Today we continue to look at a lot from an upcoming auction and return to
Wednesday 8th October 2014
Imperial War Museum,Duxford, Cambridgeshire
1924 DONNET-ZEDEL TYPE G TOURER
No Reserve
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Reg
Number:
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86 GMO
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Chassis
Number:
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16114
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Engine
Number:
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16227
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Cc:
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900
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Body
Colour:
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Dark Blue
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Trim
Colour:
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Beige
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MOT
ExpiryDate:
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Exempt
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Emerging
from many years of slumber, this LHD example of Donnet Zedel's small tourer is
believed to be an ex-police car and will require recommissioning before
returning to the road. Finished in dark blue with black wings and beige
interior (retrimmed at some point) the car is understood to have been imported
in 1979 before passing to the previous keeper in 2004. In the current ownership
for the past year, the car has remained in dry storage and it is not known when
it was last driven.
The paintwork has some chips around the bonnet
opening and the wing edges have similar scuffs but overall the bodywork appears
to be in reasonable condition under its coating of dust. The interior should
respond well to a clean and the hood appears serviceable. Bearing a supplier's
plate from the Garage de la Cathedrale in Meaux, Paris, this charming survivor
is offered with Swansea V5 document and is MoT exempt
Source: H&H Auctions
Snippets:
In 1901 Zurcher and Luthi of Switzerland started a factory making motorcycle engines. These were sold under the name Zedel. In 1906, the pair built their first car under the same name.
The factory did not produce many cars. When the First World War broke out in 1914, a total of between 300 and 400 cars had been sold. In 1918, the Zedel make was taken over by another Swiss, Donnet.
From then on, the cars were sol under the name Donnet-Zedel. In 1927, Donnet's factory relocated to Nanterre, and the make just became known as Donnet.
The lastcar rolled off the production line in 1933. In 1935, the company was sols to Simca.
Mot of the cars sold under the names Zedel, Donnet-Zedel and Donnet were powered by four cylinder engines. The Zedel had a capacity of 3168cc, the Donnet Zedel 1100 or 2120cc. One of the most remarkable models was a Donnet with a 2540cc six cylinder sidevalve engine.
Source:THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VINTAGE CARS 1886-1940 by ROB DE LA RIVE BOX (ISBN-13-978-90-366-1517-4) Rebo International1
No Reserve
| Reg Number: | 86 GMO |
| Chassis Number: | 16114 |
| Engine Number: | 16227 |
| Cc: | 900 |
| Body Colour: | Dark Blue |
| Trim Colour: | Beige |
| MOT ExpiryDate: | Exempt |
The paintwork has some chips around the bonnet opening and the wing edges have similar scuffs but overall the bodywork appears to be in reasonable condition under its coating of dust. The interior should respond well to a clean and the hood appears serviceable. Bearing a supplier's plate from the Garage de la Cathedrale in Meaux, Paris, this charming survivor is offered with Swansea V5 document and is MoT exempt. - See more at: http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/08-10-2014-ImperialWarMuseumDuxford-1369/1924Donnet-ZedelTypeGTourer-38458.aspx#sthash.CTTFwSf2.dpuf
