6,178cc Side-Valve Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Single Carburetor 45bhp 3-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension Rear Mechanical Expanding Drum Brakes *One of the preeminent luxury cars of its day *Large horsepower, exclusive Brass-era touring car *Original coachwork *Known early US collector history *Freshly restored and not shown in the US THE NAPIER The Napier marque was favored by royalty and nobility the world over, influenced in no small way by the engineering brilliance of Montague Napier and, in the early days, the marketing genius of Selwyn F.

Edge who brought the marque to prominence at the turn of the nineteenth century.

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Napier & Son were there in the infant years of the motor car and Edge recognized the importance of successful competition in the new-fangled motor sport, Napier participating with distinction in the 1,000 Miles Trial in 1900 with a prototype model.

Napier claimed many firsts, building the first British racing car for the Gordon Be...