About What is it? Puzzle #187: HRG Le Mans Lightweight Sports

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Only 2 answers came in. It wasn't that hard, was it? Or were you all enjoying the summer?
The car was sold a few years ago at the Bonhams Goodwood sale. Indeed, a racing car. The 2 answers were both correct. It is a 1947 HRG Le Mans Lightweight Sports. Answers came in from Gerd Klioba and Fritz Hegemann: "H.R.G. Le Mans Lightweight Sports from 1947. The H.R.G. Engineering Company Limited, founded by E. A. Halford, Guy Robins and Henry Ronald Godfrey (Ex-GN) started car-production in 1936 in Tolworth and stopped in 1956 after 241 cars.

This car 'HXR 530' with chassis number '92' was one of the 35 '1500 Aerodynamic' cars. The original body was replaced in 1953 by this marvellous Barchetta-coachwork. It ran on numerous European tracks with pretty good success and was presumably one of the first cars with a two-way radio to improve communication with the pit. The car has a 1.500 ccm (ccm / cc ?) Singer single-cam-engine." Gerd added: "originally built in 1947 as one of only 35 '1500 Aerodynamic' models, complete with all-developing coachwork. It was raced successfully by 'L'Écurie du Lapin Blanc'. For the 1948 Spa 24 Hours race, it was equipped with a two-way radio. For the 1949 Le Mans race, a lightweight body with fully exposed wheels and a smaller frontal area was built by Monaco Motors. Early in 1953, the coachwork was changed by Len Gibbs to the actual Barchetta body. Gibbs also shortened the wheelbase."

Thank you Gerd and Fritz, we hope you still enjoyed some sun.

This brings us to the top 3, of the six-month competition; sponsored by Hans Compter Rare Cars.

1. Gerd Klioba with 27 points.

2.  Frits Hegemann with 22 points.

3. Fried Stol with 17 points.

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