Description Amendment: Delightful early Top Hat; lots of early features; very smart inside and out; current owner 45+ years; from a deceased estate Bidders are advised that the V5C quotes a 'car number' instead of the chassis number - which physically reads 23381 on the car which is correct for its year of 1926 and is as shown in the Austin Seven Clubs Association Register.

The V5C also erroneously states its engine size as 7,475cc which would be impressive but is not the case!! One of the first of the charismatic 'Top Hat' Austin Saloons, this September 1926 example was discovered in the Coventry area in the 1970s as a complete wreck and purchased for £130.

These early cars were the first fully Austin-built saloons and the cutest of all the Austin Saloons - built from late 1926 until 1927.

Later saloons had longer doors (hinged at the front) and lost their perpendicular lines.

This delightful example has been comprehensively restored and enjoyed by its late-owner for over 45 years...