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1936 Austin Seven Le Mans Sports 'Grasshopper' [EK75]

1936 Austin Seven Le Mans Sports [EK75] in Les rois du sport, Movie, 1937 IMDB

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: UK

1936 Austin Seven Le Mans Sports 'Grasshopper' [EK75]

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sixcyl FR

◊ 2010-11-02 09:46

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nzcarnerd NZ

◊ 2010-11-02 09:52

 #45 on the left is the Gordini Simca Huit. #26 Darl'Mat DS on the right

-- Last edit: 2010-11-02 10:00:08

mario-m FR

◊ 2013-04-24 21:01

 not a Gordini Simca 8 but FIAT 508 S (modified by Gordini)

dsl SX

◊ 2023-11-19 00:55

 This is one of 3 factory-entered A7 Le Mans Sports entered in the 1937 event, nicknamed Grasshoppers for some reason which is unclear. and based on the EK75 "Speedy". Originally 3 cars were built for 1935 event, finishing 28th, 29th and a DNF. 4 new cars were built for 1936, but withdrawn before the race due to "industrial unrest"; 3 of these 4 were then carried over to the 1937 race, all retired. #55 was COA 819 driven by Kay Petre (CDN)/G. Mangan (GB), there was also #56 (Charles Goodacre (GB)/Dennis Buckley (GB), COA 118) and #57 (Charles Dodson (GB)/'Bert' Hadley (GB), COA 121). There were no further entries in later years.

johnfromstaffs EN

◊ 2023-11-19 08:54

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What a “Grasshopper” looked like from a front view. Picture from “Wheelspin” - Competition Motoring from the Driver’s Seat, by C.A.N. May, G. T. Foulis, London 1945.

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In case anyone wondered what Mrs. Kay Petre looked like. Picture from “Shelsley Walsh” - England’s International Speed Hill-Climb, by C.A.N. May, G. T. Foulis, London 1945.
Foreword by Raymond Mays.

Austen May was a semi-amateur hill climb driver in the 1930s, so the books contain a lot of detailed information and much of it is “straight from the horse’s mouth.” Unfortunately while the Shelsley book is very detailed, his style is more like a bar-room chat with statistics than a page-turner.

https://500race.org/people/austen-may/



-- Last edit: 2023-11-19 20:09:08

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