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Not Sold (Est: £25,131 - £33,508)
1956 - DB HBR5
Collector Cars Auction • France • 21 Jun 2024 • Lot 89
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AI Listing Summary
This 1956 Deutsch-Bonnet HBR5 is a rare French sports car with a known history and desirable features like retractable headlights and a Constantin compressor. It's presented as a solid, functional base for restoration, eligible for prestigious classic rallies.
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6
The car is described as a 'complete and functional car, interesting restoration base'. While the chassis is in good condition and the engine revs well, there are noted cosmetic issues: 'Body adjustments and alignments are approximate, while the roof is deformed'. The car has been repainted but never restored. This suggests it falls into the 'Good' category, requiring some reconditioning.
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1956 - DB HBR5
1956 - DB HBR5
French registration
Chassis n°821
Engine n°1636/036571
- Authentic French sports car, eligible for Tour Auto, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio...
- Known history with only two owners since 1965
- Complete and functional car, interesting restoration base
- Example with retractable headlights and equipped with a Constantin compressor
It was at the dawn of the Second World War that the Deutsch-Bonnet brand was born, the fruit of collaboration between Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet.
In 1937, the two engineers formalized their union with a view to offering cars that combined simple, economical mechanics with a rapidly developing science: aerodynamics.
In creating the D.B.
company, the aim was to power cars with engines that were easy to obtain, inexpensive to produce and relatively simple to optimize, and to innovate in body shaping to maximize performance, thus gaining an edge on the competition circuit.
A strategy that many manufacturers would adopt yea...
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£11,101
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£11,101
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£11,101
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