RM Auctions: Automobiles of London
October 27, 2010
ADMISSION:
Admission to this event requires the purchase of an official auction catalogue available for £50. The catalogue admits two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Battersea Evolution
Chelsea Bridge Entrance, Battersea Park
London, United Kingdom SW11 4NJ
AUCTION:
October 27, 2010
PREVIEW:
October 26, 2010
October 27, 2010
To be offered at auction WITHOUT RESERVE ,Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Chassis No.
C56C2316
Estimate:
£30,000-£40,000
285 bhp, 368 cu. in. OHV V-8 engine, three-speed Turbo Drive automatic gearbox, independent coil spring front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic power drum brakes. Wheelbase: 126"
- From the Hooper Corporate Collection
- Rare prestige model, fewer than 3,000 sold new
- Most expensive American car for 1956
- Well-preserved original car
By the mid-1950s, America’s post-war appetite for new cars ha