£27,600
Present ownership for 57 years,1920 Vauxhall 25hp D-type Tourer Registration no. X 8538 Chassis no. D 3009 Engine no. D 3171A
Bonhams • UK • 10 Sept 2011
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Rare Sale
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£27,600
Present ownership for 57 years,1920 Vauxhall 25hp D-type Tourer Registration no. X 8538 Chassis no. D 3009 Engine no. D 3171A
UK • 10 Sept 2011
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1920 Vauxhall 25hp D-type Tourer has been under present ownership for 57 years. Discovered in derelict condition in 1954, it underwent restoration in the 1980s and has been regularly used since. The car comes with documentation and is in reliable running order, though the cosmetics are tidy rather than concours-level.
Condition
7
While restored and regularly used since the 1980s, the listing mentions that the car's cosmetics are "very tidy but not prepared to concours standards." This suggests it's been well-maintained and reliable, but not in pristine, show-worthy condition. The need for future cosmetic improvements would preclude a rating higher than Very Good.
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858 miles (via 2011 MOT)
X 8538
1920
Auction
D 3009
RHD
United Kingdom
£27,600
Present ownership for 57 years,1920 Vauxhall 25hp D-type Tourer Registration no. X 8538 Chassis no. D 3009 Engine no. D 3171A
Bonhams • UK • 10 Sept 2011
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
Vauxhall introduced the 25hp D-type to their model range at the Olympia Motor Show in 1912, a model which was to remain in production until 1922 and proved sturdy and reliable on staff car duties during The Great War.
The 3,969cc engine, with bore and stroke of 95mm x 140mm, was conventional in all respects, following a basic Pomeroy design from 1908.
Indeed it was this engine which was to be further tuned and developed to power the famous Prince Henry sporting models.
Although chassis were delivered to bespoke coachbuilders by far the greater number of D-type Vauxhalls were to carry factory coachwork and in all some 4,000 or so D-type chassis left the Luton production line.
This car has been in the present ownership since 1954 and was discovered in derelict but remarkably complete condition in a storage building at Page Bank, near Durham City.
Garage proprietor Joe Fairless of Willington, County Durham, had bought the building in 1931, filled it with a large sleeve valve Daimler ...
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 28th Jun 2012
Latest MOT mileage:
858 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 24th Jun 2011, 858 miles
Passed
On 29th Jun 2010, 858 miles
Passed
On 8th May 2009, 858 miles
Passed
On 1st May 2008, 858 miles
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