1909 Locomobile Model 30-L

$96,800

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1909 Locomobile Model 30-L
1909 Locomobile Model 30-L

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Sotheby's

  • Location

    Hershey, PA; USA

  • Event date

    Oct 5 - Oct 6, 2017

  • Lot

    243

Vehicle specs

  • Body style

    Speedster

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Engine Type

    L4

  • Interior Color

    Black

  • Exterior Color

    Blue

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

RHD. Cylinder bolster tank, dual rear spares, monocle windshield, folded trumpet bulb horn, Warner speedometer and clock, cowl mounted Rushmore acetylene spotlight, Solar kerosene sidelights, Edmunds & Jones acetylene headlights, kerosene taillight, Johns

Condition

Sound old paint, worn redyed bucket seat upholstery, dull brass. Usable as is, if not particularly beautiful. Just catching up on years of neglect to the brass will take up much of the winter.

Market commentary

There's no idea how it was built, but it's been like this at least since the 1958 re-enactment of the Vanderbilt Cup road races in 1958. It's a great, thumping old thing that will get down the road with alacrity (even if it won't stop with the same dispatch.) It takes a hero to drive one fast, but not a hero to buy it at this reasonable price.

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