Highlights
- In the same family ownership from new!
- Passed down through three generations over 95 years
- Subject to sympathetic restoration around fifteen to twenty years ago
- Exceedingly original inside and out
- Accompanied by a vast collection of paperwork including period ‘Buff’ logbook
The Appeal
Cars really do make the best family heirlooms. What better way to feel connected to your forebears than to own and enjoy the very same vehicle your grandparents were driving almost a hundred years ago?!
This 1929 Austin Austin 16/6 comes with unrivalled provenance. We’re informed that the vendor’s grandfather was the original owner, who then lent it to the vendor’s uncle to travel between various military airfields after the Second World War. The vendor’s grandfather then had the car back and used it until the 1960s when it was put into storage. Around fifteen to twenty years ago, the vendor and their uncle recommissioned and sympathetically restored the Austin, getting it back on the road without erasing its unrivalled originality and period charm.
Sitting between Austin’s ‘Seven’ 747cc economy car and the 3.6-litre ‘Twenty’ full-size saloon, the 2.25-litre 16 was launched as a mid-size saloon in 1927. It was deemed thoroughly modern at the time with its ‘in-unit’ engine and gearbox design, as well as semi-elliptical leaf spring suspension all round. This 1929 example is the earliest iteration and in lovely original order.
Seldom do cars of this vintage come to market with such incredible history, let alone in as fine condition as this Austin 16/6. Now offered reluctantly for sale due to a change in circumstances, it’s time to find this Austin a new home. Complete with a wealth of paperwork, now’s your one and only chance to acquire it from the family that’s owned it for 3 generations.
The History and Paperwork
- Original supplier’s name plate retained
- Period ‘dateless’ registration matching old logbook
- 7,465 miles indicated
- Exempt from road tax and MOT
- Originally owned by the vendor’s grandfather
- Used by the vendor’s uncle after the Second World War
- Put into storage by the vendor’s grandfather during the 1960s
- Light restoration carried out approximately fifteen to twenty years ago by the vendor and their uncle
- Period ‘Buff’ logbook and current C5C present
- Several invoices and hand-written notes from during the light restoration
- Reluctant sale due to a change in circumstances
The Condition
- Impeccably presented inside and out; especially clean underneath and under the bonnet
- The blue saloon coachwork presents superbly considering its age and the older restoration/repaint looks to have weathered very well
- We note some small chips to the paint (photographed), but nothing especially noteworthy
- The fabric-covered roof looks in fine order, with no notable creasing, stretching or shrinkage apparent
- Rear luggage rack fitted
- Discreet Lucas-type indicators fitted - a sensible addition
- The wire wheels look very smart in gloss black while all the tyres appear in sound order
- The interior upholstery presents very well, with minimal wear to the beautifully reupholstered cord front seats
- The vendor notes that the rear seat would benefit from some attention
- Slight age-commensurate discolouration to the door trims which are otherwise exceedingly well-preserved
- Very smart carpets protected with overmats
- The rear window blind and various wooden trims are retained and in fantastic order
- The controls, instruments and switchgear all present nicely
The Mechanics
- 2.25-litre (2,249cc) six-cylinder side-valve petrol engine
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Three-quarter floating rear axle
- All-round semi-elliptical leaf spring suspension
- Exceedingly smart engine compartment
- No obvious signs of large oil or coolant leaks
- We’re informed that the Austin continues to drive well
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