-cubic-inch sixteen was perfectly suited t..

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Monterey Auction event, 13 - 15 August 2026. $650,000 - $750,000 USD One of the final Type 57 examples builtEquipped with its matching-numbers engineOwned early in its life by famed Ecurie Ecosse sponsor and esteemed collector Maj. Edward G. ThomsonBenefits from exte..