Estimated Price: £4,000 - £6,000
- The Swift 12HP was a robust and reliable light car produced by Swift of Coventry Ltd between 1919 and 1925
- Also known as the M-Type, it formed part of the marque’s respected post-war light car range which included the Pytchley saloon and a tourer
- Powered by a 1,944cc four-cylinder side-valve with a 4-speed gearbox and a cone clutch. Known for its solid engineering, although it was considered somewhat conservative in design compared to its contemporaries
- This example was exported to Australia when new, where it was fitted with its two-seat plus dickey seat bodywork
- It returned to England in the early 1980s and was subsequently fully restored by Donald Cuppledich, a process that took five years and is documented as totalling 3,619 hours of work
- In family ownership since 2010. Maintained by a respected Bath-based classic car specialist and occasionally attending local car shows, it is offered as a non-running project, requiring recommissioning before use
- Supplied with extensive documentation including correspondence between previous keepers, restoration photographs, handwritten notes from the 1960s to 1980s, Swift literature and register material, an invoice in current ownership and previous MOTs
- With its overseas-built body, painstaking restoration and substantial history file, this 1921 Swift project offers a rewarding opportunity for the enthusiast seeking an early light car with depth of provenance and genuine vintage character