Jeremy Hamman, GearCity Magazine's Vehicle Class Reviewer. A former horse jockey turned automotive journalist. While he may be short and balding, he has perfectly white teeth and knows a thing or two about the wonders of power. All of this makes him the perfect class reviewer.

This month's Class Challenge pits 13 of the top Phaeton vehicles in Ireland in a series of tests to determine who is best. Let's look at the challengers:
1963 RGH 1321 L8613
1963 RGH 1321
1963 Astro Damelore Q1599
1963 Astro Damelore L8157
1963 Gulogs G4458
1963 Abla H1141
1963 Gennats F3077
1963 Das Werks 4817
1963 Das Werks 8605
1963 Seed Cars 6947
1963 Aristocrat U4041 A5182
1963 Aristocrat U4041
1964 Philadelphia Motors Athletic
We've got three different tests for these vehicles. Let's see how well they do!

As always, our first test was out on the track. While these vehicles are not racing cars, the track will give us a good indication of vehicle handling and performance. After some testing we found the Gennats F3077 with its 118 hp @ 5603RPMs 2084 cc I4 to be the best in class. This Phaeton performed out here on the track. Runner-up was the Philadelphia Motors Athletic, while not the fastest, it did well. Coming in third was the Das Werks 8605. It was not as good as the top two, but better than the rest. Here were the final results of the challenge:
1) 1963 Gennats F3077
2) 1964 Philadelphia Motors Athletic
3) 1963 Das Werks 8605
4) 1963 Abla H1141
5) 1963 Seed Cars 6947
6) 1963 RGH 1321 L8613
7) 1963 Astro Damelore Q1599
8) 1963 Astro Damelore L8157
9) 1963 Gulogs G4458
10) 1963 Das Werks 4817
11) 1963 RGH 1321
12) 1963 Aristocrat U4041 A5182
13) 1963 Aristocrat U4041