Solved - MJW #116 - Salmson 1.5 litre supercharged - Eugene Martin at Bois de Boulogne 1945

[woodinsight]

Make, year and whatever other information you have can earn you a point

[faksta]

Well, at least i know where it is...

[woodinsight]

That would help a lot in solving it

[woodinsight]

Time for the pros to solve this one

[faksta]

Is it Eugene Martin's Salmson?

[Allan L]

Is it Eugene Martin's Salmson?

If it's a Eugene Martin car I think it must be the MG-Salmson special referred to in this quotation as it seems to have independent suspension all round:

It was the assembly of a MG R type, ex Ecurie Menier and a Salmson 8 cylinder engine, both bought to Roger Deho during the war.
The capacity of the engine was increased from 1100 up to 1500cc, the two Cozette blowers were removed and replaced by a Bugatti 35B one.

Probably in the Bois de Boulogne in 1945 . . .

[woodinsight]

Faksta and Allan_L
I'll have to get back to you on this one.

It is a Salmson Special  - I have it as the Pozzoli-Salmson Special - but whether it was Eugene Martin's I can't tell you at the moment as I've mislaid my source for this puzzle.

It may be the Salmson-MG and I believe the location was the Bois de Boulogne 1945.

Anyway, I'll lock it for you both at his point until I can confirm my source.
You will both earn a point if you are correct - car and location.

[faksta]

If it's a Eugene Martin car I think it must be the MG-Salmson special referred to in this quotation as it seems to have independent suspension all round:

Probably in the Bois de Boulogne in 1945 . . .

That's the quotation I used as well The best place to look for some racing machinery information.

[woodinsight]

I'm going to call this one solved as everything points to you both having reached the correct solution.
I haven't yet found the source where I took the photo from but will add more information when I find it.
Quite where Serge Pozzoli comes into the equation I don't know at the moment.

To quote another well-known source -
The "Coupe de la Liberation" was held on 9th. September 1945 in the Bois de Boulogne.
Amongst the entries was Eugene Martin's blown 1.5 litre Bol d'Or Salmson.
This was a most intriguing single-seater with circular, protruding, grilled radiator and all-wheel independent suspension"