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Title: Solved - MJW #723 - De Vos monoposto 1939
Post by: woodinsight on December 04, 2011, 01:50:11 PM

Identify this single-seater racing car by naming the make, what it was based on, what engine was fitted and the year it was built for the point.

Title: Re: MJW #723
Post by: woodinsight on December 12, 2011, 08:30:47 AM

Expertise please

Title: Re: MJW #723
Post by: Oswald on December 12, 2011, 10:08:52 AM

That's an intriguing one. It is built between 1935 and 1939 by Dutchman A.J. de Vos, and simply called De Vos or De Vos monoposto. The builder was obviously inspired by Auto Unions racers but this one was propelled by a supercharged Ford V8 engine and the body came in steel. I don't think it ever raced, and it seems to have gone lost.

Title: Re: MJW #723
Post by: woodinsight on December 12, 2011, 11:00:02 AM

Quote from: Oswald on December 12, 2011, 10:08:52 AM

That's an intriguing one. It is built between 1935 and 1939 by Dutchman A.J. de Vos, and simply called De Vos or De Vos monoposto. The builder was obviously inspired by Auto Unions racers but this one was propelled by a supercharged Ford V8 engine and the body came in steel. I don't think it ever raced, and it seems to have gone lost.

Absolutely correct and an excellent answer.

Title: Re: Solved - MJW #723 - De Vos monoposto 1939
Post by: hermanoto on December 23, 2024, 05:14:06 AM

in a photo album the monoposto was showed after an accident, dated june 20th 1937