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Albert Guyot was one of the numerous racing drivers who tried, generally without success, to make and sell cars bearing their own names. A handful only of Guyot Speciale cars appeared, in two types. One was a pure Guyot Speciale racing car to the 1926—1927 Grand Prix formula, powered by a supercharged 1½-litre, 6-cylinder engine with the unusual feature of single-sleeve valves. This engine was made in England under Burt-McCollum patents and assembled in France. Three of these Guyot Speciale ran at Indianapolis in 1926; two entered by Albert Schmidt, under the name Schmidt Special, and the third entered and driven by Guyot himself. The other Guyot Speciale model was a touring car powered by a 6-cylinder 3½-litre Continental engine. Saloon and even coupé de ville bodies were fitted on the Guyot Speciale, and the radiator was a very close copy of the Alfa-Romeo. Few Guyot Speciale cars were made, and even fewer of the 1929 Guyot Speciale Super-Huit, which had a straight-8 Continental engine of 5.2-litres’ capacity.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN
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