The only Lombard Grand Prix
Lombard AL3 1927 GP
Chassis No. 24
Unique Lombard 1500cc engine n°12
Mechanics:
longitudinal engine - 4 cylinders - 1497cc -73x92mm - Aluminum block and steel liners
Bronze cylinder head - detachable - 2ACT distribution
Crankshaft and connecting rods on bearings
Cozette No. 8 Compressor
Multi-disc clutch
4-speed gearbox + reverse
Transmission Glaser seal
Frame:
Steel stringers and cross members
Semi-elliptical front suspension - Axle Perrot-Piganeau
Semi-elliptical rear suspension - Banjo bridge
4 friction dampers
4 mechanically controlled drum brakes
Cast aluminum front, 2 petrol tanks
Tires 4.50x 19
Palmarès:
13 Grand Prix from 1932 to 1951
- German GP 1932
- 1945 Robert Benoit Cup
- Cup of the Council of St Cloud 1946
- Nantes Cup 1947
- Lyon Cup 1947
- AGACI Cup 1947
- Silver Cup Monthléry 1949
- GP des frontières 1949
- Circuit of the Remparts 1949
- Medoc Grand Prix 1950
- GP des frontières 1950
- GP of Cadours 1950
- GP des frontières 1951
Created by French pilot André Lombard, only 94 Lombards were made.
In 1929, Lombard was acquired by BNC.
This Lombard chassis 24 was built in 1927.
This car is unique and is the only one with a 1500cc Lombard engine.
The engine of this Lombard was built for the pilot Pierre Félix who had ordered from BNC, the
development of its Lombard n°12 engine from 1100 to 1500cc.
The objective was to reach 100 hp and 180 km/h with his car.
The finished car was entered in that year's German Grand Prix, but Felix was forced to retire after 17 laps.
In 1943, Serge Pozzoli acquired the car and commissioned Edmond Vareilles, a former engineer at Lombard, to restore the engine.
Serge Pozzoli took part in the very first post-war race, the Liberation Cup at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.
After a few more races, Serge Pozzoli sold the car to Robert Gerbout, who raced the car in various Grands Prix from 1947 to 1952.
under the names "Lombard", "RG Lombard", "Lombard Special Gerbout"
The car was sold to Dutch collector Max Lip who exhibited the car in his Autotron museum in Holland for 37 years
The car is visible in Belgium.
Price: 395.000 euros
