About the same story for my 34 Singer, original owner bought it while
stationed in the UK and brought it to the U.S. and I got it from his estate.
Anyway, S. Calif. is a big place and while I can't help at all with
value/market/etc., I am in Santa Barbara if you need a pair of eyes on it.
mike
On 01/21/2011 10:40 AM, Lawrie Alexander wrote:
> Fellow Listers,
>
> I have learned of a 1937 Austin 10 4-door saloon which will come up
> for sale soon. The amazing thing is that it is a 1-owner car! The man
> who owns it went to England in 1937, bought the car and shipped it to
> the States. It is in southern California at present and, from the
> pictures I have seen, it looks to have been there all its life. The
> body appears sound and straight and the only apparent problem is that
> the rear window is missing. The story is that the car ran when parked
> 5 or 6 years ago and its lack of use and reason for sale are - fairly
> obviously - the age of its owner.
>
> I am more familiar with the market for pre-war sports cars and have no
> idea what a car like this might be worth, or whether there is likely
> to be a market for it. I write, therefore, to solicit informed opinion
> on both those things.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give!
>
> Lawrie Alexander
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