I always kinda thought the Spitwad front uprights and spindles used on many
Formula Fords qualified them as Triumph-based formula cars. DT
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
To: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; "Steve Benford Jr."
<sbracing@execpc.com>
Cc: "Keptin Komrade Dr. BobWrench III esq." <bownes@web9.com>; "Bill
Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: Ffinish building the triumph based formula car?!
> At 05:26 PM 2/6/04 -0500, Robert M. Lang wrote:
> >On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Steve Benford Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > Formula Truimph? Please explain!
> >
> >Well, the '67 Brabham used the Olds/Pontiac/Buick 215 CI V8 as the
> >basis... this became the Rover 3.5 which was eventually installed in the
> >TR8. Instant connection. Bob's clearly going to build a replica Brabham
F1
> >car.
>
> Also, there was that A-Mod car that Mike Mahan campaigned for quite a
> few years that consisted of a Lola (I believe) chassis that had been
fitted
> with that same BOP aluminum block V-8. Pretty cool car, actually.
>
>
> R. John Lye
>
> rjl6n@cstone.net
|