• Year of manufacture 
    1932
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    153
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Other

Description

Estimate:
€50,000 - €60,000 EUR

  • A venerable Ford V-8 sporting coachwork by Willy Van den Plas, son of Guillaume Van den Plas, who served as agent for his father’s coachbuilding enterprise in Paris
  • Believed to be one of the earliest Ford V-8s delivered to Europe
  • Typical French lines with a long bonnet, low windscreen, and large boot
  • Exterior finished in two-tone white over black with colour-matched wire wheels and Marchal lights
  • Interior features red vinyl and a wood dashboard with speedometer, amp gauge, and modern temperature gauge
  • Stated to have received a restoration in the 1970s
  • Powered by a 3.6-litre flathead V-8 paired with a three-speed manual transmission
  • Accompanied by copies of period photos, a copy of a design drawing, spare, and a suitcase

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RM Sotheby's
5 Heron Square
Richmond
TW9 1EL
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Augustin
Last name 
Sabatie-Garat

Phone 
+44-2078517070