1930 Du Pont Model G Convertible Offered for Sale at RM Sotheby’s
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1930 Du Pont Model G Convertible Victoria by Waterhouse will be offered for sale at RM Sotheby’s upcoming auction, “The Guyton Collection” that will be held on May 4-5, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car is $400,000
1930 Du Pont Model G Convertible Offered for Sale at RM Sotheby’s
1930 Du Pont Model G Convertible Victoria by Waterhouse will be offered for sale at RM Sotheby’s upcoming auction, “The Guyton Collection” that will be held on May 4-5, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car is $400,000 - $600,000 and it will be featured in lot 375 at the auction. “Car number G-985 is the sole survivor of six Du Ponts bodied by the famed Massachusetts coachbuilder Waterhouse as their seductive convertible Victoria, a style which they are widely credited with popularizing in the US. Waterhouse’s G. Briggs Weaver designed a top mechanism that allowed for a large convertible top that folded flush and low with the body, while the body itself featured very simple lines and trim that accents its elegance. This car is recorded by Du Pont historian Stan Smith as having been originally finished entirely in Toledo Brown with brown leather upholstery and Espania Red wheels. It was shipped on Christmas Eve of 1930 to A.J. Miranda, the Du Pont dealer in Manhattan, and was exhibited at the 1931 New York Automobile Show,” states the auction house. The present car is the 1931 New York Automobile Show car and it has multiple award-winning Concours restoration. Henry Meyer formerly owned it for decades and it is one of the very finest Du Pont automobiles available. As suggested by the auction house, this car is a Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic.Commenting on the other details of this unique and rare car, the auction house says, “The Guyton Du Pont has been shown widely and with much success over the years, including a Class Award at the 2005 CCCA Museum Grand Experience, presented at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and most recently at the 2015 Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance. It has also seen another spate of magazine appearances, including in the CCCA Spirit of St. Louis Region magazine, The Spirit, and the Michigan Region magazine, Torque, copies of which both are included in its file along with considerable additional photographs, correspondence, and documentation from throughout its long life. Rare is the opportunity to acquire a Du Pont car, and rarer still is the opportunity to purchase the only survivor with the famous Waterhouse convertible Victoria body – a true landmark of Classic Era quality and design.” https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
