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1925 LOCOMOBILE 48 TOWN CAR
Chassis No. 19311
Blue and black.
Engine: six cylinder, in-line, T-head, 525ci, 103bhp; Gearbox: four speed manual; Brakes: mechanical contracting; Suspension: semi-elliptic springs. Left hand drive.
By 1925 the senior series Locomobiles had become magnificent dinosaurs; a holdover from the pre-World War I era of T-head engines of massive torque and lazy rpm coupled with the finest materials in both body and chassis.
The car on offer here is one of the last examples of the breed. By this time the larger Locomobiles were built on a custom order basis only, and this car delivered from the factory at a jaw-dropping 1925 price of nearly $10,000!
Wearing aluminum Locomobile custom coachwork and equipped with such niceties as opera lamps in lovely deep blue glass, this car is in good enough condition to be shown with just some cleaning, a set of new tires and some cosmetic attention. Conversely, it would restore extremely well and give the owner a powerful roadgoing Classic as well as a show car guaranteed to draw admiration.
This car is one of the few Locomobiles extant to be recognized by the Classic Car Club of America as a Full Classic, thereby making it eligible for all of that club's activities.
Chassis No. 19311
Blue and black.
Engine: six cylinder, in-line, T-head, 525ci, 103bhp; Gearbox: four speed manual; Brakes: mechanical contracting; Suspension: semi-elliptic springs. Left hand drive.
By 1925 the senior series Locomobiles had become magnificent dinosaurs; a holdover from the pre-World War I era of T-head engines of massive torque and lazy rpm coupled with the finest materials in both body and chassis.
The car on offer here is one of the last examples of the breed. By this time the larger Locomobiles were built on a custom order basis only, and this car delivered from the factory at a jaw-dropping 1925 price of nearly $10,000!
Wearing aluminum Locomobile custom coachwork and equipped with such niceties as opera lamps in lovely deep blue glass, this car is in good enough condition to be shown with just some cleaning, a set of new tires and some cosmetic attention. Conversely, it would restore extremely well and give the owner a powerful roadgoing Classic as well as a show car guaranteed to draw admiration.
This car is one of the few Locomobiles extant to be recognized by the Classic Car Club of America as a Full Classic, thereby making it eligible for all of that club's activities.