Description A lovely P3 10hp Tourer; well-maintained and in regular use; former show-winner; VSCC papers; large history file; ready to enjoy Originally makers of bicycles and sewing machines, the Coventry firm of Swift made their first car in 1900.

This used a single-cylinder de Dion engine and was deemed to be a success.

A Swift-engined twin-cylinder 7hp light car followed in 1904, the range developing over the next few years to include a top-of-the-range 3-litre by 1913.

The Swift 10 was launched in 1914 using a four-cylinder 1,100cc engine of Swift’s own design which, to quote Georgano, was “immensely strong and simple, inefficient in terms of power output but not utility.” The 10 was modernised in 1923 as the Q-Type with coil ignition, electric starting, rear-wheel brakes and a top speed of 55 mph.

In 1926 the engine was bored out to 1,190cc to become the P-Type.

The engine was mated to a four-speed gearbox rather than the earlier three-speed unit and the chassis now boasted s...