Company/History In 1905 André Citroën (the son of the originally Dutch diamond trader Levie Citroën who moved to Paris in 1873) starts a gear factoryIn 1919 Citroën introduces Europe's first assembly-line car, the Type ABy the end of World War I, the Citroën factory was well set up for mass production and the Type C was intr..
Company/History In 1905 André Citroën (the son of the originally Dutch diamond trader Levie Citroën who moved to Paris in 1873) starts a gear factoryIn 1919 Citroën introduces Europe's first assembly-line car, the Type AThe Citroën Type AC4 was launched in 1928 at the Paris Motor Show. The AC 4 was available with many differ..
Austin Seven RK Saloon 1929Company/HistoryThe Austin Seven was introduced to the public in 1922. Sir Herbert Austin, later Lord Austin, was responsible for the original design of the Seven. The detailed design was largely created by Stanley Edge. He was the big man behind the Austin Seven models.This Austin Sev..
1930 Riley Brooklands – The Ex Pemberton-Billing/Rupert Riley Chassis No. 8070Engine No. 30932Reg. No. 3W8440 (USA) Angeboten wird ein Riley 9 Brooklands aus dem Baujahr 1930. Dieser Riley mit der Chassis Nummer 8070 wurde in den 30er Jahren in Amerika eingesetzt um von New York nach Los Angeles zufahren. Gest..
Owned by Humber Register historian, John Tarring since 1954; driven to the sale; comes with full hood and side windows; lots of spares also available The 14/40 Humber five-seat tourer is a quality Vintage Touring car with a 2,050cc inlet over exhaust engine, a four-speed gearbox, four wheel braking, the front the seat is adj..
Stunning example mechanically rebuilt from stem to stern; electric start; lots of history; genuine car still with its original engine; seen at Montlhery in 2017 and lightly used in the UK and France since The Morgan 3-wheeler was a common sight on the roads in the 1930s. A step up from the motorcycle and sidecar, its popular..
Recent service and gearbox overhaul; a smart example of this lightweight vintage tourer Only in production from 1929 – 1930, the Humber 9/28 was an improved version of the 9/20 and was very much a ‘big car in miniature’. Like the 9/20 it had Humber’s new 1,056cc inlet-over-exhaust engine which had replaced the previous side-..
Attractive four-seat Sports Tourer; from long-term ownership, running and driving; known to the Alvis RegisterThat the Alvis 12-50 became regarded as a Sports Car was more of an accident than by intent. This car was to build the reputation of the firm, for it delivered extreme reliability, performance way beyond what ..
From 1909 to 1927, the Ford Motor Company built more than 15 million Model T cars. Without a doubt, Henry Ford transformed the economic and social fabric of the 20th century. The most popular body styles were two and five-seater open touring cars; however, a very wide variety of bodies were available over the years including closed cars, vans and o..
In 1925, the ‘New Phantom’, with its overhead-valve engine and four-wheel brakes was introduced. The example offered today left the factory in October 1928 for coachbuilders Arthur Mulliner to be fitted with coachwork for its first owner, Lord Hillingdon of Paulerspury, Northamptonshire. (A photograph of the finished car appears in ‘Those Elegant R..