The Lagonda M45 was launched at the 1933 Olympia Motor Show and was an immediate success. Essentially the company fitted a 4½-litre, twin-plug six cylinder engine into their existing 3½ litre chassis with impressive results. Lagonda’s marketing chaps had a field day and droned on about high cruising speeds, exceptional performance and dignified ..
As a Swiss, Talbot Chief Engineer, Georges Roesch, designed his cars with Alpine motoring in mind. With their combination of a strong and powerful push-rod six-cylinder engine, powerful brakes, light and accurate steering and a compact, light yet sturdy chassis it is no surprise that Talbots excelled in the Alpine Trials of the 1930s, then undou..
Georges Roesch’s Talbot 90 Team competition cars run by famed preparation specialists Fox and Nicholl caused a sensation when they appeared at the 1930 Double Twelve race at Brooklands, humbling far more complex and vaunted designs from Alfa Romeo, Bugatti and Bentley. They continued this form throughout the 1930 season of international sports c..
The 1935 Rod Briggs AC6 Special is an interesting example of a "special"—a vintage competition car built around original pre-war mechanical components but extensively developed over many decades. It is both a working competition machine and a rolling test-bed for the engineering work of Rod Briggs, an acknowledged specialist in pre-1963 AC six-c..
A wolf in sheep’s clothing: this 1938 Delahaye 135M with coachwork by Figoni & Falaschi has got more grunt and power underneath the beautiful skin than one can imagine. The model 135 with a lower chassis and a more powerful engine was first introduced at the Paris Auto Show in 1935 and completed the top of the range for Delahay..
The most successful division of the Anglo-French Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq combine, Talbot might well have escaped take-over by Rootes in 1935 had it not been shackled to its weaker partners. The company's then healthy position had been achieved by a succession of well-engineered products penned by its designer, Swiss-born Georges Roesch, whose obsess..
Believed to be one of only three known Carlton DHCs.Rarely do cars combine such attractive looks with genuine practicality.Subject to a recent engine overhaul by notable specialists.Excellent value and performance.Believed to be one of just three DHCs by Carlton, and the only one to carry cycle wings ..
Chassis B22AH is een Bentley uit begin 1934 met een prachtige Windovers-carrosserie met drie posities. De auto is al meer dan 20 jaar in het bezit van dezelfde eigenaar en verkeert in uitstekende staat. De auto staat in Madrid. Bel of mail voor meer informatie. Videogesprek mogelijk.
Riley Special, gebaseerd op de Riley 12hp - 1939, met de befaamde 1½-liter motor. Matching numbers. Prachtige auto met de juiste verhoudingen, gebouwd door een gerenommeerde Nederlandse carrosseriebouwer. Voltooid in 2022 en sindsdien nauwelijks gebruikt. Sterke aluminium carrosserie op een nieuw essenhouten frame. Afgebouwd ..
1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider, Chassis 2111006 Ex-Works Alfa Corse and Scuderia FerrariTazio Nuvolari’s Coppa Ciano race-winning car1932 & 1934 Mille Miglia, and 1932 Targa Florio entrant6,500-hour, £805k Jim Stokes restoration to 1932 Mille Miglia specificationRetains original engine and peri..
Broken down. Not working. Could bake a working engine from the 2. Found in grandfathers / uncles garage along with large amount of other de Dion parts..