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1925 Chevrolet Superior K Tourer
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Registration No. SV 6949
Chassis No. 154837
Engine No. P 1575084
Estimate £7,000 - £8,000
Developed from the very successful model 490 which had taken Chevrolet (since 1918 part of General
Motors) into a consistent second place in the league of US car builders behind Henry Ford’s Model T. The car was named ‘Superior’ to imply its undoubted superiority to the best selling but quirky Ford. By 1925, when the K series was introduced, Chevrolets were being built around the world, and this car was assembled in Australia using an American chassis with a locally constructed 4-door tourer body by The Holden
Motor Body Co. This is undoubtedly an attractive style, and the car has the advantage to the British
enthusiast of right hand drive steering. The Chevrolet Superior was popular in Australia as the large
unstressed four cylinder overhead valve 26hp 2.7 litre (171cu inch) engine, high ground clearance and
compliant suspension suited the rugged country roads of the time. For these same reasons this car would make an excellent VSCC trials mount. Wheelbase is 8ft 7 inches and a three speed gearbox is standard.
This excellent example found its way to a Belgian motor museum, where it resided for some years before arriving in the UK in 1998. The car was then entered in numerous VSCC events, and also did duty as a
wedding car, its cream paintwork allowing it to earn its keep.
In 2004 the Chevrolet was put into secure dry storage where it has remained, so a very little light
recomissioning may now be required. However, the car runs and drives as well as ever, but does not have a current MoT or tax. No serious expense would be involved, however, as the paintwork is sound, the hood and upholstery are very serviceable and the mechanical items all work well. A current SORN certificate
accompanies the vehicle, as does its V5c.
Here is a great opportunity to enjoy low cost vintage motoring, develop a trials car with great potential, or undertake a simple restoration to ‘as new condition’.