Any of the 2-Door Saloons by James Young is a rare bird. Alas, this
special-bodied motor car usually does not fetch significantly higher prices
than mainstream models. This is a reflection perhaps of the fact, that James
Young's creation in outward appearance doesn't differ significantly from
that of the manufacturer's standard product and thus is not as attractive to
collectors as previous designs by James Young. It might be a reflection,
too, of the fact that almost no body parts for James Young's 2-Door Saloons
are available and that makes any work tremendously expensive if just such
parts were affected, e.g. by corrosion. It needs to be taken into
consideration that these cars are from the early production run of the
Shadow-range. So they do lack all those up-dates which over the years
steadily improved that series.
Inevitably anyone interested in this design will be well advised to check if
market conditions are of any interest to him before deciding to invest in
repair or restoration of this 2-Door Saloon. – It isn’t necessary to mention
the subject of coin, of course, should this car be a personal favourite that
will be kept in pristine condition regardless of cost. No sources have yet
been researched to reveal the relation of right-hand drive versus left-hand
drive nor is any information known as regards the export sales of this James
Young model.
