£15,400
1936 Railton Cobham Deluxe
United Kingdom • 14 Sept 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1936 Railton Cobham Deluxe is a rare and potent saloon, with known history from new and few owners. It retains much of its originality, has a powerful straight-eight engine, and has been recently enjoyed on tours, making it VSCC eligible.
Condition
7
The car has been sympathetically improved and renovated over the years rather than being fully stripped and restored so it retains the honest charm of the original as a result.
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[Transmission]
Transmission:
644637
Chassis No:
Odometer:
61,000 miles
DBH137
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
1936 Railton Cobham Deluxe One of only around six surviving; known history from new; largely original with few owners; powerful straight-eight engine; recently went to Le Mans and back; VSCC eligible; a fine example of this rare and potent saloon One of the most resonant names in British motoring history, Railton Cars was founded in 1933 by Noel Macklin, a gifted engineer who had already established his credentials as a top rank car manufacturer with the Invicta marque which he had previously founded in 1925.
Produced at the old Invicta works on Macklin’s Fairmile estate in Cobham, the first Railton Straight Eights used a modified Hudson Terraplane rolling chassis with a 94bhp 4,010cc straight-eight engine fitted with tourer or saloon bodywork by Ranalah.
Costing around £499 they offered exceptional performance for the era with a 0-60mph time of 13 seconds and a top speed approaching 100mph, and could be driven almost anywhere in top gear alone.
From 1935 the Hudson Eight chassis wa...
Points of note
£15,200
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£15,400
Median Price (Since 2020)
£21,164
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jun 18 2018
Latest MOT Mileage
62,023 miles
Registration Date
1936-09-26
MOT History
Passed
On Jun 19 2017 with 62,023 miles
Failed
On Jun 06 2012 with 62,024 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Offside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Passed
On Jun 06 2012 with 62,024 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed
On Aug 06 2009 with 62,024 miles
Passed
On Jun 04 2008 with 62,024 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Centre Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Passed
On May 01 2007 with 62,024 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Passed
On May 08 2006 with 62,024 miles
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