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Lot no. 213
1934 FORD V8-40 TORPEDO LE BARON Collection André Lecoq - no reserve Carte grise française collection Châssis n° 85473555 Moteur n° 18GF2530 Carrosserie n°40 LB 750 - Sans réserve - Modèle puissant et robuste - Très bon état - Agréable et facile à utiliser Pour succéder à la Ford A et contrer les Chevrolet six-cylindres, Henri Ford parvient à produire un moteur V8 dont le coût de production reste raisonnable. Présentée en 1932, la nouvelle Ford V8-18 attire la curiosité et les acheteurs, ravis de profiter d'un type de moteur habituellement réservé à des modèles plus chers. Après cette première version, Ford lance une évolution plus aboutie, la V8-40, à la forme plus moderne déterminée par une calandre inclinée en coupe-vent et dont le moteur 3,6 litres atteint 75 ch, ce qui est plutôt élevé selon les standards européens pour une voiture de grande diffusion. Les différentes types de carrosserie usine sont dus au styliste maison E.T. Gregorie mais aussi, pour certains modèles, au carrossier Le Baron, de Detroit, comme la version présentée ici. Ce torpédo Ford V8 était depuis longtemps dans la collection d'André Lecoq, qui souhaitait une voiture plus maniable que sa Horch ou sa Mercedes 500 K, pour circuler sur les routes sinueuses de Bretagne. Trouvée chez un marchand de Vidauban dans les années 1970, il s'agit vraisemblablement d'un exemplaire assemblé à l'époque dans l'usine Ford d'Asnières. Saine, elle nécessitait une restauration qui, menée à bien par la Carrosserie Lecoq, a remarquablement bien résisté au temps. Le premier rallye auquel André Lecoq a participé avec cette voiture était en 1976 le Rallye du Bicentenaire des États-Unis, organisé notamment par Christian Huet. Par la suite, il a eu l'occasion de profiter à de nombreuses reprises de cette Ford V8-40 dont les excellentes performances se complètent d'une robustesse réelle et d'un confort de bon aloi. Avec ses quatre places sous capote et sa mécanique simple et puissante, c'est une excellente voiture de rallye touristique, capable d'attaquer les cols ou d'évoluer tranquillement sur les routes de campagnes. En bon état de présentation, cette voiture affiche 49 223 km au compteur. French title (collectors) Chassis n° 85473555 Engine n° 18GF2530 Carrosserie n°40 LB 750 - No reserve - Powerful and robust model - Very good condition - Enjoyable and easy to drive To succeed the Ford A and compete with the six-cylinder Chevrolet, Henry Ford developed a V8 engine that could be produced for a reasonable price. Presented in 1932, the new Ford V8-18 attracted the curiosity of buyers keen to profit from a type of engine usually reserved for more expensive models. Following the first version, Ford launched a more successful evolution, the V8-40, which appeared in a more modern form. It featured a sloping radiator grille and a 3.6-litre engine producing 75 bhp, which was rather high by European standards for a mass-produced car. Different types of factory body were designed by coachbuilders E.T.Gregorie and also, for certain models, Le Baron from Detroit, who was responsible for the version presented here. This Ford V8 Torpedo has been in André Lecoq's collection for a long time. He wanted a car that was easier to handle than his Horch or his Mercedes 500 K on the sinuous roads of Brittany. Discovered with a dealer from Vidauban during the 1970s, this was probably a car assembled in period at the Asnières Ford factory. It was sound, but in need of restoration, which was carried out in the Lecoq workshops, and the car has withstood the test of time remarkably. The first rally that André Lecoq participated in with this car was the Rallye du Bicentenaire des États-Unis, in 1976, organised, incidentally, by Christian Huet. He subsequently had the opportunity to take part on many other occasions in this Ford V8-40 that offered a great performance and a true robustness, matched with a high level of comfort. With four seats under cover and an uncomplicated and powerful engine, this is an excellent car for rallies, being capable of attacking the hills with ease or sauntering at a leisurely pace along country roads. Well presented, this car has 49,223 km on the odometer.
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