History Auto racing 1894-1942

I can add to the brief explanation in the above. It's a Vutotal body by Labourdette, with a V12 Delage engine fitted to a Delahaye 135 chassis, supposedly built for the French Formule Sport in 1936, but it wasn't ready until 1937. Not mentioned is that it was entered for the French GP (DNS) and Le Mans in 1937, where it was crashed in practice and withdrawn. After repairs it was exhibited at the Paris Salon in the same form, but over the winter of 1937-38 the body was removed and it was rebuilt as a two-seat open sports/racer to comply with the new International Formula. Its first race was in the 1938 International Trophy at Brooklands, where it caught fire immediately after the start, the subsequent crash seriously injuring the driver, Joseph Paul. Two spectators were killed, one of them Tom Murray Jameson, the designer of the marvellous Austin racers who had recently returned to ERA to oversee a road car project. Several other racing personalities among the spectators were injured.

The car was also entered for the 1938 French GP, but neither it nor Paul had recovered from their Brooklands mishap and it was set aside until after the war when it was rebodied again and fitted with a diesel engine for record-breaking.

IIRC the original Labourdette bodywork - but without the fin - was subsequently fitted to a normal 3.6 litre Delahaye 135CS.

 

Mont Ventoux.............


1912, G BOILLOT .............. PEUGEOT

 

Mont Ventoux....................Ettore Bugatti

 

1904 (Mont Ventoux)


Turcat-Méry

 

Ventoux ...............

 

sorry about the size ...................but thought they were worth sharing.........!!

 

Model A Keith, this is sublime, these photographs are superb, thank you ever so much for making this page the best time of the day.

 

September 4th 1927, Esperanza GP Santa Fe, Juan Malcolm Delage 2LCV chassis number 15.347 powered by 2 Roots type superchargers...

A funny pic from Juan Malcolm, his car was chained to a bed...

 

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Albert GUYOT / Rolland PILAIN

 

Léon MOLON / VINOT-DEGUINGAND

 

Léon COLLINET

 

In those days, competitors must register by sending a telegram, and I've read that arrived in the city a time before, to test the circuit and their cars, so we needed a place to rest during that time, I think that picture was taken in a house that hosted this participant or maybe in a hotel in the city, I do not know the circumstances in which the photo was taken, I think maybe he just wanted to be funny...
I've also read about other races such as Rafaela, a pilot of that time in an interview he said "Go to car racing in the city of Rafaela, was like going on vacation" as it would be fun I think!
One of the races that took place in Esperanza was first transmitted by radio in Argentina

 

One more from Ventoux...................

 

I know many here would like to see more photos of the Frontenacs and fortunately we are lucky our good friend David provides us with many wonderful images here and also on his website. Posted today are three fabulous photos of Mulford, Sarles and Chevrolet at Tacoma Speedway. http://theoldmotor.com/?p=22912

With the Miller Meet coming up this weekend follow the link from David's post http://theoldmotor.com/?p=22851 for a must see video.

 

Frank Lockhart looking on intensely.

 

1913, AMIENS, Grand Prix BOILLOT ...................... PEUGEOT

 

GUYOT..........Delage