Lot Ended
Description
Beautifully presented car that spent over 20 years on display
in a museum in South Africa; current owner 13 years; recent major service;
factory RHD; driven 30 miles to the sale
This Plymouth P3 four-door sedan comes with a Dating Certificate
from the American Automobile Club GB confirming that it was built in Detroit in
August 1937. Nothing is known of the car’s early history but a plaque on the
dash suggests that it was supplied new via Ingram Sandle & Co of Upper
Tollington Park in London.
It subsequently
found its way to South Africa, correspondence and photos on file showing that it
spent over 20 years on display at a motor museum in Johannesburg, the high
altitude and dry air accounting for the remarkable state of preservation
today.
Imported back to the UK in 1999 and
registered here as 351 UXN in 2005, it was recommissioned and fully serviced by
Auto-Kare of Hayling Island in 2006 with various new parts fitted. We are told
that it was also retrimmed at a cost of £6,000 and although there is no invoice
for this, it does sound plausible because the interior is excellent.
Our
vendor acquired the Plymouth in 2010 to join a collection of cars and has
looked after it well. An invoice shows that it had a
major service in 2018 which included a new radiator; electric fuel pump; brake
overhaul; carb overhaul; head gasket; timing cover gasket; sump gasket; front
crank oil seal; engine flush etc. Eight old MOTs show that it has covered around
3,000 miles since 2005, the odometer currently showing 73,205 miles.
It is powered by a lusty 3.2 straight-six
producing 82bhp mated to a three-speed gearbox and comes with a good file of
technical literature relating to the model, an original instruction book and an
owner’s handbook.
As you can see in the photos,
it is in splendid condition throughout and was driven some 30 miles to the
sale.
For more information contact James on
07970 309907 or email [email protected]