1932 Aero 662 Roadster with Dickey Seat

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The Nethercutt Collection is one of America’s finest Automotive Museums and Collections, a masterpiece comprising over 250 perfectly restored American and European motor cars, along with a vast array of rare mechanical musical instruments and precious antique furniture. 

Maintaining a classic car collection of this size is never easy, and when it reaches the scale of our collection, it becomes increasingly more challenging. Our founder, J.B. Nethercutt said the following at age 91, “The recognition and preservation of beauty has been a major focus of my life. It would suit me well if what people remembered about me was, ‘Where he went, he left beauty behind.’” 

As a result, we have decided to part ways with a small group of cars from the collection and will do so in partnership with our friends at Hagerty Marketplace. Many of the cars we have decided to sell we have owned for in excess of 50 years, or have been in storage, not on display, or represent a tremendous opportunity as a restoration project. They are a compelling mix of pre-war examples that have been thoroughly well-cared for and that will easily find new caretakers who will undoubtedly cherish and use them as intended.  

As we say goodbye to this group of cars, we hope the occasion for their sale will introduce us to new collectors and enthusiasts, and we look forward to hosting you at the Museum and Collection in Sylmar, California, in the coming months, years and decades. 

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 Aero was a Czechoslovakian company primarily in the business of airplane production. During times of lesser demand for airplanes, other products were made including airscrews, motorcycle sidecars, and car bodies built under license from 1925. After inviting another manufacturer who constructed the Enka to build its car at the Aero factory, Aero began to build its own car in May 1929. It was a simple cyclecar powered by a 10 hp 49cc single-cylinder water-cooled two-stroke engine.

By 1932, the lightweight car grew to a more sophisticated 18 hp 662 cc twin with four-wheel brakes. Aero produced 1,317 cars in 1932, the most popular of which was a two-door 2+1-seat (accommodated in the dickey or rumble seat) roadster. At the upper end of the range was the Aero 1000 (built from 1932-1934) with a 26 hp 999cc twin and 2-seat roadster body. Along with its smaller sister, 4,210 of these models were built. Many sporting successes were achieved by Aeros.

After WWII, a new generation was intended to replace existing models. Smaller than their predecessors, they still employed two-stroke engines, but offered synchromesh gears, and hydraulic brakes. They did not go into production when the automobile industry in Czechoslovakia was nationalized.

Highlights

• Offered from The Nethercutt Collection

• Two-cylinder two-stroke engine

• Cyclecar from Czechoslovakia

• Aero built cars from 1929 to 1947

Features

• Unrestored

• Motor is free

• Wire wheels

• Righthand drive

• Twin taillights

• Louvered splash aprons

• Rumble seat or dickey

• Side curtain

• Friction shocks

• Electric starter

Ownership History

Andrew Ozdy, Agoura Hills, California (1969-2011); three or four owners in Germany; Frank Fort, Veselicko, Czechoslovakia; Augustus Adamec, Dlilbrsko, Czechoslavakia (1944-1945); Pravdoslav Schmidt, Kowarschora, Morava, Czechoslavkia (1941-1944); Ladislav Bouska-Zizkov, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1932-1941 - Original Owner).

From Cameron Richards, Vice President of The Nethercutt Collection: “This little Aero Roadster is a great opportunity to own and enjoy something small, quick, and definitely quirky!”

Additional Notes

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Donnie Gould Phone: 954.647.0779 email: dgould@hagerty.com