{"id":64649,"date":"2021-03-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=64649"},"modified":"2021-03-25T08:25:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:25:07","slug":"hwm-alta-jaguar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/hwm-alta-jaguar\/","title":{"rendered":"HWM Alta Jaguar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever heard of HWM? Probably not. Behind this abbreviation is the car dealer Hersham and Walton Motors from the British town of Walton-on-Thames, 25 kilometers southwest of London. The busines was founded in 1938, but World War 2 soon caused a break in operations. Things really took off in 1945. The first racing cars were built from pre-war chassis for the two racing drivers George Abecassis and John Health. 1948 saw the debut of the HW-Alta, whose two-liter four-cylinder engine was purchased from the British racing engine company Alta. As early as the following year, a monoposto rolled onto the tracks, which could be converted into a two-seater road sports car in just a few steps. In addition to the second seat, the fenders and lights had to be fitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HWM Alta debuted in 1949<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The specially developed tubular frame chassis contained the Alta engine, a Citro\u00ebn steering rack and an ENV pre-selector gearbox. The steering rack was taken from the spare parts shelf of HWM, as they have had a Citro\u00ebn dealer. After winning the Manx Cup in 1949, the car was developed further. In 1950, it was ready as the HWM Alta to compete in the newly created Formula B (later Formula 2) and in sports car races. HWM fielded four of its own works cars. In addition to the cars FB 101, FB 102 and FB 103, there was the original prototype, which at a later date was given the chassis number FB 104. Among others, the young Stirling Moss occasionally turned the steering wheel. In that year alone, the company took part in a total of 19 different racing events in the UK and continental Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n

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