Vehicle Description
Purchased new by C.E. Bob Truett on 1st June 1937. �DYL' was raced
and rallied by Bob and his elder brother Len, who acted as mechanic
throughout the cars racing career. Bob kept the car until 1946.
The most successful competition SS100. Period Brooklands history.
Part of the�SS car club team for the 1938 RAC Rally.
Supplied new with factory prepared competition engine.
Specification included cylinder head with K965 valves, high
compression pistons on hyduminium con-rods, Fescol crankshaft &
Scintilla magneto. With Bob's considerable lightening to the
chassis by way of holes in the main rails the car was quicker than
some of the 3.5 litre cars it competed against.
In 1946 Croydon Garage purchased the car and sold it to Dirt Track
and Midget car driver Alvin (Spike) Rhiando, he would use the car
to tow his 500cc race car around the UK.
In 1948 the car was sold to Peter Richley for �150. Peter would
keep the car for the next 20 years but never had the car out on the
road, he sold the car to a SS restorer. In 1976 Michael Roberts
would become only the 5th owner of �DYL'. Michael restored the car
and enjoyed it for over 20 years. The car then passed to a JD
customer in 2007. JD were commissioned to carry out a total chassis
off concours restoration to original period competition
specification. Once completed it was displayed at the 2011 Uniques
Special Ones Concours in Florence where it was judged:-
1st in Styling Class.
1st Overall in Pre-War Open Class.
1st Overall in Originality & Restoration.
A couple of years later the ownership passed to a JD USA customer,
who commissioned JD to convert the car to current FIA Historic Race
Specification. This included an all steel JD race engine (the
original engine is supplied with the car). The original race
trophies�of Bob Truett�were recently handed to JD Classics by a
member of Truett family so they could remain with the car. A
stunning and important SS100.
Period Competition and Concours History:
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1938: Welsh Border Trial as Car No. 315.
MCC Edinburgh Trial at Adderstoneshiels Car No. 169.
SS Speed Trials at the SS Factory, Coventry Car No. 12.
Lands End Trial winning the Silver Award Car No. 357.
Exeter Trial winning the Silver Award Car No. 315.
SS Car Club Welsh Border Trial Car No. 10.
RAC Rally as part of the SS Car Club Team placed 14th out of a
class of 38,
Car No. 165.
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1939: VSCC Stanley Cup Race Meeting at Crystal Palace as Car No.
8.
Cambridge University AC Club June Meeting at Donington Park,
Car No.20 Relay Race Winners.
SS100 International Weekend at Brooklands Car No.10.
1986: Best Maintained car at the 50th Anniversary of the SS100
International Weekend.
2011: Uniques Special Ones in Florence 1st in Styling Class, 1st
Overall in Pre-War Open Class and 1st Overall in Originality &
Restoration.
2014: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
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Truett Trophies
Croydon Rally Tankard (3rd in Class)�������������������������
Brooklands One Hour Trail Tankard
C.E.T
Tankard������������������������������������������������������������
J.C.C Members Day Donington 1938 Tankard
C.U.A.C Donington Slap Race Tankard����������������������
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Cotswold Trail Tankard
Chiltern Trail
Cup�������������������������������������������������������
Devon Rally Cup
SS Car Club Buxton Trial 1939 Cup���������������������������
Crystal Palace Cigarette Case
Donington Team Relay Race Tankard������������ �����������
Southern Counties Trial 1938 Cup
Jaguar Drivers Club
Badge�����������������������������������������
Brighton and Hove Cup
Blackpool Rally 1938
Badge��������������������������������������
Riley MC Autumn Trial Cup
VHULMC Donington 1939 Cup���������������������������������
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8 x Kent Motor Club Hillclimb Cup
Speedway Junior TT
Cup�������������������������������������������
Coventry Speed Trials 1939 Cup
Exhilarations 1938
Cup���������������������������������������������� �����������
SS Car Club Donington 1939 Cup
SS Car Club Coventry Speed Trials 1939 Cup �����������
SS Car Club Donington 4 lap Scratch 1939 Cup
Standard de Von Rally Vesta Case�����������������������������
Brighton and Hove Serviette Ring������������������� �����������
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