Vue de trois quarts arrière d'un 1931, Talbot 105 (G0 52), en attente de la séance de qualification du Trophée du Centenaire Bentley pour les voitures de sport d'avant-guerre
On the occasion of the S.T.D. Register Wolverhampton Rally I had the privilege of being invited to drive there and back, from Kingston Blount, in Talbot 105 Team Car No. 2, the celebrated “GO 52.” This splendid 1931 sports/racing car has been painstakingly restored by A. Blight. Indeed, he also owns GO 53, having bought both cars from Charles Mortimer who, having acquired them, quickly passed them on. Mr. Blight has more staying power, for not only has he rebuilt both these historic Talbots to original specification but hopes soon to commence work on a replica of the third Talbot of this illustrious Georges Roesch-inspired team. When I was asked if I would like to drive GO 52 to Wolverhampton I was conscious of a great responsibility, for this is indeed an historic motor car. In 1931 Rose-Richards and John Cobb drove it into first place in its class and 10th overall in the J.C.C. “Double Twelve, ” averaging 79.3 m.p.h. for the two rounds of the clock. The Hon. Brian Lewis was third in his class and sixth overall in it in the Irish G.P., at 79.97 m.p.h., Hindmarsh was second of the non-supercharged cars and 15th in the race in the T.T., averaging 72.93 m.p.h. and, also in 1931, the same driver drove GO 52 in the B.R.D.C. 500-Mile Race. He held third place for some 300 miles, before retiring, and had averaged 110.19 m.p.h. up to that time. The following year, 1932, Rose-Richards came home third in his class, seventh in general classification, in the J.C.C. 1, 000-Mile Race, at 91.36 m.p.h., the Hon. Brian Lewis was second of the unblown cars, seventh in general classification in the T.T., at 75.3 m.p.h., and, in the 500-Mile Race, Hindmarsh averaged 103.4 m.p.h. to finish second in his class, eighth in the race. His best lap was done at 114.4 m.p.h., and in the Ulster T.T. the green Talbot, its body the shade of a dress Mrs. Roesch used to wear, had lapped the difficult road circuit at 81.3 m.p.h. Today it looks as it did in 1932—long wide tail behind the tonneau-cover
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