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146 of 127 lots
Lot 146
1907 Niclausse Type S Landaulette
Estimate:
$50,000 - $75,000
Starting bid:
$25
Sold for
$112,000
Live Auction
Amelia Island Auctions 2024
Description
Coachwork by Binder

Without Reserve

Chassis: 007

High-Quality, French, Antique with Ornate Binder Landaulette Coachwork
Incredible Unrestored Condition Throughout
In Single Family Ownership for 100 Years
Participant in the 11th International FIVA Rally in 1963
Displayed at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®

2,438 CC T-Head Inline 4-Cylinder Engine
Single Claudel Updraft Carburetor
12/16 HP (French Rating)
3-Speed Manual Gearbox
2-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes
Front and Rear Solid Axles with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs

Jules and Albert Niclausse were originally very successful manufacturers of steam boilers that powered navies worldwide at the turn of the century, including the USS Maine, which ran 16,000 hp with 24 Niclausse boilers. The brothers began making serious progress in automobile manufacturing in 1903, with patents for a stamped, single-sheet steel chassis, followed closely by patents for a rear axle with a u-joint inside the axle, a clutch, a carburetor, and a steering mechanism.

In 2007, this Niclausse Type S was acquired by the Mullin Collection from Juan Coma-Cros, the grandson of the original owner, Juan Coma of Barcelona. The car still wears its 1908 registration plate B-247, signifying that it was the 247th car in Barcelona at the time of its registration. In 1963, the Niclausse participated in the 11th International FIVA Rally, and on February 17, 1965, the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain described chassis 007 as a “D Fronted Single Landaulette” when they provided the Certificate of Dating (No. 1038) and confirmed that the car’s Bosch magneto was manufactured in August 1907. Significantly, its first 100 years were spent with one family in one garage in Barcelona.

Following the Mullin Collections’ purchase, the Type S was displayed at the prestigious 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®. The opportunity to acquire an original Niclausse, let alone an example such as this, which possesses highly original Binder coachwork and a century of single family ownership, should not be overlooked.