1939 Cars For Sale V12 Drophead Coupe by J.A. Ackley
Jan 4, 2023
Photography Courtesy RM Sotheby's
According to RM Sotheby’s, only four Atalanta cars equipped with a V12 remain in existence. This is your rare opportunity to add one to your collection.
Atalanta was an English automaker from 1937 to 1939. The company offered two versions of a four-cylinder (1496cc and 1996cc) and the V12 seen in this car–which, coincidently, actually came from Lincoln-Zephyr.
Atalanta only produced 20 cars–six with the V12–before closing at the onset of World War II.
Cars produced by Atalanta offered features ahead of their time, including a tubular steel chassis, independent coil-spring suspension (said to be the first for a Britsh automobile) and extensive use of lightweight magnesium–including in the brake drums
This particular example has a drophead coupe body constructed by noted British coachbuilder Abbott of Farnham.
Find this 1939 Atalanta V12 Drophead Coupe up for bid from RM Sotheby’s, with an expected selling price between $900,000-$1,200,000.
my much older brother and a few of his friends had zephyr coupes just before ww2. the alloy heads would 'weld' themselves to the iron block, so if a headgasket blew, the solution was to loosen all the bolts/studs, wrap the engine with a few loops of small chain, and drive the car until the head blew off
In reply to tolyarutunoff :
Interesting method. How long would the car go before the head blew off?
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