1938 HRG Coupe

One of our favorite projects is the 1938 H.R.G. Coupe. HRG Engineering was an English car builder. Between 1935 and 1956 the company produced 241 vehicles. All were roadsters except one......the 1938 HRG Coupe. The coupe was the brainchild of Maj. Ted Halford (the H in HRG) and was produced as a prototype. It is the only HRG to be powered by a Triumph engine. The frame was constructed from chassis of the Halford-Cross Rotary Special race car which was widened to accept the coupe body and rechristened as Chassis #WT-68. The rear section of the car was a second series of the distinctive MG Airline coupe manufactured by Carbodies (now known as London Taxi). The fenders and bonnet were unique to the HRG and were formed by the Crofts Coachbuilding firm which also handled the body assembly. The car was debuted at the famed Brooklands Race Track in England in 1938. When Halford left the company, the remaining partners scrapped the project but the little coupe survived. It was purchased by its current owner in 1965, disassembled and brought to the U.S. (still in pieces) in 1985. The car has undergone a long and extensive restoration to bring it to the level you see today. As a “one of one” vehicle, it is a unique and historic piece of British automotive history.

July 24th, 2010 marked a major milestone for the HRG Coupe as it drove onto the grounds of the Schenley Park Golf Course to take part in "British Car Day" at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix moving under it's own power for the first time in over 45 years.