2-Liter DOHC Alloy Inline 8-Cylinder Engine Supercharged 3-Speed Manual Transmission Leaf Spring Suspension Dufaux Friction Shock Absorbers 4-Wheel Drum Brakes *Exceedingly rare Eight-cylinder Pedroso motorcar *Believed to be the sole surviving example of the prototype model *Powered by sophisticated and innovative 2-liter dual overhead cam inline Eight *Sporting two-seat Roadster coachwork with dual rear-mounted spares THE PEDROSO The Soriano-Pedroso was a French manufactured automobile, built at their manufacturing facilities in the posh French coastal town of Biarritz. Production ran from 1919 until 1924. Built by two native Spaniards Marques de San Carlos de Pedroso and Marques de Ivanrey Ricardo Soriano Sholtz von Hermensdorff, the original models were powered by engines manufactured by French automobile maker Ballot, with a capacity of 1,131 and 1,590 cubic centimeters, and later a 902 cubic centimeter Ruby-engined cyclecar joined production. Although their main product was marine engines, in 1928, San Carlos de Pedroso built two specially designed two-liter prototype straight-eight supercharged twin-cam engines. Advanced for the day, the all-aluminum engines employed variable timing for the double-overhead-camshafts, which was controlled from the cockpit. The Marquis de Pedroso intended to enter the car in the Le Mans 24-hour race, but he was injured in an accident in another car and was prevented from competing. Of the two Pedroso's built, only this car, serial number 101, is believed to have survived World War II. This sporting Pedroso Roadster was brought to the United States in the sixties by the Marques' son, Jose Luis de Pedroso who raced it at vintage events on the East Coast. Gifted by the Estate of Jose Luis de Pedroso, the car has in recent years been displayed in the Vault of the world-renowned Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The Pedroso displays and older restoration and has not been run or operated for some time. Featuring twin mounted rear spare tires and Brooklands-type aero windscreens, the car has a very sporting look, and the impressive, supercharged prototype DOHC inline Eight out front should ensure the car lives up to its sporting looks once operational. Period Jaeger and Le Nivex gauges are fitted in the dashboard, and Marchal headlights grace the front.
2-Liter DOHC Alloy Inline 8-Cylinder Engine Supercharged 3-Speed Manual Transmission Leaf Spring Suspension Dufaux Friction Shock Absorbers 4-Wheel Drum Brakes *Exceedingly rare Eight-cylinder Pedroso motorcar *Believed to be the sole surviving example of the prototype model *Powered by sophisticated and innovative 2-liter dual overhead cam inline Eight *Sporting two-seat Roadster coachwork with dual rear-mounted spares THE PEDROSO The Soriano-Pedroso was a French manufactured automobile, built at their manufacturing facilities in the posh French coastal town of Biarritz. Production ran from 1919 until 1924. Built by two native Spaniards Marques de San Carlos de Pedroso and Marques de Ivanrey Ricardo Soriano Sholtz von Hermensdorff, the original models were powered by engines manufactured by French automobile maker Ballot, with a capacity of 1,131 and 1,590 cubic centimeters, and later a 902 cubic centimeter Ruby-engined cyclecar joined production. Although their main product was marine engines, in 1928, San Carlos de Pedroso built two specially designed two-liter prototype straight-eight supercharged twin-cam engines. Advanced for the day, the all-aluminum engines employed variable timing for the double-overhead-camshafts, which was controlled from the cockpit. The Marquis de Pedroso intended to enter the car in the Le Mans 24-hour race, but he was injured in an accident in another car and was prevented from competing. Of the two Pedroso's built, only this car, serial number 101, is believed to have survived World War II. This sporting Pedroso Roadster was brought to the United States in the sixties by the Marques' son, Jose Luis de Pedroso who raced it at vintage events on the East Coast. Gifted by the Estate of Jose Luis de Pedroso, the car has in recent years been displayed in the Vault of the world-renowned Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The Pedroso displays and older restoration and has not been run or operated for some time. Featuring twin mounted rear spare tires and Brooklands-type aero windscreens, the car has a very sporting look, and the impressive, supercharged prototype DOHC inline Eight out front should ensure the car lives up to its sporting looks once operational. Period Jaeger and Le Nivex gauges are fitted in the dashboard, and Marchal headlights grace the front.
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