Hall and Hall
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Vehicle details
Vehicle dataMake Connaught Model B-Type Model name B-Type Year of manufacture 1956 Technical detailsBody style Convertible Body detail Roadster Power (kw/hp) 177/240 Cubic capacity (ccm) 2,472 Cylinders 4 Doors 0 Steering Centered Transmission Manual Drive Rear Front Brake Disc Rear Brake Disc Fuel Petrol Individual configurationExterior colour Green Interior colour Black Interior material Others
Description
Connaught first appeared after the 2nd World war along with other British companies including BRM, HWM, Cooper, Lotus, etc. Based at Send in Surrey they started by making Lea-Francis based sportscars and progressed onto Formula 2 single seater race cars. The brains behind Connaught were Rodney Clarke and Mike Oliver, the finances coming from Kenneth McAlpine. The B-Type Formula 1 cars were first seen in 1955 powered by a 2.5ltr Alta twin overhead camshaft engine, on a ladder frame with wishbones and coils at the front and de Dion rear axle. The most memorable victory for Connaught in a B-Type was when Tony Brooks won at Syracuse in 1955. Chassis B5 achieving two podiums in the 1956 season, taking 2nd at Bands Hatch driven by Stuart Lewis Evans and a 3rd place podium at Pau Grand Prix France driven by Ivor Bueb.
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Condition & Registration
Registered Ready to drive Vehicle-ID: 313499
Dealer-Imprint
Hall and Hall
Graham Hill Way
PE10 9PJ Bourne
+44 1778 392562
Vince Hall
Seller
PE10 9PJ Bourne