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£67,850 (Est: £35,000 - £45,000)

1904 Mobile 6hp Two-seater

United Kingdom • 31 Oct 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1904 Mobile 6hp Two-seater is a rare survivor from a short-lived Birmingham make, boasting a single-cylinder De Dion-Bouton engine and known ownership history. Having been in the present family's possession since the 1950s and displayed in a museum for many years, it presents an opportunity to own a unique piece of motoring history, though it may require some attention due to its age and previous use.

Condition

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The car is described as an older restoration, indicating that it's not in pristine condition. It was derelict in the early 1950s and has been subject to some restoration work. There is no mention of any further work or improvements, suggesting that it may now show moderate wear and require some reconditioning.

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Reg Number:

OI 324

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RHD

• Rare survivor of a short-lived make • Single-cylinder De Dion-Bouton engine • Known ownership history • An older restoration • Present family ownership since the 1950s • Museum displayed for many years A rare survivor of an obscure and short-lived Birmingham make (Mobile was in existence for only a few years: 1903 to 1907), this example was originally owned by one Captain Perfect, a Royal Navy officer who served in WWI.

Captain Perfect was originally from England and his wife was from just outside Dublin.

They moved to Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland (this was pre-partition, County Down became part of Northern Ireland following Irish independence.) At some time in the 1920s the car was passed on to a firm of millwrights, Bailey Brothers, based in Bessbrook outside Newry in County Armagh.

By this time the Mobile would have been 20 years old, obsolete and of little value.

Bailey's later jacked up the car's rear and used the engine as a power source.

By the early 1950s the car wa...