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Prewar

The decades between the First and Second World Wars were a golden age in the development of automotive technology, unparalleled in their creativity, craft, and energy.

Prewar Live Auctions (8)

221 Flathead-Powered 1940 Boyce & Sons 16′ Hydroplane

221 Flathead-Powered 1940 Boyce & Sons 16′ Hydroplane

United States USA
NR No Reserve
This 16' stepped-bottom hydroplane was built in 1940 by Boyce & Sons, a San Diego-based boat builder, for competition in the Pacific One Design Hydroplane (PODH) class. It was refurbished in 2022 with work that involved refreshing the 221ci Ford flathead V8, varnishing the deck, and refinishing the hull in silver, red, and black.
Bid: USD $15,000
1925 Ford Model T Coupe

1925 Ford Model T Coupe

United States USA
NR No Reserve
This 1925 Ford Model T coupe is said to have spent most of its existence in and around New York City and is powered by a 177ci inline-four paired with a two-speed planetary gear transmission. The car is finished in black over tan vinyl and is equipped with 21" wood-spoke wheels, a rear-mounted spare rim and tire, four-wheel drum brakes, an…
Bid: USD $3,500
1939 Packard Twelve 1707 Convertible Coupe

1939 Packard Twelve 1707 Convertible Coupe

United States USA
P Premium
This 1939 Packard Twelve is one of 446 examples built in the final year of V12 production and is clothed in convertible coupe bodywork. The car was delivered new in Chicago on August 8, 1939, and is said to have undergone a refurbishment in 2003 before winning the Chairman’s Trophy at the 2004 Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance.
Bid: USD $91,707
1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Fixed-Head Coupe by Freestone and Webb

1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Fixed-Head Coupe by Freestone and Webb

United States USA
NR No Reserve
This 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 features aluminum fixed-head coupe bodywork by Freestone and Webb Ltd., of London, and it was acquired by the selling dealer in 2025. The car is finished in dark green with silver coves over green upholstery, and power comes from a 3.7-liter OHV inline-six mated to a four-speed manual transmission.
Bid: USD $46,000
1927 Buick Standard Six Sedan

1927 Buick Standard Six Sedan

United States USA
This Buick Standard Six sedan was assembled by General Motors of Canada in Oshawa, Ontario, and underwent a three-year refurbishment starting in 2016 at Masterclass Automotive of Miami, Florida. Work included refinishing the body and wheels in black, reupholstering the interior in black and red, rebuilding the 207ci inline-six, and refreshing the…
Bid: USD $3,150
1937 Rudge Special

1937 Rudge Special

United States USA
NR No Reserve
This 1937 Rudge Special is said to have been found as wall art in a California lodge prior to being refurbished during the late 1980s while under the ownership of the late Rob North, from whom the seller purchased the bike in 2018. Since that time, it has been displayed and recently underwent recommissioning work that included cleaning and sealing…
Bid: USD $3,495
Ex–Lily Pons 1939 Packard One Twenty Series 1701 Panel Brougham by Derham

Ex–Lily Pons 1939 Packard One Twenty Series 1701 Panel Brougham by Derham

United States USA
NR No Reserve
This 1939 Packard One Twenty is a Series 1701 model that was purchased for actress and principal soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, Lily Pons. It was ordered via the Packard Motor Company of New York and sent to the Derham Body Company of Philadelphia, where it was outfitted with custom Panel Brougham bodywork before being delivered to Ms.
Bid: USD $19,500
6.2L-Powered 1928 Chris-Craft 22′ Cadet Triple-Cockpit Runabout

6.2L-Powered 1928 Chris-Craft 22′ Cadet Triple-Cockpit Runabout

United States USA
NR No Reserve
A Alumni
This 1928 Chris-Craft Cadet is a wood-hulled 22′ triple-cockpit runabout that was refurbished under previous ownership in a project culminating in 2004 that included replacing the keel, installing a West System no-soak bottom and sides, replacing the transom, replacing the fuel tank, and reupholstering the seating surfaces in green vinyl.
Bid: USD $7,700

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