“Hoieh-Wayereh-Gointoo” is said to be a phonetic rendering of “Which way are you going?,” chosen by Tommy because of its streamlined contours’ poor outward visibility.
The 1912 2-seater “Brooklands” Lanchester Forty. Its name ‘Winni Praps Praps’ was onomatopoeic, derived from the car’s exhaust note on over-run. Image from the Montagu Motor Museum via Classic Car Profiles No. 1.
He re-bodied a 1911 Coupe de L’Auto Delage and named it ‘Handy Andy’
Hann had a penchant for constructing odd motorcars, including the 1912 ‘Roaring Forty’ and 1923 136hp ‘Shilling Shocker’
“Softly-Catch-Monkey,” taken from the proverb “Softly, softly, catchy monkey.”
In 1934 the Mercedes duly appeared with a crude racing body, while a simply enormous long yellow board erected above the Paddock car shelters proclaimed “Tommy Hann is back” or words to that effect! The new ‘dazzle-painted’ car was, in fact a 1926 16/60 3.2-litre Mercedes with the accelerator-controlled blower boost, practically standard but with cowled radiator.
In 1934 the Mercedes duly appeared with a crude racing body, while a simply enormous long yellow board erected above the Paddock car shelters proclaimed “Tommy Hann is back” or words to that effect! The new ‘dazzle-painted’ car was, in fact a 1926 16/60 3.2-litre Mercedes with the accelerator-controlled blower boost, practically standard but with cowled radiator.
