Post
vintage thoroughbred racing
This
era takes in the 1930s, the lead up to the break out of WWII. This
decade on the world stage saw Bugatti and A lfa
Romeo dominate early on, then came the force of the Third Reich and
the dominance from the mid-thirties to the outbreak of the war by
the Hitler back Mercedes-Benz and Auto Unions.
Locally
in Australia this period saw signs of Australian built specials. The
likes of Jack Snow and Peter Whitehead imported the previous seasons
Grand Prix cars from Europe dominated Grands Prix at Fishermans Bend,
Bathurst and Lobethal. 
But it wasn't the ERA, Delahaye
or Alfa Romeo Monzas that cleaned up all of these pre-war events.
In fact some Aussie-built specials had huge successes, including the
West Australian Alan Tomlinson who built up a monoposto (single-seater)
MG TA Special, going on to win the 1939 Australian Grand Prix, then
a handicap race.
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