Considerable mechanical refurbishment (invoices available) was undertaken by the immediately preceding owner, and the vendor has continued this process, bringing ‘SM3914’ to the peak of perfection over the course of the past few years. Much of this recent renovation has been entrusted to specialist vintage car restorer, W J Huckle, of Sleaford,..
Finished in black with red leather upholstery, including the rumble seat, the car features imposing dual side-mount spare wheels, mahogany running boards, and correct drum headlamps, tubular bumpers, period trunk and triple lamp rear light. Paintwork, interior and the cloth-covered top bows are in excellent order, while all instruments are correct ..
This charming early 3-litre car has a delightful patina of use and would probably leave most ‘concours’ cars standing at the traffic lights. The coachwork is liveried in black with wonderful green leather upholstery, possibly the original. Driving equipment includes Lucas headlamps and Toby torpedo side lamps, fold-flat windscreen and Brookland..
This 4-Seater Chummy was manufactured at Austin’s Longbridge factory 15 July 1927. During what might have been a final journey to a breaker’s yard in the 1950s. While still complete and largely original on acquisition, sensitively applied refurbishment carried out during the last year has included repainting the bodywork in Kingfisher Blue, tri..
Unlike its revolutionary Lambda V4 predecessor, the Dilambda did not use a stress-bearing body but reverted to a separate chassis. A new design, the latter possessed exceptional torsional rigidity, a virtue necessitated by its independent front suspension. Narrow-angle vee-configuration engines were a Lancia speciality, the Dilambda’s 3,960cc ove..
‘This model was introduced to meet requests for a smaller, less expensive car in keeping with the trend after the First World War towards smaller cars for a wider market. Construction was simplified - but standards of workmanship were not compromised.’ - Edward Eves, Rolls-Royce, 75 Years of Motoring Excellence. Chassis number ‘GVO45’ was d..
Supplied new in 1924 to a Doctor who spent 40 driving the car on his rounds daily. It returned to Europe 10 years ago and underwent a full mechanical re-build by Arthur Archer in Great Dunmow Essex. A vast amount time, effort, and money has been invested in this vehicle and it is mechanically excellent.
‘Delage have to their credit many world’s records, including a world’s championship, and more awards at the principal Concours d’Elegance than any other car in the world… To these achievements Delage have added a third and greater. They have made the highest known degree of luxury and performance available at the price the average motoris..
This ‘time-warp’ car is truly remarkable and ‘just as we like to find them’ in every respect. This car has been in the present family ownership for no less than 41 years, and it is a credit to them that they have resisted the urge to restore, the only minor concession to the 21st Century being the fitting of indicators for self-preservation..