Item Info

Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Automobile Reference Collection
Notes:

Emile Mathis' real campaign was for fuel economy from lightweight cars and he eschewed the French Grand Prix after 1921, and Le Mans, for the Touring Car races which in the '20s augmented the more important events. He was eminently successful. In the 1923 contest at Tour, four-cylinder 1100cc cars were entrusted to Lahms, Boecchi and Meyer, who were under strict orders not to exceed 2800rpm. Weight was pared down using a light-alloy back-axle casing, and in spite of the class minimum consumption being 47mpg, the Mathis were first and second in their class, ahead of a Salmson. (MotorSport Magazine Archive)