Solved NIC#579 - Alta-Mercury of Roy Shadbolt (aka Monarch Special)

[nicanary]

What is this car, who is the driver, and where is it racing?

[nicanary]

Experts?

[mekubb]

From UK both car and driver ?

[nicanary]

From UK both car and driver ?

Part of the car is from UK, the rest is not. Nor the driver.

[Carnut]

Any HRG in it?

[nicanary]

Any HRG in it?

None that I know of.

[Willie McCrum]

Australian ?

[nicanary]

Australian ?

No.

[frederick59]

Delage ?

[nicanary]

Delage ?

No Delage connection.

[nicanary]

Pros?

[Wendax]

Any Alta connection?

[nicanary]

Any Alta connection?

Yes indeed. This is the Pros section, so I'm not going to lock it at this stage - tell me more before the others beat you to it.

[Wendax]

Alta chassis with non-British engine?

[nicanary]

Alta chassis with non-British engine?

Yes.

[Wendax]

There was an Alta with Maserati engine. Is it this one?

[nicanary]

There was an Alta with Maserati engine. Is it this one?

Not this one, I'm afraid.

[Wendax]

American engine?

[nicanary]

Yes, it was of American origin, although the engine may have been built (I don't know for sure) in a nearby country.

[Wendax]

Roy Shadbolt in his Alta-Mercury at Grouse Mountain hillclimb

[nicanary]

Roy Shadbolt in his Alta-Mercury at Grouse Mountain hillclimb

Well solved. I don't know much about this car - it looks to me that the chassis may have been lengthened. No doubt these days it's back to original spec and worth a large sum of money.

One more point to your total.

PS I've just realised I forgot to say that the car was sometimes referred to as the Monarch Special.  I'll add that to the title.