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car Alta Car and Engineering Company (Tolworth, Surrey, GB)
Geoffrey Taylor started building cars in 1929. Starting off with a 1.1 litre sports car, it was developed into 1,5 and 2,0 litre variants. A single seater variant was made in 1935. A new design with independent suspension was made in the spring of 1937.
4 cyl inline, 69 x 100 mm = 1496 cc.
1936: wheelbase 243 cm, front and rear track: 126 cm, 6 cars built
1937: wheelbase 254 cm, front and rear track: 132 cm, 3 cars built

car Austin Motor Company Ltd. (Longbridge, Birningham, GB)
4 cyl inline, 60.3 x 65.1 mm = 744 cc.
Wheelbase 208 cm, front and rear track: 119 cm, 3 cars built

car Austro-Daimler-Puchwerke AG (Wiener Neustadt, Austria)
6 cyl in-line, 82 mm × 115 mm = 3614 cm
Wheelbase 320 - 372.5 cm

car Fabbrica Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & C (Turin, Italy)
4 cyl in-line, 65 x 112 mm = 1486.6 cc
Wheelbase: 243 cm.

car Cooper Engineering Company (USA)
"Cooper-Miller" Earl Cooper and Harry Miller under the sponsorship of the Buick Motorcar Company. 91-cubic-inch (1.5 L) straight-eight 3-speed transmission

car Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino. (FIAT) (Turin, Italy)
The 1927 Milan Grand Prix at Monza was only appearance of the 12-cylinder 1500 Fiat 806.
2 x 6 cyl in-line, 50 x 63mm = 1484 cc, Roots supercharger
wheelbase 240cm, front and rear track 130cm

car Itala Fabbrica Automobili (Torino, Italy)
Started by Matteo Ceirano and partners in 1903. Known as the winner of the 1907 Peking to Paris race with Count Borghese. From 1924 the company was being run under receivership. Sold to FIAT in 1935.
The 1919 Targa Florio car was a 4 cylinder 4.9 litre 35 hp car with a 4 speed gear box.
Materassi's 1926 & 1927 Coppa della Perugina and 1926 Coppa Del Marchese Ginori winner was a special with a Hispano-Suiza. aviation engine onto an Itala chassis.
4 cyl in-line, 120 x 130 mm = 5.881 cc.

car Invicta (Chelsea, London, England,)
founded by Noel Macklin, building cars from 1925 to 1935.
From 1928 onwards the car used a Meadows overhead-valve engine and four-speed gearbox.
6 cyl in-line, 88.5 x 120.64 mm = 4,453 cc.

car Corre La Licorne (Levallois-Perret, Paris, France)
1927: 4 cyl in line 1.5 32 bhp. 1390cc /1450cc (8CV) wheelbase 270 cm

car Charles Montier et Cie (Levallois-Perret, France)
Montier Developed a sports car from from a Ford Model A, retaining brakes, radiator but modyfying the engine. In 1933 he put two engines back to back in one of the cars.
1930: 4 cyl in line 94 x 107 mm = 3282cc
1933: 2 x 4 cyl 7 x 107 mm = 4072cc
Wheelbase 263 cm, front track 142 cm, rear track 142 cm
2 cars built/ one car rebuilt.

car Multi Union (England)
Chris Staniland rebuilt a Alfa Romeo Tipo B #5003.
8 cyl in-line 68.5 x 100 mm = 2947 cc, Roots supercharger.

car NSU Motorenwerke AG (Neckarsulm, Germany)
Founded in 1873 as a a knitting machine manufacturer. Motorcycles from 1901 and cars from 1905.
The 6/60 seen in the 1927 Nürburgring race was produced in 1926.
6 cyl inline, 59.0 mm x 90.0 mm = 1,482 cc, Roots supercharger, 60 bhp.
Wheelbase 285 cm, front and rear track: 125 cm, 4 cars built.

car Panhard / Panhard et Levassor, (Paris, France)
19326: Euston Panhard 35CV 7938 cc

car Automobiles Peugeot (Paris, France)
Founded 1896. L 76 pioneering for the first-time twin o/h camshafts shifting 16 valves in a 4-cylinder. L 76 7.6 S-4
EX3 4.4
EX5
174S, sports variant of the 174 of which 810 produced. 1923 to 1926 3828 cc 85 bhp. 4 cyl inline, 3828 cc BR> Wheelbase 3,270 mm


car Riley Ltd. (Coventry , GB)
4 cyl inline, 60.3 x 95.2 mm = 1077 cc.
Wheelbase 243 cm, front and rear track: 119 cm, 3 cars built

car Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited (Wolverhampton, England)
British car manufacturer between 1905 and 1934, created by John Marston.

car Woerdenbag (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Brazil Sports car constructed in 1939 by Dutch engineerJoão Geraldo Woerdenbag using Studebaker 8-cylinder engine and Alfa Romeo suspension. Winner of the 1940 Rio race at Gavea.
8 cyl in line 77.8 x 108 mm = 4107cc


SPORTS CARS


car Bentley Motors Limited (Cricklewood, London, UK)
Founded in January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley. Purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1931. Legendary sports cars manufacturer and six times winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car that took part in the 1930 French GP at Pau was a supercharged Blower Bentley.
4 cyl inline, 100 mm x 140 mm = 4398 cc. Roots supercharger, 240 bhp.
4 speed gearbox
Half elliptic leaf spring suspension
Wheelbase: 298.45 cm (117.5 in), 55 cars built.

car Bayerische Motoren Werke (München, Germany)
The name BMW came in use 1917. Producer of aircraft engines, motorcycles and cars. BMW 328 sports car was made 1936-1940. 6 cyl inline, 66 mm × 96 mm = 1,971 cc. 80 bhp.
4 speed gearbox
Wheelbase 240 cm Track front 115.3 cm , Rear 122 cm, 464 cars built.

AMERICAN SPECIALS


car Auburn Automobile Company (Auburn, Indiana, USA)
Founded by brothers Frank and Morris Eckhart. Built cars between 1903 to 1937.
1929 Model 120 Phaeton Lycoming engine:
8 cyl inline, 82.55 x 114.3 mm (3.25 x 4.5 in) = 4894 cc (298.6 cu in)
127 bhp.
Wheelbase: 330 cm

car Buick Automobile Company (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1931-33: 77.79 × 117.48 mm (3.0625 × 4.625 in) = 4467 cc (272.55 cu in)

car Chrysler Corporation (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
8 cyl in line, 82.55 x 104.78 mm (3.25 x 4.125 in) = 4,486 cc (274 cu in)
Imperial:
8 cyl in line, 82.55 x 127.0 mm (3.25 x 5 in) = 6,306 cc (385 cu in)

car Ford Motor Company (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Model A 1927-1932
4 cyl in line 98.45 x 107.95 mm = 3287 cc (200.59 cu in)
1932: Model 18 Flathead V8:
77.79 x 95.25 mm = 3622 cc (220.99 cu in)
Wheelbase : 263 cm / 284.5 cm

car Hudson Motor Car Company (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
8 cyl inline, 69.85 x 114.3 mm (2.75 x 4.5-in) = 3504 cc (213.83 cu in)


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