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...