Gavin McGuire’s
Fine Automobiles
Telephone/Fax 0044(0) 1892 770310
Mobile Phone 0044(0) 7770 316482
E-Mail [email protected]
Web site http://www.gavinmcguire.co.uk
Junction6 on the M25Motorway
Just 70 minutesfrom Dover
20 minutesfrom Gatwick1902 Rochet 4 ½ hp £49,500
A quite charming vis a vis which has an
easy to use clutchless gearchange and,
being small and light, is surprisingly
rapid on the road.1901 Delin 4 ½ hp £69,950
A very pretty and very rare Belgian
built three seater with three forward
speeds and reverse a charming little
car!1904 De Dion 6 hp £79,500
A very attractive and well restored
three seater with windscreen and
hood. Fitted with electric start and
comes with a trailer.1903 Stevens Duryea 7hp £115,000
A very original two/four seater with a
Victoria hood. This twin cylinder car
has a three speed and reverse gearbox
and is great fun and very rapid.4 Peugeot Twin £225,000
A lively and very well presented
cylinder four seat rear entrance
tonneau. This car is lovely to drive and
goesverywell.1904 CGV Model H 25 hp £Please ask
A quite superb and very powerful
4 cylinder 6. 2 litre chain drive car
easily capable of taking seven people
to Brighton.1901 Boyer 6 ½ hp £85,000
A very rare single cylinder four seater
with detachable Surrey top. Much
work recently been done and it drives
well.1913 Ford T Skiff Just arrived
This very sporting Model T has a
lovely history. It really looks the part
of an Edwardian roadster and has the
performancetomatch.All of my cars are on http://www.gavinmcguire.co.uk
A LOF THESECARSAREVETERANCARCLUB DATED
WETESTTHE CLASSICSTHATYOU CANBUY
1904
A li
twin cALL
This delightfulvis-à-viscompletedevery BrightonRun from 2001 to ’11
and it’s on the button...sorry,crank. De Dionsare known by their engine
number,in this case 6060,but this one also has amodernchassisnumber
imposedon it by the DVLA. It was rebuiltby its giftedengineerowner in
the ’70s, afterwhichit was blessedin Holt ParishChurch(there’s a photo).
It’s in splendidorder, with goodpaint,nicelypatinatedhide, unworn
tyresand plentyof meaton the externallycontractingbrakes – two work
fromthe floorpedal,the third fromthe drive control/ratio selector.The
rear suspensionand drivetrain have recentlybeenrebuiltwith refurbished
driveshafts,nowcarryingmodernrubberbootsconcealing‘pot’-typeCVJs.
It was rewiredand the ignitioncoil rewound last year.The motoris smart,
with polishedbrass and a lovely timbercase to the coil, but the Zenith
carburettormay be a later device than 1901.There’s watervisibleunder
the tiny radiatorcap and the total-lossoil set-upis replenishedevery
15 milesfroma delightfuloriginalcan on the offsiderunningboard.
The 498cc(84mmbore,90mmstroke: do the sums;we had to) single
startseasilyvia the side hand crank (its drive chainis in goodshape)and
runs well, but it’sabit throttlesensitive–maybedue to the later Zenith
carb.Onceyou’ve told your brain to forgeteverythingyou know, it’s simple
to operate with nearlyall the controlson the column– two ratios, fairly
directsteeringvia tiller and you don’toftenneedto tinker with the
advance/retard.It gets down the road well, with a delightfulchuffingthat
pleaseseveryone in earshot.Stoppingwith all threebrakes deployedwon’t
challengeyour G tolerance,but gets you arrestedbeforeyou get arrested.SUMMARY
EXTERIOR
∑Superbpaintand plating
INTERIOR
∑Decentleather, agedperfectly
MECHANICALS
∑Tidy; properlytitivated;runs well
VALUE★★★★★★★★✩✩
ForEasy to drive
AgainstTotal-lossignition;
remembera sparebattery
SHOULDIBUYIT?
It has to be one of the most
accessiblewaysinto the Brighton
Run – it had an entryfor this year –
and it’s hard not to be captivated
once you’ve had a feel of itCASEHISTORIES
DEDION-BOUTON 41 / 2 HPTYPEG
Yearofmanufacture 1901 Askingprice£70,000VendorRobertGlover,
BicesterHeritage;tel: 07779079827;www. robertglover-ltd.com
WHENITWASNEW
Price£200Maxpower 41 / 2 hpMaxtorquen/a
0-60mphn/aTopspeedc30mphMpgn/a214 Classic&SportsCarDecember 2015