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THE PROPERTY OF LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU
1914 SIZAIRE-BERWICK 20HP MALVERN TORPEDO TOURER
Registration No. SB 785
Chassis No. YB200
Engine No. B200
Cream with aluminium bonnet and black leather upholstery.
Engine: four cylinder in line side valve monobloc, 4,060cc; Gearbox: four speed and reverse, right hand change; Brakes: footbrake, internal expanding on rear wheels; handbrake, internal expanding on transmission; Suspension: front and rear semi-elliptic; Steering: Sizaire-Berwick patent worm and roller. Right hand drive.
The first Sizaire-Berwick was made in 1912 with a four cylinder engine and four speed gearbox. The car had a light open body and then in 1913 Sizaire-Berwick went into full production. Chassis were made in Courbevoie, Paris, home of the French Sizaire brothers, prior to being shipped to England where coachwork was fitted. The F.W. Berwick & Co. Ltd showrooms were in Berkeley Street, Piccadilly and cars were available with a number of standard bodies although individual requirements were always met. Models such as the Chiltern and Malvern, Chelsea landaulette, Eton limousine and Chelmsford cabriolet were available and prices ranged from £700 to £800 for a complete car. Contemporary press reports were very complimentary, the cars being noted for their luxurious quality and good power. The outbreak of hostilities, however, was to severely impair the abilities of the Anglo-French concern, although quite a few chassis were fitted with bodies to be used as field cars during the war. Post-war Sizaire-Berwicks were built at Park Royal, with a new model 25/50hp available. Styling was altered and, in particular, featured a new radiator design which was slightly angled to the front, due to the fact that the Rolls-Royce Company had objected to the registered design of the radiator. The 25/50 survived until the end of 1922, the cars always expensive and on a par with other quality motor cars such as Delage, Hotchkiss and Bentley. It was certainly not uncommon for prominent members of society to be seen at the wheel of a Sizaire-Berwick and there were a number of royal owners, as well as Indian princes, who often took delivery of new models .
This fine example was originally the personal car of Mr. Alexander Keiller (of the marmalade family) who was also a senior director of Sizaire-Berwick. Interestingly, Mr. Keiller had once taken a personal bet with Mr. Berwick in 1912 that a Sizaire-Berwick could not travel from London to Edinburgh in less than twelve hours, a journey that he had himself made in that time in another of his quality motor cars, an Austro-Daimler. Berwick won the bet, a two-seat "sports" model successfully covering the 400 miles in under eleven hours, some feat in 1912. Perhaps due to that success, Mr. Keiller then ordered his own car and took an active role in the company. One specification it has still to this day is that the front seats are designed to fold down into a bed in situ with the rear seat. During the Great War Mr. Keiller used his car as his personal staff vehicle and whilst on active service on the Western Front the car was strafed by machine gun fire, the bonnet still bearing the scars to this day. The car was passed to Mr. J.G. Hutt upon the death of Mr. Keiller and totally restored in the early 1950s by him. It came to the Museum in 1959 where it has remained ever since. The photograph shows the late actor, Jack Warner, at the wheel, Mr. Warner having been a test driver for Sizaire-Berwick in 1913. It still has its original upholstery with the folding front seats and full complement of Sizaire-Berwick instrumentation. The hood is in good order and the car carries twin spare wheels. It has an electric start and is very low revving with excellent torque. Unfortunately the fuel tank has perished and will require replacing but the car does run and carries a registration document. It also has a certificate of dating from the Veteran Car Club.
This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire an excellent Edwardian tourer with a fascinating pedigree.
1914 SIZAIRE-BERWICK 20HP MALVERN TORPEDO TOURER
Registration No. SB 785
Chassis No. YB200
Engine No. B200
Cream with aluminium bonnet and black leather upholstery.
Engine: four cylinder in line side valve monobloc, 4,060cc; Gearbox: four speed and reverse, right hand change; Brakes: footbrake, internal expanding on rear wheels; handbrake, internal expanding on transmission; Suspension: front and rear semi-elliptic; Steering: Sizaire-Berwick patent worm and roller. Right hand drive.
The first Sizaire-Berwick was made in 1912 with a four cylinder engine and four speed gearbox. The car had a light open body and then in 1913 Sizaire-Berwick went into full production. Chassis were made in Courbevoie, Paris, home of the French Sizaire brothers, prior to being shipped to England where coachwork was fitted. The F.W. Berwick & Co. Ltd showrooms were in Berkeley Street, Piccadilly and cars were available with a number of standard bodies although individual requirements were always met. Models such as the Chiltern and Malvern, Chelsea landaulette, Eton limousine and Chelmsford cabriolet were available and prices ranged from £700 to £800 for a complete car. Contemporary press reports were very complimentary, the cars being noted for their luxurious quality and good power. The outbreak of hostilities, however, was to severely impair the abilities of the Anglo-French concern, although quite a few chassis were fitted with bodies to be used as field cars during the war. Post-war Sizaire-Berwicks were built at Park Royal, with a new model 25/50hp available. Styling was altered and, in particular, featured a new radiator design which was slightly angled to the front, due to the fact that the Rolls-Royce Company had objected to the registered design of the radiator. The 25/50 survived until the end of 1922, the cars always expensive and on a par with other quality motor cars such as Delage, Hotchkiss and Bentley. It was certainly not uncommon for prominent members of society to be seen at the wheel of a Sizaire-Berwick and there were a number of royal owners, as well as Indian princes, who often took delivery of new models .
This fine example was originally the personal car of Mr. Alexander Keiller (of the marmalade family) who was also a senior director of Sizaire-Berwick. Interestingly, Mr. Keiller had once taken a personal bet with Mr. Berwick in 1912 that a Sizaire-Berwick could not travel from London to Edinburgh in less than twelve hours, a journey that he had himself made in that time in another of his quality motor cars, an Austro-Daimler. Berwick won the bet, a two-seat "sports" model successfully covering the 400 miles in under eleven hours, some feat in 1912. Perhaps due to that success, Mr. Keiller then ordered his own car and took an active role in the company. One specification it has still to this day is that the front seats are designed to fold down into a bed in situ with the rear seat. During the Great War Mr. Keiller used his car as his personal staff vehicle and whilst on active service on the Western Front the car was strafed by machine gun fire, the bonnet still bearing the scars to this day. The car was passed to Mr. J.G. Hutt upon the death of Mr. Keiller and totally restored in the early 1950s by him. It came to the Museum in 1959 where it has remained ever since. The photograph shows the late actor, Jack Warner, at the wheel, Mr. Warner having been a test driver for Sizaire-Berwick in 1913. It still has its original upholstery with the folding front seats and full complement of Sizaire-Berwick instrumentation. The hood is in good order and the car carries twin spare wheels. It has an electric start and is very low revving with excellent torque. Unfortunately the fuel tank has perished and will require replacing but the car does run and carries a registration document. It also has a certificate of dating from the Veteran Car Club.
This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire an excellent Edwardian tourer with a fascinating pedigree.