£4,025
1949 Ford V8 Pilot Saloon
Bonhams • UK • 16 Apr 2023
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£4,025
1949 Ford V8 Pilot Saloon
UK • 16 Apr 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1949 Ford V8 Pilot Saloon, a model unique to the UK, previously part of the Bishop Collection since 2018. It features a 3.6-litre V8 engine and a unique braking system but requires re-commissioning, and it's sold as seen, with some recent mechanical work and an included instruction book.
Condition
6
The car requires recommissioning before it can be driven, indicating it is not in perfect running condition. While some work has been done (crankshaft regrinding, cylinder block rebuild), the electronic ignition kit didn't work, suggesting potential mechanical issues. Cosmetically, the description does not provide enough detail to assess paint, interior, or wheels, but the need for recommissioning implies some level of wear or disuse.
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7205487
RHD
United Kingdom
KLH 265
1949
Auction
£4,025
1949 Ford V8 Pilot Saloon
Bonhams • UK • 16 Apr 2023
Market Position:
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Description
• Model unique to the UK •
One of the more capable family saloons of its day • Acquired for the Bishop Collection in 2018 • Requires re-commissioning Produced from 1947 to 1951, Ford's rugged Pilot saloon was created by pepping-up the pre-war 2.2-litre Model 62 with the larger 3.6-litre V8.
The V8 engine was no novelty when Henry Ford introduced the Ford V8 in 1932, but never before had such an engine been produced successfully in large numbers and at so low a price.
V8 styling followed the lines of the superseded Model A, but with an extra 25bhp on tap the newcomer boasted a level of performance in an entirely different league.
Engine development proceeded at a brisk pace and by the mid-1930s the V8's initial problems had been overcome and maximum power raised to 85bhp.
By this time Ford's UK operation had moved from Trafford Park in Manchester to Dagenham in Essex where production of the V8 commenced in 1932, coincidentally with that of the 8hp Model Y.
Dagenham's V8 was produc...
Price Analysis vs Other Pilot V8s
£4,025
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£9,253
Median Price (Since 2020)
£17,864
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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