In 1936 Luigi Chinetti finished 22nd at the Monte Carlo Rally. He drove a Ford and his co-drive was Garteau. Does anyone know what model Ford? Does anyone have an information on Garteau? Many thanks.
1936 Monte Carlo Rally
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Posted 22 November 2014 - 18:58
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#2
Posted 22 November 2014 - 19:35
http://rallyemontecarlo1936.unblog.fr/
ETA: ... and they get a mention in this article from the Motor Sport archive:
http://www.motorspor...allying-tallinn
Chinetti and Gastaud had shot off the road on their Ford but were towed back by Dobell.
Edited by Tim Murray, 22 November 2014 - 20:04.
#3
Posted 22 November 2014 - 19:41
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#4
Posted 22 November 2014 - 19:43
Although the entry list says Ford, in France it was most likely a Matford. Here it is in a ditch, looking remarkably like this picture of a Matford Cabriolet, which I believe was based on the Ford 48 ...
According to the programme, the co-driver was the same Jacques Gastaud who - as you're aware - shared his Alfa at Le Mans in 1935 and they started from Tallinn.
Sources: http://rallyemontecarlo1936.unblog.fr/ and http://cartype.com/pages/4673/matford
#5
Posted 23 November 2014 - 09:01
A bit more research suggests the exact model number would be a Matford V8-68: from the look of this picture, the early Matford cabriolets retained the rumble/dickey seat, which is obvious in the picture above.
Matfords were French-bodied, based on chassis from Ford Cologne. The earliest ones featured separate headlights as above, but they were quickly re-designed with faired-in ones. The above picture is from the selection here:
http://globalcarslis.../08/default.htm
#6
Posted 23 November 2014 - 12:59
There are pictures on the net of a very similar 1936 Matford cabriolet in grey - with rumble/dickey seat - bodied by Charles Duval of Boulogne-sur-Seine. Only major difference appears to be the headlights. A Google Image search for Matford 36 Cabriolet Duval will find them.