Napier Bentley How many of us have opened dusty old doors hoping that what lie behind them is perhaps something of a rarity and long forgotten? For Mike Miles the dream became a reality when on a visit to Cumbria he located a Napier 40/50 engine and gearbox in an abandoned “shadow factory”. After consideration a plan evolved to bring new life ba..
1926 AMILCAR CC BF 7125 A beautifully restored Vintage Amilcar, in superb condition. This delightful and original Amilcar CC is a lovely example of Amilcar’s first production car.Few would argue with Georgano's statement that "Of all the sporting voiturettes that proliferated in France aft..
(New Price) According to factory records, Chassis No. 47OR was sold new in 1929 the chassis's tailor was Hooper the attire Sedanca de Ville. This coachwork remained in place until the early 1970s. At this point, the present sporting tourer coachwork was fitted, before shipping the 47OR's new owner, Dr. John McCollum of Dillon, Montana, in 1973. Dr...
The French-Belgian Connection; interesting collection of 3 rare cyclecar & voiturettes From a fine Antwerp based collection, we offer these 3 unique French cars, each with a story to tell, all built between 1920 and 1925, which probably was the finest era in French motoring history.The early 1920’s marked the rise of the French cyclec..
1935 ROLLS ROYCE20/25 Hooper Limousine Chassis Number: GYH51 Registraton Number: CS2355 This impressive Rolls-Royce was purchased and owned by Robert Jack Dunlop of Thomas Dunlop and Sons who were a Scottish shipping company and grain merchant and he was the son of Sir Thomas Du..
Meticulous maintenance log from new; first owner 50+ years and current owner 20+ years; always in regular use; bare metal repaint in 2008; super condition; runs like a Swiss watch Launched in 1929, the Rolls-Royce 20/25 was the successor to the 20hp and, although based around the same leaf-sprung, drum-..
Subject to a meticulous 25-year restoration and only 53 miles since; retrim alone cost £17k; interesting history; vanishingly rare; one of the finest Vintage car restorations we have ever seen Founded by the Lisle family of Wolverhampton in 1898, the Star Motor Company is largely forgotten today but was a major force in the Britis..
In the current ownership for 50+ years; originally a fabric-bodied Weymann Saloon; rebodied in Princeton Tourer style about 30 years ago when it was still in regular use; now in need of substantial renovation The first Vauxhall car, a five-horsepower model with tiller steering, was built by the Vauxhall Iron Works in 1903. A whole ..
Wolseley's answer to the Austin Seven; rare model, one of only around 1,000 made and perhaps 8 surviving; in the current ownership for 53 years; interesting project that needs to be saved!As correspondence from The Wolseley Register confirms, this Wolseley 7hp Type H7 was built in 1923 and left the factory in February 1924 destined..