£2,800
1918 De Dion Model HD 15cv Charabanc
Registration number DS 7970
Chassis number HD22751
Engine number 183240
Noted by DVLA as being a red estate, first registered in 1989, which could tie up with the vehicle previously been used as a fire tender on a French airfield
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As museum exhibits some re-commissioning will be required
From a previous Bonhams auction catalogue:
When imported from France into the UK in the 1980s it was suggested that it had seen service in The Great War, later passing into service with the police and subsequently serving as a fire tender on a French airfield. It was then restored and used by a restaurant as a very distinguished courtesy bus. The vehicle was acquired by a consortium of enthusiasts at Bonhams 1995 sale at The Natural History Museum, its three rows of seats, with one for the driver too, proving ideal for jolly charabanc outings to hostelries in the Cheshire area.
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