Exceptional 8Hp Darracq Type C

This breath-takingly original 1901 Veteran Darracq Motorcar is the later version of the Type C Rear-entrance Tonneau Model. One of about 1200 thought to have been built, it is the most original example of a veteran or vintage car that we have ever encountered.

It stands as a true witness to over 125  years of motoring, and is, in our opinion, a museum-quality machine. This car has never been restored and retains all of its major compontents, however, it has had careful recommisioning enabling it to perform as one would expect.

It has entered and completed seven London to Brighton runs in recent decades but the current owner is aware that given its absolute originality, the balance of curation and care now requires a more gentle future for this incredible motorcar.

Everything that you can see captured in the photographs here, the paint and patina, the handpainted coachlines, are original. The leather on the seats is the original covering, as are the linolium floor coverings, the spoked wheels, the wooden body, the exhaust system; this truly is a working time capsule from the end of the Victorian era. When you touch the time-smoothed steering wheel, the brake lever, or grab the handrails to hop up, you are touching the exact same surfaces that were touched by people driving this car in a bygone world that we can hardly imagine.

This  motorcar would be the perfect ​entrant for any concours conservation class. 

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UK registered as BS 8439.

French Reg. No. ‘878 P7’.

Chassis No. 27

Single cylinder 770cc

Perfecta engine.

Engine No. 2454

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VCC Dating Certificate No. 2454

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