Monoposto
Chassis #: GC010
Amédée Gordini's success during the 1930s led Simca, France's Fiat assembler, to hire him. After World War II, Gordini continued to carry the Simca banner with his competitive small-displacement single-seaters for the new Formula B (later called Formula 2).This particular example is a 1948 Simca-Gordini T15 Grand Prix Monoposto that was based on Simca mechanicals including the 1,100cc pushrod engine and a special racing chassis. It has a well-documented history and was piloted by many racing legends including Prince Bira of Siam, Louis Chiron, Robert Manzon, Raymond Sommer, and Jean-Pierre Wimille.This car's inaugural outing was on May 30th of 1948 at the Stockholm, Sweden Grand Prix where it wore race number 2. It was driven by Prince Bira who won the race but was disqualified from 1st place, having been judged to have jumped the start.
The car was originally powered by a 1100cc engine which was plagued with reliability issues. This engine was later upgraded to 1460cc and the current T15 specification. The four-cylinder overhead valve Simca-Gordini engine is mated to a four-speed manual gearbox. There is an independent front suspension with wishbones and coil springs in the front with a rigid rear axle setup with longitudinal torsion bars. Four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes can be found at all four corners.
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2017
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