Year: 1935 Make: Railton Model: Eight ‘Woody’ Estate Car Registration: EGU 9 Chassis No: 543632 Engine No: 61664 Mileage: 36,426 (a): Rare ‘Woody’ shooting-brake body (b): Fully restored a number of years ago (c): Registration number transferable Conceived by business partners Reid Railton and Noel Macklin, Railton cars were based on Hudson mechanics and assembled at the old Invicta works on Macklin's Fairmile estate in Cobham, Surrey.

Introduced in 1933, the first Railton used a modified Terraplane Eight chassis on which was mounted British-style coachwork.

The Railton weighed less than the Terraplane and with 94bhp available from the 4,010cc side-valve straight eight, the result was a stylish car with outstanding performance for its day.

Priced at £499, it also represented remarkable value for money.

Tourers were offered at first, followed by saloons and dropheads.

Various other Hudson chassis were used over the years, the second series being based on the 4.2 litre Hudson Super ...