TRS
| Bezeichnung/description | TRS Thompson Racing Special |
| Jahrgang/year | 1938 |
| Kennzeichen/registration | n/a |
| Chassis-Basis/chassis base | Ford base |
| Chassisnummer/chassisnumber | n/a |
| Chassisjahrgang/year chassis | 1938 |
| Motortyp/engine typ |
works RILEY 9 1100cc
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| Motornummer/engine number |
n/a
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| Motorjahrgang/year engine | 1938 |
| Bodyhersteller/bodymanufacturer | Aubrey Thompson |
| Rennhistory/racing history | According to its builder the TRS achieved 119mph on the Carrigrohane straight in Cork on its first outing. Its most famous victory was the Wakefield Trophy on the Phoenix Park in September 1939, one week after war was declared. This was the last race in Britain or Ireland until hostillities ceased. The car was extensively raced and hillclimbed postwar by Thompson and Arthiur O'Leary. The Riley engine disintegrated and was replaced by a Ford 375. The present owner Kieran White acquired the car in 1981 after lenghty negotiations. The car was rescued from the remians of a collapsed shed. The Riley engine was rebuilt as was the gearbox. The body was copied by Archie Alderdice from Kilkeel, Co. Down. In 1999 the car had its first outing in the Phoemix Park. It is painted silver as it was originally in homage to the mighty Mercedes. |
| mehr Informationen/more infos |
ENV preselector gearbox, front and rear axle Ford based, De Dion type rear axle replicated the all conquering Mercedes, whilst the front axle was of the Bellamy split type. Brakes were Girling all round, the best of their time.
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