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1938\u21921956 HRG 1500<\/h1>\n
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In 1938 HRG Adopted both the 1 and 1\u00bd Litre Meadow engines from Singer in their lightweight chassis and running gear.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1500 was a product of H.R. Godfrey’s vision of a lightweight car with no frills and was also easy to maintain.<\/p>\n

Despite the low production numbers, HRG’s became a fixture in motorsports. One of the first 1500 prototypes was raced at the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans by Archie Scott and Ted Halford who placed 13th overall and second in the 1.5 liter class behind the winning Aston Martin 1\u00bd Ulster.<\/p>\n

HRG eventually won the 1.5 liter class at Le Mans in 1939, but also repeated the feat in 1949 with a three-car team.<\/p>\n

In the immediate post-war period HRG continued production of both the 1100 and 1500.<\/p>\n

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

1939 HRG 1500 Gallery<\/a><\/h3>\n

See full 1939 HRG 1500 Gallery here<\/a><\/p>\n

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submitted by<\/td>\nadmin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
type<\/td>\nLimited Production Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production years<\/td>\n1938 – 1956<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nChessington, Surrey, England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nMeadow Inline-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nFront, Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n1500 cc \/ 91.54 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1938\u21921956 HRG 1500 In 1938 HRG Adopted both the 1 and 1\u00bd Litre Meadow engines from Singer in their lightweight chassis and running gear. The 1500 was a product of H.R. Godfrey’s vision of a lightweight car with no frills and was also easy to maintain. Despite the low production numbers, HRG’s became a fixture in motorsports. One of the first 1500 prototypes was raced at the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans by Archie Scott and Ted Halford who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2183,2184,2185,18196,9348,17105],"tags":[3935,16840,2457,16841,2536,16842,18197,20817,13061,17106],"class_list":["post-194217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1930s","category-1940s","category-1950s","category-hrg","category-guides","category-model-guides-production-cars","tag-1930s","tag-1930s-cars","tag-1940s","tag-1940s-cars","tag-1950s","tag-1950s-cars","tag-hrg-2","tag-hrg-model-guides-all","tag-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-production-cars"],"yoast_head":"\n1938 - 1956 HRG 1500<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1938\u21921956-hrg-1500\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1938 - 1956 HRG 1500\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1938\u21921956 HRG 1500 In 1938 HRG Adopted both the 1 and 1\u00bd Litre Meadow engines from Singer in their lightweight chassis and running gear. 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