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1937 Derby Bentley 4.25 Litre Park Ward Drop head coupe.
1937 Derby Bentley 4.25 Litre Park Ward Drop head coupe. Chassis Number: B-193-KU Registration Number: CFF288EC S Africa. UK Registration applied for. Just arrived with us from the dry climes of South Africa. This Derby is in fine order having been fully restored a decade or so .. -
1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Torpedo by Jarvis
1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Torpedo by Jarvis Chassis number: 58RC Registration Number: SV9902 This Rolls Royce Phantom 1 started life as a Park Ward enclosed drive Landaulette. It was rebodied as a torpedo tourer by Jarvis as part of a 20 year ongoing restoration that was comple.. -
1902 Murray 5HP Runabout - Fully Restored
????????1902 Murray 5HP Runabout - VCC Dated ???????? Registration No. BS8334Car No. 24Engine No. 162 VCC Dating Cert No. 2407 (2003) ‘One of 2 remaining on the road’ ‘Restored to the highest standard’ The hidden potential of the automobile industry was seen by a num.. -
1904 Oldsmobile 6C 7HP Runabout - VCC Dated
1904 Oldsmobile 6C 7HP Runabout - VCC Dated Registration No. BS8670Chassis No. 21602Engine No. 21602VCC Dating Certificate No. 4169 Known as the 'Curved Dash' for obvious reasons, Ransom Eli Olds's gasoline-powered runabout was first offered for sale in 1901, following a fire at .. -
Twin blown Rapier Monoposto
This 1934 Twin-blown Lagonda Rapier was formerly part of the Jolyon Harrison collection and campaigned at Harewood Hill Climb by Jolyon and his works driver/mechanic during the 2018 season, finally taking a class record. After this highly successful outing, the Rapier was offered for sale. The new owner has proceeded to campaign the car at Nürburgr.. -
1939 Buick Series 46c Straight Eight Convertible LHD
1939 Buick Series 46c Straight Eight Convertible. Vin Number: 13548839 Registration Number: OSU465 Under previous ownership for some 22 years from when it was imported to the UK. A massive nut & bolt restoration was immediately undertaken for which detailed bills & corre.. -
1904 De Dion Bouton Type W 10HP Twin Cylinder Rear Entrance Tonneau - VCC Dated
1904 De Dion Bouton Type W 10HP Twin Cylinder Rear Entrance TonneauRegistration No. H42 Engine No. 1312B VCC Dating Certificate No. 130 The first indication in the British press that the De Dion Bouton company was preparing to produce a twin cylinder vehicle was a full-page advertisement in The Autocar on Octob.. -
1901 Albion A1 Dogcart 8HP Twin Cylinder - VCC Dated
1901 Albion Model A1 8HP Twin Cylinder Dog CartRegistration No. BS8677Chassis No. 45E Established in 1899 in Finnieston Street Glasgow by Dr Thomas Blackwood Murray and Norman Fulton, the Albion Motor Company were once the largest provider of commercial vehicles in the British Empire. Albion were famed for their relia.. -
1935 Bentley 3½ Litre Mulliners of Birmingham Sports Saloon B106EF
One of just six Derby Bentleys bodied by Mulliners, this example went through our hands in 1991 and has remained with the same owner until 2024 - 33 years. Mildly, but appealingly quirky in design in some ways, and refreshing different from some other Derby Bentleys out there. Although the car would perhaps benefit from some tidying and general .. -
BMW 319 Drauz Cabriolet 1936
Beautiful and powerfull BMW 319 CabrioletCabriolet Body build by Drauz from Heidelborn.Engine rebuild by previous owner.Been in a BMW collection for a long preriod in the NetherlandsRegistered in the Netherlands since 1959Now on a Belgium road registration
Detroit
US, 1899 – 1902
Detroit Automobile Co, Detroit, Mich.
Although very few Detroit cars were made, this company is significant as it was the predecessor of the Cadillac Automobile Co, and because its chief engineer was Henry Ford. Although formed in 1899, the Detroit company did not turn out any cars until 1901 when a Ford-designed car with 2-cylinder engine, epicyclic gears and single chain drive appeared. The engines were built by Henry M. Leland’s company, Leland & Faulconer, and in 1902 Leland took control of the Detroit Automobile Co. he changed the name to Cadillac, and the first Cadillac car to be made on a production basis left the works in March 1903.
US, 1904
Wheeler Manufacturing Co, Detroit, Mich.
This Detroit was a five-seater tonneau with rear entrance. Its 15hp opposed 2-cylinder engine was claimed to give 35mph. It was furnished with a removable wooden top, and the standard colours were red and green with yellow running-gear.
US, 1904 – 1908
Detroit Auto Vehicle Co, Detroit, Romeo, Mich.
This Detroit car was built as a two-seater runabout, or a five-seater tourer. The final models of the Detroit make were shaft-driven and had 2-cylinder engines of 22/24hp. These had a complex bonnet and radiator outline.
US, 1914
Detroit Cyclecar Co, Detroit, Mich.
This Detroit was a cyclecar, at 850lb somewhat heavier than was normal for its type, which used a 4-cylinder water-cooled engine of 1½-litres’ capacity. It was known as the Little Detroit.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG, GMN
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