SOLVED - Geraldo´s #337 - Heredia MG

[jotage21]

Which car is this?

[jotage21]

exps

[D-type]

From Brazil?

[jotage21]

no

[D-type]

Portugal?

[jotage21]

yes

[mekubb]

Edfor ?

[jotage21]

no

[thorax]

Ata?

[jotage21]

no

[D-type]

Fiat powered?

[jotage21]

no

[faksta]

Is it an MG grill or did I have a tought day at work?

[pnegyesi]

Built before the 2nd WW?

[jotage21]

MG, 1930s

[nicanary]

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 !

[jotage21]

you´re right!

[pnegyesi]

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.