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£74,082 (Est: £58,610 - £75,355)

1951 DB Barquette by Antem "Tourisme coursifiée

France • 15 Dec 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1951 DB Barquette by Antem, chassis #768, boasts a well-documented Portuguese sporting history and is eligible for prestigious events like Mille Miglia. While fully restored, it requires some refabrication to match its original configuration, potentially affecting its value to purists.

Condition

7

The car is described as being in 'fine overall condition' and 'fully restored'. However, certain elements need to be refabricated or fitted to return it to its original configuration, indicating it's not in perfect condition but still in a very good state.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

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Odometer:

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Reg Number:

IE-17-74

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1951 DB Barquette by Antem "Tourisme coursifiée
Chassis no.

768
Portuguese registration document
FFVE certificate

- Eligible for Mille Miglia, Mans Classic, Tour Auto!
- Portuguese history from the start
- Fully restored

Designed by Jean Antem "junior", the D.B Antem was produced in just twenty examples.

Two variants can be distinguished: the competition barquette and the touring version.

A seven-unit production run, the racing version features all-aluminum bodywork, two side-by-side fuel filler caps and no exterior door handles.

Touring versions feature steel front ends and doors, light-alloy windshield frames, bumpers and soft top.

The front hood, trunk and rear end remain in aluminum.

Like all D.B.

models of the period, they are equipped with a Panhard engine and gearbox, and a chassis designed by Deutsch & Bonnet, structured around a square-section central beam.

The example presented, chassis no.

768, was delivered new on September 7, 1951 in Lisbon to the Portuguese pil...