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£11,650 (Est: £22,650 - £30,200)
From the Minden Automotive Museum 1921 Scripps-Booth Model B-39 Touring
United States • 13 Jun 2026 • Lot 47
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This 1921 Scripps-Booth Model B-39 Touring Car presents a rare opportunity, boasting a quality older restoration from 1970 with minimal use since. Its preserved condition and overhead valve six-cylinder engine make it a notable example of a little-known General Motors brand.
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The car is described as having a "quality older restoration with little subsequent use" and has been "preserved" since 1970 with only 5 miles on the odometer. It is noted as being "well-restored and ready to be recommissioned", suggesting it is in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition with only minor needs for recommissioning after storage.
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177ci Overhead Valve Six-Cylinder Marvel Updraft Carburetor 44bhp at 2,600rpm Three-Speed Manual Transmission Live Axles with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs Rear Wheel Mechanical Contracting Band/Internal Expanding Drum Brakes * Founded by an heir to the Scripps publishing family * Little-known General Motors brand * Overhead valve six-cylinder power * Quality older restoration with little subsequent use THE SCRIPPS-BOOTH SERIES B James Scripps Booth had some inventive ideas for cars.
He also had, as an heir to the Scripps publishing family, ample resources to make them reality.
His first idea was the Bi-Autogo, a two-wheel, 3-seat roadster that used retractable steadying wheels at low speeds and had a 45hp V-8 for power.
He later conceived a tandem cyclecar, the Rocket, and a companion compact delivery vehicle, the Packet, both with 10hp vee-twin air-cooled motorcycle engine power.
Conventional 4-wheel automobile production followed with 4-cylinder Sterling engines in the Model C, s...
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