High speed motors

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High Speed ​​Motors was a British car manufacturer based in London . Only in 1938 was a sports car model built there under the name HSM .

The HSM Sports was an exact copy of Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight of 1934. Its compressor of loaded-line eight cylinder engine with 2.0 liter displacement had two overhead camshafts and provided 140 bhp (103 kW) at 5500 min -1 . Instead of the single Solex carburetor, one had two Zenith carburetors. The weight of the two-door roadster was 965 kg.

The model and the brand disappeared from the market as early as 1939.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement power at speed wheelbase
Sports 1938 8 row 1990 cc 140 bhp (103 kW) 5500 min -1 2642 mm

Web links

Commons : Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight  - collection of images, videos and audio files

source

David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing plc. Dorchester (1999). ISBN 1-874105-93-6