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1915 Cole Model 8-50 Roadster

  • Chassis Number: 27159
  • Serial Number: 27159
  • Engine Number: 10562
  • Style Number: 10562
This 1915 Cole Model 850-J Roadster is one of approximately 79 surviving examples of the Cole marque, and one of only two extant V-8-powered chassis from the 1915 model year. It was given a high-quality restoration (likely completed prior to 1990), and its body is finished in maroon with black-clad fenders, a black top, and black leather upholstery. The current owner acquired the Cole in 2017 out of long-term storage.

The current owner added four new wooden artillery-spoke wheels, a complete exhaust system, an engine rebuild, and new leather upholstery. There are Johnson triple-action tubular shocks, a pair of dual, rear-mounted tire tubes, correct Delco electricals, and a Boyce MotoMeter.

By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2024

2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $75,000-USD $100,000 
Sale Price :
USD $46,750

Recent Sales of the Cole Model 8-50

(Data based on Model Year 1915 sales)
1915 Cole Model 850-J Roadster
Chassis#: 27159
Sold for USD$46,750
  2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey
1915 Cole Model 8-50 image  1915 Cole Model 8-50 image  

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1915 Cole Model 8-50

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Chassis #: 27159
Engine #: 10562

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