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1938 Railton 10 saloon (split)
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's the latest rescue mission. A garage find rather than a barn find but it was in danger of being scrapped so it had to come home...




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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Properly dusty Smile - what is it? Railton?

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is a Railton. Well identified as its an obscure one! It's 1938 Railton 10 based on Standard 10 mechanics. They built 50 of them, 36 convertibles and 14 saloons. There's a couple other known saloons around in the UK though non have been seen for many years, and the next body number on to this one is alive and well in the USA.
Letting the council clear the garage and take it away for scrap was not really an option obviously. Fortunately the daughter of the owner contacted the Railton Owners Club and we could mount a rescue mission.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Carcruiser wrote:
It is a Railton. Well identified as its an obscure one! It's 1938 Railton 10 based on Standard 10 mechanics. They built 50 of them, 36 convertibles and 14 saloons. There's a couple other known saloons around in the UK though non have been seen for many years, and the next body number on to this one is alive and well in the USA.
Letting the council clear the garage and take it away for scrap was not really an option obviously. Fortunately the daughter of the owner contacted the Railton Owners Club and we could mount a rescue mission.


Cool, that deserves its own thread really - am I ok moving the photos over to a new one?

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

By all means. Not done any work on it yet other than look at it and drown the woodworm. There's some very shaky areas of wood... Engine turns over with compression though Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok it has its own thread now Smile

Do you have any photos to hand of the rear, and the interior? It's good news that it was saved.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is fantastic! VERY good save indeed!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's the rear view. Will get an interior shot too though its not good. It's supposed to have a sideways facing rear seat, being too small for conventional forward facing rear seat so its a three seater. However that's long gone and its just open to the boot presumably for carrying long loads... Shocked

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