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Auction archive: Lot number 244

1926 CHENARD-WALCKER SIX LIGHT SALOON

Auction 30.06.2005
30 Jun 2005
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,092 - US$14,548
Price realised:
£5,875
ca. US$10,683
Auction archive: Lot number 244

1926 CHENARD-WALCKER SIX LIGHT SALOON

Auction 30.06.2005
30 Jun 2005
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,092 - US$14,548
Price realised:
£5,875
ca. US$10,683
Beschreibung:

1926 CHENARD-WALCKER SIX LIGHT SALOON Registration No. XI 6646 Chassis No. 42507 Engine No. AS 41079 Dark red with maroon fabric interior. Engine: four cylinder, side valve, 2 litre, 12 hp; Gearbox: four speed, sliding mesh; Suspension: front and rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: two wheel drum; Right hand drive. Chenard-Walcker cars are remembered primarily for their win in the first 24 Heures du Mans race of 1923, but they were made by one of the more successful and long-lived of French motor manufacturers, one that survived from 1900 until 1946. Initially, the works was at Asnières on the Seine, but from 1906 they moved the short distance to Gennevilliers. Their cars were conventional in most respects, but many Chenard-Walcker models in the Edwardian era featured ring reduction gears behind the rear wheels to replace a familiar bevel or worm axle. The badge and radiator mascot adopted was in the form of an eagle. Their first model after the Great War was a revived conventional 3-litre, soon joined by smaller cars. Links with other makers, with Sénéchal being a subsidiary, and then a link from 1927 to 31 with Delahaye, were followed in the 1930s by more advanced designs, particularly a front wheel drive using Jean Grégoire's patents. The origins of this Chenard Walcker are easily traced through its registration number pre-fix, the 'XI' issue being a Belfast County Council plate between 1922 and February 1928. Benefiting from retaining a continuation log book, this states its original date of registration to have been 7th May 1926, forty years later it still remained registered in that city, then owned by Robert Golick, from whom it is believed that the Sharpe Family acquired the car. The Chenard almost certainly carries its original coachwork, which is a handsome and lightweight six light saloon. It is in very tidy cosmetic order and sports a combination of brass and nickel finishes which enhance its overall appearance, together with the contrast of the bodywork colour with the black wings and cream coachlines, the whole effect is certainly impressive and attractive, particularly in profile and head-on. The interior is appointed with period style fabric, and is predominantly complete, though missing some trim pieces. Mechanically the car has not been run for many years, lacks water hoses amongst other pieces and must be considered in need of a complete rebuild. The car is also offered with a modern V5 document as well as the log book noted.

Auction archive: Lot number 244
Auction:
Datum:
30 Jun 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
Gables Service Station
Beschreibung:

1926 CHENARD-WALCKER SIX LIGHT SALOON Registration No. XI 6646 Chassis No. 42507 Engine No. AS 41079 Dark red with maroon fabric interior. Engine: four cylinder, side valve, 2 litre, 12 hp; Gearbox: four speed, sliding mesh; Suspension: front and rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: two wheel drum; Right hand drive. Chenard-Walcker cars are remembered primarily for their win in the first 24 Heures du Mans race of 1923, but they were made by one of the more successful and long-lived of French motor manufacturers, one that survived from 1900 until 1946. Initially, the works was at Asnières on the Seine, but from 1906 they moved the short distance to Gennevilliers. Their cars were conventional in most respects, but many Chenard-Walcker models in the Edwardian era featured ring reduction gears behind the rear wheels to replace a familiar bevel or worm axle. The badge and radiator mascot adopted was in the form of an eagle. Their first model after the Great War was a revived conventional 3-litre, soon joined by smaller cars. Links with other makers, with Sénéchal being a subsidiary, and then a link from 1927 to 31 with Delahaye, were followed in the 1930s by more advanced designs, particularly a front wheel drive using Jean Grégoire's patents. The origins of this Chenard Walcker are easily traced through its registration number pre-fix, the 'XI' issue being a Belfast County Council plate between 1922 and February 1928. Benefiting from retaining a continuation log book, this states its original date of registration to have been 7th May 1926, forty years later it still remained registered in that city, then owned by Robert Golick, from whom it is believed that the Sharpe Family acquired the car. The Chenard almost certainly carries its original coachwork, which is a handsome and lightweight six light saloon. It is in very tidy cosmetic order and sports a combination of brass and nickel finishes which enhance its overall appearance, together with the contrast of the bodywork colour with the black wings and cream coachlines, the whole effect is certainly impressive and attractive, particularly in profile and head-on. The interior is appointed with period style fabric, and is predominantly complete, though missing some trim pieces. Mechanically the car has not been run for many years, lacks water hoses amongst other pieces and must be considered in need of a complete rebuild. The car is also offered with a modern V5 document as well as the log book noted.

Auction archive: Lot number 244
Auction:
Datum:
30 Jun 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
Gables Service Station
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