Spectacular
restoration
Documented
2
owner
Southern
California
car
since
new
One
of
the
final
Glendale,
CA
built
examples
One
of
only
200
built
Original
matching
number
Lincoln
V-8
engine
Highly
desirable
early
model
wit
aluminum
body
panels
Rare
and
desirable
low
windshield
example
Stunning
original
color
combination
Sold
new
to
Alfred
Sprinkler
from
the
company's
Sunset
Boulevard
sales
office
Rare
factory
option
snakeskin
interior
Tremendous
investment
potential
Options
Include:
Factory
wire
wheels
Optional
snakeskin
pattern
interior
Alloy
body
panels
Factory
low
windshield
Power
steering
Power
brakes
Removable
hardtop
As
the
sports
car
craze
swept
the
US
in
the
early
postwar
years,
several
start-up
manufacturers
offered
their
vision
of
the
ideal
American
roadster;
Earl
“Madman”
Muntz’s
eponymous
Muntz
Jet,
boasting
top
speeds
well
over
100
mph,
is
among
the
most
notable.
Muntz
initially
set
up
his
manufacturing
facilities
in
Glendale,
California,
completing
about
twenty-nine
cars
before
relocating
operations
to
Evanston,
Illinois. This
Muntz
Jet
offered
here
is
the
twenty-sixth
car
built
and
is
among
the
very
last
of
the
vehicles
constructed
in
California.
It
was
one
of
the
first
Jets
to
feature
the
145HP
Lincoln V-8,
which
replaced
the
earlier
Cadillac
engine.
It
is
further
distinguished
as
one
of
just
two
examples
identified
in
the
Muntz
Jet
Registry
as
having
aluminum
fenders.
The
desirable,
California-built
jets
are
identifiable
by
their
slightly
shorter
113”
wheelbase and
low-profile
windshield
frames.
According
to
the
original
sales
contract
accompanying
the
car,
this
Muntz
Jet
was
sold
new
through
the
company’s
Sunset
Boulevard
sales
office.
It
was
purchased
in
August
1951
for
the
considerable
sum
of
$4,500
by
Alfred
“Freddie”
Trenkler,
who
achieved
notoriety
as
a
featured
performer
with
the
Ice
Capades, acclaimed
as
the
“Greatest
Show
on
Ice!”
Mr.
Trenkler
was
among
several
Hollywood
luminaries
who
drove
a
Muntz,
including
Eddie
“Rochester”
Anderson
and
“The
It
Girl”
Clara
Bow.
Mr.
Trenkler
retained
ownership
of
the
Jet
for
an astonishing
four
decades
before
finally
selling
to a
Southern
California
family,
well-known
and
well-respected
for
their
collection
of
American
automobiles. In
their
care
since
1991,
the
Jet
has
been
a
favored
car
in
the
collection.
Finished
in
its
original
factory
color
combination
of
Salmon
with
optional
textured
Snakeskin
interior;
this
magnificent
Muntz
Jet
is
one
of
the
finest
examples
to
be
brought
to
market
in
years!
This
Muntz
Jet
Convertible
is
among
one
of
the
last
to
be
built
in
the
Glendale,
California
factory;
equipped
with
the
desirable
low
windshield
and
is
only
one
of
two
with
aluminum
body
panels.
Retaining
its
original
numbers
matching
Lincoln
V-8
engine
and
accompanied
by
its
first
registration
slip,
archival
photos,
and
Muntz
Jet
Registry.
Articles
service
invoices
dating
to
the
original
owner
and
more
truly
one
of
the
most
documented
desirable
Muntz
Jet
to
be
offered
in
years.
We
are
proud
to
offer
this
incredible
motorcar
to
the
most
demanding
collector
investor
or
enthusiast
who
desires
the
best. Classic
cars have
proven
to
be
among
the
most
resilient
and
rewarding
investments
in
recent
years
with
the
Historic
Automobile
Group
Index
(HAGI)
jumping
39%
in
2013,
16%
in
2014,
and
17%
in
2015
while
posting
gains
of
467%
over
the
last
10
years.
Ready
to
make
an
investment
that
you
can actually
enjoy?
Please contact one
of
our
expert
sales
consultants
for
more
information.
They
will
be
happy
to
give
you
a
complete
walk-around,
supply
you
with
a
more
detailed
description,
and
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Buy
with
confidence.