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Weird car of the week 4th September 2005 |
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Sunday, 04 September 2005 |
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Lloyd Hartnett / Lloyd Alexander
This week’s weird car of the week may or may not be familiar to some of our listeners that were buying a car in the 1950s. We are taking a look at the Lloyd Hartnett which was an unsuccessful small car that was launched by Sir Laurence Hartnett who was famed for getting the first Holden on the roads.
The Lloyd Hartnett was built in Australia using parts from a German car known as the Lloyd Alexander. Only 300 odd Aussie cars were built and if anyone wants to own a very rare car a Lloyd Alexander is going at auction Monday 5th September at Shannons in Cheltenham. The salmon pink Alexander TS being sold by Shannons originally belonging to the current owner’s grandmother, who rarely used it. As a result, it spent around 20 years sitting in her garage and a further 20 years in her grandson’s, resulting in it covering just 37,585 miles over the past 46 years. The twin cylinder 592cc Alexander is not running at present and is an ideal restoration project for somebody looking for something rare and fun. Shannons suggest a guiding price range of $1,500–$3,000 .  |
