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Hope to meet you two weeks from now
We're not sure about the identity of the charming lady depicted, yet the lovely Riley MPH will be on show at our stand with Pre-War Race Legends, 17-19 January in Maastricht Netherlands. The Pre War Race Legends show pavilion will be displaying twelve heroic speed machines of yesteryear - the great-grand-fathers of the Formula 1. No less than 12 pre-war racing cars will be presented; Renault Type I (1902), Rolland Pilain 'Ventoux' - Type E (1909), Sunbeam Coupe de l’Auto (1912), D'Yrsan course (1928), Riley Nine Speed Model (1928), Talbot 90 PL2 'Brooklands' (1930), Lagonda Double Twelve Brooklands (1930), Bugatti T54 GP(1931), Alfa 8C 2300 Corto (1932), Volpi V16 (1934), Alta (1935) and the Riley MPH prototype (1938) shown above.
Besides the Pre War Race Legends there is also a tribute (the first of the year?) to 100 years of Maserati. No fewer than 30 highly exclusive Maseratis can be admired at InterClassics & TopMobiel. We are looking forward to meet you in Maastricht.
Publié:
jeudi janvier 2nd, 2014
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Inconnu
21 Janvier 2014, 17:13
Inconnu
21 Janvier 2014, 10:10
Following an enquiry from the UK, I should like to ask whether the Coupe de l' Auto Sunbeam presented at Maastricht was the actual car shown in the photograph on your website.
editor: as far as we know, yes it is the same car
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editor: as far as we know, yes it is the same car
Graham Button
05 Janvier 2014, 19:42
It is a gloved hand Henk,the action is something akin to our monarch's royal wave.
Graham.
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Graham.
Inconnu
05 Janvier 2014, 10:55
I stand to be corrected, Luc, but were there not 4 Racing Sixes planned (hence the /4 designation on the chassis numbers) but in fact 6 constructed (of which one had a longer wheelbase, the Grebe)? After the 1933 racing season, these cars went to become the two MPH Protoypes (the promo car was the second), the White Riley, Dixon etc. As you imply, the cabin is cramped.
Peter Dew - what a great thought, MPH to have been copied from the Type 55 Bugatti. I had heard, probably just rumour, that there were Alfa 1750 influences. Whilst I can't quite see it, it would be very interesting to learn more. Did Jaguar then copy the MPH, or elements of it, for the SS 100?
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Peter Dew - what a great thought, MPH to have been copied from the Type 55 Bugatti. I had heard, probably just rumour, that there were Alfa 1750 influences. Whilst I can't quite see it, it would be very interesting to learn more. Did Jaguar then copy the MPH, or elements of it, for the SS 100?
Inconnu
04 Janvier 2014, 21:32
On the Riley MPH: the chassis is from 1933, one of the five Riley Racing Sixes converted into one of the two MPH prototypes in 1934. The lady in the picture allegedly is somebody from the Riley offices at the time, picked for her diminutive size, to make the car look bigger.
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Inconnu
04 Janvier 2014, 18:49
Didnot a similar Belgian MPH participate in the 100 Miles of Amsterdam?
But what is the lady holding up? Is it her hand?? Or something else?
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But what is the lady holding up? Is it her hand?? Or something else?
Inconnu
04 Janvier 2014, 18:08
Brilliant photo of the 1912 Coupe de l'Ãuto Sunbeam! This was Sunbeam no 1, (car number 3), crewed by Victor Rigal and Jean Chassagne. Here we see a pit stop, with Rigal busy on the car's near side, Chassagne moving a jack at the rear. Rigal went on to win the race at just over 65mph for the 956 miles.
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Inconnu
04 Janvier 2014, 17:35
No, Alan, it's not. Try the Bugatti T55 on which it was modelled, but whether it's a carpet or a coat tail hanging out, I don't know.
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Inconnu
04 Janvier 2014, 10:41
I'm no Riley expert but I was immediately struck by the similarity to Ann Gibson Watt in her Riley during the 1934 RAC Rally - see photo on page 314 of Donald Cowbourne's "British Rally Drivers".
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Inconnu
04 Janvier 2014, 05:39
Could the lady in the MPH be Miss Dorothy Champney? She was a Riley works driver but did not race a MPH as far I know. As she was very successful in an Imp the works may have used her in a publicity shot.
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Inconnu
03 Janvier 2014, 19:06
Is the Riley MPH the most beautiful 1930s sports car, or what? As an aside, in this photo, does anybody know what that is hanging down below the running board?
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Graham Button
03 Janvier 2014, 19:05
The photo of the Riley M.P.H. reminds me of a friend's mother who in the early '60s swapped or part exchanged a Sprite for a cheese grater grill Morris Minor because a more weather tight car was required, I thought at the time,when I was aged about 14,that it was not a particularly good move.
Graham.
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Graham.
Inconnu
03 Janvier 2014, 17:43
The advertising picture of th MPH is great!
But please correct your typo, the MPH prototype was in ......
Thanks,
Ronald
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But please correct your typo, the MPH prototype was in ......
Thanks,
Ronald
Inconnu
03 Janvier 2014, 17:40
Alternatively, Stewart, they found out how heavy it would be and made the real thing smaller than the prototype ?
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Inconnu
03 Janvier 2014, 12:26
Stuart,
The riding mechanic in the Alta is better off than the man ik the Volpi...
Absolute wonderful pictures, Joris!
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The riding mechanic in the Alta is better off than the man ik the Volpi...
Absolute wonderful pictures, Joris!
Inconnu
03 Janvier 2014, 09:45
I just love the picture of the 1935 Alta, with riding mechanic in what looks like his best suit for the occasion, gritting his teeth, and steering with his imaginary steering wheel, or is he praying ?
absolutely wonderful
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absolutely wonderful
Best wishes, Hugh Ellis