• Baujahr 
    1948
  • Automobiltyp 
    Sonstige
  • Losnummer 
    203
  • Zustand 
    Gebraucht
  • Standort
    Vereinigtes Königreich
  • Außenfarbe 
    Sonstige

Beschreibung

  • Exceedingly rare and collectible piece of American automotive history from a post-war start-up
  • Thought to be the first convertible built in America with a multi-part, retractable hardtop
  • Number 79 of 97 serial-numbered examples believed to have been produced by the short-lived Playboy Motor Car Corporation of Buffalo, New York; allegedly one of about 43 examples surviving
  • Created as an affordable second car for prosperous post-war families
  • Features a streamlined design and technology ahead of its time, including unit-body construction, a coil-spring suspension, and a hinged, folding hard-top that stows flush with the rear decklid
  • Powered by a four-cylinder engine paired with a column-shifted, three-speed, manual transmission with overdrive
  • Equipped with a three-place bench seat, hydraulic brakes, and 12-inch wheels
  • A solid driving example, driven in the 2021 Williams, Iowa, July 4th parade

To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/1221.


RM Sotheby's
5 Heron Square
Richmond
TW9 1EL
Vereinigtes Königreich
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Titel 
Herr
Vorname 
Augustin
Nachname 
Sabatie-Garat

Telefonnummer 
+44-2078517070