RED LINES
Created by legendary designer Val Page and further developed by Edward Turner, the Red Hunter was originally produced as a sports version of the overhead-valve, single-cylinder engine constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The tuned version of the four-valve eventually went on to offer a racing carburettor and magneto. Ariel’s record of reliability and quality control demanded that each and every engine was run for two hours on a test bench. The aesthetic finish of the Red Hunter reflects the strong deco influence of the day: plenty of chrome and a deep-lustre red to centre the machine through the wheels and tank line. The merits of the Red Hunter were recognised by the privateers, who put it to task within the demanding, and at times totally destructive, pastime of grass-track racing and trials. It also became a highly successful road tourer. When production ceased in 1959, the Red Hunter had secured a loyal tribe, cultivated since the late 1930s. This twin-port example offers girder forks, tank-top instrument controls and a four-speed Burman gearbox with modern foot change levers, which manages the delivery of the +120kph capability.