Art & Inspiration Aero-Engined Vintage Racers

Man I love this photo!!!

 

Look at the difference in the sizes of the cars.. This was the original "run what ya brung"!

 

co-pilots were optional too.

i'm intrigued by that #12, i wonder what's under the hood... motorcycle engine maybe? it's like david versus goliath with the #11 just beside it

 

it is funny that you point that out, cause if you look at the bottom of the car you will see that it is making usage of "skirts" to keep the airflow from underneath the car, much more common to see that on todays race cars.

The tanks were notoriously twitchy to drive at speed due to thier very short wheel base.

 

I think there were a pack of Hambsters in hambster wheels under the hood on that one!!!

 

I was going to say JAP or Matchless V twin but it's too big. An old mate of mine ,Mike Worthington-Williams, may possibly know, he has contacts everywhere including knowledge of the whereabouts of some of those English cars.
Numer 11 is a monster! probably meant to intimidate with looks than speed

 

Mr. Honda's Curtiss Engined special:

 

Sunbeam Nautilus

 

Everyone loves to push thier Benz:

 

Those darn '14 GP Mercedes showed up again in the Targa Florio in '22

 

not aero engined but still 450 cu in

 

dont see many pictures of the later Mercer racers

 

That's what I'm say'in............

 

size issues...28.3 Litre 4 banger...

 

refernence shot:

 

i like period pit photos

 

Louis Wagner "I am cool and you are not"

 

i am sure someone from across the pond knows this liberty powered beastie:

 

The original Ricer

or a shiny replica of it.

 

Don't see too many Hisso powered cars in this thread (I saw one) .
so here we go with a link to great site.



A hisso was a cut Hispano Suiza Aircraft engine

http://winfield.50megs.com/HissoEngine.htm