Lot Ended
Description
Impressive three-litre sports saloon; well-known VSCC car; interesting
history; nicely restored
In the early days of motoring, Hotchkiss
sat firmly at the top end of the French motoring firmament, making top-quality
cars of robust proportions and strong performance.
The AM80 was their
flagship model in the early '30s, featuring a three-litre six-cylinder engine
with seven main bearings and straight-forward over-head valves. Contemporary
road tests boasted near 80mph with a cruising speed anywhere between 55 and
65mph.
First registered with the London number GX 7173 in May
1932, this AM80 was still in London in the 1950s. By the
1970s, it had found its way to Malaysia although by then was in a sorry state. A
three-part story relating to its discovery and resurrection is on
file from the Malaysia and Singapore Vintage Car Register Magazine and it was
repatriated sometime in the 1980s.
The vendor acquired it in 2017 from a
small ad in the VSCC Newsletter having fallen in love with the looks, quality
and performance. Well known to the British Hotchkiss Society, it remains in
nicely restored condition and carries its original Monaco four-door, four-seater
factory coachwork.
A handy trunk at the back includes an ingenious
picnic table and an original French handbook is also on file.
It has not
seen active service for several years and we have not attempted to start the car
since arrival on-site, although we are told it was running well when put away
pre-Covid.
For more information - contact [email protected]
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