Archives International Auctions, Part XXI
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32 S.T.D. Motors, Limited, 1933 Share Certificate.
England,1933, 25
Shares, I/U, VF. STD Motors (Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq) was formed
in 1919 by the amalgamation of three established firms. Alexandre
Darracq built his first car in 1896, and his cars were so successful
that Alfa Romeo and Opel both started out in the car industry by
building Darracqs under license. In 1919 Darracq bought the Lon-
don-based firm of Clement-Talbot to become Talbot-Darracq in or-
der to import Talbots into England. Adding Sunbeam created “Sun-
beam-Talbot-Darracq,” or “STD Motors”.����������������������������� Est.
$75-150
33 Willys Overland Crossley Limited, Stock
England, 1933, 200
Shares, VF, Splits, I/U �����������������������������������������������������������Est.
$50-100
France
34 SocieteAnonyme Des Etablissements Doriot, Flandrin & Parant,
Stock
France, 3,000 Francs, 1917, I/U XF/AU. Doriot, Flandrin &
Parant (D.F.P.) was a French car maker based in Courbevoie, Seine
between 1906 and 1926. Auguste Doriot and Ludovic Flandrin had
both worked for Peugeot and then Clément-Bayard before setting
up their own car making company in 1906, Their main product
was a single cylinder light car and was sold as a Doriot-Flandrin. In
1908 they were joined by Alexandre and Jules-René Parant and a
new company was formed including all the names.[1] Four-cylinder
models were now made with Chapuis-Dornier engines alongside
the single-cylinder cars. The singles were discontinued in 1910 and
a smaller 1592 cc four joined the line up. D.F.P. started to make their
own engines in 1912. The 2-litre 12/15 was used byW. O. Bentley in
a tuned version with aluminum alloy pistons to race at Brooklands.
[1] The aluminum pistons were fitted to some 12/40 hp production
cars from 1914. This car also had electric starting.��������������� Est.
$80-160
Germany
35 Daimler -Benz Aktiengesellschaft, Bond.
Germany, 1942, Bond
1,000 Reichmarks, Mercedes Benz under the Supervision of the
Third Reich, XF, I/U.��������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$50-100
36 Volkswagen AG. Specimen ADR.
Germany. ND (ca.1960-70’s).
ADR Shares, Includes Bank of New York as Depositary in blue.
Specimen. XF, ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������� Est.
$75-150
37 Volkswagen American Depositary Specimen Shares.
New York
(Germany). 1976. Chemical Bank American Depositary Specimen
Shares for Volkswagenwerk, Red border. EF, SBN. ��������������Est.
$50-100
Michigan
38 American Motor Body Co., 1920 Specimen Voting Trust Certifi-
cate, Class B Shares.
Odd Shares, Specimen stock certificate, no
vignette. XF, ABNC. The American Motor Body Co. was created by
the American Can Company as a Delaware Corporation on Febru-
ary 18, 1918. The purpose of its founding was the eventual takeover
of the plants and assets of two firms, the Wadsworth Manufactur-
ing Company of Detroit, Michigan and the Hale & Kilburn Corp. of
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Wadsworth’s president, Frederick E.
Wadsworth, had been previously involved with American Can Com-
pany’s competitor, the National Can Company. Surprisingly both
firms’ Detroit branches produced stamped automotive products in
addition to tin cans. At the time of the sale, Wadsworth Manufac-
turing was supplying closed automobile bodes to the Ford Motor
Co. and other Detroit automakers. �������������������������������������� Est.
$75-150
39 Ford Motor Company Prospectus.
Red and green bound book
containing 110 items relating to the public offering of 2,250,000
shares of common stock by the Ford Foundation in 1962. Nice
condition. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$50-100
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40 General Motors Corp., 1946 Specimen Stock Certificate.
Mich-
igan, Less Than 100 Shares, Specimen Stock Certificate, $5 per
share, preferred, Specimen overprints, POC’s, XF, E.A.Wright. � Est.
$120-240
41 General Motors Management Corp., 1930 Specimen Stock Cer-
tificate.
Odd Shares, Specimen, Black on orange border, Allegorical
woman seated between globes, VF-XF, Scarce automobile related
certificate. FLD-ABNC. �������������������������������������������������������� Est.
$75-150
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42 REO Motors, Inc., ND ca.1930-40’s Specimen Stock Certificate.
Michigan. 100 Shares, Specimen, Black on brown border, Allegori-
cal seated young allegorical men flank “REO” logo. Specimen over-
prints, POC’s, XF ABNC. Very attractive and another very scarce
variety. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$130-260
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43 REO Motors, Inc., ND ca.1930-40’s Specimen Stock Certificate.
Michigan. Less Than 100 Shares, Specimen, Black on orange bor-
der, Allegorical seated young allegorical men flank REO logo. Spec-
imen overprints, POC’s, XF ABNC. Very attractive and also a very
scarce variety.��������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$130-260