The caption says it all - it's D.M.Weigel with the crankshaft of one of his 8-cyl Weigels for the 1908 French Grand Prix. Not sure how many of the three Weigel starters actually finished - certainly, one fell out. David Manson, Sydney.
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Friday, May 8, 2009
I'm afraid that's not quite correct. The 8 cylinder Weigels ran in the 1907 GP. Two cars started. Laxen was badly delayed by tyre changes on lap 1, taking over 2 hrs to complete the lap, and retired on lap 4. Pryce Harrison lay 24th (out of 27) at five laps (half distance), retiring on lap 6. In the 1908 GP Shannon retired at the end of lap 1 with defective steering. Laxen was 33rd on lap 3 and retired on lap 4 on hitting a tree. Pryce Harrison lay 21st at half distance but overturned in Eu on the next lap. Driver and mechanic were taken to hospital and later released. These Weigels had 4 cylinder monobloc engines. All this information comes from T.A.S.O.Mathieson's book 'Grand Prix Racing 1906-1914' which I find utterly fascinating.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Actually both gentlemen are right - and wrong. The crank was used in both 1907 8-cylinder (in line) Weigel racers. Two cars entered and both dnf. These cars also entered the Kaiserpreis at Circuit des Ardennes in the same year but again dnf. They were to have been raced in the 1907 Vanderbilt race but the race was cancelled. Curiously, one of the 8-cylinder racers was sold to (Ernest) Claude Bullmore of Falmouth who after the Kaiserpreis had it rebodied with a 2-seater sports tourer body. He parted with it around March 1908 when Reading Weigel agent AE Major was selling it. He was still trying to sell it in October 1908 (for £575). Major was liquidated in 1911 and the car (which now had a 4-bucket seat arrangement) disappeared. The other car remained at the Weigel factory in Olaf Street and appeared on the liquidator's inventory in 1910. Andrew Minney
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The caption says it all - it's D.M.Weigel with the crankshaft of one of his 8-cyl Weigels for the 1908 French Grand Prix. Not sure how many of the three Weigel starters actually finished - certainly, one fell out. David Manson, Sydney.
I'm afraid that's not quite correct. The 8 cylinder Weigels ran in the 1907 GP. Two cars started. Laxen was badly delayed by tyre changes on lap 1, taking over 2 hrs to complete the lap, and retired on lap 4. Pryce Harrison lay 24th (out of 27) at five laps (half distance), retiring on lap 6. In the 1908 GP Shannon retired at the end of lap 1 with defective steering. Laxen was 33rd on lap 3 and retired on lap 4 on hitting a tree. Pryce Harrison lay 21st at half distance but overturned in Eu on the next lap. Driver and mechanic were taken to hospital and later released. These Weigels had 4 cylinder monobloc engines. All this information comes from T.A.S.O.Mathieson's book 'Grand Prix Racing 1906-1914' which I find utterly fascinating.
Actually both gentlemen are right - and wrong. The crank was used in both 1907 8-cylinder (in line) Weigel racers. Two cars entered and both dnf. These cars also entered the Kaiserpreis at Circuit des Ardennes in the same year but again dnf. They were to have been raced in the 1907 Vanderbilt race but the race was cancelled. Curiously, one of the 8-cylinder racers was sold to (Ernest) Claude Bullmore of Falmouth who after the Kaiserpreis had it rebodied with a 2-seater sports tourer body. He parted with it around March 1908 when Reading Weigel agent AE Major was selling it. He was still trying to sell it in October 1908 (for £575). Major was liquidated in 1911 and the car (which now had a 4-bucket seat arrangement) disappeared. The other car remained at the Weigel factory in Olaf Street and appeared on the liquidator's inventory in 1910. Andrew Minney