£7,312
1950 Ford V8 Pilot
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 26 Apr 2023
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£7,312
1950 Ford V8 Pilot
UK • 26 Apr 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1950 Ford V8 Pilot, a right-hand drive UK supplied example, was sold for £7,312. It features a 3.6 litre V8 engine, 12-volt electrics, and has had a mechanical inspection, with only 3 former keepers recorded on the V5C.
Condition
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Manual
RHD
United Kingdom
7243150
1950
Auction
£7,312
1950 Ford V8 Pilot
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 26 Apr 2023
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
PLEASE NOTE: The vendor has informed us this lot is in the process of a number plate transfer and the new V5C will be forwarded to the successful bidder.
Flagship of the post-WW2 Dagenham range, the Ford V8 Pilot was introduced in 1947.
Based on a sturdy ladder-frame chassis equipped with transverse leaf-sprung suspension, rugged beam axles and hydro-mechanical drum brakes, the newcomer could be had in saloon, estate or pick-up guises.
Effortlessly fast yet surprisingly comfortable, it was powered by a wonderfully torquey 3622cc 85bhp sidevalve V8 engine allied to three-speed manual transmission.
Generously proportioned with a 9ft 0.25in wheelbase and 4ft 10in track, the model's transatlantic styling (waterfall grille, voluptuous wings, moulded spare wheel cover etc) saw it cut quite a dash in austere late 1940s Britain.
Although better known as a police pursuit vehicle, the V8 Pilot also achieved competition fame when Ken Wharton drove one to victory on the 1950 Tulip and Lisbon ...
Price Analysis vs Other Pilot V8s
£4,025
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,253
Median Price (Since 2020)
£17,864
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Exempt / No Records
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Latest MOT mileage:
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