{"id":194199,"date":"2016-04-06T23:34:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=194199"},"modified":"2024-05-31T21:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T21:54:27","slug":"1939-hrg-1200-airline-coupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1939-hrg-1200-airline-coupe\/","title":{"rendered":"1939 HRG 1200 Airline Coup\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

1939 HRG 1200 Airline Coup\u00e9<\/h1>\n

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In 1938 HRG were experimenting with a new Coup\u00e9 design that resulted in this striking Airline Coup\u00e9. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was manufactured on a prototype chassis that was widened to accept the Triumph 1.2-liter engine.<\/p>\n

Crofts Coachbuilding was responsible for fitting a body similar the MG Airline Coup\u00e9 on the HRG chassis.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately any series production plans were immediately halted by the onset of war, and the Airline Coup\u00e9 became a one-of.<\/p>\n

Story by Richard Michael Owen<\/p>\n

1939 HRG 1200 Airline Coup\u00e9 Gallery<\/a><\/h3>\n

See full 1939 HRG 1200 Airline Coup\u00e9 Gallery<\/a> here<\/p>\n

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submitted by<\/td>\nadmin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
type<\/td>\nOne Of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nChessington, Surrey, England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coachbuilder<\/td>\nCrofts Coachbuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nTriumph Inline-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nFront, Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Auction Sales History<\/h4>\n

\"1060222-1536\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1938 H.R.G. 1500 Airline Coupe WT-68<\/a> – sold for $253,000<\/b> Only Coupe Ever Produced by H.R.G. Single Ownership for 48 Years. Multiple Concours Awards. Photo-Documented Restoration Completed in 2010. Exhibited at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance. Unusual Streamlined Coachwork. A Unique Piece of British Pre-war Motoring History.
\nAuction Source: <\/b>The 2013 Amelia Island Auction by Gooding & Company<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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