• 6,625cc sleeve-valve inline eight-cylinder • Four-speed manual transmission • 152" wheelbase •

One of an estimated 50 ALs made • Luxurious American coachwork by Rollston • Excellent provenance • Superbly restored to concours level • Eligible for all major concours events

One of the most striking automobiles of its generation, this Minerva is the result of pairing two of the finest manufacturers and coachbuilders at the very height of the coachbuilt era.

Of course, there was another key factor in the creation of such a wildly designed automobile and that was a client willing to fund it.

In this case that gentleman was Henry Walker Bagley, the son in law of R.

J.

Reynolds of the noted Tobacco Company.

The tobacco business was already a hugely wealthy industry, and the Reynolds Tobacco Company was one of the biggest players, owing to its founder.

To better get a sense of his wealth by the time of his death in 1918, R.

J.

Reynolds was by far the richest man in his home of Winst...