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1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:40 pm
by Paul_Linden
Nothing to do with me, but a 600cc 1932 square four is up for auction in Yorkshire:
https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalog ... a-lot-436/
Lots of original bits there, but as usual missing some tinware and the mag-dyno.
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:23 pm
by Karol Burger
nice piece, there's still a lot of work to do, but it's a good project
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:13 am
by andrewhawkswell
This was offered by the auctioneer last year in one of their previous sales IIRC but didn't reach its reserve.
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:46 am
by Paul_Linden
Well remembered Andrew. I trawled through their previous auction results and it was up on 25th March this year with an estimate of £6k, from which i infer the reserve is near to.
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:37 pm
by SteveShone
Looks like it didnt sell this time either - 5-6k estimate. Perhaps the restoration costs are becoming less attractive for bikes that need a lot of work or are likely to be problematic. Even moreso as prices are falling for all but machines perceived as 'something special'
Steve
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:35 pm
by Simon.Gardiner
When I last looked before the auction closed it was listed as 'no reserve'....
SG
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 11:08 am
by Roger Gwynn
We have quite a bit of history on this one, matching numbers. Looks like it has been in this state for at least 50 years!
Jan 1972 Cecil Lutter
Jan 1973 Peter Hall
Jan 1979 C Chamberlain London
Jan 1999 ?
Mar 2023 Spicer's Auctioneers DN14 5TB
Jul 2023 Spicer's Auctioneers DN14 5TB
Re: 1932 Square Four at auction
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:08 am
by ChrisS
It’s a shame, probably too costly to restore now.