1927 Rally ABC French racing blue Open cockpit, open wheel 2-seater

This 1s.  Its owner decided to install the more powerful and reliable 1935 or 1936 ropean-built “baby” 2.2-liter flathead V8 with a stronger tti rear axle.  The diminutive V8-60 is distinctive with its 17-stud valve covers (unlike the larger 21- or 24-stud models more commonly seen in the U.S.). tallation of the engine required lengthening the hood panels by approximately 25 cm (and the seams between the metal sections are visible on the underside of the hood segments).  No modification was made to the original frame dimensions, and the radiator was moved forward from the original position to accommodate the longer engine. ing to records and correspondence aggregated by the former U.S. owner (which accompanies the vehicle), the engine and tti rear axle were installed to this vehicle in France sometime between the late 1930s to the late 40s and are grandfathered to the chassis. The car is finished in French racing blue and is equipped with a four-speed manual transmission, mechanically actuated finned four-wheel drum brakes, ford friction shock absorbers, and a driveshaft-driven generator.  Exterior features include a oklands-style driver-side windscreen, a fixed passenger-side screen, leather hood straps, al headlights, a radiator-mounted Calorimeter, a faired, cowl-mounted rear view mirror, dual side mirrors, and black-painted 19” wire wheels secured by two eared knock-offs with Michelin Bibendum front tires measuring 4.75/5.00-19 and 5.00/6.00-19 Michelin Cord SS tires at the rear.  The cockpit has side-by-side seating upholstered in black, lap belts and a quick-release steering wheel. 

After passing through several ropean owners, this car was imported to the U.S. by its former owner (a well-known U.S.-based ropean vintage vehicle restoration specialist) in 1997. It is now believed to be the only Rally in the U.S.  The former owner made some additional changes, adding two carburetors, the 4-speed transmission, an intake manifold, a custom exhaust manifold, a Scintilla magneto, a custom water pump, a 4-row radiator core, the quick-release steering hub, and seat belts.  The current owner replaced the 1950s al headlamps with period-correct 1920s al headlamps and also installed ceramic exhaust wrap.

This car has been Track-tested in ntage racing events at Infineon Raceway and Seca racetracks.  The Rally has proven to be a good performer with adequate power and brakes, competing handily with the tti Type 37 as currently configured.  This Rally ABC is offered with a spare wheel, five Michelin tires, two Jaeger keys for the lighting controls, a tool kit, a collection of spare parts, and three large binders containing historical and technical documentation, including original sales literature for the ABC and NCP models.

This Rally also participated in the 2013 fornia Mille, sporting dell #1 (assigned to the oldest car in the event), and completed the entire 1,000-mile course.

This beautiful French racing voiturette draws considerable attention due to its rarity and style.

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Rally, founded in 1921, was one of many small car companies formed in the early 20th century in the s suburb of .  Rally made typical light sports cars like the lcar or Salmson, which were sometimes referred to as “the working man’s tti”.   y of these small manufacturers, even some with significantly more resources than Rally, like tti, Salmson, lcar, and BNC, struggled through the 1930s only to disappear during the Second World r. 

Rally followed the same path as numerous other small automobile builders in the region, starting with rley- 1,000cc twin cylinder-engined cycle cars and progressing to small automobiles using proprietary small-displacement four-cylinder engines from Ruby, Chapuis-Dorner, C.I.M.E., and SCAP before expanding its line to include larger touring models and a few all-out racing cars just before the company shut its doors in the summer of 1933.

At the 1926 n, Rally showed some ambitious developments like the Type R4 competition model with a 1,100 cc engine, fitted with double overhead camshafts and a s supercharger. Later in the year, a mysterious model appeared with a slanted horseshoe-shaped radiator shell resembling that of BNC, a competing manufacturer. This model later proved to be the prototype of the manufacturer’s type “ABC”.

The Rally Type ABC was introduced in October 1927. It replaced the Type S and found much acclaim for its elegant low-slung lines. ABC was actually an acronym for “abaissée” (i.e. lowered), indicating a frame that was dropped below the axles. The model ABC was a distinctly sporting car with an advanced “underslung” chassis, dramatically lowering the ABC’s center of gravity and, combined with Perrot-style brakes made for a fast and agile car. Produced in “ Prix” bodywork, in both open and closed versions, the ABC quickly became a favorite of the sporting class, and Rally was soon posting successful results in numerous racing events.  A Rally ABC competed in the 1930 Mille Miglia, making the model eligible for the Mille Miglia and similar historical events worldwide.  Fewer than a dozen Rally ABCs are believed to still survive. 

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