Registration No: PXS 457 Chassis No: TU1161 MOT: Exempt

1 of only around 3,000 Model 18 Phaetons understood to have been manufactured
South African-assembled, right-hand drive example
Formerly part of The Den Hartogh Museum Collection in the Netherlands, which was once the world's largest private collection of historic Fords
Purchased by the vendor with another Model 18 in 2022

The 1932 model year was a landmark one for the Ford Motor Company as Henry Ford made history by announcing the company's first V8 engine.

Ford's reasonably priced offering was a milestone car, bringing V8 power to the people and ushering in an engine that would go on to power Ford cars for the next 21 years.

Henry's son Edsel Ford influenced the pleasing body design, and it was offered in a variety of two- and four-door body configurations.

It continued styling themes set forth by Edsel and team with the Model A of 1927, with highlights including a slight vee profile in the radiator shell and crowned fender...