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6th December 2016, 01:43 #171
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First and last Grand Prix cars with both American chassis and engine:
First-Christie chassis with a 20.0 Liter sohc V-4 Christie engine driven by Walter Christie in the 1907 French Grand Prix
Last-Scarab F1 with Troutman-Barnes chassis and a 2.5 Liter dohc I-4 engine designed by Leo Goossen and built by Meyer-Drake-Offenhauser driven by Chuck Daigh in the 1960 U. S. Grand Prix
}corrections welcome{Last edited by Stan Reid; 4th January 2017 at 22:12.
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4th January 2017, 01:24 #172
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Formula 1 was actually started in 1946 without a defined championship and I believe the first rear engine car to compete in any Formula 1 race including Non-Championship events was a Tatra 602 Tatraplan Sport V8 driven by Bruno Sojka in the 1949 Czech Grand Prix. He finished 9th in a race won by Peter Whitehead in a Ferrari 125.
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4th January 2017, 02:02 #173
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The first multi-lap auto race run on a closed circuit that I can find was a 5 lap (5 mi.) race run on September 7 of 1896 at Providence, Rhode Island. Andrew Riker (some sources say the car was actually driven by C. H. Whiting) won out over a field of 8 cars driving a Riker Electric.
}corrections welcome{Last edited by Stan Reid; 4th January 2017 at 02:08.
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4th January 2017, 22:05 #174
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Last edited by Stan Reid; 4th January 2017 at 22:09.
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7th January 2017, 07:17 #175
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Some of these aren't bad.
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9th January 2017, 23:56 #176
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The starting grid in which only seven hit the track. There were 12 entries but 5 were no shows including, reportedly, at least one steamer.
Providence_Horseless_Carriage_Race_1896.jpg click to enlargeThis is my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, that is, if I'm not joking
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10th January 2017, 00:05 #177
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The results-mostly from American Machinist Vol 19:
1-A. H. Whiting-Riker Electric
2-Henry B. Morris-Morris & Salom Electrobat
3-William McCall-Duryea Motor Wagon
4-J. J. Rynne-Duryea Motor Wagon
5-E. B. Mekins-Duryea Motor Wagon
6-J. Frank Duryea-Duryea Special
7-Warren Root-Duryea Motor WagonThis is my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, that is, if I'm not joking
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11th January 2017, 21:03 #178
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The last man to design a complete F1 car was Mauro Forghieri at Ferrari. I believe the 126C could be the last model, but I stand to be corrected on this.
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17th January 2017, 00:53 #179
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The last straight-8 to compete in a F1 race:
A Gordini T32 driven by Hermanos da Silva Ramos that placed 6th in the non-Championship 1957 Pau Grand Prix
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17th January 2017, 00:58 #180
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The last straight-8s to compete in a F1 WC event:
A pair of Gordini Type-32s driven by Hermanos da Silva Ramos and Robert Manzon that DNFed in the 1956 Italian Grand Prix-Manzon being the last one running
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