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Not Sold (Est: £180,000 - £240,000)
Ex-works; L'Écurie du Lapin Blanc; 1949 Le Mans 1947 HRG Le Mans Lightweight Sports
United Kingdom • 16 Apr 2023
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AI Listing Summary
This 1947 HRG Le Mans Lightweight Sports car, chassis number '92', boasts a rich history, including participation in the 1949 Le Mans race. It has been meticulously rebuilt and restored, making it eligible for prestigious motorsport events, with the caveat that the car suffered a head gasket failure prior to the sale but is being repaired by the vendor post sale.
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7
This car has been restored to a high standard, has an engine producing 104hp and is ready to race. The car suffered a head gasket failure prior to the sale but is being repaired by the vendor post sale.
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• Considerable in-period international competition history • Known ownership history • Completely rebuilt by Chris Connelly and Mass Racing Engines while in previous ownership • Recent restoration by marque specialists • Eligible for a wide variety of the most prestigious motor sports events • Current HTP and 'on the button' In 1935, twelve years after the dissolution of the GN cyclecar company, the 'G' - H R Godfrey - was back in business with new partners E A Halford and G H Robins, the trio's new firm adopting the name 'HRG'.
The aim was to build a lightweight Vintage-style sporting car endowed with the virtues of brisk acceleration and positive steering, and in this they succeeded brilliantly.
However, with its Meadows engine at the end development, an alternative was needed and the firm turned to Singer, adopting tuned versions of the latter's overhead-camshaft engines for its 1500 and 1100 models.
Hand built in limited numbers, the HRG was one of the best performing all-round ...
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£68,700
Lowest Price (All Time)
£116,300
Median Price (All Time)
£163,900
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