| Minerva
Landaulet Royale 1931
The
"Blue Mauritius" for Collectors !
This car
is a collector´s car. He wants to sell this car against
best offer.
We accept only written offers.
Data:
Engine:
8 cylinders in a row
Capacity: 6.615 ccm
Power: approx. 150 HP
High speed: approx. 150 kph
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| Briefly
after the turn of the century the company Minerva, began
first smaller to build one cylinder automobiles and
motorcycles. |
| This
he had until he built own automobiles together with Henry
Royce under the name Rolls-Royce. |
| Particularly
for very big vehicles the extremely run-calm and strong
engines were suitable. |
| Minerva
owners originated mostly from all first circles. |
| Even
Henry Ford, that possessed a whole autofactory, drove a
Minerva. |
| Their
mother suggested the Show Buisiness to her and began her
in such a way their career as a dancer, where she came
within a short time to fame and admittingness. |
| These
followed altogether 702 performances which until today
admit are. |
| The
body was built with Vandenplas and makes the cars
optically comparable with a Bugatti Royale. |
| As
comparison: A Bugatti Royale was sold in the year 1989 for
17 million DM. |
| It
is to be possible realistically reconstructed today
hardly, already 1931 this work represented which net
assets. |
| Under
this point of view the vehicle is a realy interesting
Investment for all collectors. |
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| This
Minerva represents the highest top class of very
special luxury automobiles. |
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| | | The
name of latin goddess, that was considered as a defender of
handicraft and trade diligence, became in 20. Century to the
firm term for excellent and fast automobiles from Belgium. |
| The
quality of the cars was so convincing that Charles Stewart
of roll had the Londoner Minerva agency. |
| 1909
acquired Minerva of the American Knight as well as Daimler
in England and Panhard Levassor in France the license to the
building of double slidegate valve engines. |
| Minerva
painted the conventional valve engines completely from its
program. |
| Kings,
princes and princes in Europe, the Near East and India
selected the " goddess " as personal automobile
mark. |
| The
Minerva offered here originates from the first owner of the
actress GYPSY ROSE LEE. |
| On
the high point of her career she opened a Show in May 1959
at Broadway theatre. |
| With
this vehicle it concerns a unique rare piece in perfectly
restored total condition. |
| Whereby
this Minerva a substantially more complex arranged
luxurioeses Interieur had. |
| The
hardgilded elements of this extrem model were made when
desired by " Gypsy ". |
| The
car cost at that time more than some luxury single family
houses together. |
| The Belgian
manufacturer of the chassis and the propulsion technology
" Minerva " was considered already at that time
as increase to the luxury mark of Rolls Royce and did not
need already at all the comparison to the noble mark
Hispano Suiza to shrink from. |
| For a lover
and for a high class collection this unique rare piece is
completely safe in particular a highlight with
incomparable radiant emittance and of inestimably high
importance. |
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