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Rhiando Trimax



A 500cc F3 car designed and raced by Alvin "Spike" Rhiando, a Canadian who came to the UK in 1933.

ChassisMonocoque, but also with a small steel tubing subframe
SuspensionFront and rear Metalastik springs, rubber in torsion suspension
SteeringSprocket and chain
Fuel TankTwo 24 litre tanks in sponsons either side of cockpit
GearboxNorton. Later replaced by an Ariel square four
WheelsAlloy castings with chrome wheel trims
TransmissionChain drive to sprocket on rear axle
BrakesSing drum on rear axle


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