2024 |
Amelia Island Auctions1930 G.A.R. Type B5 Roadster
Selections From The Mullin Collection
SOLD $98,000
Estimate
$75,000 - $125,000| Without Reserve
Chassis
795
Car Highlights
Prewar Sports Roadster with Inline Eight-Cylinder Engine
Exceedingly Rare as One of Just Three Type B5s Believed to Exist
Displayed at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®
Equipped with Cotal Preselector Gearbox
Attractive Roadster Coachwork
Technical Specs
1,375 CC SOHC Inline 8-Cylinder Engine
Twin Solex Sidedraft Carburetors
8 HP (French Rating)
4-Speed Cotal Pre-Selector Gearbox
4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes
Front Solid Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Rear Live Axle with Quarter-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Saleroom Addendum
Please note that this vehicle is equipped with a conventional four-speed manual, and not a four-speed Cotal pre-selector gearbox as stated in the published description.