This sure has been my year for getting called on to appraise some rare cars. The latest is this, 1923 Lexington Roadster, it is a running driving car needing some restoration with 25000 miles on it. The previous owners family owned it for 60 yers. My research indicates it is the only one in existance. Have a look and enjoy. By the way I dont know what the owners plans are but I do know his last car was a beautiful fully restored 41 Lincoln coupe, which he ended up powering it with a 302 injected engine.
I would like to tell you however that is confidential to the owner, however at this stage until completed, I relied on the purchase price and the cost to import it to Canada. The final replacement cost will be determined when the car is finished wether it is a minor or full completion. Larry
Wow one of kind! I am onthe fence about roddin that! But I was about my Dodge to. The dodg club wont talk to me now but they would buy it either when I offered it! So she gettin a Hemi! Very cool car! Call Jay Leno!
Very cool car. Just curious how you appraise a car that's the only one of it's kind left ? What do you base your numbers on ? If it's been in the same family for 60 years and it's the only one surely you can't go by recent sales figures. No offense but it seems to me that no matter what your final number is it's purely an educated guess.
Weird intake/exhaust manifold. looks like a split manifold for dual exhaust in the illistration under the I.D. badge
That is the firest one I have ever seen. I wouldn't do anything to it except restore it that car is cool.
Man that intake and exhaust manifold is wild. Is the intake integrated into the exhaust manifold. It looks like it goes right into the center of it.
Hey Guys Good Questions, the engine called an ANSTED it is a straight Six with overhead valves came stock with dual exhaust, this car still retains the original exhaust pipes and mufflers it sounds very cool like it has a cam in it. Another odd thing is part of the gas pedal linkage goes right through the lower block. Total production for Lexington in 1923 was 1330, unknown body style breakdown. I kinda like the spot light which also doubles as a rear view mirror. The Moto meter says Minute Man Six on the inscription.
Unless It has been redone/refinished before I think I would just get all of the mechanical pieces in perfect working order and fix what needed to be fixed and keep it as is. If it has been painted a time or two hell yes restore it to perfect.
Wikipedia shows a restored touring car, probably more out there, says 6000 cars built in 1920, race cars won Pikes Peak climb twice,,,, no details on Anstel motor,, must have been dual-plane manifold, in/ex.,,,,or intake runners are in the head,,
Very cool. My grandfather had a Lexington Touring car back in the '20s. I believe he sold it in the early '30s and got a Huppmobile.
Is it an older restoration? if not it is one hell of a survivor. I am a hot rodder through & through but it would be a shame to cut that one up to make a street rod/hot rod out of it. Cool car, thanks for posting the pics. Where in Canada are you?
Beautiful.... and if it is actually a "one of" I hope they just restore it and keep it stock....just my 2 cents
That dual exhaust is really sweet. Wonder what other cars had factory duals at that time or if that was the first, who was next.
Very good eye, that was a test for you and you p***ed. The front and rear bumpers are knickle plated Model A's, apparently this car did not have bumpers from new. Larry
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