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Title: The best F1 car?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2019, 12:24:30
This is my choice. Raced by men who could grow proper facial hair rather than the 'downy bumfluff' of the youthful F1 drivers of today.

https://youtu.be/syrMqMWqJFc
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: aaronjb on 23 August 2019, 12:57:23
1960s-1980s for me, anywhere in there really. Get yourself to Goodwood Revival or the Silverstone Classic and watch them in their natural habitat.. (Plus GT40s, Cobras, E-Types, etc etc) :y
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2019, 13:04:39
1960s-1980s for me, anywhere in there really. Get yourself to Goodwood Revival or the Silverstone Classic and watch them in their natural habitat.. (Plus GT40s, Cobras, E-Types, etc etc) :y

I prefer the car in it's original red and white Gold Leaf colours......similar to the Elan sprint.

Only about 450 BHP........but only about 600 KG including driver to shove along. :y
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2019, 13:07:14
1960s-1980s for me, anywhere in there really. Get yourself to Goodwood Revival or the Silverstone Classic and watch them in their natural habitat.. (Plus GT40s, Cobras, E-Types, etc etc) :y

Speaking of Cobras........isn't it time you pulled your finger out. :)
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: aaronjb on 23 August 2019, 13:08:55
1960s-1980s for me, anywhere in there really. Get yourself to Goodwood Revival or the Silverstone Classic and watch them in their natural habitat.. (Plus GT40s, Cobras, E-Types, etc etc) :y

Speaking of Cobras........isn't it time you pulled your finger out. :)

I'm working on it.. waiting on an engine right now, and some other parts that, despite being available to order, aren't actually available for ~4 weeks..
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2019, 17:16:33
1960s-1980s for me, anywhere in there really. Get yourself to Goodwood Revival or the Silverstone Classic and watch them in their natural habitat.. (Plus GT40s, Cobras, E-Types, etc etc) :y

Speaking of Cobras........isn't it time you pulled your finger out. :)

I'm working on it.. waiting on an engine right now, and some other parts that, despite being available to order, aren't actually available for ~4 weeks..
That's Border Force for you...  ::)
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 August 2019, 17:57:01
It's not even an F1 car unless it's got a Cosworth DFV in the back, in my book..
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 August 2019, 18:52:38
It's not even an F1 car unless it's got a Cosworth DFV in the back, in my book..

Agreed.
According to the stats the car weighs 539KG without a driver........similar to your Westfield. :)

Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 23 August 2019, 19:56:46
Obviously no such thing as the best F1 car, but my favourite looks like a racing car should look.

https://silodrome.com/ferrari-312t3-formula-one-car/

Especially when driven by a certain little French Canadian. The best of the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8o2NhQo6gg
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: dave the builder on 23 August 2019, 20:07:01
Obviously no such thing as the best F1 car, but my favourite looks like a racing car should look.

https://silodrome.com/ferrari-312t3-formula-one-car/

Especially when driven by a certain little French Canadian. The best of the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8o2NhQo6gg
bigging up french racing drivers now your one  :-\
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: BazaJT on 24 August 2019, 07:35:19
Always liked the Lotus in JPS colours[and the Norton rotary engine superbike racer]also liked the open mouthed Ferrari before the wings etc started taking over.One favourite because it dared to be different was the six wheeler Tyrell.
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 24 August 2019, 09:57:54
Obviously no such thing as the best F1 car, but my favourite looks like a racing car should look.

https://silodrome.com/ferrari-312t3-formula-one-car/

Especially when driven by a certain little French Canadian. The best of the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8o2NhQo6gg
bigging up french racing drivers now your one  :-\

My C**o has a red dragon and CYMRU at the side of the number plates, so as far as Im concerned its Welsh, not French.  :P

Villeneuve was the least French, French speaking bloke you could imagine. Lived within spitting distance of several of the worlds best restaurants, but only had had steak & chips, with a large glass of coke for dinner. Was completely fair, but hard as nails on the track. Was completely honest in everything he said and did. So much so that Ecclestone hated him, because he happily told Journalists (and Ecclestone to his face) that Bernie was ruining F1 by turning it from a sport into a money making circus.
And was clinically proven not to feel fear, which is very un French indeed.  :)
Title: Re: The best F1 car?
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 24 August 2019, 11:49:57
Hardly a surprise that he wasn't very French... Being Canadian and all ;D