Simon Taylor's Notebook
Tony Southgate has gone from the 750 Motor Club to Formula One glory and Le Mans, and then back again The 750 Motor Club has always served as a nursery…
Brief Specification.
Engine : 4 cyl., 60 x 86 mm., 972 c.c. ; Treasury Rating 8.3 h.P. ; o.h,v. operated by chain driven oh. camshaft ; thermo syphon and fan cooling ; coil ‘ignition; hot-spot manifold with two down draught Zenith carburettors ;
plugs ; ” vibro-damper ” engine mounting ; Lucas electrical equipment, 12 volt.
Clutch ” Cushioned ” Single dry plate type.
Gearbox : 4 speeds forward, and feverSe. Ratios 5.25, 8.35, 12.08 and 21.41 to 1. Third and second both ” silent.”
Transmission : Open propellor shaft with Hardy Spicer joints..
Back axle : Helical bevel.
Brakes : Lockheed hydraulic.
‘Wheels and tyres : Rudge Whitworth wheels with self-locking hubs, fitted with Dunlop tyres, 54.5 x 18 in.
Fuel Tank and feed : 7 gallon rear tank, with electric fuel pump.
Equipment : ” Brooklands ” steering wheel, Jaeger instruments, Hartford shock absorbers.
Suspension : Half elliptics all round.
Dimensions : Wheel base 7ft. 8in., track 3f1. 9iu. ground clearance 8in.
Speed on gears : 3rd, 48 m.p.h. Top 65 m.p.h.
Price : Open 4-seater, as tested, £185. Coupe £199.