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He is not alone in that many American's think that all prewar American cars should have wide white walls too!

Wow, it looks great. Lose the wide whites and it would be perfect

I have not personally spoken with the broker but I believe it's in the fully restored SJ Duesenberg range!

I really like the Darrin Sedans. Is this the prototype car? I'm know that it is different from the 2 or 3 production cars but I don't know how.

Here is a 540K second series Cab A that is for sale in the U.S.A. Brought over from France in the 1950s and restored in the 1970s. Note the rare factory radio. They seem to have put a small seat in the back. I think it is supposed to be a small single seat facing sideways or luggage.

Radials do not look right on a car built for bias plys. Wide whites do not look good in either case.

I've seen it referred to as an SSK but I don't know if that is true. It has a Murphy body similar to the Muroc dry lake car.

Very cool. I hope you find someone who will restore it. You probably will have better luck on the hamb. Be sure to do an intro before posting there. I think a couple of more pictures here would not hurt. Good luck A.J.

I think they are saying that it's a Rollston in the "Waterhouse Style". Waterhouse bodies bring more money so I would imagine that is why they are making the association. Is the history of this car known? I really like it.

This Rollston bodied 31 is for sale. Anyone have a period picture? Great looking car.

Is this the one that sold at the Rolf Meyer auction in 2003? It was a bargain at the time - 700k I believe. Perhaps the right hand drive held it back. I like the leather boot also. Although, if you see one done in the top of the line German cloth with the correct padding it looks as nice.

I liked the comment that it was basically a street legal go-kart.

I posted this (the text, the picture was not mine) in another forum so I'll take the liberty of copying it to here: Differences between a 500k & 540k. Mostly, the 500k has hood lovers and the 540k chromed screens. But, some late 500ks were delivered with the hood screens and some of the 540ks were delivered with the 500k style louvers so that is not a hard and fast rule. Besides the different body styles, there were a number of minor differences between the chassis: 1. The 540k had .4 liter bigger displacement. 2. The 540k had larger jets in the carburetor. 3. The 540k had slightly longer wheelbase and track. 4. The location of the intake and exhaust manifold are reversed. 5. The 540k had a complex mercury driven shock & anti-sway system in the rear. 6. The 540k had a slightly larger exhaust pipe existing through the chassis. 7. The 540k had a different air cleaner (or silencer). 8. The gearing of the transmission and rear end are different. 9. The 540k tended to have twin exhaust pipes and the 500k single, however there were 500ks built with twin and 540ks built with single. I'm sure there are a couple of others I'm forgetting. Other then that the cars are practically identical and have basically the same performance as the additional horsepower of the 540k engine is offset by the additional weight of the larger chassis.

500K Carbriolet "A".

540k first series Cabriolet "C". One of 2 or 3 right hand drives built.

Totally different issue. The origins of the expression "Suicide Doors" is not known. The origin of the word Classic when referencing cars is very well known. The issue is when and how "classic" was co-opted to apply to any cr*p box that somebody was trying to sell.

Rear hinged doors are called Suicide because if you hit a bump at speed and the door blows open it's flying off.

I think the value in this is if the body is more or less still intact with original wood. The doors look pretty close. There is an additional golf door on the driver's side. I would ignore everything form the firewall forward and also the fenders, running gear, etc. If the body is correct & intact then it's worth more then 35k.

From the Alex Tremulis collection, posted on the ACD forum:

Thanks Steve. I have an strong affinity for these cars. They were different than anything else made during the classic era.

Interesting. I would not spend a penny on this without seeing it in person. However, if the body is legit, it's easily worth 35k.

Did you want a perfectly working chronometer? If so I know where there is a reproduction that works as factory including the reset on both rollers.

Here is a long wheelbase 320 Cabriolet "A".

A row of nice looking 500k/540k/770k at 2006 Meadowbrook.