Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
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Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
wow, those are so old, I did not even knew they qualified as Grand Prix cars
Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
These cars never raced in the World Championship (topic title) because there was no Championship until 1950...
Where do you draw the line?
Where do you draw the line?
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Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
Well i draw the line back to 1895, thats the first GP car i have info of that did not race a single Grandprix.
Grandprix held untill 1950 are also Grandprix races if you ask me as long they entered a race named Grandprix i classify them as a Grandprix car.
I will post them anyway because the fun you have and the know how if you dive into the history of these cars is just amazing and love to share it with others Fans.
Grandprix held untill 1950 are also Grandprix races if you ask me as long they entered a race named Grandprix i classify them as a Grandprix car.
I will post them anyway because the fun you have and the know how if you dive into the history of these cars is just amazing and love to share it with others Fans.
Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
1932 Bugatti T53 4WD
Friday practice was again for just one hour, starting, as before, at six in the morning. Divo as the strongest driver of the Bugatti equipe, had been assigned to drive the new 5-liter four-wheel-drive T53, which was physically demanding to drive. The lap times Divo reached with the car during the first two days of practice reflect the problems he encountered with the heavy car. He eventually decided to continue practicing with the well proven 2.3-liter T51 on Saturday and use it for the race. René Dreyfus recalled the Bugatti T53 practice at Monaco in his memoirs 'My Two Lives' "...-at Monaco of all places- the services of relief driver Albert Divo, physically the strongest man available to Molsheim, were called upon. The result in practice was a car that overheated, brakes that worked none too well, and a driver who was dead tired after only a few laps. Divo didn't even attempt the race." Varzi and several other drivers lowered the current record, which Dreyfus had established in 1930 at 2m07s. Penn-Huges had injured himself in Thursday's crash and could no longer take part. Ruggeri was the only other driver who did not appear on Friday. The day's best practice times were:
Borzacchini (Alfa Romeo) 2m05s out of 22 laps
Varzi (Bugatti) 2m06s 14
Etancelin (Alfa Romeo) 2m06s 22
Dreyfus (Maserati) 2m06s 14
Fagioli (Maserati) 2m06s 9
Caracciola (Alfa Romeo) 2m07s 13
Chiron (Bugatti) 2m07s 18
Lehoux (Bugatti) 2m07s 9
"Williams" (Bugatti) 2m07s 19
Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) 2m07s 18
Campari (Alfa Romeo) 2m09s 11
Earl Howe (Bugatti) 2m10s 7
Bouriat (Bugatti) 2m10s 13
Czaykowski (Bugatti) 2m11s 17
Zehender (Alfa Romeo) 2m15s 9
Divo (Bugatti T53) 2m19s 6
Zanelli (Nacional Pescara) 2m29s 8
Friday practice was again for just one hour, starting, as before, at six in the morning. Divo as the strongest driver of the Bugatti equipe, had been assigned to drive the new 5-liter four-wheel-drive T53, which was physically demanding to drive. The lap times Divo reached with the car during the first two days of practice reflect the problems he encountered with the heavy car. He eventually decided to continue practicing with the well proven 2.3-liter T51 on Saturday and use it for the race. René Dreyfus recalled the Bugatti T53 practice at Monaco in his memoirs 'My Two Lives' "...-at Monaco of all places- the services of relief driver Albert Divo, physically the strongest man available to Molsheim, were called upon. The result in practice was a car that overheated, brakes that worked none too well, and a driver who was dead tired after only a few laps. Divo didn't even attempt the race." Varzi and several other drivers lowered the current record, which Dreyfus had established in 1930 at 2m07s. Penn-Huges had injured himself in Thursday's crash and could no longer take part. Ruggeri was the only other driver who did not appear on Friday. The day's best practice times were:
Borzacchini (Alfa Romeo) 2m05s out of 22 laps
Varzi (Bugatti) 2m06s 14
Etancelin (Alfa Romeo) 2m06s 22
Dreyfus (Maserati) 2m06s 14
Fagioli (Maserati) 2m06s 9
Caracciola (Alfa Romeo) 2m07s 13
Chiron (Bugatti) 2m07s 18
Lehoux (Bugatti) 2m07s 9
"Williams" (Bugatti) 2m07s 19
Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo) 2m07s 18
Campari (Alfa Romeo) 2m09s 11
Earl Howe (Bugatti) 2m10s 7
Bouriat (Bugatti) 2m10s 13
Czaykowski (Bugatti) 2m11s 17
Zehender (Alfa Romeo) 2m15s 9
Divo (Bugatti T53) 2m19s 6
Zanelli (Nacional Pescara) 2m29s 8
Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
Rob Ryder wrote:These cars never raced in the World Championship (topic title) because there was no Championship until 1950...
Where do you draw the line?
sorry Rob, but this isn't true ...
These are the slag brothers and raced in Wacky Races...
Luigi 70- Grand Prix Winner
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Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
Rob Ryder wrote:These cars never raced in the World Championship (topic title) because there was no Championship until 1950...
Where do you draw the line?
Rolling on the floor laughing !
Re: Pre 1945 Grand Prix cars rarities and unraced project
Luigi 70 wrote:Rob Ryder wrote:These cars never raced in the World Championship (topic title) because there was no Championship until 1950...
Where do you draw the line?
sorry Rob, but this isn't true ...
These are the slag brothers and raced in Wacky Races...
Now can't stop laughing, my son asks himself what I got
Luigi, if you want to start a Wacky race threads, please do so in "sources books and links" section
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