rare '39 CC8 cp. on eBay

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  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Perhaps I am in the que to be a member. I signed up about nine Utah time today. I guess that could be the reason that I have not been given access to the site yet; because becoming a member has to be approved. I have my log-on and password established.



    Anyway, great looking cars. I am just a "railton want a be" with my 36 English Saloon by Coachcraft, but I do love these cars.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    Brownie - yes, they are VERY interesting as no 2 alike. Only a little over 1400 built & but about 25 in the U. S. today (none were sold here as were all right hand drive).

    You could get various body styles or have a custom ordered one; choices of headlamps, dash instruments, bumpers optional, wiper choices, etc., etc.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    Brownie - the real interest, I would say, is in England where they were legendary in performance. To the ROC the open models far more desirable than closed models & the early models, thru '35, the most desirable as lighter & faster (the 1st Railtons built on the '33 T8 chassis but only in last 1/2 of '33 so extremely rare).

    Ann & I went over for the ROC National this year. On Sat. aft. over a dozen Railtons & Broughs spent the afternoon on country roads (largely unpaved) visiting several medieval castles & churches, driving over 50 miles so they DRIVE their cars. I didn't see ANY car trailers at the host hotel so driveability important to them not necessarily the "cosmetics".

    Here, the CCCA accepts ALL Railtons as true Classic cars - you don't have to apply as all were custom bodied.

    Give you one example: my buddy Buzz has a '34 sports tourer (the most desirable of standard bodies offered as the lightest, a "roadster" to us as has no door windows). We put an NOS '41 engine in it a few years ago & I gave him a '40 o.d. which we "sneaked" in without having to cut the frame which he would not do. We drove it to Laughlin a few years ago & it LOAFS at 80 mph in o.d.

    Very interesting cars, fun to own & drive (but need a co-pilot to watch for traffic on your blind side tho, LOL) & yet practical with the Hudson 8 chassis & drive train.
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    A New Zealand '37 Brough Superior Drophead Coupe & 34 Railton 8 Sports Berkley Tourer
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    Dave - is it a 6 or 8 cyl., and if a 6, does it have the supercharger?
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    just added 4 pics of a Brough Superior 8 taken this summer. Very interesting looking cars & much more rare than a Railton!
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    The Railton Lights Sports Tourer of 1935 was the definitive performance Railton. The body weighed just over a hundredweight, top speed 110mph and 0-60 in 8.8, both on a tall rear end ratio of 3.3:1. This top speed was with screen down and no headlights or guards. With screen up top speed was not much over 90mph due to wind resistance. Charles Follett lapped Brooklands at 112-115mph in the late '30's in his Railton LST - this one moved to NZ where it has been since the late '40's. I note that Ivan races his replica LST, a very nice looking car too.



    BUT, the LST could also be driven in circles on full steering lock in TOP GEAR on the 3.3:1 axle ratio such was its flexibility. The compression was 7.75:1 and the engine moved back a few inches.



    Only 2 were ever built and they were priced really high. Some people think 3 may have been built.



    There are quite a few replicas around in the UK with varying accuracy, ie some are on the later '36-on chassis with the better hydraulic brakes and front axle. My clear favourite is the first one, the '33 Railton-Terraplane tourer for its purity of lines, ie low slung, light, big headlights and with non-valanced guards..
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    oldhudsons wrote:
    Dave - is it a 6 or 8 cyl., and if a 6, does it have the supercharger?



    It's a 6, no supercharger. It was at our recent HET centenary looking great.

    I've also added a photo of a NZ 34 Railton 8 Sports Berkley tourer.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    the '34 Railton photo looks like my friend Buzz', the former John Bond Railton, but I think it has a Coachcraft body. This one appears to have "skirted" fenders ("wings") & I think Buzz' does not.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Browniepetersen wrote:
    Perhaps I am in the que to be a member. I signed up about nine Utah time today. I guess that could be the reason that I have not been given access to the site yet; because becoming a member has to be approved. I have my log-on and password established.



    Anyway, great looking cars. I am just a "railton want a be" with my 36 English Saloon by Coachcraft, but I do love these cars.



    Went on the site again today and it asked me to change my password. I did so and posted a badge. I guess it will happen if I keep trying? Here is a photo of my car just after it was sent to Hong Kong. And a photo of it at the shop where I expect we will start the paint process this weekend. It is close to completing a frame off restoration.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    what co. built the body Brownie?

    I notice the wipers come thru the top of the windshield frame which is the way they are on my Railton. What co. made them (mine are "American Bosch")?
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    Brownie - just happily approved your membership at the Hudson 8 site.

    See your '36 a Coachcraft as is my Railton so perhaps putting the wipers thru the windshield frame one of their "hallmarks".
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    oldhudsons wrote:
    what co. built the body Brownie?

    I notice the wipers come thru the top of the windshield frame which is the way they are on my Railton. What co. made them (mine are "American Bosch")?



    The body was built by Coachcraft. My wipers are also Bosch, but stamped in the casing is "Made in England." it is right under the hand crank.
  • onerare39
    onerare39 Expert Adviser, Member
    Well OK, we have 19 days to wait to see what happens again.

    We can turn this thread back over to Brownie and Pete:D
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I think the BIN is very reasonable. Bet you could pick it up for 24K. Where you going to find another in this condition?
  • Clutchguy
    Clutchguy Senior Contributor
    I really question if it wasn't being bid up by the seller, and the seller ended up with it looking for more money. It might not be the case but appears to be real ???? Lately on Ebay it has been very obvious to me that this is going on. I've bid on several items in the past week that with a day left has someone bidding against me and then at the end of the auction I get outbid,but then I'm contacted about the item on a second chance for the last amount I bid. With the explaination first bidder had some problem. It's a bunch of B.S. As they say-Buyer beware!!
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    I'm with Cluch guy on this one.....
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