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LOT 172
1913 Buick Model 30 Roadster Chassis no. 410923
Sold for €25,300 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 172
Offered from a Belgian collection
1913 Buick Model 30 Roadster
1913 Buick Model 30 Roadster
1913 Buick Model 30 Roadster
Chassis no. 410923
Chassis no. 410923
• Purchased in the USA in 1973
• Engine overhauled in 1977
• Little used since
• Starts and runs with a valid Contrôle Technique
Scottish-born inventor David Dunbar Buick built his first automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1903. That first Buick was a twin-cylinder touring car with 'valve-in-head' engine, 37 of which were completed in the first year of production (1904). More designer than businessman, Buick lacked talent in the latter role, a shortcoming that led to numerous changes of ownership in the firm's early years before its founder was eventually eased out in 1908, his departure from the Buick Motor Company coinciding with its establishment as the cornerstone of new owner William C Durant's General Motors. Under Durant's stewardship production rose dramatically from 750 cars in 1905 to 8,802 in 1908 when Buick's most popular model was the four-cylinder Model 10, priced at $900 and a direct competitor for Ford's Model T.
By the time this Model 30 was built, Buick's four-cylinder cars were powered by an overhead-valve engine, the one in this example displacing 201ci (3.3 litres). The Model 30 was available only as a two-door, two-seat roadster and was priced at $1,125. One of 3,500 produced in 1913, this example is of right-hand drive configuration, 1913 being the final year of RHD Buicks. The late owner purchased this car for his collection in the USA in 1973, at which time it was registered in the State of Virginia. His collection's mechanic overhauled the engine in 1977, since when the car has seen very little use (it starts and runs). Accompanying documentation consists of Belgian registration papers and Contrôle Technique (valid until August 2024) and the old Virginian registration documents.
• Engine overhauled in 1977
• Little used since
• Starts and runs with a valid Contrôle Technique
Scottish-born inventor David Dunbar Buick built his first automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1903. That first Buick was a twin-cylinder touring car with 'valve-in-head' engine, 37 of which were completed in the first year of production (1904). More designer than businessman, Buick lacked talent in the latter role, a shortcoming that led to numerous changes of ownership in the firm's early years before its founder was eventually eased out in 1908, his departure from the Buick Motor Company coinciding with its establishment as the cornerstone of new owner William C Durant's General Motors. Under Durant's stewardship production rose dramatically from 750 cars in 1905 to 8,802 in 1908 when Buick's most popular model was the four-cylinder Model 10, priced at $900 and a direct competitor for Ford's Model T.
By the time this Model 30 was built, Buick's four-cylinder cars were powered by an overhead-valve engine, the one in this example displacing 201ci (3.3 litres). The Model 30 was available only as a two-door, two-seat roadster and was priced at $1,125. One of 3,500 produced in 1913, this example is of right-hand drive configuration, 1913 being the final year of RHD Buicks. The late owner purchased this car for his collection in the USA in 1973, at which time it was registered in the State of Virginia. His collection's mechanic overhauled the engine in 1977, since when the car has seen very little use (it starts and runs). Accompanying documentation consists of Belgian registration papers and Contrôle Technique (valid until August 2024) and the old Virginian registration documents.
Footnotes
En provenance d'une collection belge
1913 Buick Model 30 Roadster
Châssis n° 410923
• Achetée aux États-Unis en 1973
• Moteur révisé en 1977
• Peu utilisée depuis
• Démarre et roule, avec un contrôle technique en cours de validité
L'ingénieur d'origine écossaise David Dunbar Buick construisit sa première automobile à Detroit, Michigan, en 1903. Cette première Buick était une voiture de tourismes à moteur deux cylindres « à soupapes en tête », dont il fut fabriqué 37 unités durant la première année de production (1904). Plus concepteur qu'homme d'affaire, Buick manquait de savoir-faire dans ce second rôle, une lacune qui occasionna de nombreux changements de propriétaire au cours des premières années de la société, avant que son fondateur n'en soit évincé en 1908, son départ de la Buick Motor Company coïncidant avec l'avènement de la General Motors de son nouveau propriétaire William C. Durant, dont la marque Buick devint la pierre angulaire. Sous la houlette de Durant, la production grimpa de 750 voitures en 1905 à 8 802 en 1908 lorsque le modèle le plus populaire de Buick la quatre cylindres Model 10, vendue 900 $, se retrouva en concurrence directe avec la Model T de Ford.
Lorsque la Model 30 entra en production, les Buick quatre cylindres étaient dotées d'un moteur à soupapes en tête, celui de cet exemplaire ayant une cylindrée de 3,3 litres. La Model 30 n'était proposée qu'en roadster deux portes deux places au tarif de 1 125 $. Cet exemplaire, l'une des 3 500 construites en 1913, a la conduite à droite, 1913 étant la dernière année pour les Buick avec conduite à droite. Le défunt propriétaire avait acheté cette voiture pour sa collection aux États-Unis en 1973, époque à laquelle elle était immatriculée dans l'état de Virginie. Le mécanicien de sa collection a révisé le moteur en 1977, date depuis laquelle la voiture a été très peu utilisée (elle démarre et roule). La documentation qui l'accompagne, comprend un contrôle technique (valable jusqu'en août 2024) et ses anciens papiers d'immatriculation en Virginie.
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