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1939 Austin Norfolk 18 HP Saloon With Sliding Sunshine Roof , Remarkable Pre War Austin As only covered 12, 000 miles from new and full supporting history supplied , Bought new on the 3rd of July 1939 by Sir Herbert Benjamin Just two months before the outbreak of WW2 , Unused until 1956 when it was put back on the road , Sparingly used by the family until its sale , Purchased by the "Sharp Family Museum" in 1965 . It was featured in "The Motor" December the 235th 1965 as a comparison feature to cars of the time , Mileage stated at test as 10, 500 miles , Copy of "The Motor" supplied . It remained as museum exhibit until 2005 when it was sold at auction @ a stated 12, 000 miles . Very recently the head was removed at service to find all original valves and pistons , New exhaust valves were fitted and a broken piston ring was found , A new full set of standard piston rings were fitted and the bores checked and found to have not suffered damage , The motor starts easily and the 18 HP Norfolk drives beautifully . Its original interior is remarkable with beautiful Tan leather , Foot rests and occasional tables are located to the rear of the front seats , Original rear blinds are present . Outside the black coachwork is lovely and it still retains its hand painted coach lines . A truly unique Austin motor car in fantastic condition and with superb history in support of its low mileage , Comes with current V5C , Original registration number , Original Buff log book and file of associated paper work ,
£17500
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