An older restoration Exceptionally original Well known in VCC circles Substantial history file General Manager of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, Herbert Austin set the Birmingham firm on the road to motor manufacture in 1896 when he designed its first automobile, a twin-cylinder tri-car. The first production Wolseley..
The sole survivor of only six made Unique four-cylinder two-stroke engine An older restoration benefiting from subsequent refurbishment Offered from long-term museum display "However, the idea of making motorcars appealed to (Thomas) Cooper, and he designed a 2-cylinder 2-stroke piston-valve engine which he fitted to a car in 1909..
High quality model from a premier make One of an estimated 50 complete survivors Exported new to New Zealand Present ownership since 2007 Well known in Sunbeam, VCC, and VSCC circles Founded by John Marston, a God-fearing Victorian industrialist, Sunbeam was first associated with beautifully made, though expensive, bicycles. The..
Rare British make (1906-1908) Known ownership history Present ownership since 1997 Benefiting from considerable refurbishment Stuart motor cars were manufactured from 1906 to 1908 by the Star Cycle Company. One of Britain's top six motor manufacturers prior to WWI, Wolverhampton-based Star had produced its first automobile in 1898..
First owned by Sir Francis Samuelson Sympathetically restored Complete provenance 'AJ 498' was purchased for Sir Francis Samuelson by his father as a Christmas present in 1907. In 1908 he set out to tour France in the Rover, recording the events in a diary that gives a fascinating insight into what motoring was like in those pione..
This 1912 Ford Model T Speedster is the affordable brasssportscar oppurtunity!Our Model T was fullyrestored in approximately the early to mid 1990’s and imported to theNetherlands in 2014. The restoration was carefully done , with an eye fordetails , painted in creme with red wheels and chassis, gold paint striping , rare andexpensive a..
1905 Thomas Flyer Model 254 cylinder, chain drive, 114 inch Wheel BaseThis car was purchased from the Harold Coker collection and is regarded as being the most authentic Thomas Flyer in existence. It was formerly in the Garganigo, Zimmerman, and Imperial Palace collections. This model 25 is well known in the collector community and..
1916 ROCHET SCHNEIDER IT 2 Chassis n° 525Complete restorationWar memorabilia Renowned for their racing, prestige and grand touring cars,Edouard Rochet and Théodore Schneider had a new ultra-modern factory of 10,000m² built in 1900, east of Lyon. Between 1905 and 1908, the p..
This splendid motor car has just arrived and I am waiting to read its file before I prepare a detailed description of it. However I am keen to tell you about it so here is a short summary with a set of pictures and a couple of walk-round videos to start the ball rolling !Louis Coatalen designed Sunbeams are generally considered to be amon..
After two early bankruptcies in Spain, the famous engineer Marc Birkigt came across the financier Damian Maten in 1904. Maten immediately recognized his design skills and together they founded the company "La Hispano-Suiza de Automobiles". Even before the World War I, various sports and touring cars were produced. The T15 from Hispano-Suiza can ..