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Collector's Cars — Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)

Auction House:Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:28
Sale Title:Collector's CarsLots with images:21
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:15
Date:3-May-2009
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1916 Indian Powerplus. Engine No. 79H536. An advanced feature in motorcycling's early pioneering days, chain drive was used by Indian right from the start, when Oscar Hedstrom and Oliver Hendee, both active in the cycle racing world, got together to build their first prototype in 1901. Nowadays Indian is remembered mainly for its powerful, large-capacity v-twins, the first of which appeared in 1907. The twin's rear cylinder continued to form part of the frame until 1909 when Indian adopted a loop frame of…
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1937 Bsa 749CC Model Y13. Frame No. Tbc. Engine No. TY13 152. During the 1930s Bsa concentrated on producing an extensive and varied range of dependable, well-made and competitively priced motorcycles. The majority of these were singles, but for the sidecar market Bsa offered the Model G 985cc sidevalve v-twin and for the more sportingly inclined rider, a smaller overhead-valve v-twin, the 499cc Model J. Somewhat surprisingly, given its complexity, the newcomer had originally been developed for the War…
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1968 Volkswagen 'Beetle' Cabriolet. Registration No. B1A 32E Exp. 24/06/2009. Chassis No. 158396643. Engine No. N762437P. One of the 20th century's truly great automobiles, the Volkswagen 'Beetle' lived down its origin as Hitler's 'people's car', going on to become an all-time best-seller and cult classic. The Beetle was continuously up-dated from the time post-war production commenced, under British military supervision, in 1945, acquiring subtly altered coachwork, improved running gear and larger engines…
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1974 Citroen D special
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1972 Jaguar E-Type Siii V12 Roadster. Registration No. Awu 26U. Chassis No. 1S1402. Engine No. Tbc. Testing the E-Type Series III back in 1972, Road & Track magazine found the new V12 power unit, 'a sheer delight, by itself almost worth the price of admission. The V12 is a lovely piece of machinery, lovely to listen to and lovely to behold. The exhaust has that hurried sound characteristic of a multiple-cylinder engine where the many explosions per revolution make it sound as if it's running faster…
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1964 Porsche 356C Coupe by Ferry Porsche, based on the Volkswagen designed by his father. Introduced in 1949, Porsche's landmark sports car would remain in production (regularly revised and updated) well into the 911 era, the final examples leaving the Stuttgart factory in 1965. Outwardly very similar to the final 356Bs, the ultimate 356C model arrived in 1963 sporting Ate/Dunlop, four wheel disc brakes (first seen on the two litre Carrera ). Performance was on a par with that of the preceding 356B, the…
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1913 Sunbeam 25-30hp Tourer. Registration No. Non-Transferrable - 34648-H. Non-Transferable. Founded by John Marston, a God-fearing Victorian industrialist who foresaw the growth in demand for private transport, Sunbeam was first associated with beautifully made, though expensive, bicycles. Although comparative latecomers to motor car manufacture, the Wolverhampton-based Sunbeam factory quickly established a fine reputation alongside Lanchester, Wolseley, Austin and Daimler at the heart of the expanding…
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1954 Aston Martin DB2/4, 3.0 litre coupe
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1936 Cranston Ford V8 Special Replica. Registration No. Unregistered. Chassis No. 818F17323. Engine No. O S 'Ossie' Cranston was one of Western Australia's most successful and well-known motor sport competitors, accruing numerous wins and records over the course of a 20-year career from 1917 to 1937. In 1917 Ossie took up motorcycle racing and in 1919 won the State Track Championship, adding the State Road Championship the following year. After an accident in 1922 he gave up motorcycle competition and took…
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1910 Napier 15hp Colonial Model 'Roi de Belges' Tourer. Registration No. Tbc. Chassis No. Tbc. Engine No. Tbc. Best known for its highly successful World War I aero engines, the precision engineering firm of D Napier & Son, of Lambeth was first established in 1808. Headed by Montague Napier, the company turned to automobile manufacture at the turn of the 19th century, swiftly forging a formidable reputation thanks to the racing and record breaking exploits of its sole distributor, S F Edge. The…
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1937 Ss Jaguar Ss 2.5 litre. Registration No. Wa SS1937. Chassis No. 12888. Engine No. 2 525. 'Ss' originally stood for the Swallow Sidecar & Coachbuilding Company, which had been founded in Blackpool, England by William Walmsley. The company branched out into motor manufacture in 1926, its first major success being an attractive sports saloon on the Austin Seven chassis, design by Walmsley's partner, one William Lyons. Relocation to Coventry followed and the Swallow range expanded to include models on…
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1926 AC Royal Roadster 12/24. Registration no. Tbc. Chassis no. 30912. Engine no. 5764 (E). Although AC's reputation was established by John Weller's famous overhead-camshaft six, its early offerings relied on proprietary four-cylinder engines, that offered here being one such. AC's Weller-designed six entered production in 1922, helping to secured the marque's place in motoring history when in 1926 a 2.0-litre model driven by Victor Bruce and W J Burnell became the first British car to win the Monte Carlo…
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1931 MG M-type Midget. Registration no. Tbc. Chassis no. 3440. Engine no. MG 3207, with the introduction of the M type Midget at the 1928 Olympia motor show, Cecil Kimber single-handedly created the market for small, cheap sports cars. Selling for ú175, Kimber's new baby was based on the contemporary Morris minor and featured pretty, boat-tailed, fabric coachwork by the Coventry-based coachbuilder, Carbodies, the 847cc, overhead-camshaft, four-cylinder engine derived from that of the Wolseley ten, and…
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1931 Horch 480 Cabriolet. Registration No. Unregistered. Chassis No. 480 25. Engine No. 5. Exciting new research has shown that this car, owned by prominent car collector Peter Briggs, is a rare survivor of the last days of the Indian Raj when polo and game shooting were the sports of choice for the Indian aristocracy and luxury cars were collected by the dozen from the great car makers of Europe. One of the founding fathers of the German automobile industry, August Horch was born in Winningen in 1868, and…
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1967 Ferrari 250 Lm replica. Registration no. Unregistered. Chassis no. Fr 6056 cm. Engine no. This visually interesting vehicle is a glassfibre-bodied replica of one of the most coveted of all Ferrari models, the 250LM. Introduced in 1963, the 250LM was intended to replace the immortal 250GTO as Ferrari's Gran Turismo racer, though its homologation into the Gt category was at first refused by the Fia. Faced with having to compete in the prototype class, where it faced stiff competition from the Ferrari…
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1933 Aston Martin Le Mans. Registration no. Tbc. Chassis no. 13/312/L. Engine no. 13/312/L. Manufactured by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, the first Aston-Martins (the hyphen is correct for the period) rapidly established a reputation for high performance and sporting prowess in the immediate post-World War I years. Unfortunately, the management's concentration on motor sport, while accruing invaluable publicity, distracted it from the business of manufacturing cars for sale, the result being just…
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1938 Hawker V8 Special. Registration No. Unregistered. Chassis No. N/A. Engine No. 76VK. This unique Hawker V8 is believed to be the first mid-engined car produced in Australia. This individual machine resulted from many years work by Jim Hawker, foundry superintendent at Russell Manufacturing and it has a longer and more complicated history than most of its kind. In its day the Hawker was one of the least conventional of cars, having its engine located almost exactly amidships. This was originally a…
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The 1979 Repco Trial, 1956 Holden Fj Sedan. Registration No. Unregistered Chassis No. 410 82. Engine No. 242. This particular car is one of thousands of Holden FJs produced and had no great claim to fame until purchased from a Yugoslav owner in 1979 by Webster Holden. At that time it had only 24,000 miles on the odometer and was in remarkably good (and original) condition. For some time Webster Holden had been planning to enter a vehicle in the forthcoming Repco Around Australia Trial, and had ordered one…
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1928 Auburn 8 90 Phaeton. Coachwork by Limousine Body Company. Registration No. Qld H54276. When Errett Lobban Cord joined Auburn as general manager in 1924 the company was in the doldrums, making more cars than it could sell and heading for bankruptcy. From the moment Cord arrived however, the company's fortunes improved markedly. After some Cord-inspired re-styling Auburn sales picked up and the stage was set for the creation of a new automotive empire. In 1925 Cord arranged for Lycoming straight-eight…
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1969 Holden Ht Monaro Gts 350 Coupé. Registration No. Nsw Bthrst exp. July, 2009. Chassis No. 1-H5. The Holden Hk Monaro arrived in the salerooms in 1968 and became an Australian motoring icon practically overnight. Its styling drew inspiration from the Oldsmobile Toronado Coupe that was released in the US in 1966 and provided not just the practicality of earlier Holdens but also style and performance - the ultimate example being the 327cuin Gts. In 1968 the Monaro won the coveted Wheels Magazine…
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1957 Porsche 356A Speedster. Registration No. Tbc. Chassis No. 84142. Engine No. Tbc. From the moment it was introduced, Porsche's 356 was fairly expensive. For the entry price, which was usually more than $1,000 more than such British sports cars as Mg or Triumph, buyers received exceptional engineering and build quality in a car that had a fraction of the power of the typical American sedan of the period. But handling from the fully-independent suspension was precise and the car exuded quality. In 1954…
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1959 Jaguar XK150S 3.8 Litre Fixed Head Coupé. Registration No. Nsw BG1 56D. Exp. 15/07/2009. Chassis No. T82. A progressive development of the XK120 and XK140, the XK150 retained the same basic chassis, 3.4-litre engine and four-speed Moss transmission of its predecessors but benefited from an entirely new body providing increased interior space and improved visibility courtesy of a single-piece wrap-around windscreen. A higher front wing line and broader radiator grille were other obvious…
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1974 Jaguar E-Type Siii V12. Registration No. Tbc. Chassis No. 1S2726. Engine No. 7S15874SA. One consequence of the E-Type's long process of development had been a gradual increase in weight, but a good measure of the concomitant loss of performance was restored in 1971 with the arrival of the Series III V12. Weighing only 80lb more than the cast-iron-block 4.2-litre Xk six, the new all-alloy, 5.3-litre, overhead-camshaft V12 produced 272bhp, an output good enough for a top speed in excess of 140mph.…
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1968 Mgb Roadster. Registration No. B1A 32D. Exp. 06/01/2010. Chassis No. GHN4U16. Conceived in the late 1950s and launched in 1962, the Mgb would turn out to be one of the most successful sports cars of all time. Attractively styled, cheap to run and easily maintained by the home mechanic, the 'B' carried on Mg's traditional role of providing affordable, sports car motoring for the ordinary enthusiast. The Mgb was mechanically similar to the preceding Mga, though with unitary-construction bodyshell…
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c1966 Lotus Type 22/F3 Single Seater Racing. We have been advised that this car would have been used as a simulator rather than an actual racecar, hence the simplicity of the design of the chassis. When Formula 3 replaced the then expensive Formula Junior series in 1964 it became the new arena for up and coming stars. Lotus provided customers with what were essentially modified Lotus Type 22 multi-tubular spaceframe chassis cars for this formula selling them as new Type 31s. The Formula 3 cars ran with…
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1967 lotus Elan +2 with an Elite-type glassfibre monocoque, rack and pinion steering sourced from the Triumph Vitesse, Girling disc brakes all round, a highly modified 1,498cc (later 1,558cc) Ford Cortina unit topped with lotus's own twin camshaft cylinder head, a top speed in excess of 120mph and a 0-60mph time of around 8 seconds
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1991 Lotus Excel Sa Coupé. Registration No. Unregistered. Chassis No. SCC089912KHG12902. E. Originally intended to be known as the Eclat 3 and then the Eclat Excel, the Lotus Excel (Type 89) was produced from 1982 to 1992. Due to significantly reduced sales of the Eclat the Lotus firm needed to provide a more competitively priced car to suit a market suffering a recession. At the time Lotus were assisting Toyota who owned a substantial share in the company prior to the General Motors buy out. To…
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1957 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud I - Withdrawn. Withdrawn. To be sold in our next collectors car auction. Conceived as replacements for the ageing Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn and Bentley R-Type, the all-new Silver Cloud and Bentley S-Type were introduced early in 1955. The duo sported sleeker bodywork on a new box-section separate chassis - Rolls-Royce eschewing unitary construction for the time being - incorporating improved brakes and suspension, the latter featuring electrically controlled damping. Enlargement…
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