1938 3½-LITRE S-TYPE DUAL-COWL TOURER ‘S44’ on Car and Classic

[Peter Rothery]

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... s44-8KRKx4

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[kenny38]

What's the educated guesstimate on price and will it sell for price hoped for? Lovely car to run about Devon/Cornwall with your love beside you in another life. Kenny38

[Joerg]

150 to 250 k might be the estimate.
Guess it will not go over 100k - prewar hybrid cars are not what the market is looking for……..

[MikeWilliams]

You might be right Joerg, but we will have to wait and see. Discounting the White Lady there are only three S type tourers that have been on the market in the last 30 years, S28, S34 and S44. All sold in the UK for c£70K but that was quite a few years back. S28 was subsequently sold at least twice outside the UK for vastly more than that and S44 is now hugely improved from when it was last sold.

Also there are just two H type tourers, H7 and H9. One came on the market 4 years ago and the other 17 years ago. Both sold for over £130K each, even then.

I would't be surprised to see the full estimate reached, even in these difficult financial times.

Mike

[Joerg]

I would have bought it

[MikeWilliams]

Sale ends in three days. Present bid £91K. That's a good start!

Mike

[Pymmie]

Watched the last 10-15 min countdown.

Said reserve nearly met around £130k & topped out at £138,500

Must have been close to reserve , maybe say £140,000

Maybe a private deal to be done..

John P

[Mark1Stu]

Bidding ended at £138,500.

Lovely historic car.

[VFK44]

& topped out at £185,500

Is that a typo for £135,500? I'd like to get the accurate figure as people are going to be referring to this price to see what the ceiling is on pre-war Jensens.

[Pymmie]

Yep Stu..

Just edited it ..

John P

& topped out at £185,500

Is that a typo for £135,500? I'd like to get the accurate figure as people are going to be referring to this price to see what the ceiling is on pre-war Jensens.

[VFK44]

Yep Stu..

Just edited it ..
John P

Is that a typo for Stephen (VFK44)?

[MikeWilliams]

Looks like it was between your estimate and mine Joerg!

"people are going to be referring to this price to see what the ceiling is on pre-war Jensens". Know what you mean but there have been others sold for more than that and suspect there will be again. One of the Jensen-Ford V8s sold for over £200K a few years back.

Mike