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£587,723
Ex-Chamberlain Brothers and from the collection of the late Peter Briggs The Reconstructed 1904 Gordon Bennett Napier L48 "Samson" Racing Car
United Kingdom • 29 Feb 2024
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AI Listing Summary
This is a reconstructed 1904 Gordon Bennett Napier L48 "Samson" Racing Car. It features a 15-Liter Inline 6-Cylinder F-Head Engine and has a rich history, including breaking the 100mph barrier and setting the Women's World Speed Record.

Condition
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
1320A
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
RHD
15-Liter Inline 6-Cylinder F-Head Engine Single 2 7/16" Carburetor 240bhp at 2,300rpm 2-Speed Manual Transmission Beam Front Axle, Live Rear Axle Rear-Wheel Mechanical Brakes *Historic "tool room" recreation utilizing the original L48 engine which debuted in 1904 *The Napier L48 was the world's first successful six-cylinder racing car *Napier's L48 famously broke the 100mph barrier with a Flying One Mile Record of 104.65mph, Ormond-Daytona Beach Meeting, 1905 *Driven by Dorothy Levitt to the Women's World Speed Record, October 1906 *Automobile Quarterly's 'Most Historically Significant Car' Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, 1999 *Goodwood Festival of Speed invitation, 1994 and 2000 THE NAPIER L48 "SAMSON" 15-LITER "There is nothing in all of motoring quite like the massive displacement early racing cars.
Driving this Napier you experience everything that makes this era so exciting.
When setting off you are struck by just how tall the gearing is - first is like high in anything else.
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