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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: woodinsight on December 19, 2011, 11:23:14 AM
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Another older single-seater.
What was it called, what base car was used, which engine was fitted and who was behind this racing machine?
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Difficult? - perhaps an Expert knows?
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Urney Special Racer (USR) ,built by Dermot O'Clery for his brother-in-law Redmond Gallagher of Urney Chocolates ,Dublin , Ireland. Based on the ex- Charlie Manders Bugatti Type 35a ,chassis no 4818 ,it was powered by a 3.6 litre Ford flathead V8 & clothed in ERA style bodywork. It had a reputation as being difficult to handle ,but was successful at various hillclimbs in '36 & '38. It was bought by William McQuillan & renamed the McQuillan Special ,it finished 3rd in the Limerick "round the houses" Grand Prix in '38.
In '51 Irwin Catherwood won the Sexton Trophy with it & finished 2nd to Stirling Moss in the Wakefield Trophy at the Curragh. Ivan Dutton built a type 35B from part of the chassis in the '80s.
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Urney Special Racer (USR) ,built by Dermot O'Clery for his brother-in-law Redmond Gallagher of Urney Chocolates ,Dublin , Ireland. Based on the ex- Charlie Manders Bugatti Type 35a ,chassis no 4818 ,it was powered by a 3.6 litre Ford flathead V8 & clothed in ERA style bodywork. It had a reputation as being difficult to handle ,but was successful at various hillclimbs in '36 & '38. It was bought by William McQuillan & renamed the McQuillan Special ,it finished 3rd in the Limerick "round the houses" Grand Prix in '38.
In '51 Irwin Catherwood won the Sexton Trophy with it & finished 2nd to Stirling Moss in the Wakefield Trophy at the Curragh. Ivan Dutton built a type 35B from part of the chassis in the '80s.
Thank you for your excellent reply and it is the Bugatti-based USR as you have explained.
Well done and another point for you.