1937' Railton Straight Eight
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£15,000Published 8 June 2025ID: dhOdlo
Expired
5 months, 3 weeks ago
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Information from the owner
Body: Sports Car
Age: 88 years
Electronics: Parking Assist Rear
Seller's comments about 1937' Railton Straight Eight
UTAC | Millbrook, Bedford
Viewing: Tues 24th June from 12pm
Auction: Wed 25th June from 9am
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JQ
1937 Railton Straight Eight Sports Saloon
Coachwork by Coachcraft
Estimate
£15, 000 - £17, 000
Registration No: FPL 915
Chassis No: E743395
MOT: Exempt
Pleasingly retaining its original and highly attractive Sports Saloon coachwork by Coachcraft
Benefitting from brake re-lining, new clutch and re-surfaced flywheel, and back axle re-shimmed in recent years
Self evidently the beneficiary of a previous restoration
Desirable second series car with the more powerful 4, 168cc straight-eight engine
Having sold Invicta to the Earl Fitzwilliam in 1933, Noel Macklin and his works manager Leon Cushman cast around for another automotive project. Impressed by the number of speed records that Hudson’s fledgling Essex-Terraplane subsidiary was setting, Macklin duly secured a supply of rolling chassis from the parent company. Enlisting the help of Reid Railton, whose name was well-known to the motoring public as the designer of various land speed record cars, Macklin also commissioned coachbuilders such as Ranalah, REAL, Carbodies and Coachcraft to body his Anglo-American hybrid. Featuring a 4, 010cc Terraplane Eight engine and three-speed manual gearbox plus revised damping, the first-series Railtons boasted a better power-to-weight ratio than a Derby Bentley or Lagonda M45. With its imposing radiator designed by motoring artist F. Gordon Crosby and its bonnet adorned with external Invicta-style rivets, the new marque soon became synonymous with acceleration and top gear flexibility. Adopting the Hudson Eight rolling chassis in 1934, the second-series Railtons benefited from a two-inch longer wheelbase and a more potent 4, 168cc engine.
More information following shortly.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Viewing: Tues 24th June from 12pm
Auction: Wed 25th June from 9am
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JQ
1937 Railton Straight Eight Sports Saloon
Coachwork by Coachcraft
Estimate
£15, 000 - £17, 000
Registration No: FPL 915
Chassis No: E743395
MOT: Exempt
Pleasingly retaining its original and highly attractive Sports Saloon coachwork by Coachcraft
Benefitting from brake re-lining, new clutch and re-surfaced flywheel, and back axle re-shimmed in recent years
Self evidently the beneficiary of a previous restoration
Desirable second series car with the more powerful 4, 168cc straight-eight engine
Having sold Invicta to the Earl Fitzwilliam in 1933, Noel Macklin and his works manager Leon Cushman cast around for another automotive project. Impressed by the number of speed records that Hudson’s fledgling Essex-Terraplane subsidiary was setting, Macklin duly secured a supply of rolling chassis from the parent company. Enlisting the help of Reid Railton, whose name was well-known to the motoring public as the designer of various land speed record cars, Macklin also commissioned coachbuilders such as Ranalah, REAL, Carbodies and Coachcraft to body his Anglo-American hybrid. Featuring a 4, 010cc Terraplane Eight engine and three-speed manual gearbox plus revised damping, the first-series Railtons boasted a better power-to-weight ratio than a Derby Bentley or Lagonda M45. With its imposing radiator designed by motoring artist F. Gordon Crosby and its bonnet adorned with external Invicta-style rivets, the new marque soon became synonymous with acceleration and top gear flexibility. Adopting the Hudson Eight rolling chassis in 1934, the second-series Railtons benefited from a two-inch longer wheelbase and a more potent 4, 168cc engine.
More information following shortly.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
