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1938 AC 16/70 Drophead Coupe

  • Chassis Number: L604
  • Engine Number: UMR 558
This example was sold new by Cook & Palmer Ltd. to a Mrs. E. Thorne, in Middlesex. John Moir purchased it from a collector in Kansas City, Case Bonebrake many years later. Mr. Bonebrake had shown the car at the Texas Grand Classic in Dallas in 1966.

Mr. Moir had the car restored, finishing it in three shades of pale blue and dark blue leather upholstery and a tan top. The engine is a 19911cc SOHC six-cylinder engine offering 70 horsepower. There is a four-speed manual transmission and four-wheel drum brakes.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2014

2020 H & H - Imperial War Museum Duxford

Pre-Auction Estimates :
£45,000-£55,000 
Sale Price :
USD $56,250 (£ 56,250.00)

2014 RM Auctions - Hershey

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $100,000-USD $150,000 
Sale Price :
USD $49,500

Recent Sales of the AC 16/70

(Data based on Model Year 1938 sales)
1938 AC 16/70 Drophead Coupe
Chassis#: L604
Sold for USD$56,250
  2020 H & H - Imperial War Museum Duxford
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1938 AC 16/70 Drophead Coupe
Chassis#: L604
Sold for USD$49,500
  2014 RM Auctions - Hershey
1938 AC 16/70 image  1938 AC 16/70 image  

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Drophead Coupe
Chassis #: L604
Engine #: UMR 558

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