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Wednesday, 3 October 2018

1928 PACKARD 533 GOLFERS COUPE - Vintage & Prestige Fine Motorcars Grays, Essex

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1928 PACKARD 533 GOLFERS COUPE
Chassis number 144148R
Registration number: UC1064

Vintage and Prestige Fine Motor Cars are proud to be offering this 1928 Packard 533 Golfers Coupe for sale. A spectacular Packard in mint order throughout. This right hand drive example was sold new to the UK in 1928 and has remained here since. The Packard 533 spent nearly forty years under single ownership during which time, it was dry stored and beautifully preserved with low miles on the chassis. The Packard 533 was purchased in 2012 at which time a huge restoration project undertaken leaving it in the condition we find it in today.

The paint is in ‘Azure Blue & Black, and is in pristine condition. New carpets have recently been fitted as has blue hide upholstery to the seating surfaces. The Packard 533 comes with a brand new black double duck hood. Under the bonnet the rebuilt six cylinder engine displacing some 4.3 litres is utterly smooth running and silent.

The Packard 533 is equipped with a useful dickey seat accommodating four up motoring and has a small hatch where a set of gold clubs may be inserted. The spare is rear mounted and has a smart black cover. A huge amount of money and effort has been put into this car leaving it in prize winning order throughout.



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Wednesday, 25 July 2018

BENTLEY “BLUE TRAIN” BY VINTAGE RACING GREEN ENGINEERING -LIGHTS CARS ACTION Unit 4 Park Ironworks, Main Road, Bordon GU35 9LY

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Unit 4 Park Ironworks, Main Road, Bordon GU35 9LY
Telephone:  01420 474411


BENTLEY “BLUE TRAIN”
BY VINTAGE RACING GREEN ENGINEERING


Price: POA
Mileage: 650
Engine Size: 6.5 Litre straight 8 engine
Contact Telephone No: 01420474411
As new 650 miles only, fully detailed 6.5 Litre straight 8 engine, full sunroof, only approx 24 built, full burr walnut interior with drinks cabinets, monogrammed glassware with Bentley logo, blue leather Bentley Drivers club registered, etc.




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Thursday, 14 August 2014

1930 ALA ROMEO 6C 1750 GS - CHARLES PRINCE CLASSIC CARS

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1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS Works Competition Car Photo 

1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS 
Ulster TT Works Competition Car
Chassis No: 8513092
Eng No: 10814376
Registration No: GN57


During the 1920s Alfa Romeo  became the  dominant force in Grand Prix motor racing, and to a great extent  this was due to the genius of their chief designer Vittorio Jano. After Alfa Romeo won the World Championship with his legendary P2 Grand Prix car Nicolo Romeo asked Jano to design a production car. Using the P2 as a basis for the new design, he developed a 1500cc 6 cylinder car that proved reliable and powerful. The design was later enlarged into the 1750cc car and finally the supercharged 1750GS (Grand Sport). This sports car with its various bodies has become known as one of the most successful performance car designs of all time. Production ceased in 1933.

In 1930 Fred Styles ran Alfa Romeo (British Sales) Ltd, and he was keen to be the official factory entrant for the prestigious 1930 Ulster TT. After he won a very bitter and well publicised dispute with the "HCF" syndicate (Lord Howe, Malcolm Campbell, and Edgar Fronteras) who also wanted the concession, he took delivery of three factory prepared racing 1750GS chassis and set about preparing them for the race. Regulations required the cars to be fitted with 4 seater touring bodies. James Young were commissioned for two of the chassis (including this one), and the third was built in Duralumin, by Hoyal. Styles also procured the services of three of the greatest drivers of all time; Tazio Nuvolari (No10) Giuseppe Campari (No9--this car) and Achille Varzi (No8).

This famous  race turned out to one of great excitement and tension, very wet, with the lead changing many times. The result was more than Styles could have hoped for. His team of 1750GS  Alfas took 1st 2nd and 3rd places, winning the team prize. At first it looked as though Birkin would win in his blown 4.5 Litre Bentley, but he crashed at Ballystockart, them Lord Howe in the 7 Litre blown Mercedes was a threat, but the Alfas proved more reliable and were victorious in the end. Nuvolari won, Campari was second in this car, and Varzi third. This result puts this car into the major collectors league. A Factory Team Car is always desirable and with the Alfa Romeo marque being one of the most illustrious, this car will always be high on the list of "must haves" for any collection. 
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Tuesday, 15 July 2014

1907 DARRACQ 10/12hp

CAR OF THE DAY

Dealer:  Gavin McGuire, Tandridge, Surrey 

Tel: 01892770310 or 07770 316482, E-mail: gavin.mcguire@virgin.net

1907 DARRACQ 10/12 hp
Early Darracqs have always impressed people with the way they perform. This lovely Veteran Car Club dated twin cylinder model is no exception and even stands up well against a few four cylinder Edwardians I have driven. 

The car has been totally dismantled and rebuilt by its owner who is a well known VCC member. As well as documenting the work done he took pictures of every stage of the process which are stored a CD. I will be happy to show you this when you come to see the car.
It now has an electric starter which, as well as making it easier to fire up the engine on a cold day, also makes it much more useable in traffic – stalling a hand-started 106 year old engine at the front of a queue of impatient modern car drivers is never a pleasant experience! It has also been fitted with an electric fuel pump so you don’t suffer from fuel starvation when climbing steep hills as you can with many cars with low set gravity-feed fuel tanks. 
Once it has warmed up the rebuilt engine sounds good and pulls very well. The gearbox which, on inspection was found to have some wear on the intermediate gears but is otherwise serviceable, works well. The ratios are nicely spaced so you can get up to fair quite a rate of knots in second before going into the relatively high top gear which gives a decent cruising speed. The steering is also good as are the brakes so you are able to enjoy the car’s performance.
The attractively styled swing seat tonneau coachwork, which is obviously of relatively recent construction, is sound and the upholstery is very smart. The paintwork is more workmanlike than concours but is presentable and at least you can use the car without worrying that people will leave their fingerprints all over it at either at shows or in the supermarket car park (and why should you not drive it to the supermarket – it is after all a motor car originally designed to be used as transport).  
All in all it is a very useable and attractive twin cylinder car which has been nicely restored and also fitted with a couple of discreet modern extras which make it just that bit more useable without detracting from how it drives. Darracq twins are often quite a bit smaller than other similar cars and you will find it performs very well as a result. Being a 1907 10 hp twin cylinder also lets it into the more specialist early Edwardian car events