All A-Types had a conventional space frame and independent suspension with wishbones and torsion bars on all wheels.

When the world championship races were held in Formula 2 cars in 1952, the engine had an output of 165 hp according to the factory.

[3] One privateer car, chassis number A8, was converted to take an Alta 2.5 litre engine in an unsuccessful attempt to be competitive in Formula One category.

The racing cars were never capable of winning, even when top drivers such as Johnny Claes, Jack Fairman, Tony Rolt, Bill Whitehouse, and Roy Salvadori drove them.

At the 1952 British Grand Prix, Dennis Poore and Eric Thompson finished fourth and fifth in the race.