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ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY H.R. OWEN SEDANCA RE-CREATION 1973 BROCHURE JAGUAR-BASED

$ 36.43

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type of Advertising: Brochure
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Date of Creation: 1973

    Description

    ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY H.R. OWEN SEDANCA RE-CREATION 1973 BROCHURE JAGUAR-BASED CONCEPT CAR
    Offered for sale is a 1973 sales brochure/catalog featuring the "Owen Sedanca," a concept car commissioned by the London automobile dealer H.R. Owen Ltd., inspired by the 1930s Rolls-Royce and Bentley "Owen Sedanca Coupe."
    9.5"x7.3" (24.1 cm x 18.5cm). 20 pages including 4 pages describing the Owen Sedanca plus other pages describing the MGB GT V8, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, Triumph Dolomite Sprint, and Rover 2200.
    Also listings of some of Owen's stock of cars for sale, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Daimler, and other marques.
    Also several luxury ads for yachts, financial services, executive jets, and jewelry.
    Mint condition.
    Also, a 1974 cover letter sent to J.L Elbert, a famous American automotive sales literature collector, and an additional 4-page description of the Owen Sedanca downloaded from the internet in 2005.
    From the internet:
    "The
    Owen Sedanca
    was a  GT-class  car built in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. Only two were ever sold.
    "The Sedanca was commissioned by Gerald Ronson, owner of London-based car dealership H.R. Owen. The design was heavily inspired by the Lamborghini Espada and was penned by Chris Humberstone.
    "The Sedanca's hand-crafted body was placed on a Jaguar XJ6 chassis. The bodywork was built by coachbuilders
    Williams & Pritchard.
    The car retained the Jaguar 4.2-litre engine alternatively the less powerful Jaguar 3600cc engine could also be fitted.
    "The car was unveiled at Kensington in September 1973 and was priced at £8,500 - more than twice the price of the car on which it was based. Eighty orders were taken, but the 1973 oil crisis resulted in most of the 80 orders being cancelled, and the project was shelved.
    "In 1978, a Mr. Farid ordered a Sedanca for his son to use on the grounds of his Oxfordshire estate. He later ordered another for his younger son; this car being delivered in 1983. They were both sold, with very low mileage, when the Farid family left Britain in the late 1980s."
    I am not a dealer - just an individual trying to reduce decades of accumulations in my house.
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