£26,157
1955 Arnolt-MG Coupe
Bonhams • US • 5 Oct 2015
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£26,157
1955 Arnolt-MG Coupe
US • 5 Oct 2015
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1955 Arnolt-MG Coupe, chassis number 26873, is a rare survivor, one of only 65 built. It was recently discovered in Wisconsin and presents as a well-preserved, unmodified example with Italian coachwork and English mechanicals. The car was originally Peacock Blue but has an emerald green repaint and is offered without reserve.
Condition
7
The car is described as well-preserved and unmodified, complete, and unmolested, making it a good basis for restoration. Although it has been repainted and laid up in dry storage for nearly two decades, the interior is still trimmed in grey hides with red piping and the original Peacock Blue paint shows on the dash and elsewhere in the cabin. The car's history of being sparingly used and seasonally driven suggests that it is in overall solid condition with slight wear, requiring minor reconditioning.
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Manual
LHD
United States
26873
1955
Auction
£26,157
1955 Arnolt-MG Coupe
Bonhams • US • 5 Oct 2015
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
1,250cc OHV Inline 4-Cylinder
Engine Twin SU H2 Semi-Downdraft Carburetors 54bhp at 5,200rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Independent Front and Semi Elliptic Leaf Spring Rear Suspension with Semi-Floating Rear Axle 4-Wheel Lockheed Hydraulic Drum Brakes *One of only 65 Arnolt-MG Coupes built *Well preserved and unmodified *Italian coachwork, English mechanicals, American flair *Cost nearly as much as an XK120 when new *A rare survivor and recent barn find THE ARNOLT-MG Stanley Harold 'Wacky' Arnolt from Chicago was a based Chicago industrialist who had made his money during WWII selling marine motors for the war effort.
After the war he started an automobile business as a distributor of British marques including MG, Riley, and Morris.
At the 1952 Turin Auto Show, Arnolt spotted an elegant coupe with a body styled by Franco Scaglione of Batmobile fame and bodied by Italian Bertone in Turin on the Abingdon-built MG TD rolling chassis.
Arnolt struck up a conversation Nuccio Bertone and...
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£30,825
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£62,405
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£205,808
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