PRE AND POST WAR VEHICLES
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Thursday 21 January 2021, 4pm CET
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Lot 1
RD Spider 1914
VIN No.: 211
- Charron Ltd., based in Puteaux, near Paris, where it had operated since 1906, was born from the ashes of the former Automobile Charron, Girardot et Voigt (trademark C.G.V.). The founder, Fernand Charron, was famous in the automotive world for having often
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Starting price: € 15.000 | Sold for : € 10.435
Lot 2
Model T Raceabout 1914
VIN No.: 13761217
- Despite its natural connotation as a rugged, Spartan utility vehicle, the Ford T was used in numerous competitions, and not just racing in America. In 1923 (in the first edition), 1924 and 1925, a Ford T competed in the Le Mans 24-Hour race,
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Starting price: € 10.000 | Sold for : € 16.250
Lot 3
172R Torpedo 1927
VIN No.: 185795
- The 172 R was one of the evolutions of the 172, born in 1923. Equipped with a 750cc 4-cylinder engine, capable of a top speed of 60 km/h, the R was the 172’s most numerous production model.
- Rare Weymann bodywork.
- A car with an unknown history,
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Starting price: € 6.000 | Sold for : € 6.000
Lot 4
Model T Roadster 1920
VIN No.: 5799829
- The Ford T changed automotive history by powering America and, in effect, demonstrating to over 15 million buyers the endless possibilities of buying a car.
- More than 15 million units produced from 1908 to 1927, and still a much sought-after
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Starting price: € 6.000 | Sold for : € 14.000
Lot 5
C3 T3-2 “Trèfle” Torpedo 1925
VIN No.: 2308
- The C3, or 5 CV, was a key model in Citroën’s history: the second model to be introduced; the first middle-class car; and the first produced in industrial numbers.
- First available colour was bright yellow, exactly like the colour of this vehicle on
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Starting price: € 7.000 | Sold for : € 8.750
Lot 6
509 A Torpedo 1926-29
VIN No.: 509A 248114
- The 509, presented in 1925, was Fiat’s first utility car, and first to be produced in the Lingotto production plant.
- With the 509, Fiat entered the market for utility cars with an engine capacity of around 1 litre.
- The 509 model was made
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Starting price: € 10.000 | Sold for : € 10.000
Lot 7
201 Coupé 1931
VIN No.: 331 969
- The Peugeot 201, presented in 1929, was a key model in Peugeot's history: the first to be produced industrially, and the first to use the 3-number designation with the “0” in the middle; still today, after a 100 years.
- The 201 was the first model
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Starting price: € 7.000 | Sold for : € 7.750
Lot 8
508 Balilla 3 gears 1933
VIN No.: 030682
- First example of a popular car, the result of work of some of the greatest automotive engineers who ever lived: Dante Giacosa, Tranquillo Zerbi, Antonio Fessia and Bartolomeo Nebbia. Innovative for its time, it is still able to thrill drivers, today.
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Starting price: € 10.000 | Sold for : € 10.000
Lot 9
514 Berlina 4-Door , Coachbuild KELSCH 30's
VIN No.: 514-F033368
- Sedan with a French history. Bodywork by the renowned Carroserie Kelsch (Kelsch Coachworks), in Levallois-Perret, Seine. Founded by Clément Kelsch in 1893, it switched to the production of car bodywork in 1907. Kelsch Coachworks owed its fame to
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Starting price: € 10.000 | Sold for : € 10.000
Lot 10
20/25 Sedan, Coachbuild HOOPER & Co. Ltd. 1933
VIN No.: GSY76
- Based in Westminster, London, Hooper coachbuilders were one of the leading coachbuilders for Rolls-Royce and Bentley until the late 1950s.
-The 20/25 was the best-selling Rolls-Royce between the wars. The 20/25 benefited from a number of improvements,
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Starting price: € 20.000 | Sold for : € 29.000
Lot 11
Berlina 11 CV VP 1937
VIN No.: 21604
- Fiat 518 Ardita version produced by French subsidiary Simca. The 11 CV produced in about 2,200 units.
- 4-cylinder engine, 1994 hp, max. 54 hp.
- Original order available, dated 1 April 1937, issued in Limonges, with required car specifications.
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Starting price: € 8.000 | Sold for : € 14.500
Lot 12
500 Topolino B “Transformabile” 1948
VIN No.: 128921
- Produced only in the two-year period 1948-1949, the Topolino B was by far the rarest and historically most important and sought-after Topolino model. Engine with cast-iron head and overhead valves controlled by rods and rockers, 16.5 hp.
- The most
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Starting price: € 7.000 | Sold for : € 10.750
Lot 13
500 Topolino C 1953
VIN No.: 445319
- The Topolino C is Fiat’s post-war version of a small car, aimed at motorizing Italy. The “C” was the most reliable and generally best Topolino produced; the only series with an aluminium cylinder head, recessed headlights and internal spare wheel.
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Starting price: € 4.000 | Sold for : € 5.250
Lot 14
Ardea 1953
VIN No.: 250-23731
- Created shortly before outbreak of war, the Ardea was considered one of the jewels of Lancia production, due to all the innovations it brought; but success was penalised being born in wartime.
- The Ardea was produced until end of 1952, and the IV
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Starting price: € 5.000 | Sold for : € 10.000