Description
Author: Neville Webb, Hardcover, 206 Pages, ISBN: WEBB206, First Published , 2005 - Very rare book in excellent new condition !
A history of the four Sunbeam Motor Car Company's Racing Cars built for the French Grand Prix at Strasbourg on 15th July 1922.
Their entrenched conventional history following the Grand Prix, over the past 84 years, is analysed and reviewed together with the prevailing conjecture of who drove each of the cars at the Grand Prix. Past ownerships of the cars and their competitive appearances are recorded.
The history of the 1.5 Litre Sunbeam Racing Engines constructed in the period 1921-1925 has been established. The "Badge Engineering" of them as Talbot and/or Darracq is examined in detail as is the contemporary terminology of "Marine" for some of these engines.
About the Author: Neville Webb
Born Sydney 1925.
Mechanical Engineering Draughtsman from 1941.
Commenced Engineering Diploma course in 1942.
Interrupted by WWII —joined RAAF 1943. Completed RAAF Engineering Course, thence Instrument repairer, Instrument maker, 1946.
Occasionally "flew" Link Trainers.
Architectural Diploma course 1951. Architect for Zinc Corp., Broken Hill, 1952.
Private practice from 1954.
Built first sports/racing car, Lancia Meadows Special (the Webwagon 1950). Competed in Webwagon, 30/98 Vauxhall, SS100 Jaguar, Frazer Nash Chain gang, Porsche, Mini Cooper S, Lea Francis single seat and sports LFS.
Founded Vintage Garage, Adelaide 1960. Moved to Gold Coast, Queensland 1978.
Rebuilt/restored many Vintage/Classic cars & motor cycles, W.O. Bentleys (5), 30/98 Vauxhalls (3), Rolls Royce (3), Frazer Nash (6), MG (2), Isotta Fraschini, Hispano Suiza, Jaguar (3), HRG (3), Lea Francis (5), Sunbeam, Mercedes Benz, Vincent H.R.D., MV Augusta (2), Ducati.
