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Wolseley Viper 1 | |
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Production | 1920 |
Assembly | England: [Brooklands] (H.J. Line) |
Designer | Alastair Miller |
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Body style | Open single seater |
Chassis | Napier 60 H.P. L Type #2482 [1] |
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Engine | Wolseley Viper 8-cylinder, upright, 90 degree Vee engine 11,746 cm3 (716.8 cu in) W.4A V8 (petrol) |
Transmission | 2-speed Hele Shaw manual |
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Chronology | |
Successor | None |
The Wolseley Viper 1 was a racecar based on a Napier Chassis upon which was mounted a Wolseley Viper V8 Aero Engine. [2]The car was the brainchild of Alastair Miller who created it once Arthur John McCormack, MD at Wolseley set up a Motor Car Racing Division in 1920. The car was driven at Brooklands by Miller and a number of others from 1920 through to 1930 (When Brooklands said the older cars could not longer race) [1] and won a number of B.A.R.C meetings including the 1922 and 1926 Long Handicap at speeds over 100mph.[3]
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