3 CHILD PEDAL CARS COME TO AUCTION _ BONHAMS AUCTIONS GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING Goodwood, Goodwood Estate, Chichester PO18 0PX Sunday 7th April 2019

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2009 Morgan 'SuperSport Junior' 

Three Wheeler Child's Pedal Car by

Morgan Motor Co.Ltd

approximately 2/3 scale, a limited edition with plaque to cockpit numbered 055, of believed 250 eventually produced at the Morgan factory to commemorate the centenary of the HFS Morgan design, lightweight aluminium body finished in sports red livery with silver coloured cowling bearing Morgan badge with black grille, dummy V-Twin 'engine' and chromed dummy 'exhausts', working headlights powered by 12V battery, with spoked wheels and rubber tyres, front sprung suspension, black vinyl upholstered seat, three-spoke steering wheel and aero type windscreen, in seemingly good order and showing little signs of use, measuring approximately 210 x 105cm overall. 

 Alfa Romeo 8C type 

Child's Pedal Car by Stevenson Bros

handmade alloy boat-tail body finished in red livery with black painted grille, with plaque numbered '033348' to left side of chassis, single seat with black vinyl upholstery, with spoked wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres (rear tyres worn) and mudguards, with bonnet strap, aero type windscreen and dummy 'exhaust' to left side, some light use, in otherwise generally good order, measuring approximately 166 x 68cm overall. 

2008 Auto Union Type C 'Silver Arrow'

 Child's Pedal Car by Audi Quattro GmbH,

approximately 1/2 scale, limited edition, with plaque under bonnet numbered 169 of believed 999 produced, hand-built spaceframe chassis with aluminium body finished in 'Silver Arrows' livery and wearing race number '5', constructed from approximately 900 individual components, featuring spoked wheels with pneumatic tyres, pedals chain driven to rear, with 7 forward speeds, hydraulic disc brakes, the cockpit with wooden dashboard and dummy instruments, brown leather upholstered seat, four-spoke removable steering wheel, and handbrake, in seemingly good order and showing little signs of use, measuring approximately 200 x 100cm overall. 

SOURCE: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25450/

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1961 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE T1 BULLI PANEL VAN - COYS AUCTIONS GRAND MARQUES SALE MECC Maastricht Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht Saturday 11th January 2019

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1961 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE T1 BULLI PANEL VAN

The first generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 with the split windshield, informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Splittie among modern fans, was produced from 8 March 1950 through the end of the 1967 model year.

The early versions of the T1 until 1955 were often called the “Barndoor” (retrospectively called T1a since the 1990s), owing to the enormous rear engine cover, while the later versions with a slightly modified body (the roofline above the windshield is extended), smaller engine bay, and 15” road wheels instead of the original 16” ones are nowadays called the T1b (again, only called this since the 1990s, based on VW’s retrospective T1,2,3,4 etc. naming system.). From the 1964 model year, when the rear door was made wider (same as on the bay-window or T2), the vehicle could be referred to as the T1c. 1964 also saw the introduction of an optional sliding door for the passenger/cargo area instead of the outwardly hinged doors typical of cargo vans.

This amazing rust-free California-sourced van is finished from new in Sealing Wax Red. Never welded and proudly wearing its Porsche Service Center livery, this lovely van still wears its original floors and panels. The interior has been retrimmed and the engine has been uprated with a 1600cc motor fitted. Part of a significant Porsche related collection, this is a fun vehicle which could either be used for a number of events or enjoyed just as it is.

        

SOURCE: http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1961-vw-t1-bulli-panel-van

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1974 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 2SINGLE CAB PICK-UP - SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS Saturday 29th September 2018 Dallas Burston Polo Ground Stoneythorpe Estate, Southam, CV47 2DL, Warwickshire

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1974 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 2SINGLE CAB PICK-UP

Registration: FWX 138M

Chassis Number: 2642155879

Engine Number: AGG165330

Number of cylinders: 4

CC: 2000

Year of Manufacture: 1974

Estimate (£): 20,000 - 25,000

(+buyer's premium of 15% including VAT @ 20%)

• South African built and remained there until 2015
• Superbly restored by Export 56, leading Porsche restorers, as their 'shop-window'
• 2-litre engine rebuilt. Mechanically refreshed. Lots of new parts. New soft top and frame
• In spectacular condition and we understand, drives “perfectly”.
• Wonderful period motorsport support vehicle.Ideal business promotion tool

This immaculate 1974 Volkswagen Type 2, bay-window, single cab, pick-up truck started life in South Africa although, prior to that, had been built in Brazil. Thousands of Type 2s were partly built under license in Brazil only to be taken apart and shipped in kit-form to South Africa where they were re-assembled, finished and sold. It seems a strange arrangement, however, presumably there must have been some financial benefit to both countries. South African built Type 2s, particularly those that remained in the country for many years, are popular worldwide as restoration projects, the dry climate resulting in much less chassis and floorpan deterioration

This particular pick-up was imported to the UK from South Africa in 2015 still wearing its original Green and White and was purchased, in January 2016, by Buckinghamshire-based, independent classic Porsche specialists, Export 56. Established for over 25 years they have become one of the UK's leading practitioners in the restoration and preservation of classic Porsches. They were in the market for a small pick-up truck as loading engines, body sections etc is so much easier onto a flatbed and, specialising in early air-cooled German cars, a Volkswagen was the preferred choice.

Although the little truck was in great condition, showing little sign of rust and no accident damage, it would regularly be seen by customers and represent the company, so it was important that it looked the part and effectively became a shop window for their restoration skills. In July 2016 the pick up underwent a major renovation that took around 12 months. The body was fully stripped and some metalwork was replaced but the truck was basically very sound. The engine, brakes, suspension and running gear were fully rebuilt/restored using existing parts where possible and new/old stock when not. It was fitted with a brand new interior, steering wheel, door frames and handles. All the lighting, external trim, and detail parts were new also as it was important that the company's renowned attention to detail was evident in their little truck. A new weatherproof top and frame were sourced and the flatbed was 'rubberised'. The vehicle is currently powered by a 2-litre Type 4 engine which produces a healthy 70bhp. When it was ready, it was carefully prepared, painted in Dark Green and White, and finished in Export56/Porsche livery.

When your business is restoring old German bodywork and then painting it to a showroom standard, then your company vehicles need to reflect this level of quality and this little pick-up certainly does that. Overall it's in spectacular condition and we understand, drives "perfectly".

This is a wonderful period motorsport support vehicle or an ideal business promotion tool turning heads wherever it goes.

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1926 MINERVA AF TYPE CITY COUPE - LES GRANDES MARQUES DU MONDE SALE AU GRAND PALAIS THURSDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2018

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1926 MINERVA AF TYPE CITY COUPE 

Custom bodywork designed by Paul Ostruk Inc. 

Chassis No. 56544 

Engine No. 56544 AI 

-rare US delivery for this Minerva 

20,000 original miles, it is believed 

-Soigneusement maintained older restoration 

-Longtemps in possession of the same owner 

If Slowly recovering from the German occupation, Minerva began building large, luxury cars again in the 1920s, and enjoyed considerable success in the United States, where she found favor with film stars, politicians and industrialists. One of the keys to this success was Paul Ostruk of New York who ran a large brand agency at The Consolidated Foreign Motor Co. at the end of the 1920s.

A Czech émigré who arrived in America in 1908, he quickly learned the art of bodywork and the tastes and whims of a wealthy clientele. While working at coachbuilders AT Demarest, he met and later teamed up with Emerson Brooks. Brooks was a respected stylist who worked at another prominent coachbuilder, JM Quinby & Co, and was also treasurer of the Automobile Club of America, the New York institution that had been established at the beginning of horse-drawn carriages and had the largest and the best among its members. Brooks had an excellent address book and the partnership was strong because he had access to the elite for sales while Paul Ostruk was in charge of manufacturing their cars.

The first activities of the Brooks-Ostruk tandem consisted mainly in taking Pierce-Arrow or Packard chassis and making more European-looking bodies, often even covering the motif radiators of their own. The recipe was rather popular in an environment of individual bidding and when their custom-built cars made their debut at the New York Salon they were selling considerable sums.

Following this experience, Ostruk realized that he could buy Minerva chassis for a more reasonable price, compared to the prices of some competing American brands, and when they were dressed in the bodies he created, they proved to be very competitive. popular with its customers. The uncomplicated look of the Minerva, with their headlights and Art Deco goddess on the radiator have had an effect in the high society of the east coast! This gave birth to a Minerva agency, until the depression came and ended both companies. In 1923 coexistence with Brooks had ended and Ostruk founded Paul Ostruk & Co, New York.

Prefiguring the famous eight-cylinder AL, the majority of the Minerva Ostruk were built on the most powerful six-cylinder, like the AF shown here with its 5,343cc engine. Its body plate proudly displays "Custom Coach Work Especially Designed for Paul Ostruk Co. Inc., New York, USA," but what's hiding this wording is that at the time, most of its bodies were manufactured in a few One of the best coachbuilders in the New York area. Firstly Locke & Co. then later Raymond Dietrich and Tom Hibbard's LeBaron factory. Not surprisingly, they incorporated the latest in style and were of the highest quality.

Jacques Vander Stappen bought this AF from Seymour Rappaport of Teaneck, New Jersey about 30 years ago in May 1988, as stated in the very complete correspondence file provided with the car. At the time of the sale, Mr. Rappaport wrote to the buyer, "The car has 17,000 miles of origin, was driven only by a heater (sic) the first year and then only by me". He does not say who the driver was, but he must have looked like one of the typical Ostruk customers who had probably abandoned him after a modest mileage to move to another premium car brand.

Mr. Rappaport seems to have been the owner of the car in the 1970s, an old title already quotes him as owner in 1973 and a picture shows him out of a garage where she had apparently slept for more than 40 years. A note on the record details unimportant damage to the quarter panel, due to a water leak in the roof of the garage, as the biggest repair during the restoration of the car. During this restoration, the two-tone livery of the car in which it was found was taken back, returning it to its former glory of the 1920s. After the restoration and in possession of these last two owners, the mileage had risen to 20 000 miles, still very modest, according to what was displayed on the counter.

In the hands of Mr. Vander Stappen, the car continued to be pampered and shown in its private museum although in recent years it has not been used regularly and will need to be restarted carefully before any road use.

Clearly inspired by the European bodywork of the time, with obvious similarities to D'Ieteren's ALs from the same collection, Paul Ostruk's American interpretation of this style makes it an automotive treat for the eyes. The most appealing details of the car are the polished aluminum dashboard, the hammered door handles and the neat accessories. Its rear compartment has folding seats concealed behind marquetry panels and a plethora of wood paneling and trim surrounded by the most elegant gray fabric upholstery. 

In the hands of its new owner, it will certainly be well received in all European or American elegance contests. 

Original Source: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24882/lot/324/?category=list&length=100&page=2

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