This is an exacting, high quality recreation of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the world's first practical automobile. Constructed by John Bentley during 1987/88 this example was one of the first dozen recreation cars, built in Yorkshire. Finished in dark green, and now over thirty years old, the car shows a charming patina despite only having run ..
The CurvedDash Oldsmobile (also know as a CDO) was launched in 1901 and is often regarded as thefirst properly mass produced vehicle as it was built on an assembly line usinginterchangeable parts. They have become one of the most popular veteran carswith over 130 Brighton Run eligible vehicles listed in the Veteran Car Club’sMembers Handbook. M..
Odometer reading: TBC MoT expiry date: exempt *Restored in the 2000s *Model R engine *Self-starter *VCC dated Alexandre Darracq made a fortune in the bicycle industry's boom years of the late 19th Century and like many of his contemporaries turned his attention to powered transport. After two false starts, Darracq launched his first suc..
Description:The Benz-Motorwagen Velo (Benz Velo) was the first serial production car. This version of the motor car presented by Carl Benz was built between 1894 and 1901.Benz motorcars were imported into Britain from 1896 onwards initially by Henry Hewetson and Walter Arnold (later Hewetson‘s Ltd) direct from the Mannheim f..
Having been established in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1810,the Brewster Carriage Company predated the automobile by eight decades. The Brewster company quickly positioned itself as the leading carriage builder to America’s finest families prior to being one of the foremost automobile coachbuilding firms at the turn of the 20th century. The name..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Elkhart Collection event, 23 - 24 October 2020.Estimate:$325,000 - $375,000 High-quality VCC-dated Veteran carEligible for the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car RunHighly desirable four-cylinder engine with overhead valvesMost recently participated a..
*Ultra-rare French make*De Dion-Bouton engine*Present ownership since circa 2011*Restored condition*Successful London-Brighton VCR finisherA short-lived make from a time when motor manufacturers came and went with bewildering rapidity, the Mignonette-Luap was produced in Bordeaux, France by Jiel-Laval et Cie from 1897-1900. Understandably..
*Imported into the UK in January 1990*Two UK owners*Present ownership since 1999*Maintained with no expense spared*Many-time London-Brighton finisherBased at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Crest Manufacturing Company first produced gasoline engines before venturing into car production, 'manufacturing all the parts to construct automobiles'..
*Rare American Veteran*Believed the only original survivor of its type*Present ownership since 2012*Finished the last London-Brighton Run entered (2012)*Used for local runs and ralliesBased at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Crest Manufacturing Company produced gasoline engines before venturing into car production, 'manufacturing all the pa..
*One of the very earliest British motor cars*Present family ownership since 1991*Restored in 1994*Many-time finisher in the London-Brighton Veteran Car RunProduced by the Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd, Glasgow, Arrol-Johnston took its name from financial backer Sir William Arrol (builder of the Forth Railway Bridge) and its designer George Johnsto..