This particular car is an original Abbott drop head coupe which very nicely combines the comfort and useability of 4 seat bodywork plus a decent folding roof and wind up windows with really sporting performance and handling so you get the best of both worlds. It has been the subject of a well documented body off rebuild which started after the car ..
Originally a saloon, bomb damaged during the war and rebuilt as a tourer. An older restoration but in good condition, with recent significant work which included a front and top end end engine rebuild (new timing gears and sprockets, chain, oil pump rebuild etc.), brake work, exhaust work and considerable tiding up, including repaint. A very pleasa..
The T51A as presented here is such a supercharged model developping 160 HP from the twin overhead 8-cilinder 2,3 liter engine. Authentic T51's are extremely rare on the classic competion carmarket. Most of these genuine T51 have very interesting competition history linked to racing heroes such as Achille Varzi, Louis Chiron, Louis Trintignant, RenÃ..