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Contents 1 Vale Special (car) 1.1 Vale Motor Company 1.2 The Cars 1.3 See Also 1.4 External Links 1.5 References:

[edit] Vale Special (car)

The Vale Special was a two seater motor car manufactured between 1932 and 1934 in Maida Vale, West London ^{[1] [2]}.

[edit] Vale Motor Company

The Vale Motor Company was set up in 1931 by Pownoll Pellew (later the ninth Viscount Exmouth), as a 'gentleman's hobby' in a rented workshop behind the Warrington pub in Maida Vale. ^[2] It soon expanded with funding from Allan Gaspar and Robert Wilcoxon (thanks largely to help from Pelew's then girlfriend Kay Walsh)

[edit] The Cars

Originally hand made, the Vale Specials were built with a Triumph Super 8 engine. Their low-slung chassis and light build made them

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

Ave Atque Vale - A book on the history of the Vale Special.

[edit] References:

1. ^ David Cox, "Ave Atque Vale - the story of the Vale Special" ISBN 0-9553010-0-9
2. ^ ^{a b} David Cox, "Ave Atque Vale - the story of the Vale Special"