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SOLVED - Geraldo´s #337 - Heredia MG
« on: October 01, 2011, 09:34:55 PM »
Which car is this?

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 11:20:43 AM »
exps

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2012, 03:57:27 PM »
From Brazil?
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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2012, 09:43:09 AM »
no

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2012, 02:04:36 PM »
Portugal?
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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2012, 08:59:19 PM »
yes

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2012, 03:43:10 PM »
Edfor ?

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2012, 08:47:08 PM »
no

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2012, 05:57:26 PM »
Ata?
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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2012, 05:22:37 PM »
no

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2012, 05:54:09 PM »
Fiat powered?
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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2012, 07:00:10 PM »
no

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2013, 07:48:08 AM »
Is it an MG grill or did I have a tought day at work? :P

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2013, 12:17:47 PM »
Built before the 2nd WW?
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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2013, 06:42:49 PM »
MG, 1930s

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2013, 06:25:16 AM »
It looks like a single-seater based on an MG PA - the twin rear wheels suggest it was being used for hill-climbing. The only thing I can find is one Antonio Heredia who won at Santarem on 16 June 1935.

Bit of a long shot !
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Geraldo´s #337
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2013, 01:36:17 PM »
you´re right!

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Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #337 - Heredia MG
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2013, 02:35:04 PM »
Some additional info from Ricardo Grilo who runs a site, called Sportscar Portugal:
The car in the picture is António Guedes de Herédia's 6 cilinder 1275 cc MG type N "Herédia's Special" in "Parque Eduardo VII Circuit" in Lisbon. The car, in the red and white national colours, was modified locally, but not made in Portugal.
 
António Herédia (1901-1997) was a Viscount, olympic sailor and race driver that lived in a magnific Villa in Monte Estoril, near Cascais bay. He runned various cars since late 1920's until the late 80's!!!
 
He won 1934 Vila Real Circuit in one rented Bugatti 35 and is last race was Sintra´s "Pena Hillclimb" in his personal VW Polo GT, just for fun. But he runned fast enough to stay in the middle of much younger and best eqquiped rivals in the overall classification.
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