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1934 Hotchkiss Cabourg 413 - Restoration Project

United Kingdom • 22 Oct 2011 • Lot 347

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a classic Hotchkiss Cabourg 413 that needs some work. The bodywork is in good condition, but the bright work and interior trim need some attention. The car is said to be in good mechanical condition.

Condition

6

The car requires some re-commissioning. The bodywork is not showing signs of any serious corrosion however, although the two-tone bright work will require some time and attention. The interior trim is largely intact, but again a little effort will yield big improvements. The current vendor states when last used, the Hotchkiss showed no indication of any major faults.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

29785

Odometer:

45,000 miles

Reg Number:

HVS546

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

Hotchkiss cars were made between 1903 and 1955 by the French company Hotchkiss et Cie in Saint-Denis, Paris.

The badge for the marque showed a pair of crossed cannons, evoking the company's history as an arms manufacturer.

The company's first entry into car making came from orders for engine components such as crankshafts, which were supplied to Panhard et Levassor, De Dion-Bouton and other pioneering companies and in 1903 they went on to make complete engines.

Encouraged by two major car distributors, Mann and Overton of London and Fournier of Paris, Hotchkiss decided to start making their own range of cars and purchased a Mercedes Simplex for inspiration, Georges Terasse, was taken on as designer.

After an attempt to enter the luxury market with the AK, which did not get beyond the prototype stage, the company decided on a one model policy and introduced the Coventry designed AM in 1923.

Later that year the Coventry plant was sold to Morris.

Henry Ainsworth (1884-1971) and A.H....