1911 American Simplex 50HP

VIN: 5011658

$852,500

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Gooding & Company

  • Location

    Oxnard, CA; US

  • Event date

    Oct 21, 2006

  • Lot

    33

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    5011658

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  • Body style

    Toy Tonneau

  • Odometer

    7 M

  • Interior Color

    Black leather, Tan cloth top, boot & mudguard

  • Exterior Color

    Brewster Green, Gold coachlines

Vehicle details

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Equipment

RHD. Eclipse acetylene head lights, Gray & Davis kerosene side lights, Warner speedometer, Chelsea clock, leather covered top frame, canvas mudguards. Grey tires on 37 wood spoke wheels. Double chain drive. Known history from its early 50s acquisition by Edgar Roy from Webster Knight III and the prototype for Roys famous working model. Restoration freshened by Stu Laidlaw for Otis Chandler a few years ago and subsequently a class winner at Pebble Beach. Concours condition. No Reserve. Otis Chandler Collection.

Market commentary

This is, relatively speaking, one of the best values of the Chandler Collection sale. Powerful, fast, excellent provence and history, all in one.

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