A beauty from Sweden, the Effyh was like a miniature Auto Union. This example was in the Jack Mayes collection in 1989. Photo by Mary Vack.
By Pete Vack
By the end of ’49, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile decided to adopt the 500cc class and incorporate it as the new Formula 3, recognizing its potential as a training ground for future Grand Prix drivers. The Paris-based body had not only anticipated the success of the formula, but in 1949, the French Association Generale des Amicales et Coureurs Independants was ready to promote a 500cc class to be known as the Mouvement Racer 500.