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 ..
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..
Lagonda LG 45 Sport Special, jaar 1937. Chassisnummer 12158G10, motornummer 12153, origineel UK-registratienummer BKU999. Kleuren: Donkerblauwe carrosserie, zilveren spaakwielen gecombineerd met een donkerbruin lederen interieur afgewerkt met donkerblauw tapijt. Zwarte stoffen kap en kapafdekking. Deze fantastische Lagonda LG45 is in het Verenig..
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..
Sold | $47,600 USD The final year for the V-8 roadster body style; just 1,250 produced for the model yearDiscovered in a barn after 40 years of storage by Ford specialist Dennis CarpenterWonderfully preserved, with original components throughoutNew-for-1937 streamlined styling, including fender-integrated headla..
Sold | $30,240 USD An especially attractive example of a landmark Mercury from the brand’s inaugural yearHighly authentic, believed to retain much of its factory upholsteryFormerly owned by noted enthusiast Bill WisemanHandsome color scheme; well-equipped and amply accessorizedOne of very few surviving ..
Sold | $47,040 USD Excellent example of Ford’s 1939 streamlined redesign, in a stellar color schemeLast year of the floor-mounted shifter for the early Ford V-8Tastefully enhanced with period-appropriate hot rod equipment, including a stroked Ford flathead V-8 fitted with dual Stromberg 97 carburetors and Sharp aluminum ..
Sold | $179,200 USD One of about 12 examples builtWell-preserved and maintained older restoration with rare accessoriesFormerly owned by noted actor and Packard enthusiast Ken KerchevalA much-loved part of The Michael Leith Collection for many yearsA CCCA Full Classic From 1916 to 1923, the ..
D.B. 6 Monoposto – Deutsch Bonnet Grand PrixDe allereerste D.B. monopostoUitzonderlijk goed gedocumenteerde competitiegeschiedenisIntensief geracet door René Bonnet (1947–1950) Deze D.B. 6 Monoposto is een unieke overlevende uit de vroege naoorlogse jaren van de Franse autosport. Gebouwd in Champ..
Sold | $64,400 USD One of only about five known surviving Royale 8-35 VictoriasAmong the great unsung American ClassicsExceptional specifications, including nine-bearing crank, hydraulic brakes, thermostatically controlled radiator shutters, one-step chassis lubrication, and vacuum clutchBeautiful streamlined bo..