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Post by Carl on Jul 2, 2020 17:06:18 GMT
Lotus Cortina vs. Oldsmobile Cutlass at Paul Newman's favorite road course  |
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Post by chrisb on Jul 5, 2020 9:38:49 GMT
left hand drive Lotus Cortina? great clip thanks Carl
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Post by Carl on Mar 3, 2021 18:30:02 GMT
An amazing Ford family dispute between Mustang and Cortina at Eastern Creek Raceway
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Post by mikael on Mar 7, 2021 11:32:12 GMT
Another charming car of the 1960's: The Fiat Abarth 1000 TCR, based on the Fiat 600. With a bit more than 100 HP (from a 1000ccm engine) to 580 kg, it's almost like a small (junior category) formula car.
(From a calendar appearing in the Japanese version of "Car and Driver")
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Post by René on Jan 11, 2022 19:32:30 GMT
This must be one of the best onboards recorded! Watch Steve Hartley in a McLaren MP4/1 at the Brands Hatch Historic F1 Grand Prix. Mesmerizing!
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Post by mikael on Jan 11, 2022 20:59:52 GMT
This must be one of the best onboards recorded! Watch Steve Hartley in a McLaren MP4/1 at the Brands Hatch Historic F1 Grand Prix. Mesmerizing!
Yes, indeed! Watching it gives you goosebumps!
We can only hope that the classic Formula One cars will be allowed to stay as they are in the future, that is, that nobody get the "brilliant" idea that also these cars will need to be accommodated with a "halo" if they are to be raced.
I was initially surprised by the lack of a red-line (or red hand/needle) in the rev counter / tachometer, but when browsing through some books, it seems that the electronic rev-limiter appeared already in the 70's, and that the red line disappeared with it. Otherwise, back in the 60's, most (if not all) cars had a very distinctive "red hand" in the tachometer.
Cockpit of the 1964 Ferrari
Lauda's Ferrari in 1975: no longer any red-line / red hand in the tachometer. (One can confirm this in Lauda's books of the period.)
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Post by charleselan on May 2, 2022 18:48:59 GMT
Over the past week i have been following on YouTube the 2022 Tour Auto event here in France. Rather than me regurgitate details i have attached the link to their excellent web site below which gives details/photos and race results. There are some wonderful short film clips of each days activities from the prelude to the end in Andorra on YouTube; the scenery is stunning as are the cars and some of the action is just like it would have been back in the day when this event was contemporary. There were some top quality drivers taking part and some with a very distinguished past like Henri Pescarola in a BMW CSL; Ari Vatanen in a BMW France car and the eventual winner Thierry Boutsen in a 1965 AC Cobra. A fabulous and super professionally run event that really is worth looking out on YT. all-andorra.com/le-tour-auto-2022-with-the-participation-of-the-legendary-cars-1951-1973-finished-in-andorra/ |
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Post by René on May 2, 2022 19:26:13 GMT
That looks like a wonderful event!
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Post by charleselan on May 3, 2022 14:04:38 GMT
That looks like a wonderful event! It is an amazing event and in many ways what motor sport should be like. Lots of Ferrari's taking part as well which should please you, some real beauties. I had no idea the event was on as it seems like only yesterday that I was watching the 2021 event. Sadly it doesn't pass near enough to me to see it in the flesh without a long drive. I have just realised that Ari Vatanen was not actually competing but driving (very rapidly) a BMW Course Car. Here are a few films of the event to give some idea. |
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Post by mikael on Apr 3, 2023 19:29:03 GMT
Apropos of Ford Transit-sized racing cars:
"... only a shade slower than the Le Mans-winning GT 40"! 
Apparently, the "Supervan" was "almost" a Ford GT 40 with a Ford Transit "shell" atop.
Interesting how many cars (included this "Supervan") at that time were set up to lift the innermost front wheel when cornering. It certainly looked very spectacular!
Jackie Stewart in Ford Capri, 1973.
Jim Clark in the Lotus Cortina some years earlier, in 1964.
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Post by René on Apr 4, 2023 15:44:34 GMT
Soft suspension I guess? Nowadays race car suspensions are usually rock hard, certainly compared to those days. Cool picture of Stewart in the Capri! |
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Post by Carl on Apr 4, 2023 16:59:38 GMT
My understanding is that the tendency of small rear-wheel drive sedans to lift an inside front wheel comes from front suspensions being set harder than the rear. In the under 2.5 litre Trans-Am category, the inside front wheels of top contender Alfa-Romeos were often airborne. In 1972, Stewart and Cevert co-drove a factory Capri in the European Touring Car Championship (a real dream team). Horst Kwech's Alfa-Romeo GTA at Mid-Ohio in 1970 Attachment Deleted |
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Post by René on Apr 4, 2023 17:50:55 GMT
In 1972, Stewart and Cevert co-drove a factory Capri in the European Touring Car Championship (a real dream team). You won't believe it...  .. but I actually have a slot car of that Capri!  Unfortunately the exterior mirror has been lost. |
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Post by mikael on Apr 4, 2023 19:27:24 GMT
You won't believe it... .. but I actually have a slot car of that Capri!
Fantastic, René!
I do think that the Ford Capri was - and is - a most beautiful sports-coupe - a timeless design, really. (A bit like a Porsche 911, maybe - just affordable (on a completely different level).)
As to the Jackie Stewart-piloted Capris, it's intesting to notice the left-hand steering on both the '72 and the '73 version. Hence, they must have been prepared by Ford in Germany (?) - and not by Ford UK ...
A modern rendering of a Ford Capri could be a beautiful car, just like the modern rendering of a Porsche 911 is it. But actually, by Googling "Ford Capri revival", one will find that there are some plans, apparently, to do just that! I think that's a most excellent idea!
P.S.: René, as to the missing rear-mirror on your model: apparently, the early versions of the standard Capri didn't come with any outside rear-mirror at all! (Ref. the photos below.)
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Post by René on Apr 5, 2023 18:28:08 GMT
Very nice, reminds me of a garage near us when I was a kid. They always had special cars at the door, including a dark green Lotus Europa and also a gold Ford Capri. I can still picture it in my mind.  |
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.. but I actually have a slot car of that Capri!
