1935 Brough Superior

This car was on the stand of the Railton Owners Club at the Northern Classic Car Show at the G-Mex Centre in Manchester in August 1994.

It's a 1935 Brough Superior which is powered by a 4,163cc 8-cylinder inline Hudson engine. A note in the brochure of the event reads as follows:

'The Hudson is an important car to R.O.C. members as the chassis and engine form the basis of all 8 and 6 cylinder Railtons. For many years only Hudsons which were contemporary to the Railton (1933-1950) were admitted to the club. but we have recently extended this rule to include all Hudsons from 1909 to 1956 (the years of production). As a result of this we now have a number of vintage Hudsons and quite a few of the later Hornets attended our meetings. The Nottingham built Brough Superior has always been very acceptable to us, as apart from the excitingly different coachwork, it shares the same Hudson engine as the Railton. Vehicles on display will include a Railton Light Sports Tourer, a Brough Superior "Dual-Purpose" Tourer and a Hudson Terraplane Sedan. All three cars were built in 1935, but despite their different appearances it should be remembered that they all have the same engine and chassis (although the Hudson is a six whilst the other two are eights).'