Grannie Special, at the Curborough speed trials, May 2007 (#29/65).
Home-brewed specials were frequent competitors in pre- and post-war motor racing events. The 1928 Grannie Special sums up just such a car with its exposed V Twin motorcycle engine beneath a gravity-fed fuel supply.
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Grannie Books Whether for the Special as shown below, or any other type of Grannie, it is worth having a look on Amazon for books, DVDs, Videos etc.
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Have you seen today's eBay auction listings for the Grannie Special?
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(Find Special parts, books, factory manuals, models and complete vehicles - listings updated daily.)
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Photos of classic and vintage cars at a VSCC event.
- Grannie Special car.
- Built in: 1920s.
- Finished in: aluminium.
All the photos in this particular image gallery feature vintage and post-vintage cars, in action or parked alongside the VSCC Speed Trials held at Curborough sprint circuit, in Staffordshire. This event was held on 6th May 2007. The aluminium Grannie Special shown above is one of 65 photographs that are in this Curborough set. To view all the other sets of photographs I have now at oldclassiccar, please visit the main vintage and classic vehicles photo page. The other 64 pics from this event are grouped together on the VSCC Curborough page.
If you can add to the information I have on this Special then by all means drop me a line and I'll include it here. More photos of Grannie-type cars like this always welcomed!!
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