Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1935 Ford V8 Rumble Seat Cabriolet
Estimate £30, 000 - £35, 000
Registration No: AVB 526
Chassis No: 2118337
MOT: Exempt
Subject to much expense with marque specialists Royal Kustoms
UK manufactured and supplied right-hand drive example
Fitted with a new hood, electronic ignition and serviced in current ownership
Collection of invoices, V8 handbook, work manual and current V5C
Ford introduced the Model A as a replacement for its long-running Model T in 1928, but just four years later, the Model A itself was history. To upstage rival Chevrolet’s six-cylinder, Ford offered its first V8 engine in 1932. Though V8s were nothing new, this was the first time one was to be offered in a low-price, mass-produced car. Streamlined styling began in 1933, progressing even further with bodies that were longer and wider with new grilles and 17-inch wheels. The design, credited to Phil Wright at Briggs Body Company, is considered one of the most desirable standard production models of the 1930s by today’s collectors. The cast iron flathead V8 was tremendous value for money, offering 75hp from its 221cui displacement in 1933. The V8 engine proved so popular that Ford discontinued its four-cylinder engine in March of the 1934 model year and the powerplant, which would come to be known as simply the 'flathead' would serve as the basis for many hot rods for years to come.
This 1935 Ford V8 Cabriolet is believed to have been first registered on 12th October 1935 and is a UK manufactured, right-hand drive example, that was built at Ford’s Dagenham factory. The Cabriolet features a rumble seat (dickey seat) design with a 4410cc flathead V8 allied to a 3-speed manual transmission. The flathead is running with Offenhauser heads and a Stromberg 97 carburettor.
Subject to much expense with marque specialists Royal Kustoms of Poole, Dorset by the previous owner, 'AVB 526' has recently been fitted with a new hood at a cost of £1, 750. Upgrades include electronic ignition, an electric fan, a new coil, a high compression/ high torque starter, a re-cored radiator, an electric fuel pump, electronic ignition, electric wipers, spotlights and a rear fog light and modern indicators front and rear, although the semaphore indicators remain fitted.
Maintenance has been carried out recently, with new tyres fitted in the last few years, attention being paid to the brakes, an oil change and 24 new studs on the heads in 2022 by Royal Kustoms. Serviced in current ownership, it is offered with a collection of invoices, a Ford V8 manual, workshop manual and the V5C Registration Document.
