We wonder how many readers can identify the pretty four seater tourer in the picture above? It's a rare car - one of two remaining of just twelve built in Coventry. It's a 1924 ALBATROS and is one of the lots being auctioned by Stanislas Machoïr at the Chateau de Lasserre in Toulouse on October 30th.
The other Albatros known is in the Coventry Transport Museum (the town of its manufacture) and is a 1923 two seater on solid wheels.
The open four seater with beaded edge wheels and 1050cc Coventry Climax engine will be a delightful rare car to drive and we look forward to see it being driven on the roads.
Another rare car difficult to identify at first glance is the 1928 ITALA TIPO 61 Coupé Spéciale with its distinctive body loosely based on the so-called 'Blue Train' Bentley Speed Six. Will someone buy it and try and race a train across Europe? Perhaps this evocative painting by Terence Cuneo will inspire you?
You can save money on tyres by driving a three wheeler. A rare 1913 AC Sociable perhaps? Or maybe a 1935 BSA TW-33-10 which according to the description was the first front-wheel-drive car in the world. (We suspect our readers will know better!)
No French auction is complete without a Citroen - choose from a dusty 1924 CITROËN B10 Torpedo or a shiny 1923 CITROËN B2 Torpedo or the heavier 1927 CITROËN B14F.
This auction is entitled 'Classic and Competition' so if you're able to rebuild the dismantled engine, then why not treat yourself to the 1936 DELAGE D6/80 racer with competition history and the 'aura of France' ?
Lastly, we will wave the flag for the humble Bullnose Morris with a very attractive light van body and just the job for carrying home anything you bought from the automobilia section.
You can download a handy pdf of all lots HERE.
Text Robin Batchelor, pictures courtesy Stanislas Machoïr Auctions.