1896 Benz 5hp Centre-Steer. Victoria
SOLD by Bonhams Auctioneers

Price £221,500

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Auctioned Car

Richard Hudson-Evans reports from the
Bonhams Ward Brothers Reserve Collection Auction held on Saturday 18 July 2009.

Condition

Old restoration now looking almost original

General Summary

£41,500 more than top estimate

Fact File

Make		Benz
Model		5hp Centre-Steer Victoria
Price		£221,500 (approx. €255,965 or $360,668)
Year		1896
Price Significant		Formerly part of Shuttleworth Collection, missing parts fabricated so car could run by early 1980s, many London to Brighton Runs successfully completed, wooden wheels last rebuilt 2001
Condition Rating		(condition rating 1.5)
Lot Number		136
Auction House		Bonhams
Auction Title		Ward Brothers Reserve Collection
Country		United Kingdom
Date Of Sale		Saturday 18 July 2009
Auction Location		Edwardian and Vintage Motor Cars, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

1896 Benz 5hp Centre-Steer

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This Benz 5hp Centre-Steer has been sold in the Ward Brothers Reserve Collection auction - Bonhams auction house on Saturday 18 July 2009, and sold for £221,500

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1896 Benz 5hp Centre-Steer. Victoria SOLD by Bonhams Auctioneers

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1896 Benz 5hp Centre-Steer. Victoria
SOLD by Bonhams Auctioneers