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£8,322 (Est: £11,325 - £18,875)

From the Minden Automotive Museum 1916 Chalmers Model 35A Touring

United States • 13 Jun 2026 • Lot 39

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This 1916 Chalmers Model 35A Touring, preserved for decades by the Minden Automotive Museum, is a complete example ready for recommissioning or restoration. It represents a significant piece of U.S. automotive history, created by renowned industry pioneers.

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The car is described as "complete and ready for recommissioning or restoration." The paint is "old and chipped," and the car "is not running." While the upholstery and top are "remarkably sound," the overall condition suggests it needs moderate reconditioning.

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224ci L-Head Inline Six-Cylinder Engine Stromberg LB-1 Carburetor 30bhp [25.4 NACC hp] Three-Speed Manual Transmission Live Axles with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs Two-Wheel Contracting Band Drum Brakes * Created by pioneers of U.S.

car manufacturing * Quality L-head 30hp six-cylinder engine * Preserved for decades * Complete and ready for recommissioning or restoration THE CHALMERS Roy Chapin and Howard Coffin encouraged Hugh Chalmers, then a well-paid vice president of the National Cash Register Company, to invest in their fledgling car company.

Chalmers got to put his name on the car, the Chalmers-Detroit, and was seduced by the magic of being a car manufacturer.

Chapin and Coffin soon departed to another car company and encouraged Detroit department store magnate J.L.

Hudson to put his name on it in exchange for funding the startup.

Now head of his own car company Chalmers, being a cash register man, lured Jesse L.

Vincent from Burroughs before Vincent went on to aviation eng...