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, year 1937. Chassis number 12158G10, engine number 12153, original UK registration number BKU999. Colours: Dark blue bodywork, silver wire wheels combined with a dark brown leather interior finished with dark blue carpet. Black cloth hood and hood cover. This fantastic Lagonda LG45 ..
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 PrixDer allererste D.B. MonopostoAußergewöhnlich gut dokumentierte RenngeschichteIntensiv eingesetzt von René Bonnet (1947–1950) Dieser D.B. 6 Monoposto ist ein einzigartiger Überlebender aus den frühen Nachkriegsjahren des französischen Motorsports. In Cha..
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..