F1 Cars that never raced in world championship & post-1945 GP rarities

[1968] Alpine A350

====Does any of you have color photo's of the A350 i know it suppose to be blue====







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1969 BRM P142 WingCar

In the sixties wings began to be attached to racing cars to increase cornering speeds. These wings used the air rushing over the fast moving racing cars to create down-force to press the tyres harder onto the road to improve grip. Tony Rudd, BRM’s technical chief, looked upon wings as an inelegant way to achieve this.

Peter Wright, a newly graduated engineer who had recently joined BRM, shared Tony’s views so he was put to work to design a car that would use its total bodywork to generate the same down-force as the “add-on” wings. The work started in secret at BRM’s store in Exeter Street. The plan was to have this revolutionary new car ready to race at the Italian Grand Prix in September 1969.

The project was known to very few. Not even the management at Bourne was fully aware of what was going on. Wind tunnel tests were made using models (see photo) and work was begun on the new car. When the full magnitude of what was going on became clear to those at Bourne they (with the support of John Surtees - the team’s then driver) closed it down so to concentrate work on the development of their current car.
The windtunnel pictures showing the P142 mock-up during a test at the Imperial College in London.

Soon after this both Tony Rudd and Peter Wright left BRM. It was some eight years later that the successful Lotus 78 and 79 Formula One racing cars, proved that the ideas behind the “Secret BRM” were indeed very much on the right lines. By this time both Tony Rudd and Peter Wright were working at Lotus!

1973/74 Arno project

Re 1973/74 Arno Project

Very interresting photos Wookey!

Pls more info about it - the engine? Cosworth? As i was tested in Zolder I think it came from one of BeNeLux states?

Who was a pilot in test session and who was planned as race pilot?

Does any of you know if Egon Evertz tried to enter the F1 in 1976 ?

ondro wrote:Re 1973/74 Arno Project

Very interresting photos Wookey!

Pls more info about it - the engine? Cosworth? As i was tested in Zolder I think it came from one of BeNeLux states?

Who was a pilot in test session and who was planned as race pilot?

It was a dutch project, as described earlier in the same thread

1976 Alpine Renault A500

In 1975, Renault aims to make its entry into Formula 1 for next season with its famous turbocharged V6 engine, and it is the department of Renault Sport, namely Alpine, which is responsible for starting the project with the A500 . This is also the time when the French manufacturer plans to renew Alpine to become Renault Sport. Faced with this rumor and fear of having the project abandoned, the Alpine employees decide to reveal it through the press. Then, the rumors become reality. Alpine and Gordini Renault merges and relocates everything at Viry-Châtillon: the Renault-Sport birth.

After various problems in testing, due firstly to a too slow turbo response time, then many breakages engines because of the heat generated by the modifications, the Alpine A500 is finally ready, and the Renault RS01 project can finally start.

Engine
Configuration-------Renault-Gordini 90º V6
Location------------Mid, longitudinally mounted
Displacement--------1,492 cc / 91 cu in
Bore / Stroke-------6.0 mm (3.4 in) / 42.8 mm (1.7 in)
Valvetrain----------4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed-----------Kugelfischer Fuel Injection
Aspiration----------Twin Turbos
Power---------------373 KW / 500 bhp @ 11,000 rpm
Torque--------------372 Nm / 274 ft lbs @ 9,600 rpm
BHP/Liter-----------335 bhp / liter

Drivetrain
Chassis-------------aluminium monocoque
Suspension (fr/r)---double wishbones, coil springs over dampers
Steering------------rack-and-pinion
Brakes--------------discs, all-round
Gearbox-------------5 speed Manual
Drive---------------Rear wheel drive












Data sources:
- http://www.statsf1.com/pt/alpine-a500.aspx
- http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/spec/560/Renault-Alpine-A500.html

Image sources:
- http://juanhracingteam.blogspot.com.br/2013_10_01_archive.html (thanks a lot, Juanh )
- Smith, Roy (1 October 2008). "Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979". Veloce Publishing Ltd.
pp. 63-76.

The story behind the LION 12Wheeler F1 design !! FInally found the article in the 1st Autosport of 1980 3th Jan

That's a challenge for Luigi70 !

1969
Cosworth 4WD


Car tested by Mike Costin (Co Founder of Cosworth) in Silverstone. Entry for the british Grand Prix 1969 refused just a week before the Race.